( CNN ) -- Alistair Brownlee claimed Britain 's first ever medal in the men 's Olympic triathlon , taking gold ahead of two-time world champion Javier Gomez and his brother Jonny , who won bronze despite incurring a 15 second penalty . It marked Team GB 's 19th gold medal of the London Games , matching the number they landed in Beijing four years ago . The elder of the two brothers , Alistair , recovered from months out with injury to take his first Olympic gold medal in a grueling event that comprises a 1.5km swim , 43km bike ride and a 10km run . The 24-year-old clocked a time of one hour 45 minutes and 23 seconds to edge out Gomez and could afford to grab a Union Jack flag from the crowd and canter through the final 100 meters . Jonny , 22 , had to receive medical treatment after the race but showed guts and determination to take third after being penalized for mounting his bike too soon after the swim . All the action from day eleven with our London 2012 live blog . Alistair 's triumph was soon followed by another as Laura Bechtolsheimer , Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin helped Britain win the team dressage event in Greenwich Park . `` It feels a bit underwhelming in a way because Jonny has collapsed and he 's not feeling too good , '' Alistair told the host broadcaster after the race . `` That race was just unbelievable . I felt in control right from the start . And the crowds , I do n't think I 've ever come across anything anywhere near like that and I doubt I ever will again . `` My ears are still ringing with the noise . It was absolutely amazing . I 'm massively proud . It 's been talked about so much that Great Britain have n't won a triathlon medal so the pressure was stacked up . `` To get two of us , two British brothers , on the podium -- you could n't ask for any more . '' Both brothers finished the end of the swimming leg in the leading pack but Jonny was handed a penalty for mounting his bike too early after leaving Hyde Park 's Serpentine lake . At the end of the 43km bike stage both were at the front as British teammate Stuart Hayes played the role of pace setter . Alistair moved away from the field in the early stages of the 10km run , allowing Jonny to leave enough of a cushion to serve his 15 second penalty and rejoin the race clear in third . The elder brother ended with a time of 29 minutes and seven seconds in the 10km run -- just over a minute and a half slower than compatriot Mo Farah who won the 10,000 meters on Saturday . Alsatair said he had purposely ran a fast opening lap to give his brother the best chance to win a medal . He added : `` We knew he had a penalty early in the bike and I was telling him 'Calm down , you can still easily get on the podium with a 15 second penalty . ' `` I took the first lap of the run out really hard to try and get Jonny as far away from the others as I could . Gomez was having a great race again today so there was not much we could do about that . `` Jonny is fine , triathlon is a tough sport and we 've both been in that position . I think it was deceptively hard today , obviously it was fast but with this humid , muggy day , it dehydrates you and he was right on the edge at the finish . ''
Alistair wins gold in the men 's triathlon at the London Games . His brother Jonny finishes third with Britain 's Javier Gomez taking the silver . Alistair takes 29 minutes and seven seconds to complete course . Spain take gold in team dressage event to beat their tally from Beijing .