Team GB scoops five golds on most successful day at Olympics since 1920

Great Britain enjoyed its most successful day of Olympics competition since 1920 on 'Super Sunday', winning five gold medals to leapfrog China into second place in the Rio medals table.

Gymnast Max Whitlock made history by winning double Olympic gold, while Justin Rose became golf's first Olympic champion since 1904.

Cyclist Jason Kenny beat team-mate Callum Skinner to retain his men's sprint title before Andy Murray capped off a day of success by retaining his Olympic men's single title.

Meanwhile, Louis Smith won silver in the pommel horse and Nick Dempsey also claimed silver in the windsurfing.

  • Murray makes history

Andy Murray reacts after his victory. Credit: Reuters

Murray defeated Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro to successfully defend the title he won at London 2012.

On a day of stunning success for Britain, the Wimbledon champion came out on top of a gruelling match, winning 7-5 4-6 6-2 7-5 after four hours and two minutes.

He becomes the first tennis player to win two Olympic singles gold medals.

Murray - who this year has become a father for the first time, won his second Wimbledon title and led Team GB out at the opening ceremony - was visibly emotional at the end of the match.

"Tonight was one of the hardest matches that I’ve had to play for a big title... emotionally it was tough, physically it was hard with so many ups and downs in the match."

  • Max Whitlock's golden success

Max Whitlock celebrates after making history. Credit: Reuters

Whitlock, 23, admitted he had "completely outdone" expectations as he took home two gold medals.

He won Britain's first ever gymnastics Olympic gold in the men's floor exercise before pipping team-mate Louis Smith to the pommel horse title just 75 minutes later.

"I've completely outdone myself," he told the BBC. "I never go into competitions expecting to get a medal or even trying to think about it, I go in to do my job.

"For hours and hours in a gym, for years and years - and you get a minute to show it what you've been working on. To do it today, the Olympic Games, I don't know what to say."

Smith, 27, was again forced to settle for silver and he was in tears on the podium.

He has now won three individual medals at three Games after claiming bronze at Beijing 2008 and silver in London.

"Max has been an absolute star in this competition - he's been incredible," Smith said.

  • Justin Rose

Justin Rose punches the air after winning gold. Credit: Reuters

Justin Rose won the first Olympic gold medal in golf since 1904 in a dramatic final round against his Ryder Cup team-mate, Sweden's Henrik Stenson.

Rose - who also made history by hitting Olympic golf's first hole-in-one - then sung his heart out on the Olympic podium.

"Normally you sing it when you're in a stadium with 80,000 people, so I realised how poor my singing is," the 36-year-old said.

"But I muddled through the words. I think I got most of them right. It was just an amazing experience, it really was."

  • Jason Kenny

Callum Skinner (left) next to gold-medal winning Jason Kenny. Credit: Reuters

Jason Kenny won his fifth Olympic gold medal by beating team-mate Callum Skinner in the men's sprint final.

The 28-year-old now has as many golds as rower Sir Steve Redgrave and fellow cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins.

And Kenny can equal Sir Chris Hoy's record of six when he competes in the keirin on Tuesday.

Kenny described his win as "special, really special".

Laura Trott, Kenny's fiancee and fellow gold-medal winning Olympian, led the tributes.

  • Team GB goes second

The rush of gold medals means Team GB leapfrog China into second in the medal table.