What a day to be a Kiwi!

Five medals (including two Golds) at the Olympic Games, a victory to the All Blacks in South Africa, and the Warriors keeping their Top 8 hopes alive with a win over the Cronulla Sharks.

In terms of a weekend's sporting results, it really doesn't get much better than that.

Mahe Drysdale opened the evening with a Bronze medal finish in his final. Drysdale had been suffering from a flu, went into the race severely dehydrated and under strength, and spent 20 minutes after the race receiving medical assistance. To finish third in the Olympics is good, but under those physical conditions as well - well, that's just amazing.

George Bridgewater and Nathan Twaddle also finished third in their final, giving New Zealand a second Bronze medal.

It looked as though we might struggle to win Gold in the rowing finals - that was, before Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell ("The Golden Girls") stepped up.

It was truly one of the most exciting races we've ever seen, and with only one-one hundredth of a second between them and the German crew, it was definitely one of the closest races ever.

After a not-so-great year, they peaked at exactly the right time, and defended their title at Athens.

From five rowing finals, we won three medals - which we think is a fantastic effort.

New Zealand's night at the Olympics, though, wasn't over. Not by a long shot.

Kiwi cyclist Hayden Roulsten won the silver medal in the 4000m individual pursuit, going down to the British rider by only a few seconds. Not bad for a guy who only a couple of years ago was told he shouldn't race due to a heart condition.

The night was then rounded off nicely with Valerie Vili completely dominating the women's shot put final - and it only took her first throw, with no-one coming close to her throw of 20.56m.

Two Gold, one Silver, and two Bronze, in what was New Zealand's greatest day at an Olympics - and there could be more medals to come.

Seeing our athletes doing so well against the best in the world makes us extremely proud to be New Zealander's.

And, the All Blacks and Warriors winning really topped off a fantastic day in New Zealand sporting history.

It's great to be a Kiwi!