Our greatest Games: A day-by-day look at the record-breaking 29 Olympic gold medals won by Team GB at London 2012
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Britain's athletes at the Olympics did not just exceed expectations, they smashed them, winning 65 medals - 29 of them golds.
That is the best tally of medals recorded by Britain at any Olympics since 1908 - and 18 more than won in Beijing four years ago.
It was also the Games when British women came to the fore - with first ever British golds in rowing, stunning performances in cycling, Jessica Ennis in the stadium, and several riders in the equestrian events. Not to mention Nicola Adams winning the very first women's boxing gold.
Here, Sportsmail looks at the days on which we won gold and the athletes who earned the medals.
Madal winners: The British Olympians who clinch gold, silver or bronze at the London 2012 Games
Wednesday, August 1
Women's Pairs, Rowing
Bradley Wiggins, Cycling, time trial
World's best: Helen Glover and Heather Stanning stand proudly with their gold medals after winning the women's pair final at Eton Dorney
Fervent support: Packed grandstands patriotically roar on the British rowers at Eton Dorney
Support: Huge crowds lined the route to cheer Wiggins on to glory as he claimed GB's second gold of the Games
Champion: Wiggins, posing with his gold after the time trial, briefly became Britain's most decorated Olympian - until Chris Hoy's Olympics started
Thursday, August 2
Peter Wilson, Shooting, double trap
Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott, Canoe Slalom, C2 double
Men's team sprint, Cycling
Farmer's son Peter Wilson, from Dorset, took gold in the Double Trap shooting - thanks to coaching sessions on Skype from a member of the Dubai royal family
Double quick: Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott took a gold just two minutes after Wilson won in the trap shooting
Right on track: Chris Hoy (right), Jason Kenny (left) and Philip Hindes took gold in the men's team sprint on Day Six of the Olympics
Friday August 3
Women's double sculls, rowing
Men's team pursuit, Cycling
Victoria Pendleton, Cycling, women's keirin
Rowed to glory: Anna Watkins (right) and Katherine Grainger celebrate winning gold in the women's double sculls at Eton Dorney
Fast and glorious: Britain's Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Steven Burke and Peter Kennaugh on their way to gold in the final of the men's team pursuit
Golden boys: (Left to right) Clancy, Burke, Kennaugh and Thomas with their medals
Victoria Pendleton clinches gold in the women's keirin before celebrating with the velodrome crowd with a huge union jack
Saturday, August 4
Shortly before lunchtime Andrew Triggs Hodge, Pete Reed, Tom James and Alex Gregory were victorious at Eton Dorney in the men's four. It triggered a gold rush, the likes of which had never been experienced by British Olympians.
Also on the water, Sophie Hosking and Katherine Copeland claimed gold with an emphatic win in the women's double scull, before Team GB continued their domination in the velodrome with victory in the women's team pursuit.
Then came those golden performances by Jess Ennis in the heptathlon, Greg Rutherford in the long jump and Mo Farah in the 10,000m to round off a remarkable day for British sport.
Winning team: The men smiled widely during the medal ceremony for the Men's Four Final on Day 8 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Eton Dorney
Delight: Andrew Triggs Hodge, Pete Reed, Tom James and Alex Gregory led from the start to extend Britain's dominance over the Olympic event to 16 years
Scream if you've gone fastest: Sophie Hosking (left) and Katherine Copeland react in joy and shock after victory the lightweight women's double sculls
Victory parade: The women proudly show off their Olympic gold medals
Golden girl: Jessica Ennis clinches the Olympic heptathlon title after a storming 800m that had the whole nation cheering her on
Gold run: Mo Farah powered ahead of the field in the closing stages of the 10,000m to claim Britain's sixth gold of an extraordinary day
Jumping fro joy: Greg Rutherford celebrates his victory in the long jump on a remarkable evening for Team GB
Leap of faith: Rutherford launches himself through the night air on his way to Olympic glory
Pedal power: Coach Iain Dyer urges on Dani King, Laura Trott, and Joanna Rowsell as they clinch gold - and break their own world record in the women's team pursuit
Here come the girls: The gold medal won by the women's team pursuit riders was Team GB's 11th of a successful Games for the home nation
Sunday, August 5
Andy Murray, Tennis, men's singles
Ben Ainslie, Sailing, finn class
Jumping for joy: The celebrations begin for Andy Murray as he clinches gold on Centre Court with a resounding victory over Roger Federer
Basking in victory: Andy Murray enjoys his moment of glory after winning gold
Going for gold: Ainslie closes in on Jonas Hogh-Christensen of Denmark during the final race of the regatta in Weymouth
Ruling the waves: Ben Ainslie took gold for Team GB on Sunday as the remarkable run of success continued
Monday, August 6
Team Showjumping, Equestrianism
Jason Kenny, Cycling, men's sprint
Peter Charles celebrated his clear round that clinched gold for Britain's showjumpers in Greenwich Park
Riding high: (Left to right) Nick Skelton, Ben Maher, Scott Brash and Peter Charles on the podium with their showjumping golds
Biker boy: Kenny celebrates after his victory in the men's sprint final against Gregory Bauge of France
Tuesday, August 7
Alistair Brownlee, Triathlon
Team Dressage, Equestrianism
Chris Hoy, Cycling, men's keirin
Laura Trott, Cycling, women's omnium
Yorkshire's finest: Alistair Brownlee celebrates winning the men's triathlon - beating his brother into third place
Horsemanship: (Left to right) Carl Hester, Laura Bechtolsheimer and Charlotte Dujardin of Great Britain celebrate with their historic gold medals in dressage
On another great night in the velodrome: Hoy took gold in the keirin and Trott won the women's omnium event
Thursday, August 8
Charlotte Dujardin, Equestrianism, Individual Dressage
Nicola Adams, Boxing, women's flyweight
Jade Jones, Taekwondo, women's under-57kg
Charlotte Dujardin took gold in the individual dressage to go with her team title, while Nicola Adams beat China's Cancan Ren to claim gold in the 51kg boxing category
Welsh wonder: Jade Jones (right) delivers a kick to the head of opponent Yuzhuo Hou of China on her way to gold in the Under-57kg taekwondo competition
Saturday, August 9
Mo Farah, Men's 5,000m
Luke Campbell, Boxing, men's bantamweight
Ed McKeever, Canoe sprint, Kayak single (K1) 200m men's final
Muscling his way to victory: Ed Mckeever celebrates after winning the gold medal in the kayak single 200m men's final
Boxing clever: Luke Campbell (left) is declared the winner over Ireland's John Joe Nevin in the men's bantamweight final
A legend is born: Farah wins the men's 5,000m gold to claim an historic long-distance double
Sunday, August 12
Anthony Joshua, Boxing, men's super-heavyweight
Take that: Anthony Joshua lands a blow on Roberto Cammarelle on his way to a dramatic triumph in their super heavyweight fight
Golden future: Joshua has a glittering career ahead of him after his victory today at the ExCeL arena
Stamp of approval: Royal Mail has created a stamp in honour of each of Team GB's gold medal winners
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