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Jessica Ennis
DOB: 28/1/1986
Event: Heptathlon
Medals: Olympic gold
Keri-Anne Payne
DOB: 9/12/1987
Events: 10km open water swimming
Medals: 1 silver
Kelly Holmes
DOB: 19/04/1970
Event: Athletics
Medals: 2 golds-Athens 2004, 1 bronze-Sydney 2000
Jonathan Edwards
DOB: 10/05/1966
Event: Athletics (triple jump)
Medals: Gold- 2000
Ones to watch
Team GB Legends
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Sugar Ray Leonard
DOB: 17/5/1956
Event: Boxing
Medals: 1 gold
Lasse Viren
DOB: 22/7/1949
Events: 5,000/10,000m
Medals: Four golds
1992 - Barcelona
Linford Christie sprinted to 100m gold for Britain at an Olympic Games best remembered for America's basketball dream team.
1976 - Montreal
In another Games affected by non-sporting issues, Romanian 14-year-old gymnast Nadia Comaneci caused a sensation on the uneven bars when she was awarded the first-ever perfect score of 10.0.
Olympic Legends
Olympics History
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Robertson gets new role
Olympic silver medallist Nathan Robertson has been appointed as a Badminton England Ambassador.
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Lin defends crown
Lin Dan successfully defended his Olympic title as China completed a clean sweep of the badminton golds.
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China victorious again
China continued their badminton dominance as Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlei won the women's doubles.
Latest News
Badminton tweaked for Rio
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) have opted to retain the round-robin element at the Rio Olympics.
Lin defends crown
Lin Dan successfully defended his Olympic title as China completed a clean sweep of the badminton golds.
Li claims gold
China's Li Xuerui completed her dream run at Wembley Arena by outbattling Wang Yihan to claim Olympic gold.
Susan Egelstaff 
Wang Yihan 
Latest Video
August 1, 2012 3:05pm
Indonesia deny match-fixing claims (1:53)
Indonesia's Chef De Mission Erick Thohir has denied that the two badminton players from his country deliberately set out to lose at Wembley on Tuesday.
Event Guide
Badminton is without doubt a hugely exciting spectator sport and is regularly watched by crowds of five figures in Asia.
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