Triathlete Alex Yee and the women’s quad sculls rowers won the fifth and sixth gold medals, while there was a BMX silver and bronze medals in triathlon and diving.
Yee looked set for silver in the men’s event when he trailed New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde late on but the 26-year-old Londoner found something extra in the closing stages to go one better than his Tokyo silver.
The women’s crew of Lauren Henry, Hannah Scott, Lola Anderson and Georgie Brayshaw had trailed the Netherlands for all of the final but put in one last push to win in a photo-finish.
In the evening, France’s Olympic poster boy Leon Marchand took centre stage, completing an unprecedented 200m breaststroke and butterfly double.
The 22-year-old has now collected three gold medals at the Games, after also winning the individual medley on Sunday.
It ensured a golden finale for the host nation, who were also able to celebrate as Cassandre Beaugrand took the gold medal in the women’s triathlon, with Britain’s Beth Potter in third.
British success also saw Kieran Reilly collect a silver medal in a thrilling conclusion to the men’s BMX freestyle final, while diving pair Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and Lois Toulson won bronze medals.
Great Britain now have 17 medals in total, which is their highest tally at this stage of a Games ever.
