Sebastian Brendel of Germany celebrates winning gold
Sebastian Brendel of Germany celebrates winning Gold during the Men's Canoe Single (C1) 1000m Sprint Finals on Day 12 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Eton Dorney
Hungary won two Canoe Sprint gold medals in a morning at Eton Dorney - in the men's Kayak Double (K2) 1000m and women's Kayak Four (K4) 500m.
Hungary won two Canoe Sprint gold medals in a morning at Eton Dorney - in the men's Kayak Double (K2) 1000m and women's Kayak Four (K4) 500m.
Rudolf Dombi and Roland Kokeny took gold for Hungary in the men's event, with Portugal coming in for silver very close behind - their first medal of the Games.
Emanuel Silva and Fernando Pimenta gave the Hungarians a close run to the line, with the German pair of Martin Hollstein and Andreas Ihle taking bronze.
In the women's Kayak 4 500m (K4) finals, the Hungarian crew crossed the line first in a new World and Olympic Best time of 1:30.338 and were swiftly followed home by the German boat for silver and Belarus, who took bronze.
It was a successful morning for Germany as well - they took medals in all four Canoe Sprint events, with gold in the men's Canoe Single 1000m (C1) and bronze in the men's Kayak Single 1000m (K1).
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