British athletes have dominated sports across the Rio Olympics forcing the nation up the medals table to second place.
Four summers ago Team GB shone at the London Olympics 2012 - winning THREE golds in one hour.
The day was dubbed Super Saturday and Britons were praying for a sequel yesterday.
Mo Farah survived a tumble on the track to get a gold while Jessica Ennis Hill managed silver in the heptathlon and Greg Rutherford took bronze in the long jump.
It was not quite a repeat of the famous night – but Sunday has more than made up for it with men and women donning red, white and blue storming sports.
The momentous five gold medals makes it the most successful day for Team GB at an overseas Games.
Max Whitlock floored his rivals in the men's gymnastics to take two gold medals for Team GB just 75 minutes apart.
Whitlock, 23, made history by becoming the first British man to win a gold medal in the floor gymnastics before taking the to medal in the pommel horse final.
He was the first team GM male gymnast to reach the podium in 108-years, days after taking the bronze medal in the all-round gymnastics event.
Britain reached second place in the medals chart with Whitlock’s help - before team GB took even more sporting events by storm.
Justin Rose won a last-gasp victory on the golf course - and sang his heart out on the Olympic podium.
The 36-year-old from Hampshire narrowly edged Ryder Cup teammate Henrik Stenson during a tense final round on the sport's return to the Olympics to take the men's individual strokeplay.
World number 12, Rose, wrote his name into the history books earlier in the tournament after carding the first ever hole-in-one in Olympic history.
Speaking after the event, he said: "Today proved to be a great final, and a great final round."
"It's something I've focused on, it's something that I've been hungry for, it's something that I wanted to peak for. It's been at the very forefront of my mind in the last few months for sure."
Experienced Olympian Jason Kenny beat GB team-mate Callum Skinner to win gold in the cycling sprint final.
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