Jessica Ennis led the way with heptathlon gold, and was followed to Olympic titles by Greg Rutherford in the long jump and Mo Farah after a sprint finish in the 10,000 metres.
'I think we've witnessed something sensational,' said Seb Coe, Chair of the London 2012 Organising Committee and a two-time former 1,500 metres track gold medallist.
'I've never known a night in UK athletics like that, it was unbelievable.'
I've never known a night in UK athletics like that, it was unbelievable.
Seb Coe
Coe believes such evenings can prove inspirational, helping towards the legacy objectives on which London's bid for the Games was founded.
'This is the best opportunity any of us will have in our lifetime to get more young kids into sport,' he said.
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