Mo Farah successfully defended his Olympic 5,000m title in Rio as Great Britain won 66 medals to surpass their medal haul from London 2012.
Farah's victory added to his gold in the 10,000m as he repeated the distance double he won four years ago.
His medal was GB's 65th before bronze for the women in the 4x400m relay took Britain past the haul from London.
Wins for Nicola Adams and Liam Heath helped take GB's gold tally to 27 as they won six medals in all on Saturday.
Adams successfully defended her flyweight boxing title, while Heath won the kayak single 200m sprint on the penultimate day in Rio.
Farah, 33, is now the world's most successful distance runner in terms of major medals, with nine Olympic and world titles.
The final medal total will be at least 67, with boxer Joe Joyce guaranteed a gold or silver in Sunday's super-heavyweight final
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