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
Hugh Matheson (rower) Hugh Matheson (rower) Hugh Patrick Matheson (born 16 April 1949) at Ormiston near Hawick, Scotland is a British rower who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, in the 1976 Summer Olympics, and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. In 1972 Olympic Games in Munich he was a crew member of the British boat which finished tenth in the coxed four event. In 1974 he was a member of the British eight which won the silver medal at the Lucerne World Championships. At the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games he won the silver medal with the British boat in the eights competition. After