England - Britain has confirmed its status as the dominant nation in rowing, winning two gold medals in the Olympic final day of the race Saturday to finish in the top of the medals table.
Triumphs for four of the men and women Lightweight Men's Double Sculls sparked scenes of jubilation in other Dorney Lake and took the tally to four golds for the host country, one more than New Zealand.
With the British also claim a silver medal in a controversial final of the Women's Double Sculls Lightweight men, they finished with nine medals - four golds, two silvers and three bronzes - to overcome the country's record total of eight years from 1908 Olympics. These games were also held in London.
"They are the best ever Olympics for rowing," Britain coach Juergen Groebler said. "I think we should be honest with ourselves - is a great, great result."
To put the achievement into context, if the British rowing team was being placed on overall medals at the Games in London soon after the last final of the regatta, which was sitting in 11 th position.
In two other finals competed under dark skies, Miroslava Knapkova of the czech Republic has signed a wire-to-wire victory Single sculls women to add an Olympic title for the world crown in 2011, and Denmark has won his only gold of the regatta by Mads Rasmussen and Rasmus Quist in lightweight double.
That race had to be restarted after the home buying British rower Zac came off, forcing him to stop rowing and Mark Hunter. Despite a complaint from the French, the race was able to start over because it had advanced more than 100 meters.
"It was good for us we had a little 'a bad start," said Quist. "Why did we need to start over, gave us time to make a quick chat."
Increase late in the Danes' saw them overcome the sample in Great Britain in the last 100 meters.
"There is no feeling for this - perhaps the same as the first time you hold a new baby in her arms," ??said Rasmussen.
Australia, one of the traditional rowing powers, the race has finished a disappointing ninth place - behind the likes of Ukraine and South Africa - and without gold medals.
One of their greatest hopes had four years of men, but in the much-anticipated Final Four on Saturday, were outpowered and overtaken by Britain, which retained the title for the third consecutive game.
Adopting the tactics usually employed by the Australians, the British crew of Alex Gregory, Pete Reed, Tom James and Andrew Triggs Hodge came out hard from the start and has not been exceeded. Australia is not never been more than a boat length behind but could not answer in the final stretch beyond the grandstands packed.
"We are pleased to have been part of one of the best four-legged races there has ever been," said Drew Ginn, who was trying to win a fourth gold in the Olympics - an ever achieved by an Australian. "We always wanted a drag race, for everyone to watch and get excited.
"It is not the result they came for, but we can go head-on."
In tears Ginn, 37, has hinted that he rowed his last race, although he said he would wait until the end of the year before deciding whether to stay.
The victory maintained wonderful traditions of Great Britain in the event, which dates back to the days of the series of gold medals Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent. Redgrave congratulated the Class of 2012 on the pier as they climbed from their boat.
"In today's race, I was waiting for me to go all wrong," said Triggs Hodge. "We all sacrificed so much to achieve this great honor to sit here like an Olympic champion in front of a home crowd -. I am honored by this."
The United States won the bronze, two seconds behind Australia. It 'was a good result for a team in his first international race, and managed to keep up with Australia and Great Britain for much of the race.
Sophie Hosking and Kat Copeland, who has just started to run together at the beginning of the year, recovered a rapid departure of the Greek boat to win the lightweight women's double for Britain after 20 minutes.
It 'was the third gold won by a British female crew in the Olympics. A British woman previously had never won more than a silver.
After crossing the line, Hosking buried his head in his hands. Copeland just sat open-mouthed, not quite believing the result.
"Our improvement over the last six months was probably better than I would have hoped," said Hosking.
China took the silver and bronze in Greece - only medals of the two countries in a race dominated by the British for the second straight game.
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