Men's 49er: Great Britain by a nose
In a thrilling finale, with British and German boats sailing toward each other at 45-degree angles from the finish line, Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell edged the German boat by two seconds to win both the final race and the gold medal.
Defending champions and recent America's Cup winners Peter Burling and Blair Tuke of New Zealand finished only a few seconds back and took silver, matching their result from 2012.
Fletcher and Bithell got exactly the result they needed. They came into the final race with 56 points to the New Zealanders' 52, meaning they need to finish two boats ahead of Burling and Tuke to take gold.
The Germany crew of Erik Heil and Thomas Ploessel helped themselves as well as the British, clinching their second straight bronze with their runner-up finish Tuesday morning.
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