The quartet of Eilidh Doyle, Anyika Onuora, Emily Diamond and Christine Ohuruogu held off the challenge of the Canadians to take third place
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Christine Ohuruogu saw GB home
The bronze was a 66th in Rio for Team GB
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Great Britain 's women stormed to Olympic bronze - Team GB's 66th medal of a historic Rio Games.
The quartet of Eilidh Doyle, Anyika Onuora, Emily Diamond and Christine Ohuruogu held off the challenge of the Canadians to take third place and help Team GB surpass their pre-Games medal target.
The quartet of Eilidh Doyle, Anyika Onuora, Emily Diamond and Christine Ohuruogu held off the challenge of the Canadians to take third place and help Team GB surpass their pre-Games medal target.
United States cantered home to win gold in 3:19.06 with the Jamaicans following them home in second in a time of 3.20.34.
The relay bronze is Team GB's 66th medal overall in Rio breaking the record set in London four years ago.
London 2012 - with 29 gold, 17 silver, 19 bronze and 65 medals in all - was Britain's most successful Games since 1908, which also took place in London.
UK Sport, the funding body, targeted more medals than four years ago and Britain now have 66 medals, 27 of them gold.
And with boxer Joe Joyce guaranteed either gold or silver in the men's super-heavyweight final against Tony Yoka of France on Sunday they are set to pass that target with ease.
And with boxer Joe Joyce guaranteed either gold or silver in the men's super-heavyweight final against Tony Yoka of France on Sunday they are set to pass that target with ease.
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