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LEGENDS (41-50)
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41.
YASUHIRO YAMASHITO (JAPAN) |
- Birth
Date: 1957
- 1984 Olimpic Champion (Open)
- 3 times World Champion
- 188 consecutive wins between 1969-83.
- He lose only 31 times of 528 amateur
and professional match in his career (1970-84), and all defeats against to local Japan
opponents.
- 9 times Japan Champion
- He retired aged 27. |
| Judo |
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42. GEORGE
BEST (G.BRITAIN) |
-Birth Date:
22 May 1946 - Belfast
- 1968 European Champs (with M.United)
- 1965-67 England League title (M.United)
- National Team: 37 match, 9 goal (N.Ireland)
- M.United: 466 match, 178 goal
- He played football just ten years. He
early leaved in the football because of alcohol problems.
- Best Footballer in the Europe and
World Awards (1968) |
Soccer |
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43. JACK
DEMPSEY (USA) |
- Birth
Date:24 June 1895
- Died: 31 May 1983
- First big legend in the boxing
history.
- Career: (1914-27) 82 fight, 63 won, 10 draw, 6 lost, 52 knock-out.
- He knock-out to Carl Morris just 14
seconds! (16 Aralık 1918 - N.Orleans)
- He defended Championship title 2272 days, betweeen July 1919 with
September 1926.
- He retired lose to Gene Tunney'a two
times, in the historic fight. |
| Boxing |
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44. KIEREN
PERKINS (AUSTRALIA) |
- Birth
Date: 1973
- 2 gold (1500m- 1992,1996) 1 silver
(1500m.-2000) at the Olympics.
- First swimmer, three consecutive
olympic medal winner in the same event.
- He broke 12 world record.
- He won 17 gold of 22 medal at Major
Championships (Olimpics, World Ch., Pan Pacific..)
- He swam 13 times under 15:00, in 1500
meter. |
| Swimming |
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45. STEVE
REDGRAVE (G.BRITAIN) |
- Birth
Date: 23 March 1962 - Marlow
- Best athlete of rowing history.
- He is only athlete, became five time consecutive Olympic Champion.
- Olympics: 5 gold (Coxless four
1984,2000, Double 1988,92,96) 1 bronze (coxless fair 1996)
- World Championship: 9 gold, 2 silver,
2 bronze
- 2 times FISA World Cup Champion
(1997,99) |
| Rowing |
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46. MIGUEL
INDURAIN (SPAIN) |
- Birth
Date: 16 July 1964 - Pamplona
- 5 Times Tour de France winner
(1991,92,93,94,95 - first 5 consecutive win)
- 2 times Giro D'Italia Victory
(1992,93)
- 1996 Atlanta - Time trial Olympic
Champion
- 1995 Time Trial World Champion
- 109 stage victory in his career. |
| Cycling |
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47.IVAN
LENDL (CZECH REP.) |
- Birth
Date: 3 July 1960 - Ostrava
- 8 Grand Slam victory
- Aus Open (1989,90)
- Roland Garros (1984,86,87)
- US Open (1985,86,87)
- ATP Career (1978-94): 1070 won - 238
lost
- 94 singles, 5 doubles victory
- Career prize money: 21.262.417 dolar |
| Tennis |
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48. BILL
RUSSELL (USA) |
- Birth Date:
12 February 1934 - L.Angeles
- 11 NBA titles of 13 season!
(1957,58,59,60-66,68,69)
- 5 times MVP elected
(1958,61,62,63,65)
- Career: boston Celtics (1956-69)
963 match, 15.1 points, 22.5 reb., 4.3
assist
- 21.620 total rebound (All-Time
second), 5 times league leader.
- 7 times +40 rebound in his career. (His personal record, 51 - against
Syracuse)
- 1956 - Olympic gold (with USA) |
| Basketball |
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49. KOICHI
NAKANO (JAPAN) |
- Birth
Date: 14 November 1955
- Most championship winner cyclist in
the track cycling history.
- Ten years consecutive world
championship winner in the sprint event. (1977-86) |
| Cycling |
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50.
VLADIMIR SALNIKOV (USSR) |
- 4 Olympic
gold (400m., 1500m., 4x200 relay - 1980 Moscow, 1500m. - 1988 Seoul)
- 4 World Champs titles (1978 - 400m,
1500m, 1983 - 400m, 1500m)
- European Champs: 4 gold, 1 silver
- 12 world record
- 1982 - FINA Swimmer of the Year
- He is first swimmer, swam under 15 minutes in the 1500m. (14:58.27, 1980)
- 62 consecutive victory in the 1500m.,
between 1977-86. |
| Swimming |
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