Monthly Archives: April 2012

British Hall of Fame 1901

Posted on April 24, 2012 by rob23notts42

  Marshall Brooks  (Athletics) – In 1876 he was the first man to high jump 6 feet. He improved this  world record mark to 6 feet 2 1/2 inches which remained a British record for 44 years. He also represented … Continue reading →

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Sports History 1500-1599

Posted on April 19, 2012 by rob23notts42

16 th century – “Dartes” played in Ireland 16th century – Pignatelli’s acadamy of horsemanship in Naples founded early 16th century –  An ice-hockey type game,Kalv, is pictured in the Netherlands 1500 Karate developed by the people of Okinawa to … Continue reading →

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World Golf Rankings

Posted on April 18, 2012 by rob23notts42

The Official Golf World Rankings Top 10 (week ending April 15th 2012) The player, country and ranking points total are given 1 Rory McIlroy NIrl 9.59 2 Luke Donald Eng 9.48 3 Lee Westwood Eng 8.27 4 Bubba Watson USA … Continue reading →

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World Hall Of Fame 1900

Posted on April 13, 2012 by rob23notts42

The inaugural members of my mythical Hall of Fame for world sportsmen and sportswomen (for achievements up to the year 1900) are: Leonidas of Rhodes (Athletics) – won twelve running titles at the four Ancient Olympics between 164 and 152 … Continue reading →

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World Cycling Championships 2012

Posted on April 10, 2012 by rob23notts42

The final major track cycling event before the Olympics was the world championships held in Melbourne. In many events this was a stronger competition than the Olympics will be due to the ill-considered decision to only allow one competitor from … Continue reading →

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Sports History:1300-1499

Posted on April 3, 2012 by rob23notts42

1300 Rowing regattas were held in Venice 1308 A Real Tennis court was mentioned in the sale of a Paris hotel to King Philippe IV 1314 King Edward II issues a Royal proclamation banning football in London 1326 First authentic … Continue reading →

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Hall of Fame:Introduction and Inaugural Members – Britain 1900

Posted on April 1, 2012 by rob23notts42

In the absence of an official sports Hall of Fame covering all sports (though many individual sports now have them) I decided to start my own unofficial one to recognise the achievements of the great sportsmen and sportswomen in history. … Continue reading →

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