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Legendary American gymnast
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Julien Alfred (sprinter) Report Abuse
Became St Lucia's first Olympic champion during the 2024 Paris Olympics in the 100m.
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Leon Marchand Report Abuse
French swimmer who on the 31st of July 2024 won two gold medals in different disciplines on the same night. As of 1st August, he has a total of three individual gold medals.
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Legendary New Zealand paralympic swimmer.
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Footballer from France.
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Armand Duplantis Report Abuse
Known as 'Mondo' by many. World record pole vaulter. I would certainly put him top of the all time geat vaulters, even ahead of Sergey Bubka.
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Lately, he broke a world record during the Paris Olympics, he had already won the Olympic title sewn up.
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Sky Brown Report Abuse
Skateboarder who is tipped to do well, medal wise at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She won a bronze in Tokyo.
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Katarina Johnson Thompson (heptathlon) Report Abuse
Recently became a two time World Champion (2019 & 2023). Also 2022 Commonwealth champion. She has certainly picked up where Jessica Ennis Hill left off when she became world champion for the first time in 2009.
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Kirsten Warholm 400m hurdler Report Abuse
Comes from Norway and already on top of the world as of 31st August 2023.
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Mark Selby (snooker player) Report Abuse
The most recent multiple winner to date in World Snooker Championship with four titles since his first in 2014. Recently, he made a maximum break,147, first ever in a memorable 2023 final.
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Luca Brecel Report Abuse
Snooker player from Belgium who had an incredible seventeen day adventure, overcoming Ronnie O'Sullivan in the quarter finals, an even incredible comeback against an unseeded Chinese player in the semi finals and then beat Mark Selby in the final to become world champion.
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Emma Raducanu Report Abuse
This tennis sensation won a Grand Slam title in the States.
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Rachel Blackmore (jockey) Report Abuse
Won the 2021 Aintree Grand National on Minella Times. Has also won many Grade Ones including Honeysuckle's 2021 Champion Hurdle win.
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Also a Cheltenham Gold Cup winning jockey courtesy of A Plus Tard's 2022 win.
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Sydney Mclaughlin (400m hurdler and current world record holder) Report Abuse
She has just been crowned Olympic champion in Tokyo pipping compatriot and current world champion, Dalilah Muhammad in one of the great 400m hurdle races.
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American 400m hurdler who recently broke the world record during the Paris Olympics on he way to the gold medal. Now a two time Olympian and a phenomenal athlete.
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Keely Hodgkinson Report Abuse
Britain's newest middle distance star. Won a silver medal during the postponed Tokyo Olympics. She won gold at the European Indoor Championships earlier in 2021.
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As of 6th August 2024, she has just been crowned Olympic 800m champion where she achieved in Paris Also two time European Champion.
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One of Jamaica's greatest ever sprinters, even ahead of Merlene Ottey.
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Dalilah Muhammad (American 400m world record holder and world champion) Report Abuse
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Sergio Aguero (footballer) Report Abuse
Comes from Argentina and plays for a Premier League team, Manchester City. One of the greatest goalscorers in the club's history.
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Judd Trump (snooker player) Report Abuse
Became World Champion on 6th May 2019.
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2019 world snooker champion who made his 1000th century at a ranking event in Cheltenham. Probably the quickest snooker player to reach the milestone.
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American sprinter who has just become Olympic 100 champion in an enthralling race.
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As of 6th August 2024, she won two Olympic gold medals in different disciplines during the Paris games. She is without doubt one of Sweden's great sport stars.
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Has just become the most decorated Olympic swimmer, nine gold medals as of 6th August 2024.
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