Fourth place in the medal table was Great Britain's best finish since the London Olympics in 1908.
47 medals in total – 19 gold, 13 silver, 15 bronze – was also Great Britain's best since 1908.
Great Britain return with a total of 77 medallists – 27 gold, 25 silver, 21 bronze.
Great Britain won medals in 11 of the 20 sports they competed in.
Chris Hoy was the first Great Britain athlete to win three gold medals at the same Olympic Games since 1908.
Louis Smith, pictured left, was Britain's first gymnast to win an Olympic medal since 1908 when he claimed bronze.
Rebecca Romero was the first British athlete to win medals in two different summer Olympic sports, after adding cycling gold to her rowing silver from 2004.
Great Britain topped the rowing medal table for the first time in 100 years.
Great Britain were the leading sailing nation for the third straight Olympic Games.
Rebecca Adlington became Britain's most successful swimmer for 100 years after winning two golds and setting a new world record in the 800 metre freestyle.
Tim Brabants won Britain's first ever gold medal in canoeing.
Doncaster's Sarah Stevenson was Britain's first medallist in taekwondo after claiming bronze in the +67kg event.
Team GB's women won seven golds, beating their previous best of five in 1908.
Team GB's boxing team produced their best performance since 1956 with a gold and two bronze.
Nicole Cooke, pictured right, won Britain's 200th Olympic gold when she triumphed in the cycling road race.
Chris Hoy's first gold was Britain's 700th Olympic medal.
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