Australia rowers are on top of the world with the men s and women s coxless four crews both winning Olympic gold while the quad sculls both claimed bronze.
The Aussie men s crew went head to head with rivals Great Britain who had taken out gold at the last five Olympic Games.
Australia had finished second best to the Brits for the past three Games and all eyes were on the green and gold to break the 12-year curse.
The Aussie men led for the entire race and finished less than half a second before Romania while Italy took home the bronze.
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