Sports & Games Flashcards by Daniel P

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Ran the first recorded 4-minute mile in city of Oxford while studying medicine (1954)
First Sports Illustrated “Sportsman of the Year”

ROGER BANNISTER

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Australian cricketer
1930s-40s
Considered the best cricketer of all time

DONALD BRADMAN

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Retired from NASCAR in 2015
#24

JEFF GORDON

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Famed Indian cricket batsman
Retired 2013

SACHIN TENDULKAR

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Won 3 track medals at a single Olympics (1960 in Rome), and was the first American woman to do so
Had polio as a child

WILMA RUDOLPH

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American sprinter
Won golds and set records at Seoul’s 1988 Olympics
Spouse of Al Joyner

FLORENCE GRIFFITH (JOYNER)

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American athlete
Won gold in HEPTATHLON & LONG JUMP in Seoul 1988
Won gold in HEPTATHLON in Barcelona 1992
Married her coach, Bob Kersee
Sister of Al

JACKIE JOYNER (KERSEE)

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Romanian-American gymnastics coach
Coached Nadia Comaneci, Mary Lou Retton, & Kerri Strug (whom he carried to the podium)
Defected to the US in 1981

BELA KAROLYI

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American skier
Youngest ever slalom gold medalist at 18 (Sochi 2014)

MIKAELA SHIFFRIN

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American skier
First American woman to win a downhill gold (Vancouver 2010)
Most women’s world cup wins
Nee Kildow

LINDSEY VONN

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Japanese figure skater
1989 world champion

MIDORI ITO

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American skateboarder
Nicknamed “Birdman”
Achieved the first “900” (move) in competition
Namesake of a popular video game franchise

TONY HAWK

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Romanian gymnast
At Montreal 1976, age 14, got a historic ‘perfect 10’ in the uneven parallel bars
Coached by Bela Karolyi
Proponent of the Special Olympics

NADIA COMANECI

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American gymnast
All-Around gold at 1984 LA Olympics
Coached by Bela Karolyi

MARY LOU RETTON

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American gymnast
In 1996 Atlanta Olympics, stuck the landing, injured ankle, and helped team get gold
Carried to the podium by coach Bela Karolyi

KERRI STRUG

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German Formula 1 driver (retired)
7 world championships
Brother of Ralf, also a driver

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER

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1st woman to win an IndyCar race, 2008
2005 Indycar & Indy500 Rookie of the Year
1st woman to lead an Indy 500 lap
Moved to NASCAR in 2011

DANICA PATRICK

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NASCAR driver
#24
Retired in 2015

JEFF GORDON

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NASCAR driver
#3
Died in 2001 of injuries from Daytona 500
Son “Jr.” also a NASCAR driver

DALE EARNHARDT (SR.)

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Swedish golfer
Dominant in 1990s-2008 (retired)
Tops LPGA’s career money list (>$22 million)
Lowest score in LPGA history, 59 over 18 holes
Sister Charlotta also golfs

ANNIKA SORENSTAM

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Golfer nicknamed “The Big Fijian”
First name means “victory” in Hindi

VIJAY SINGH

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South African golfer
One of the big 3 of the ’60s
Won SA Open 13 times

GARY PLAYER

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Filipino boxer & politician
Lefty
Nicknamed “Pac Man”

MANNY PACQUIAO

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Multisport “Wonder Girl”
Medals in hurdles, javelin, & high jump at 1932 LA Olympics
10 LPGAs (40s-50s)

“BABE” DIDRIKSON ZAHARIAS

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Started playing soccer at 15 (1987) University of North Carolina Tarheel 158 international goals Nike building named for her Nee "Mariel Margaret" Spouse Nomar Garciaparra

"MIA" HAMM

Basque sport Played to either 7 or 9 points Considered fastest ball game (>200mph) Popular in Florida Played with a pelota (ball) & cesta (basket) on a fronton (3-wall court)

JAI ALAI

French for "railroad" (due to its speed) Variety of baccarat

CHEMIN DE FER "CHEMMY"

Casino card game Has a "player" and "banker" Max points per hand is 9 Varieties include punto banco, chemin de fer Appears in Casino Royale ("The game is...") Also the name of a French glassmaker

BACCARAT

1st black man to win singles at Wimbledon, US Open, & Australian Open Wrote memoir "Days of Grace" Died in 1993 due to AIDS Won a posthumous Medal of Freedom Stadium named after him at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens is the site of US Open

ARTHUR ASHE (JR.)

Russian tennis player Never won a single Won some doubles with partner Martina Hingis Often called a "beauty"

ANNA KOURNIKOVA

American tennis player Lefty Top male player of 1970s Temporarily engaged to CHRIS EVERT

JIMMY CONNORS

German tennis player Set many records in the 1980s-1990s Retired in 1999 Married Andre Agassi

STEFFI GRAF

First black American Wimbledon champion, in 1957 (& 1958) Later played in the LPGA

ALTHEA GIBSON

The "Big 3" that have dominated men's tennis singles since 2003: Swiss Spanish (plays lefty) Serbian (he likes to bounce his ball a lot before serving)

ROGER FEDERER RAFAEL NADAL NOVAK DJOKOVIC

Czechoslovakian tennis star Most Grand Slam titles of any player

MARTINA NAVRATILOVA

Floridian tennis player 1970s-80s Was briefly engaged to Jimmy Connors Spouses: British tennis pro John Lloyd (div.); skier Andy Mill (div.)

CHRIS EVERT

Russian-born tennis player 2000s-10s Has a career Grand Slam

MARIA SHARAPOVA

Last American man to win a tennis Grand Slam title (in 2003) Spouse: model Brooklyn Decker Notoriously strong serve (up to 140mph) Nickname sounds like a baseball star

ANDY RODDICK "A-ROD"

American tennis player Beat Bobby Riggs in 1973's "Battle of the Sexes" Played by Emma Stone in a film of that name Won 20 Wimbledon titles Nee Moffitt

BILLIE JEAN KING

New York tennis player 1980s-90s Lefty Brother Patrick also plays tennis Spouses: actress Tatum O'neal (div.); singer Patty Smyth Portrayed by Shia LaBeouf in "Borg vs. ____" Notoriously mouthy/bratty

JOHN MCENROE (JR.)

American tennis star of 1990s Once held men's Grand Slam singles record Spouse: actress Bridgette Wilson Rival of Agassi, with whom he appeared in Nike ads

PETE SAMPRAS

Tennis player from Las Vegas Career slam in the 1990s Spouses: Brooke Shields (div.); Steffi Graf Rival of Sampras, with whom he appeared in Nike ads

ANDRE AGASSI

Women's tennis player First Olympic gold for Puerto Rico, in 2016

MONICA PUIG

American tennis player Fashion designer with a line named EleVen Older sister of another famous player Daughter of Richard

VENUS WILLIAMS

Has more tennis titles than her older sister Record holder for women's tennis prize money Has faced fines for conduct Spouse: reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian Daughter of Richard

SERENA WILLIAMS

Swiss tennis player Known as a "teen phenom" in the 1990s Played doubles with Anna Kournikova

MARTINA HINGIS

Swedish tennis player Nicknamed "Ice Man" Wimbledon winner, 1976-1980 Rivals with McEnroe

BJORN BORG

Swedish tennis star of the 1980s-90s

STEFAN EDBERG

Lost to Billie Jean King in 1973's "Battle of the Sexes" Played by Steve Carrell in a film by that name

BOBBY RIGGS

Australian tennis player 1960s Nicknamed "Rocket" Lefty

ROD LAVER

In college sports, a non-scholarship player

WALK-ON

Canadian figure skater 3 world titles Sounds like the king of rock n' roll

ELVIS STOJKO

Canadian figure skater 4 world titles First to land a quadruple jump in competition, in 1988

KURT BROWNING

American figure skater Olympic gold in 1992 Albertville In 2008 won "Dancing With the Stars"

KRISTI YAMAGUCHI

Spanish for "basket" Rummy game from Uruguay Played with 108 cards (2 x 52 card decks + 4 jokers) 1950s U.S. fad

CANASTA

American swimmer/author Claims to have swum Cuba to Florida sans shark cage in 2013 over about 53 hours Wrote 2016 memoir "Find A Way"

DIANA NYAD

Japanese tennis player Won women's US open in 2018 & 2020

NAOMI OSAKA

American figure skater U.S. Champion in 1996 & 1998-2005 Named for a Beatles song

MICHELLE KWAN

Australian tennis player #1 ranked woman in the 1960s

MARGARET (SMITH) COURT

Spanish golfer 1st European to win US Masters, 1980

SEVE BALLESTEROS

American athlete At Mexico 1968, set Olympic long jump record of 29 ft 2.5 in

ROBERT BEAMON

Australian swimmer Golds in 2000 & 2004 Weapon nickname

IAN "THORPEDO" THORPE

Puerto Rican golfer Juan Antonio Famed for his celebratory "sword dance" Name mispronounced on WKRP in Cincinnati

"CHI-CHI" RODRIGUEZ

Italian lawn bowling game Wooden balls

BOCCI/BOCCE

Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania changed its name to this in 1954 to honour a local athlete

JIM THORPE, PA

Second leg of the American triple crown Occurs at Pimlico in Baltimore, Maryland Winner wears Black-Eyed Susans, Maryland's state flower

PREAKNESS STAKES

Last name of NASCAR driver brothers Kurt & Kyle

BUSCH

Racecourse in Berkshire, England Royal horse races since 1711 under Queen Anne

ASCOT

Boxer convicted for murder in 1966 Exonerated 20 years later (1985) Subject of a 1975 Bob Dylan song Played by Denzel Washington in 1999

RUBIN "HURRICANE" CARTER

Seattle sports equipment co. named for the Kirschner brothers and mount Godwin-Austen

K2 SPORTS

Traditional way for a "lady" to ride, with both feet on the same flank of the horse

SIDESADDLE

American speed skater 5 golds at Lake Placid (1980)

ERIC HEIDEN

American speed skater 6 medals (1988-94), most of any American woman at Winter Olympics

BONNIE BLAIR

American speed skater 8 medals (2002-2010), most of any American man at Winter Olympics

APOLO ANTON OHNO

Nickname for Clemson's Memorial Stadium Nickname for LSU's Tiger Stadium Sounds like a California national park

DEATH VALLEY

Stadium in Pasadena, CA Home of the UCLA Bruins Since 1902 has hosted a New Year's Day (except Sundays) college football game - only exception is during WWII at Duke (1942) Most wins are by SoCal Trojans Flea market Jackie Robinson football statue

ROSE BOWL

"Red Devils" The most popular and one of the most successful association football clubs in England

MANCHESTER UNITED