There was a time when British Olympic medal winners became household names because there were so few of them. But the 67 medals at this year\s Games in Rio and 147 at the Paralympics meant that the GB medalists’ reception at Buckingham Palace was a(n) ___ and yet happy event. Throug...
Byline: By DENNIS ELLAMSunday Mirror (London, England)
At the World Rowing Championships in Munich-Oberschleissheim they won a Bronze medal. The following year, their double dominated the lightweight event, winning all of their races, and finishing the season as Olympic champions. After a year off in 2009, they took Gold at the 2010 World ...
Gold Medal Winners Gold Medal Winners S; Touted as the Saviours of British Guitar Music, Spector Look Set for the Biggest of Stages. Dave Owens Speaks to the Band's Frontman, Fred MacPherson, and Finds Him Putting the Finishing Touches to an Altogether Offbeat Venture ...
A 400m silver medalist at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, she was cruelly cut down by cancer before she had a shot at 800m gold at the 1972 Olympics in Munich. After traveling to Munich in search of a cure, she died in a clinic in the city in December 1970, 13 days past...
DAVIS CUP WINNERS MEDAL 1912 -- A gold medal 9ct, the obverse inscribed International Lawn Tennis Championship, the reverse inscribed Davis Cup, British Isles, Challengers, Beat, Australasia, F.G. Lowe, Melbourne 1912, in original fitted case 成交价 英镑1,762 估价 英镑1,500 – 英镑 2,000...
day. Ten professionals and one amateur competed in the 36-hole competition for an overall purse of $335 and a $50 gold medal. Englishman Horace Rawlins won the first tournament and the grand sum of $150, plus the gold medal. By contrast, 2016 winner Dustin Johnson took home $1.8 million...
The article offers information on the World Athletics Championships, attended by British athletes, which was held in Calgary, Alberta. It mentions the efforts of the British athletes in contending their competitors during the sports events in Canadian Province. In addition, these athletes went home ...
and yachting enthusiast from an early age. He was part of the British sailing team that won a bronze medal in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. He was knighted in 1973 for his work in conservation of wild animals and was also a recipient of the WWF Gold Medal and the J. Paul Getty Prize...
GONGS FOR OUR GOLDEN STARS; Recognition: Gold Medal Winners Chris Hoy and Rebecca Adlington Are among British Olympic Stars Praised by Gordon Brown in Beijing Today. They Should Be Given Honours, He Said Golden Hoy: Gordon Brown with British Cyclist Chris Hoy in Beijing Toda - Newspaper ...