Several British sportspeople have become household names. Sir Roger Bannister was the first man to run a mile in under four minutes, on 6 May 1954 at Iffley Road in Oxford. Sir Bobby Charlton was a key player in England's 1966 World Cup-winning football team. Sir Steve Redgrave won gold in rowing at five consecutive Olympic Games between 1984 and 2000.
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More recently, Sir Mo Farah won 5,000 m and 10,000 m double gold at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics; Sir Andy Murray won Wimbledon in 2013 and 2016; Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill won heptathlon gold at London 2012. The London Olympics of 2012 are often cited as one of the most successful Games in modern British history.
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