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Sportsmen and women Flashcards

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Roger Bannister

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the first person to run a mile in under 4 minutes

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Jackie Stewart

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Scottish formula 1 racing driver, won 3 times.

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Bobby Moore

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English football captain. Winning world cup in 1966.

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Ian Botham

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English cricket captain

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Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean

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ice dancing.

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Steve Redgrave

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rower

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Tanni Grey-Thompson

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paralympian, wheelchair. marathon.

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Kelly Holmes

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runner record holder

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Ellen MacArthur

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yachtswoman. fastest person to sail around the world.

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Chris Hoy

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Scottish cyclist

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David Weir

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paralympian wheelchair marathon

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Bradley Wiggins

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first Briton to win tour de France

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Mo Farah

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distance runner born in Somalia.

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Jessica Ennis-Hill

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heptathlon

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Andy Murray

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Scottish tennis player

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Ellie Simmonds

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paralympian swimmer

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Francis Chichester

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first person to sail single-handed around the world.

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Robin Knox-Johnston

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first person to sail single-handed around the world non-stop.

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Damon Hill

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Formula 1

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Lewis Hamilton

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Formula 1

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Jenson Button

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Formula 1

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