- Which Irish-born athlete was awarded his Gold medal 50 years after the
event, and three years after his death in 1951?
: Tom Kiely, all-around champion at the
1904 Games in St. Louis.
- Francis Romulus Burchell shared a Gold medal in 1900 with a zero
contribution. What was his sport and score?
: Cricket. He scored none not out in the first innings.
- At age 33 she won gold in the grueling pantathlon, the 45th of her
career, with a new world record.
: Mary Peters.
- Long before the Year of the Woman, she was the first to win Gold and
when she died at age 96 she set another record for Olympic longevity.
: Charlotte Cooper, 1900 tennis Gold
Medallist in singles and mixed doubles.
- He was the oldest runner to win either the 800 or 1500 meters, and he
won both in one Olympics.
: Londoner Albert Hill, in the 1920 Games.
- Born in India, raised in Australia he did not see England till he was
13. Yet he won the first Olympic chanpionship for England. He was also
called the most handsome man of his generation!
: Lauceston Elliot, weight-lifter at the
first modern Games in 1896 at Athens.
- She and her partner made history in ice dance when all nine judges gave
them a "perfect" 6.0 in Helsinki. Her name?
: Jayne Torvill, with Christoper Dean, in 1984.
- She won Wimbledon at 15, was English Ladies Golf Champion and took a
silver medal in archery in 1908. Her name?
: Lottie Dod.
- He was Britain's most successful Olympian with a total of eight medals.
Yet he pawned his trophies to buy the "Nudger Inn" and never redeemed them
when the business failed!
: Swimmer Henry Taylor, from Lancs.
- His age is uncertain because he was born before birth registration
became law, yet he might have a shot at the title of being the oldest Briton
to win Gold?
: Joshua (jerry) Millner, Free
Rifle-1000
yards gold medallist in 1908. He may have been as old as 59 years and 238 days.
- A Gold medallist in 1908, and later a professional in Canada and South
Africa, he shared the name of a well known Labour P.M.
: Harold Wilson, 1908 Three-mile Team
event.
- Talent ran true in this family! This man was a descendant of the
commander of English Archers at Agincourt and celebrated his 41st birthday
with a Gold medal for archery. His sister drew a mean bow also (see question
eight). His name and that of their ancestor?
: Willie Dod , elder brother of Lottie.
Their ancestor who shot for gold at Agincourt was Sir Antony Dod of Edge.
- He was Britain's most successful equestrian competitor; the only one
with an individual gold and has the highest total medals.
: Richard Meade, 1968 and 1972 medallist.
- Amongst others at the 1908 Olympics British boxers were foremost. What
did they achieve?
: They took all the Gold medals.
- Athletes get younger and younger it seems. Name the ten year span that
saw the youngest British competitors in both the Summer and Winter Olympics?
: Surprised? 1924-34. Swimmer Margery
Hinton in 1924 and figure skater Cecilia Colledge in 1932.
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