Judit Polgar - Chess Prodigy

How the chess prodigy overcame sexism in her sport and defeated the all-time greats.

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Alberto Juantorena: Cuba's 'White Lightning'

The Cuban runner who won a unique double at the 1976 Olympics and became a national hero

• 9 mins

The Petty Family: Kings of Nascar

How tragedy struck one of the most famous dynasties in American motor sport

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Tito and Yugoslav Football

How the death of the Yugoslav dictator made fans and players cry at a top game in 1980.

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Haile Gebrselassie

The legendary Ethiopian distance runner recalls winning the Olympics by one second.

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Wheelchair Racer Tanni Grey-Thompson

How the British wheelchair racer won her greatest victory at the 2004 Paralympic Games

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Bert Trautmann: From Hitler Youth to the FA Cup

The former Nazi paratrooper who became a hero to Manchester City fans in the 1950s

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Le Mans Disaster

How a crash at a motor race in France in 1955 killed 83 spectators and a famous driver.

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Renee Richards: Transgender tennis star

The transgender player who fought for the right to compete in tournaments as a woman

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US Wrestlers in Iran

In 1998, Iran invited an American wrestling team to Tehran as a goodwill gesture.

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The Greatest Long Jump Competition Ever

In 1991, Americans Mike Powell and Carl Lewis took on the Long Jump world record.

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Sylvia Gore and the start of Women's Football

The Midfielder who Scored the First Ever International Goal for the England Women's Team.

• 9 mins

Jana Novotna - From Choker to Winner

How the Czech player fought back from a tearful defeat to finally win Wimbledon in 1998.

• 9 mins

Scandal at the Tour de France

In 1998, a doping scandal rocked the most prestigious race in cycling

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Tom Simpson

The legendary British cyclist who died on Mont Ventoux during the 1967 Tour de France

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Billy Mills - Native American Hero

The runner from an Indian reservation in the USA who won a shock Olympic victory in 1964.

• 9 mins

Mo Johnston - Scotland's Signing of the Century

The Catholic football superstar who crossed the sectarian divide to sign for Rangers.

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Jesse Owens at the Berlin Olympics

The American athlete won four gold medals at the 1936 games hosted by Nazi Germany

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"Can't Bat, Can't Bowl, Can't Field" - England's 1986 Ashes

How a newspaper headline inspired England's cricketers to victory over Australia.

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New Orleans Saints Win the Superbowl

How American Football success cheered up New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina

• 9 mins

Iran's Triple Jumper Turned Pop Legend

How Faramarz Assef switched from international athletics to music stardom.

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Australia Win the America's Cup

In 1983, the crew of Australia II ended American domination of yachting's biggest event

• 9 mins

Rugby Under Ceausescu

How rugby flourished in Romania in the 1980s under the notorious Communist dictatorship

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The Boksburg Bomber

How Gerrie Coetzee thrilled South Africa by becoming world boxing champion in 1983.

• 9 mins

Footballers for Peace in Ivory Coast

How Didier Drogba and the Ivorian football team campaigned for an end to civil war.

• 9 mins

Hugo Porta - Superstar of Argentine Rugby

The legendary fly-half who led the Pumas to their first international victories

• 9 mins

Tanya Streeter Record Free Diver

In 2002, free diver Tanya Streeter attempted to reach a record depth of 160m

• 9 mins

Jackie Robinson - Baseball Pioneer

The legendary player who broke the colour bar in baseball and won the World Series.

• 9 mins

The All Blacks learn to win

How the New Zealand rugby team beat France and stopped "choking" in the World Cup in 2011

• 9 mins

Jahangir Khan - King of Squash

The legendary Pakistani player who went undefeated for five years in the 1980s

• 9 mins