‘Actually have a tear in my eye…’ - Greg Rutherford relives Super Saturday

ByMichael Hincks

Updated 28/03/2020 at 21:56 GMT

Greg Rutherford was at the heart of the Super Saturday action when winning long jump gold at London 2012.

On this Saturday (March 28 2020) Rutherford turned into a spectator as Eurosport showed a re-run of that historic evening for British sport.

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The moment Greg Rutherford knew he was Olympic champion

Athletics

‘Look what it means!’ - Jepchirchir breaks women’s only world record to win London Marathon

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Rutherford’s gold came within the same hour of Jessica Ennis’ in the heptathlon, with Mo Farah going on to claim 10,000m glory just moments later.

It meant Team GB claimed six gold medals on that Saturday, August 4, and here are the best bits from Rutherford’s reaction on Twitter while he watched the action unfold…

Ennis the first to win gold

'Superhuman' Jessica Ennis secures Olympic gold

Back to the long jump...

Mo's magical moment

Mo Farah seals Team GB’s third gold medal on an astonishing night in London

Oh what a night... time for a Rutherford comeback?!

Athletics

‘The biggest win of his life!’ - Munyao pulls away from Bekele to clinch London Marathon victory

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Athletics

Duplantis breaks pole vault world record for eighth time

20/04/2024 at 14:16

Olympic Games Paris 2024

‘It’s crazy’ – Edwards amazed world record still stands, hails ‘athletic god’ Bolt

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