Laura Collett backed up her team eventing gold by securing bronze in the equestrian individual version at the Chateau de Versailles.
Collet, Ros Canter and Tom McEwen defended Team GB’s gold in Tokyo with a scintillating performance across the dressage, cross country and today’s jumping.
Their combined penalty score of 91.30 saw them beat France by 12.3 points and clinch the first British gold of Paris 2024.
Pidcock wins Britain's first individual gold this Olympics
TOM PIDCOCK thrillingly retained his mountain bike cross-country Olympic title – despite suffering from a puncture.
Two weeks after he was forced to quit the Tour de France after being struck down by Covid, the Leeds rider, 24, claimed back-to-back gold medals.
As temperatures topped 28 degrees, Pidcock led the race after three laps but then surrendered 36 seconds when his front wheel burst and he needed mechanics to fit a replacement. The officials raced around desperately to fix the issue but Pidcock remained relaxed and was not waving his arm around in anger.
Amazingly, he fought his way back through the field to overtake Frenchman Victor Koretzky and also held off South Africa rival Alan Hatherly.
On the final lap, he battled with Koretzky – the pair exchanged the lead a few times – and it got so fierce that they collided. That proved decisive as Pidcock used his momentum to power past the home favourite to win in a time of 1:26:22, finishing nine seconds ahead.
The way he managed to put aside the tyre mishap and claim the glory is testament to his character and his mountain biking skills. There was a wonderful image of him taking on a jump as he had a water bottle in his mouth.
This victory represents Britain’s first individual gold medal of the Paris Olympics.