Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics the nation's first gold medal in his sport for 12 years. By winning two gold medals in London, track cyclist Chris Hoy emerged as Great Britain's most successful athlete in Olympic history with a total of seven medals, including six golds which surpassed the five golds won by former rower Steve Redgrave. Hoy also tied for the most total Olympic medals for a Briton with road cyclist Bradley Wiggins, who won the gold in men's time trial. Ben Ainslie became the most successful sailor in Olympic history, after winning his fourth gold medal in the Finn class. With three medals
Winning streak (sports) competitions during the period. The longest recorded winning streak in any professional sports is Pakistan's Jahangir Khan's 555 consecutive wins in squash from 1981 to 1986. In 2013, the Dutch wheelchair tennis player Esther Vergeer retired with an active 10-year-long winning streak of 470 matches, including a streak of 250 consecutive sets won. 3 consecutive titles at FAI World Aerobatic Championships — Russia 3 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games — Klaus Dibiasi 7 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games — United States 11 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games — United States 3 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games