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Greatest British Olympic Male Middle Distance Runners: The men's middle distance races at the Moscow Games in 1980 were among the most eagerly anticipated in Olympic history. Two… [148 views in Dec]
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Greatest British Olympic Hurdlers: Few Olympic gold medals have been won in such devastating style as the one David Hemery earned for Great Britain in the 400metre hurdles at the… [122 views in Dec]
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Greatest British Olympic Rowers: Steve Redgrave is Britain's ultimate Olympian. He won a gold medal at each of the five Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000 and achieved the feat in the… [70 views in Dec]
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Greatest British Olympic Female Middle Distance Runners: Look up perseverance in the dictionary and there should be a photograph of Kelly Holmes. The former army sergeant was 34… [54 views in Dec]
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Disciplines of Olympic Gymnastics: Gymnastics is one of the defining sports of the Olympics and has been present at every Games. The sport can be traced back to ancient Greece and… [46 views in Dec]
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Disciplines and Weight Divisions in Olympic Weightlifting: To the untrained eye, weightlifting can appear a straightforward test of brute strength, but the sport's apparent… [46 views in Dec]
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