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Austrian athlete and graphic designer [200] Marie Provazníková: 1890–1991: 100: Czechoslovak sports official active in the Sokol movement [201] Maurice Racca: 1922–2023: 100: French Olympic sport shooter [202] Marko Račič: 1920–2022: 102: Slovenian Olympic athlete [203] Ted Radcliffe: 1902–2005: 103: American Negro league baseball ...
Hobbs made a good start to the 1919 season and, despite a brief spell of failure through over-aggression, [153] batted consistently. He scored a double century for Surrey against a touring Australian Imperial Forces cricket team and centuries in each of the three Gentlemen v Players matches—the only player ever to do so in one season.
Sir Graham Lowe (2019, KNZM, [76] born 1946); although known as a rugby league coach and administrator, Lowe, co-owner of the Bradford Bulls, was knighted for services to youth and education, primarily through his work in the Lowe Foundation. Sir Steve Hansen (2020, KNZM, [77] born 1959) Sir Wayne Shelford (2021, KNZM, [78] born 1957)
Betty began her running career at the age of 63 and despite being a late bloomer in the athletic arena, she managed to accomplished notable milestones and stamp her authority at the highest level by taking part in various national and international events.
In 1999, the Major League Baseball All-Century Team was chosen by popular vote of fans. To select the team, a panel of experts first compiled a list of the 100 greatest Major League Baseball (MLB) players from the 20th century. Over two million fans then voted on the players using paper and online ballots. [1]
In 1954, Zátopek was the first runner to break the 29-minute barrier in the 10,000 metres. Three years earlier in 1951, he had broken the hour for running 20 km. He was considered one of the greatest runners of the 20th century and was also known for his brutally tough training methods. He popularised interval training after World War Two.
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SportsCentury is an ESPN biography television program that reviews the people and events that defined sports in North America throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Using stock footage, on-camera interviews, and photographs of their athletic lives, who grew up.