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Mary Rand was the first British woman to win an Olympic athletics gold. In 1964 at the Tokyo Olympics she set a world record of 6.76m in the long jump, won silver in the pentathlon and took bronze in the 4x100m relay. |
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TEAM England Youth Football Team |
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OVERSEAS PERSONALITY Abebe Bikila |
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Simpson was the first British cyclist to make his mark on the European professional road scene and became World Champion in this year. Two years later he died on the mountainside from exhaustion during the Tour de France. |
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TEAM West Ham United |
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OVERSEAS PERSONALITY Ron Clarke, Gary Player |
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Bobby Moore was England's finest football captain, a sporting legend who led his country to its greatest triumph, the 1966 World Cup victory. The West Ham defender is one of only four footballers to win the award. |
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TEAM England World Cup |
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OVERSEAS PERSONALITY Eusebio, Gary Sobers |
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Heavyweight hopeful Henry Cooper went unbeaten throughout 1967, enhancing his reputation as Britain's most popular boxer. One of the most memorable fights of the year was his defeat of challenger Jack Bodell in June. |
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TEAM Celtic |
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OVERSEAS PERSONALITY George Moore |
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Hemery had set his first British high hurdles record in 1966. But then in the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico, after only contesting the event for four seasons, Hemery won the 400m hurdles smashing the world record. |
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| TEAM Manchester United |
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OVERSEAS PERSONALITY Oleg Protopopov, Ljudmilla Belovsova |
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