The 12 Olympians who won the most gold medals for Team GB in Rio

Age: 23

Sport: Taekwondo

Olympic medals: 2

Jade Jones won her first gold medal in the women's Taekwondo competition at the London 2012 Olympics, and bagged another gold when she defeated Spanish martial artist Eva Calvo Gómez in Rio on August 18.

Age: 29

Sport: Tennis

Medals: 2

Murray is the first athlete in history to win two Olympic gold medals in singles matches. After winning a gold medal in the London 2012 Games, he picked up a second in Rio, beating Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina 7-5, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 on August 15.

Age: 28

Sport: Triathlon

Olympic medals: 2

Brownlee won his first Olympic gold medal in the triathlon during the London 2012 Olympics. He retained his winning position in Rio this year, winning a second gold medal on August 18, while his brother Johnny won silver. Brownlee slowed down right before crossing the finish line and grabbed a Union Jack to celebrate.

Age: 23

Sport: Canoeing

Olympic medals: 1

Joe Clarke made an impressive Olympic debut this year, after winning his first ever gold medal in slalom canoeing. The accolade was Team GB's second gold medal.

Age: 27

Sport: Rowing

Olympic medals: 1

Gotrel won a gold medal competing in the men's coxed eight in Rio with a final time of 05:29.63 minutes last weekend.

Age: 31

Sport: Dressage

Olympic medals: 4

At this year's Olympics, Charlotte Dujardin picked up a gold medal in the dressage event on her horse Valegro, and broke down in tears after the win. The equestrian also won a silver medal in the team dressage event, making her the most decorated female Olympic athlete alongside cyclist Laura Trott.

Age: 21

Sport: Diving

Olympic medals: 2

Laugher has become Team GB's most successful Olympic diver at the Rio Games after securing a silver medal in the men's 3-metre springboard. The Yorkshire-born diver also won a gold medal in the synchronised 3-metre springboard with fellow athlete Chris Mears.

Age: 21

Sport: Swimming

Olympic medals: 2

On completing the 100-metre breaststroke in 57.13 seconds on August 7, Peaty won a gold medal and beat his own world record to become the first British swimmer to win an Olympic title in 28 years. He also earned a silver medal in the 4 x 100-metre medley relay.

The 21-year-old champion not only made the nation proud. Peaty's grandmother tweeted her support and quickly went viral.

Age: 24

Sport: Cycling

Olympic medals: 4

Trott holds the most Olympic gold medals of any British female athlete. In Rio, she picked up two gold medals after winning the women's omnium and women's team pursuit along with teammates Katie Archibald, Joanna Roswell Shand, and Elinor Barker.

Age: 23

Sport: Gymnast

Olympic medals: 5

Out of Whitlock's five Olympic medals, two are gold, and three are bronze. The artistic gymnast scooped up two gold medals within just 75 minutes at the Rio Games, becoming the first British athlete to come first in the floor competition before winning the pommel horse. Here's a breakdown of the gravity-defying floor routine that won him a gold medal.

Age: 28

Sport: Cyclist

Olympic medals: 7

Kenny's six Olympic gold medals — three of which he won at this year's Olympic Games — put him on par with Sir Chris Hoy for a British record.

The cyclist secured his sixth gold on winning the men's keiren, though he was nearly disqualified before the race for overlapping the derny (a motorised bike that leads the competing athletes around the track). His only silver medal is from the Beijing 2008 Games, when he came in second place in the men's individual sprint.

The athlete has also made headlines for his engagement to his gold medal-winning teammate Laura Trott.