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4.4.7 Famous British sportspeople
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Britain has produced many famous sportspeople. Sir Roger Bannister was the first person to run a mile in under four minutes (1954). Sir Bobby Moore captained England's football team when they won the World Cup in 1966. Sir Ian Botham is one of the greatest cricket all-rounders. Dame Kelly Holmes won two Olympic gold medals in athletics in 2004. Sir Mo Farah won Olympic gold medals in long-distance running. Sir Andy Murray won Wimbledon and Olympic gold medals in tennis.
Key Facts
- Sir Roger Bannister â first sub-4-minute mile 1954
- Bobby Moore â captained England 1966 World Cup winners
- Dame Kelly Holmes â 2 Olympic golds 2004; Sir Mo Farah â Olympic golds in running
- Sir Andy Murray â Wimbledon and Olympic champion
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- Dame Kelly Holmes â 2004 āĻ¸āĻžāĻ˛ā§ 2āĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻĒāĻĻāĻ; Sir Mo Farah â āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻĒāĻĻāĻ
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- Dame Kelly Holmes â 2004 āĻ¸āĻžāĻ˛ā§ 2āĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻĒāĻĻāĻ; Sir Mo Farah â āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻĒāĻĻāĻ
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- Sir Roger Bannister â 1954 āĻ¸āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ 4 āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻŽ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧ
- Bobby Moore â 1966 World Cup āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ§āĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨
- Dame Kelly Holmes â 2004 āĻ¸āĻžāĻ˛ā§ 2āĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻĒāĻĻāĻ; Sir Mo Farah â āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻĒāĻĻāĻ
- Dame Kelly Holmes 2004 āĻ¸āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ
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- Sir Roger Bannister â 1954 āĻ¸āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ 4 āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻŽ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧ
- Bobby Moore â 1966 World Cup āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ§āĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨
- Dame Kelly Holmes â 2004 āĻ¸āĻžāĻ˛ā§ 2āĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻĒāĻĻāĻ; Sir Mo Farah â āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻĒāĻĻāĻ
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- Bobby Moore â 1966 World Cup āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ§āĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨
- Dame Kelly Holmes â 2004 āĻ¸āĻžāĻ˛ā§ 2āĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻĒāĻĻāĻ; Sir Mo Farah â āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻĒāĻĻāĻ
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