Golden girls! Hosking and Copeland create history on the lake after securing another win

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11:11 GMT, 4 August 2012

Great Britain's Katherine Copeland and Sophie Hosking have won the gold medal in the women's double sculls.

The British crew were roared to victory by over a length, with China in second and Greece in third.

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We've done it! Great Britain's Sophie Hosking and Katherine Copeland celebrate winning gold

KATHERINE COPELAND AND SOPHIE HOSKING FACTFILE

1986: Sophie Hosking born on January 25 in Wimbledon and learns to row at Kingston Grammar School.

1990: Kat Copeland born on December 1 in Ashington and begins to row at Yarm School at the age of 14.

2006: Hosking wins bronze in the lightweight women's quadruple sculls at the World Championships.

2007: Hosking wins silver in the lightweight women's quadruple sculls at the World Championships.

2009: Hosking wins bronze in the lightweight double sculls with Hester Goodsell at the World Championships. Copeland wins gold in the quadruple sculls at the Youth Olympic festival in Sydney.

2010: Copeland comes close to quitting the Great Britain set-up because she wants to remain based in the north-east.

2011: Copeland wins gold in the lightweight single scull at the Under-23 World Championships in Amsterdam. She wins silver in her first senior event, at the Munich World Cup.
: Hosking wins bronze with Goodsell at the World Championships in the lightweight double sculls

2012: May – Copeland and Hosking come together for the World Cup series, winning a silver in Belgrade but place out of the medals in Lucerne and Munich.

August 4 – Copeland and Hosking win a gold medal at the Olympic Games.