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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
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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.
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Top 10 Paralympians
Ahead of the London Games, here is a look at the greatest competitors in the history of the Paralympics.
Last Updated: August 23, 2012 1:08pm
Oscar Pistorius
The South African runner has become a symbol for the Paralympic movement. The double amputee known as 'the Blade Runner' has won four Paralympic titles and competed in the 400metres at the London Olympics.
Tanni Grey-Thompson
Britain's most famous Paralympian was a wheelchair racer who claimed 11 gold medals. She also won four silvers and a bronze.Natalie du Toit
The South African amputee swimmer is a 10-time Paralympic champion in the pool and competed in the 10-kilometre open water event in the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
Lee Pearson
The Staffordshire equestrian competitor has a 100% record from three Games of nine wins from nine events.
Chantal Petitclerc
The Canadian was a dominant force in wheelchair racing from 1996 to 2008, winning 14 gold medals in a stellar career.
David Roberts
The Welsh swimmer won 11 gold medals across three Games in the pool, but missed out on selection for London 2012 after injury and illness disrupted preparations.
Natalia Partyka
The Polish table tennis ace is a multiple Paralympic champion and competed in the singles events at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.
Sarah Storey
Made her Paralympic debut in Barcelona aged 14 and won five gold, eight silver and three bronze in four Games as a swimmer before switching to the bike and winning two gold medals in Beijing.
Esther Vergeer
The Dutch wheelchair tennis player, Paralympic champion in Sydney, Athens and Beijing, has a remarkable singles winning streak of more than 450 consecutive matches.
Wang Xiaofu
A multiple Paralympic champion, the swimmer was China's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Games, when the hosts won 89 gold medals.
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