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American track and field athlete [88] Gabre Gabric: 1914–2015: 101: Croatian-born Italian track and field athlete [89] Miguel Gallastegui: 1918–2019: 100: Spanish pelota player [90] Rodrigo García Vizoso: 1909–2009: 100: Spanish footballer [91] Milt Gaston: 1896–1996: 100: American Major League Baseball player [92] Georges Géronimi ...
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.
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.
Jesse Owens won four gold medals to become the most successful athlete of any sport in the entire Olympics — a record that would stand until 1984 when another African-American track-and-field ...
Professor of social work [30] Paul Mwazha: M: October 25, 1918: 106 years, 60 days: Zimbabwean: Clergyman [31] Herbert I. Stern: M: December 24, 1918: 106 years, 0 days: American: World War II battalion commander, Holocaust liberator and oldest living West Point graduate [32] Gerd Göran F: January 5, 1919: 105 years, 354 days: Swedish: Artist ...
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.
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]
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