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sport Flashcards

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major stadiums

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wembley stadium in london

milennium stadium in cardiff

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when has the UK hosted the olympic games

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1908, 1948, 2012 (stratford)

paralympic games for 2012

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who created the paralympics?

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Sir Ludwig Guttman, a German refugee at the Stoke Mandeville hospital in Buckinghamshire

new methods of treatment for people with spinal injuries
- encouraged patients to take part in exercise and sport

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Sir Roger Bannister

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first man in the world to run a mile < 4 minutes in 1954

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Sir Jackie Stewart

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Scottish former racing driver who won the F1 world championship 3x

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Bobby Moore

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captained the English football team that won the World Cup in 1966

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Sir Ian Botham

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captained the English cricket team and holds a number of English Test cricket records, both for batting and for bowling

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Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean

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won gold for ice dancing at the olympics in 1984 and in four consecutive world championships

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Sir Steve Redgrave

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won gold in rowing five consecutive Olympic Games

one of Britain’s greatest Olympians

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Baroness Tanni-Grey Thompson

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athlete who uses a wheelchair and won 16x Paralympic medals, including 11 gold medals in races over 5 paralympic games

won the london marathon 6x

broke 30 world records

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Dame Kelly Holmes

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won 2 gold medals for running in 2004 olympics

number of British and European records

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Dame Ellen MacArthur

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yachtswoman

became the fastest person to sail around the world singlehanded

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Sir Chris Hoy

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Scottish cyclist who won 6 gold and one silver medal in the olympics

also 11 world championship titles

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David Weir

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Paralympian using a wheelchair

won 6 gold over two paralympic games

also won the london marathon 6x

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Bradley Wiggins

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cyclist

in 2012, first Briton to win the Tour de France

seven Olympic medals, including gold in 2004, 2008 and 2012

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Mo Farah

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British distance runner born in Somalia

won gold in 2012 for 5000 and 10000m

first Briton to win the Olympic gold in the 10000m

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Jessica Ennis

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athlete

won 2012 Olympic gold in the heptathlon (which includes seven different track and field events

number of British athletics records

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Andy Murray

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Scottish tennis player who in 2012 won the men’s singles in the US open

first Brit to win a singles title in a Grand Slam tournament since 1936

in the same year, won olympic gold and silver, and was runner up at men’s singles at Wimbledon

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Ellie Simmonds

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Paralympian who won gold for swimming at 2008 and 2012 paralympic games

number of world records

youngest member of the British team at the 2008 games

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cricket

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games can last up to 5 days

most famous competition is the Ashes: series of test matches between England and Australia

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football

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popular sport

long history in the UK

first professional clubs formed in the late 19th century

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rugby

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originated in the early 19th century

two different types: union and league

most famous competition is the Six Nations Championship between England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France and Italy

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horse-racing

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long history and association with royalty

famous horse racing events
- Royal Ascot: 5-day race meeting in Berkshire
- Grant National at Aintree near Liverpool
- Scottish Grand National at Ayr

national horseracing museum in Newmarket, Suffolk

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golf

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traced back to 15th century scotland

st andrews as the home of gold

open championship as the only major tournament held outside the US
- hosted by a different gold course every year

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tennis

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evolved in the late 19th century

first tennis club founded in leamington spa in 1872

most famous tournament in britain is the wimbledon championships, which takes place at the all england lawn tennis and croquet club
- oldest tennis tournament in the world
- only grand slam event played on grass

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water sports

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Francis Chichester as the first person to sail single-handed around the world in 1966 and 1967

two years later, sir robin knox-johnston as the first person to do this without stopping

many sailing events held throughout the UK
- most famous which is at Cowes on the Isle of Wight

rowing yearly race
- on the Thames between Oxford and Cambridge

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motor sports

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motor car racing in the UK started in 1902

British Grand Prix drivers winning the F1 world championship: Damon Hill, Lewis Hamilton, Jensen Button

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skiing

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Europe’s longest dry ski slope near Edinburgh

5 ski centres in scotland

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