SCOTTISH athletes hauled in another impressive medal tally on the fourth day of the Paralympics.

Glasgow cyclist Aileen McGlynn bagged her second medal of the Games in the women's blind and visually impaired three-kilometres tandem pursuit.

Along with sighted pilot Helen Scott, McGlynn, 39, took bronze after winning silver in the 1km Time Trial on Friday.

They were up against British pair Lora Turnham and her pilot Glasgow-born Fiona Duncan, in the race for third place.

Evening Times Scots Sportswoman of the Year 2009 McGlynn, said: "I'm more happy with this bronze than with my [Sprint] silver because we didn't do any specific training for the Pursuit."

On the final-day of the track cycling, GB's medal tally stood at five golds, seven silvers and three bronze.

Cycling action moves to the road at Brands Hatch for four days from Wednesday.

The highlight of the day was the battle between Britain's tandems, made more exciting by the disqualification of favourites Anthony Kappes and Craig MacLean in Saturday's 1km Time Trial, which saw Scot Neil Fachie and Barney Storey take gold.

Fachie, 26, from Aberdeen, said: "We've achieved what we came to do and that was to win two medals."

MacLean and Kappes will still see their faces on special edition gold medal stamps after winning in the Men's B Sprint final.

The Royal Mail will also paint a post box gold in Craig's home town of Granton-on-Spey and Anthony's home town of Stockport.

In the Olympic Arena, Stef Reid leapt into second place to secure a silver medal in the Long Jump.

She jumped a Paralympic record for her F44 class to win silver but was pipped to the gold by Australia's Kelly Cartwright.

Reid said she was "gutted but thrilled" – thrilled to win silver but gutted that she couldn't convert it to gold.

She said: "When I'd had the sixth jump, and I knew it wasn't enough to win, I have to admit I walked away disappointed.

"There's something really special about just giving your best in a situation. That is what I did."

There was double disappointment for Reid when she later finsihed last in the Women's 100m.

On the water, rower David Smith, won gold in the Mixed Coxed Four – Britain's first rowing medal of the Games.

The 34-year-old from Aviemore will be honoured by Royal Mail who have promised to paint a post box in his home town gold to celebrate his success.

First class stamps with an image of Smith and his team mates, Pam Relph, Naomi Riches, James Roe and cox Lily van den Broecke, are also being produced.

Sports Minister Shona Robison congratulated all the Scottish athletes for their achievements.

She said: "The success in recent years of Scottish cyclists shows we are continuing to punch above our weight on the international stage.

"Well done to Aileen Mc Glynn for adding to this success by securing bronze in a tightly contested third place play-off race against their Paralympics GB teammates – which included fellow Scot Fiona Duncan as pilot.

"Competing in her third Paralympic Games, I'm pleased that Aileen's hard work and dedication has been rewarded with a place on the medal podium, adding to the silver she has already achieved so far at London 2012."

She also paid tribute to the success of Craig MacLean and pilot Anthony Kappe and Neil Fachie and pilot Barney Storey.

She said: "The success story of our cycling teams continues apace and is great news for Craig, Neil and the rest of the team."

To Reid, Robison said: "This is testament to years of hard work, training and dedication to her sport and another significant win for Paralympics GB."

And she congratulated Smith for his team's "outstanding achievement", adding: "It's fantastic that we now have another Scottish gold medallist at the London 2012 Paralympics and I'm sure we will have many more medal winners to come."

Team GB are well ahead of schedule in the targeted medal tally of 103 – having almost reached the half-way point after just four days.

matty.sutton@ eveningtimes.co.uk