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1
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How many times has David Weir won the London Marathon?

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6

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What year did Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean win Olympic gold?

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1984

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How many Paralympic Games has Tanni Grey-Thompson competed in?

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5

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Who is Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson?

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A Para-Olympian who uses a wheelchair

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What is Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson’s handicap?

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She is wheelchair bound

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Who was Bobby More?

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Captain of the English football team

that won the World cup in 1966

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How many world championship medals has Sir Chris Hoy won?

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11

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How many Paralympic medals has Tanni Grey-Thompson won?

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16

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What sport does Sir Bradley Wiggins compete in?

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Cycling

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What events did Sir Mo Farah win Olympic gold in?

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5,000 and 10,000 metres

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What year did Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill win Olympic gold in the heptathlon?

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2012

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What years did Sir Mo Farah win Olympic gold?

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Olympic games of 2012 and 2016

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Who is Sir Jackie Stewart?

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Scottish former racing driver

who won the Formula 1 world championship

3 times

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Which sport did Sir Steve Redgrave compete in?

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Rowing

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15
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What sport are Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean renowned for?

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Ice dancing

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Who is David Weir?

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A Paralympian

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17
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How many Olympic medals has Sir Chris Hoy won?

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7

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18
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What sport does Sir Andy Murray compete in?

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Tennis

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How many events are there in a heptathlon?

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7 track and field events

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Who was the 1st man to run a mile in under 4 minutes?

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Sir Roger Bannister

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What sport did Dame Kelly Holmes compete in?

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Running

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How many Paralympic gold medals has Tanni Grey-Thompson won?

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11

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What sport did Sir Chris Hoy compete in?

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Cycling

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How many times has Tanni Grey-Thompson won the London Marathon?

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6

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How many world records has Tanni Grey-Thompson broken?

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30

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What year did Sir Andy Murray win the men’s singles in the US Open?

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2012

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What sport did Sir Mo Farah compete in?

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Distance running

28
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What year did Dame Ellen MacArthur become the fastest person to sail around the world singlehanded?

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2004

29
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What year did Sir Bradley Wiggins win the Tour de France?

A

2012

30
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Who is Sir Steve Redgrave?

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Won Olympic gold in rowing

in 5 consecutive games

and is one of Britain’s greatest Olympians

31
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What year did Sir Andy Murray win Olympic gold and silver medals?

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Olympic games of 2012 (gold and silver) and 2016 (gold)

32
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What year did man first run a mile in under 4 minutes?

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1954

33
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What years did Sir Bradley Wiggins win Olympic gold?

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They Olympics of 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016

34
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How many gold medals has David Weir won during Paralympic games?

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6

35
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Who is Sir Andy Murray?

A

A Scottish Tennis player

The 1st British man

to win a singles title

in a Grand Slam tournament since 1936

36
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Name the captain of the English Football team that won the world cup in 1966

A

Bobby More

37
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Who is Sir Mo Farah?

A

The 1st Briton to win

Olympic gold

in the 10,000 metres

38
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How many Olympic gold medals has Sir Chris Hoy won?

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6

39
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What is David Weir’s handicap?

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He is wheelchair bound

40
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What sport did Sir Jackie Stewart compete in?

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Formula 1 racing

41
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What year did Dame Kelly Holmes win Olympic gold?

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2004

42
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Who is Ellie Simmonds?

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A Paralympian swimmer

who won gold in 2008, 2012 and 2016 Paralympic games.

She also holds a number of world records.

43
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Who is Sir Chris Hoy?

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A Scottish cyclist Olympic medal winner

44
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What sport did Sir Ian Botham compete in?

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Cricket

45
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What year did Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill win Olympic silver in the heptathlon?

A

2016

46
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Where was Sir Mo Farah born?

A

Somalia

47
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Which sottish racing driver won the Formula 1 championship 3 times?

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Sir Jackie Stewart

48
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Who was the youngest member of the British Paralympian team in the 2008 Games?

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Ellie Simmonds

49
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What sport did Bobby More compete in?

A

Football

50
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Who are Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean?

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Olympic Gold winners for ice dancing in 1984 and in 4 consecutive world championships

51
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How many times did Sir Steve Redgrave win Gold in the Olympics

A

5

52
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Who was Sir Roger Bannister?

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1st Man in the World to run a mile in under 4 minutes in 1954

53
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What sport did Sir Roger Bannister compete in?

A

Running

54
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What sport did Dame Ellen MacArthur compete in?

A

Yachting

55
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Who is Sir Ian Botham?

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A former captain of the English cricket team, held a number of English Test cricket records both for batting and bowling

56
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How many Olympic silver medals has Sir Chris Hoy won?

A

1

57
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Who is Dame Ellen MacArthur?

A

A yachtswoman who became

the fastest person to sail around the world singlehanded

in 2004

58
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Who is Sir Bradley Wiggins?

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The 1st Briton to win the Tour de France

59
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What sport does Ellie Simmonds compete in?

A

Swimming

60
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How many Olympic medals has Sir Bradley Wiggins won?

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8

61
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What years did Sir Andy Murray win the men’s singles at Wimbledon?

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Wimbledon 2013 and 2016

62
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How many gold medals did Dame Kelly Holmes win in the Olympics?

A

2

63
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Who is Dame Kelly Holmes?

A

Gold Medal winner

in running

in the 2004 Olympic Games

64
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Who is Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill?

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An athlete renowned for

winning Olympic medals in the heptathlon

(which includes 7 different track and field events).

She also hold a number of British athletics records.

65
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What year did the English football team win the world cup?

A

1966

66
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How many Paralympic games had David Weir taken part in?

A

2

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