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Four-Minute Mile
How Sir Roger Bannister ran the first four-minute mile in 1954.
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Derek Redmond - Never Give Up
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Bob Beamon and the 'Leap of the Century'
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Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee: Coronation Derby
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Katarina Witt
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Dan Jansen
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Kenya's First Winter Olympian
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The Miracle On Ice
At the 1980 Winter Olympics, the USA faced the USSR in a Cold War hockey showdown.
British Bobsleigh Win
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Franz Klammer
How the legendary Austrian skier won one of the most exciting Olympic downhill races ever
Torvill and Dean
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Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Liston World Heavyweight Championships 1964
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Silken Laumann - Unsinkable!
The Canadian rower who defied a horrific injury to win an Olympic medal in 1992
Handcyclist Alex Zanardi
The racing driver who suffered a horrific crash, but then became a successful Paralympian
Joe Gaetjens - The Footballer Who Disappeared
He scored a goal for the US and upon his return to Haiti was taken by the secret police
Born to Run - Mexico's Tarahumara Indians
The epic race between America's top ultramarathon runner and an ancient Mexican tribe.
The Miracle of Bern
The unlikely 1954 World Cup victory which restored West German pride after WW2
Algeria's Revolutionary Football Team
Algerian players secretly left their French clubs to form their own national team in 1958
Kathrine Switzer, women's marathon pioneer
The American athlete who broke the gender barrier at the Boston Marathon
Brandi Chastain: It's Not About the Bra
The American footballer who won the World Cup, then tore off her shirt to reveal her bra.
The Indomitable Lions: Cameroon at the World Cup
How Cameroon shocked Argentina at the 1990 World Cup and put African football on the map.
North Korea - World Cup Giantkillers!
How the footballers of communist North Korea shocked Italy at the 1966 World Cup.
Red Card for Zidane
The referee who sent off the legendary French player in the 2006 World Cup final.
Peru Stadium Riot
In May 1964, more than 300 people died at a football game between Peru and Argentina.
Barry McGuigan unites Ireland
How the boxer's world championship bid brought together all sides in Northern Ireland.
Michael Chang wins the French Open
The Chinese-American player who won his only major after the Tiananmen Square massacre.