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Countries that have only ever produced one world famous sportsman:
Countries that have only ever produced one world famous sportsman:
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Zaire - Ilunga Mwepu (Defensive free kick specialist)
Azerbaijan - Tofiq Bahramov (Russian Linesman) |
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Andreas (and his sister Hanni - but she isn't a man) Wenzel of Leichtenstein
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Somalia - mo farah
1987 1500m World Champion Abdi Bile available at 4/1 to beat Steve Cram at 1/4. Hosed up  Surinam - Anthony Nesty (Swimming) Clarence Seedorf, Jimmy Floyd Hass. and a few other famous footballers were born in Surinam ... Faroe Islands Pal Joenssen Mozambique Maria Mutola Guernsey Matthew Le Tissier |
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Mongolia Dolgorsurengiin Dagvadorj (Sumo)
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Antigua Sir Viv Richards
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Pitcairn Islands Fletcher Christian (mutineering and hide and seek champion)
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CLYDEBANK29 23 Sep 14 21:18
Mongolia Dolgorsurengiin Dagvadorj (Sumo) Not exactly world famous, plus the last four yokozuna are all Mongolian. |
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ThunderRoad 23 Sep 14 17:50 Joined: 09 May 12 | Topic/replies: 4,199 | Blogger: ThunderRoad's blog
Shocked nobody's mention Kim Collins; former 100 metre World Champ. Ran his first ever sub 10 second time this year aged 37. Legend. Kim Collins ran 9.97 in 2013 aged 37 Bettered that this year to 9.96 aged 38 Hmmmmmm  |
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HH Sultan Vinegar 23 Sep 14 13:34 Joined: 02 Jul 08 | Topic/replies: 13,674 | Blogger: HH Sultan Vinegar's blog
North Korea - Kim Jong-il, although iirc he never competed internationally. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's death was as an epic loss to golf, recalling the Stalinist state media's reports of Kim's 11 holes-in-one in a single round in 1994. Reports hailed Kim's 38-under par 34 over 18 holes at the 7,700-yard (7,041m) Pyongyang Golf Course in his first round at golf, a feat watched purportedly by 17 security guards protecting the man hailed as 'Dear Leader'. Kim, who died on Saturday of a heart attack at age 69, was 52 at the time he purportedly fired a round where birdie was his worst score on any hole. I believe this more likely to be a fair and square record than Kim Collins  |
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Curtley Ambrose, the most fearsome bowler I have ever seen, is from Antigua. Also Ritchie Richardson.
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Fair play on the sumo.
Tahiti Fabrice Santoro |
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New Caledonia Christian Karembeu
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Mozambique - Eusebio.
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Wot about Alf Tupper, the runner?
From Tristan da Cunha. Always their only representative at the Commonwealth Games, etc. |
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Eusebio
 Harder than you think this. Bolivia? Population of 10 million. Can't think of or find anyone who stands out. |
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My best googling didn't come up with much for Bolivia. This guy is probably the best candidate..
Paulo Víctor Aguilera A BMX racer born in Santa Cruz in 1991, he has been the Latin American BMX champion fourteen times, the world champion five times, and the national champion innumerable times in this sport, which he has practiced since he was 3 years old. http://www.boliviabella.com/famous-athletes.html |
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Vatican City's exciting number-one shirt Pope John Paul II
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Ghana: Azumah Nelson. Three-time boxing world champion in two weight classes.
I then looked Ghana sportsmen up and found there are a few more (almost all footballers of recent years) but surely Azumah is the 'first best known one' from Ghana then? |
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Shocked nobody's mentioned Kim Collins; former 100 metre World Champ. Ran his first ever sub 10 second time this year aged 37. Legend.
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Scotland.........Jocky Wilson.
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Jan zelezny..cze..
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Engerland - Andy Murray
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Northern Ireland - Mary Peters
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Monaco - Harry Redknapp
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Tommy Toes 24 Sep 14 12:07
Ghana: Azumah Nelson. Three-time boxing world champion in two weight classes. I then looked Ghana sportsmen up and found there are a few more (almost all footballers of recent years) but surely Azumah is the 'first best known one' from Ghana then? I'll eat my best friend if Asamoah Gyan didn't make the list. |
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The Oirish ,Jimmy Cricket.
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England Ronnie O'Sullivan.
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Jens Martin Knudsen, Faroe Islands goalkeeper, famous for his white wooly babble hat.
http://paulstott.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cb6b753ef013480267216970c-800wi |
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Kim Collins a shocking omishun
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I don't think most people know what country she's from, Desmond. Probably explains why she hasn't been mentioned until now.
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Disgusted that Kim Collins doesn't get a mention. What do you have to achieve at 37 years of age to get noticed?
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Whose that runner from St Kitts?
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Grenada - Kerani James
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Alex De Angelis - San Marino
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