Canterbury's William Fox-Pitt has won a silver medal in the Olympics three-day eventing.

The World No1 is appearing on the biggest stage for the fourth time, having debuted in Atlanta in 1996, and is part of the five-strong eventing team is competing at a new venue at Greenwich Park.

The 43-year-old - who claimed team silver in Athens and a bronze four years ago in Beijing -rode in the final stage of the team pursuit, with Nicola Wilson leading off the team, Mary King going second, Zara Phillips third and Tina Cook fourth.

They were narrowly pipped to gold by Germany, who gained five points more.