Dan Jansen

The American speed-skater who overcame personal tragedy to win Olympic gold

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Kenya's First Winter Olympian

How cross-country skiing united a Kenyan farmer and a Norwegian Winter Olympic hero

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The Miracle On Ice

At the 1980 Winter Olympics, the USA faced the USSR in a Cold War hockey showdown.

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British Bobsleigh Win

In 1964, Britain won an Olympic event that became famous for an act of sportsmanship.

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Franz Klammer

How the legendary Austrian skier won one of the most exciting Olympic downhill races ever

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Torvill and Dean

In 1984, the British skaters charmed the world with their performance of Ravel's Bolero

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Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Liston World Heavyweight Championships 1964

How the young Muhammad Ali became boxing world champion after two controversial fights.

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Silken Laumann - Unsinkable!

The Canadian rower who defied a horrific injury to win an Olympic medal in 1992

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Handcyclist Alex Zanardi

The racing driver who suffered a horrific crash, but then became a successful Paralympian

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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

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Born to Run - Mexico's Tarahumara Indians

The epic race between America's top ultramarathon runner and an ancient Mexican tribe.

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The Miracle of Bern

The unlikely 1954 World Cup victory which restored West German pride after WW2

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Algeria's Revolutionary Football Team

Algerian players secretly left their French clubs to form their own national team in 1958

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Kathrine Switzer, women's marathon pioneer

The American athlete who broke the gender barrier at the Boston Marathon

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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.

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The Indomitable Lions: Cameroon at the World Cup

How Cameroon shocked Argentina at the 1990 World Cup and put African football on the map.

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North Korea - World Cup Giantkillers!

How the footballers of communist North Korea shocked Italy at the 1966 World Cup.

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Red Card for Zidane

The referee who sent off the legendary French player in the 2006 World Cup final.

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Peru Stadium Riot

In May 1964, more than 300 people died at a football game between Peru and Argentina.

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Barry McGuigan unites Ireland

How the boxer's world championship bid brought together all sides in Northern Ireland.

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Michael Chang wins the French Open

The Chinese-American player who won his only major after the Tiananmen Square massacre.

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The Maracanazo: Brazil v Uruguay 1950

How Brazil was traumatised by losing the World Cup the last time it was played there

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Andres Escobar

The Colombian defender murdered after scoring an own goal at the World Cup in 1994

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South Korea wow the World Cup

How South Korea beat some of the top teams in Europe in 2002 thanks to home support.

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Argentina at World Cup 78

How Argentina won its first World Cup when hosting the tournament under military rule.

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The Magical Magyars

How Hungary's footballers hammered mighty England 6-3 at Wembley in 1953.

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Eddy Merckx: The Fall of 'The Cannibal'

In 1975, the great Tour de France rider lost the race after being punched by a spectator

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The Boycott Games

The last time the Commonwealth Games were in Scotland many African nations boycotted them

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Milkha Singh - The Flying Sikh

The remarkable life-story of the first Indian runner to win a Commonwealth Games gold.

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Fastnet Yacht Disaster

In 1979, a freak storm hit a prestigious ocean race in the Irish Sea, killing 18 people.

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