Skipton's Hodge wins gold for Great Britain (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)

Skipton's Andy Hodge wins gold for Great Britain

12:21pm Saturday 4th August 2012 in Sport

Great Britain produced a sensational performance to beat Australia and win Olympic gold in the men's coxless fours.

Skipton's Andy Hodge, Pete Reed, Tom James and Alex Gregory led from the start to extend Britain's dominance over the Olympic event to 16 years.

Britain won their fourth successive coxless fours title by a quarter of a length from the Australians with the United States winning the bronze medal.

And on an historic Super Saturday, the lightweight women’s double sculls also won the Olympic title in sensational style.

Sophie Hosking and Katherine Copeland, who only came together this year, won Britain’s fourth rowing gold medal of the Olympic Games.

The British crew were roared to victory by over a length, with China in second and Greece in third.