Olympic Sailing 2016: Medal Winners, Points, Standings and Tuesday's Results

A host of sailing events were decided at the 2016 Rio Games on Tuesday as Giles Scott took gold in the men's finn to give Great Britain their fifth successive Olympic title in the event.

Marit Bouwmeester of the Netherlands claimed success in the women's laser radial as Irish sailor Annalise Murphy captured the silver medal, with Denmark's Anne-Marie Rindom winning the bronze.

Tom Burton of Australia earned top spot in men's laser medal race with 75 points, as Croatian Tonci Stipanovic earned the silver with 73 points and Sam Meech of New Zealand took bronze.

There was victory for Santiago Lange and Cecilia Saroli of Argentina as they won gold in the Nacra 17 Mixed Medal Race, as Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin of Australia grabbed silver, and Thomas Zajac and Tanya Frank of Austria scooped bronze. 

Here is a look at the latest medals table from Brazil:

Scott Continues Team GB Sailing Run

Scott amassed 53 points across the event as he ran away with the gold, succeeding four-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Ben Ainslie. Slovenian Vasilij Zbogar took silver, 30 points behind the Brit, as American Caleb Paine earned bronze. 

The new champion finished eighth and second in his two efforts on Sunday to take an indisputable 24-point lead into Tuesday's final medal race. Scott then enjoyed his final outing on Tuesday as he earned the top medal.

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London 2012 sailing hero Ainslie was the first to congratulate his successor on his victory. Ainslie told BBC South Today (h/t BBC Sport):

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It's an amazing achievement for Giles. He really has been totally dominant

To win gold without having to even compete in the medal races is rare.

It's a huge credit to him and his coach Matt Howard. I know how hard they've worked, not only over the last four years, but before as well to get to that point.

I think he's totally dominant in the class right now. I know he wants to pursue other areas in his career, such as the America's Cup.

But it's entirely down to him. He could certainly dominate the class through the next Olympic cycle and further if he chooses to.

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Scott had little competition through his pursuit of gold and it was evident early on he would succeed with his quest.

The sailor paid homage to Ainslie with his drive and determination, mimicking the former hero's prowess on the water.

The gold adds to Team GB's success at the 2016 Rio Games as they rack up a glut of medals in South America.