Penzance's Olympic gold medallist Helen Glover has posted a message on The Cornishman Facebook page to thank all her supporters back home.
The 26-year-old rower and her partner Heather Stanning made history earlier this week as they became the first GB gold medal winners of London 2012.
The pair, who rowed to victory in the women's pairs event at Eton Dorney lake on Wednesday, also became the first British women ever to win an Olympic gold medal.
Helen, a former Humphry Davy School pupil, told Cornishman readers she was "welling up" as she read all their messages of congratulations.
Posting on the Facebook page, she wrote: "Hi all, I have just been reading the lovely messages of congratulations on this wall...i'm welling up again! I wanted to thank everyone at home for being the best support out there xx"
Helen's mum and dad, Rachel and Jimmy Glover, her sisters Ruth and Freya, brothers Benjamin and Nathan and her 93-year-old grandmother Joan Tucker were all at the water's edge as she powered to victory in the final on Wednesday.
Jimmy Glover returned to the family's popular Newlyn ice cream parlour, Jelberts, on Thursday after the race to be greeted by queues of well-wishers.
The Cornishman produced a special wrap around edition of the paper to celebrateas Helen crossed the finish line in the moments before the paper went to press.
To see Helen's Facebook message, go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Cornishman/179903255381023.
The 26-year-old rower and her partner Heather Stanning made history earlier this week as they became the first GB gold medal winners of London 2012.
The pair, who rowed to victory in the women's pairs event at Eton Dorney lake on Wednesday, also became the first British women ever to win an Olympic gold medal.
Helen, a former Humphry Davy School pupil, told Cornishman readers she was "welling up" as she read all their messages of congratulations.
Posting on the Facebook page, she wrote: "Hi all, I have just been reading the lovely messages of congratulations on this wall...i'm welling up again! I wanted to thank everyone at home for being the best support out there xx"
Helen's mum and dad, Rachel and Jimmy Glover, her sisters Ruth and Freya, brothers Benjamin and Nathan and her 93-year-old grandmother Joan Tucker were all at the water's edge as she powered to victory in the final on Wednesday.
Jimmy Glover returned to the family's popular Newlyn ice cream parlour, Jelberts, on Thursday after the race to be greeted by queues of well-wishers.
The Cornishman produced a special wrap around edition of the paper to celebrateas Helen crossed the finish line in the moments before the paper went to press.
To see Helen's Facebook message, go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Cornishman/179903255381023.
