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Famous British athletes

Published: Jul 23 2012 05:36:45 PM EDT Updated On: Jul 24 2012 02:00:00 AM EDT

With the 2012 Summer Olympics games about to kick off in London, join us for a look at some of the most famous British athletes ever.

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With the 2012 Summer Olympics games about to kick off in London, join us for a look at some of the most famous British athletes ever, starting with those still active and then those from the past.

British athletes - intro slide

British athletes - David Beckham

British athletes - Andy Murray

British athletes - Bradley Wiggins

British athletes - Paula Radcliffe

British athletes - Lewis Hamilton

British athletes - Luol Deng

British athletes - Tom Daley

British athletes - Amir Khan

British athletes - Wayne Rooney Steven Gerrard

British athletes - Jenson Button

British athletes - Laura Davies

British athletes - Chris Hoy

British athletes - Audley Harrison

British athletes - David Haye

British athletes - Stephanie Proud

British athletes - Trish Johnson

British athletes - Lennox Lewis

British athletes - Dan Wheldon

British athletes - Torvill and Dean

British athletes - Joe Calzaghe

British athletes - Harold Abrahams

British athletes - Roger Bannister

British athletes - Fred Perry

British athletes - Virginia Wade

British athletes - Graham Hill

British athletes - Bobby Moore

British athletes - Gordon Banks

British athletes - Bobby Charlton

British athletes - Geoff Hurst

British athletes - Stanley Matthews

British athletes - Ricky Hatton

British athletes - Naseem Hamed

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