Who First Grabbed Olympic Gold for Britain?
Daphnee Kuphal
2025-04-26 22:23:36
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Hodgkinson became the third British woman to win the two-lap event, following in the footsteps of Ann Packer and Kelly Holmes, as well as being crowned GB’s first new Olympic champion since London 2012.
Yoshiko Bins
2025-04-26 21:09:04
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The country’s first Olympic champion in 1896 was Launceston Elliott, who won the one-handed lift in weightlifting.
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