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The Gold Coast has lived up to its name, with the city's athletes winning four of Australia's seven gold medals in London.
The performance of Gold Coast athletes has been so dominant that, had the city entered as a country in its own right, it would have beaten the rest of Australia in the medal tally.
The Coast's 44 representatives, either as individuals or part of teams, won four gold, three silver and three bronze in London, an effort that would have placed the city 18th on the medal tally ahead of last night's final events.
That's one place below Jamaica, whose magnificent sprinters led by the incomparable Usain Bolt, won four gold, but above Spain and Brazil, host of the 2016 Games.
Sally Pearson's 100m hurdles victory, fellow Queenslander Anna Meares -- who won cycling gold after beating British arch rival Victoria Pendleton -- and NSW sailor Tom Slingsby snared Australia's only individual gold medals.
The other four were won by teams in sailing, swimming and kayaking, with Gold Coasters prominent in three of those.
Three of the four members of the K4 1000m crew are based on the Coast.
The quartet included Northcliffe's Tate Smith, Burleigh Heads Mowbray Park's Jacob Clear and Illawarra's David Smith, who relocated to the Australian Institute of Sport's Gold Coast canoeing base ahead of the Games.
Former TSS and Bond University student Mathew Belcher won gold in the 470 class sailing with Malcolm Page, who carried the Australian flag in this morning's closing ceremony. The pair entered the Games ranked No.1 in the world and held off Great Britain to snare the gold medal.
Southport swimmer Melanie Schlanger became Australia's first gold medallist at these Games after anchoring the 4x100m freestyle relay to gold on the opening day. Her haul later grew to include two relay silvers.
Teen diver Brittany Broben, the youngest member of the Australian team in London, also returns as one of its heroes after snaring silver in the 10m platform final.
Freestyler Jade Neilsen and breaststroker Brenton Rickard were also involved in medal-winning relays, while Murwillumbah product Jane Moran was a member of the bronze medal-winning water polo team and Matthew Butturini won bronze with hockey's Kookaburras.
GOLD COAST OLYMPIC MEDAL TALLY
GOLD
Athletics - Sally Pearson, 100m hurdles
Kayaking - Jacob Clear, Tate Smith, David Smith, K4 100m
Sailing - Mathew Belcher, 470 class
Swimming - Melanie Schlanger, 4x100m medley relay
SILVER
Diving - Brittany Broben, 10m platform
Swimming - Melanie Schlanger, Jade Neilsen, 4x200m freestyle relay
Swimming - Melanie Schlanger, 4x100m medley relay
BRONZE
Swimming - Brenton Rickard, 4x100m medley relay
Water Polo - Jane Moran
Hockey - Matthew Butturni
The performance of Gold Coast athletes has been so dominant that, had the city entered as a country in its own right, it would have beaten the rest of Australia in the medal tally.
The Coast's 44 representatives, either as individuals or part of teams, won four gold, three silver and three bronze in London, an effort that would have placed the city 18th on the medal tally ahead of last night's final events.
That's one place below Jamaica, whose magnificent sprinters led by the incomparable Usain Bolt, won four gold, but above Spain and Brazil, host of the 2016 Games.
Sally Pearson's 100m hurdles victory, fellow Queenslander Anna Meares -- who won cycling gold after beating British arch rival Victoria Pendleton -- and NSW sailor Tom Slingsby snared Australia's only individual gold medals.
The other four were won by teams in sailing, swimming and kayaking, with Gold Coasters prominent in three of those.
Three of the four members of the K4 1000m crew are based on the Coast.
The quartet included Northcliffe's Tate Smith, Burleigh Heads Mowbray Park's Jacob Clear and Illawarra's David Smith, who relocated to the Australian Institute of Sport's Gold Coast canoeing base ahead of the Games.
Former TSS and Bond University student Mathew Belcher won gold in the 470 class sailing with Malcolm Page, who carried the Australian flag in this morning's closing ceremony. The pair entered the Games ranked No.1 in the world and held off Great Britain to snare the gold medal.
Southport swimmer Melanie Schlanger became Australia's first gold medallist at these Games after anchoring the 4x100m freestyle relay to gold on the opening day. Her haul later grew to include two relay silvers.
Teen diver Brittany Broben, the youngest member of the Australian team in London, also returns as one of its heroes after snaring silver in the 10m platform final.
Freestyler Jade Neilsen and breaststroker Brenton Rickard were also involved in medal-winning relays, while Murwillumbah product Jane Moran was a member of the bronze medal-winning water polo team and Matthew Butturini won bronze with hockey's Kookaburras.
GOLD COAST OLYMPIC MEDAL TALLY
GOLD
Athletics - Sally Pearson, 100m hurdles
Kayaking - Jacob Clear, Tate Smith, David Smith, K4 100m
Sailing - Mathew Belcher, 470 class
Swimming - Melanie Schlanger, 4x100m medley relay
SILVER
Diving - Brittany Broben, 10m platform
Swimming - Melanie Schlanger, Jade Neilsen, 4x200m freestyle relay
Swimming - Melanie Schlanger, 4x100m medley relay
BRONZE
Swimming - Brenton Rickard, 4x100m medley relay
Water Polo - Jane Moran
Hockey - Matthew Butturni
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