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Top 7 Sporting Personalities

1. Pele

 (1940 – ) (Brazil, footballer) Winner of three World Cups with Brazil. Pele was the greatest footballer of the century. He scored 1281 goals in 1363 games. Since retirement, Pele has become a global ambassador for sport and is a well-known advocate of overcoming poverty.

2. Muhammad Ali

 (1942 – 2016 ) US, boxing Olympic champion and world heavyweight champion of the world. Muhammad Ali dominated the sport with his athletic prowess and formidable personality. His opposition to Vietnam war made him a controversial figure in his day. But, he became an iconic figure who inspired millions with his deeply held convictions, courage, wit and efforts to unite people.

3. Carl Lewis 

(1961 – ) US, athletics Nine-time Olympic gold medallist, Carl Lewis won gold over three Olympics and was the great star of 1980s track and field.

4. Jesse Owens 

(1913-1980) Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics helping to break Hitler’s pride. Despite suffering discrimination in his own country, he remained a great ambassador for the sport.

5. Sir Donald Bradman

(1908 – 2001) Australia, cricket. Donald Bradman was by far the greatest batsmen the game of cricket has ever produced. Statistically, he was way ahead of any other Test batsmen.

6. Billie Jean King 

(1943 – ) US, tennis. Billie Jean King won a total of 38 Grand Slam titles. – 12 singles titles. An early advocate of equality for women, she won the famous battle of the sexes against Bobby Riggs in 1973.

7. Usain Bolt 

(1986 – ) Jamaica, athletics Usain Bolt smashed the world record for 100m and 200m. Bolt won triple Olympic gold at both the 2008 and 2012 Olympics
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