Great Britain's eventers could not add further medals to their earlier team silver at Greenwich Park today.

Mary King and Tina Cook both had four faults in the individual showjumping phase to finish outside the medals, while Zara Phillips was eighth.

Germany's Michael Jung added Olympic gold to the world and European titles he also holds, with Sweden's Sara Algotsson Ostholt second and another German - Sandra Auffarth - third.

Algotsson Ostholt would have taken the gold but she had the last fence down and that enabled Jung to triumph.

Cook, a double Olympic bronze medallist four years ago, could not add to her collection.

She began the final phase in fourth place, but her hopes soon evaporated when she had the first fence down on Miners Frolic.

That was then followed by a pole on fence three hitting the ground, and she ended up in sixth spot behind fourth-placed New Zealander Andrew Nicholson and King, in fifth.

King, at 51 the oldest female member of Team GB, has now won three Olympic team medals, but never an individual.

And like Cook, her chances also disappeared early in her round aboard Imperial Cavalier.

She had fences one and three down, and there was no way back after that in front of a capacity 23,000 crowd.

Both riders received rapturous ovations, though, from the home audience.

Phillips, who had a costy seven faults earlier in the team competition, responded by delivering a clear round on High Kingdom that secured a top 10 finish.

Had she managed such a feat when the team medals were decided, then Britain would have taken gold.

Jung celebrated his 30th birthday today, and he will never receive a better birthday present - two gold medals.

Part of Germany's winning team this morning, he produced an immaculate round on the brilliant Sam.

But all the agony belonged to Algotsson Ostholt, when the last fence fell and meant she had to settle for silver aboard Wega.

With her husband, German international event rider Frank Ostholt, watching from the stands, she looked to have done enough as she entered the arena as last to go with a lead of 1.3 penalties over Jung.

It ended at that final fence, though, and the tearful Swede was consoled by her husband and team-mates after dismounting her horse.

Germany successfully defended the team and individual Olympic titles they won in Hong Kong four years ago.

They arrived in London as gold medal favourites for both competitions - and they duly delivered.