greatest British sports success ever

[flipnflap]

Yesterday has been described as the greatest day in the history of British sport. But what day would you describe like that, if not today? 66 World Cup win, 2003 Rugby World Cup.....what?

[excelsior-1]

torville and dean --- sarajevo '84

has to be a contender

[murraymints]

for me when I set the county school 100m record which stood for ages..but not many people know about that great success !!

[murraymints]

seriously I would go with John Curry and his ice dance it was a real break through for men's ice dance in its day

[DTCwordfan]

was that for running backwards, murraymints?

[excelsior-1]

i remember that, murraymints.
i'm still having therapy for it (lol)

[Mick-Talbot]

excelsior-1

torville and dean --- sarajevo '84

has to be a contender




pmsl...... I am only just starting to get your soh, excelsior.
lol... torville and dean ......I liked that

[excelsior-1]

??

[DTCwordfan]

The final day of the Olympics in Atlanta as it goaded our politicians (then under Major) into taking long term action for the development of minority sports in the UK and the use of lottery money.

Now the challenge is to ensure we capture all British raw talent and that means driving more sport into our state schools.......Hopefully, this is a legacy of this Olympics - and this means not only students but facilities and coaching.

[MoonRocker]

I wouldn't like to single out one day but yesterday is definately up there with 66, 2003 and also Bradley winning Le Tour for the first time in 99 years must be a contender too.

[Psybbo]

Well said, DT

[jno]

I think the sheer range of events yesterday and over the past week in which GB have beaten the world far outstrips single matches in football or rugby (and even including England's triumph the last time cricket was played at the Olympics)

[Wharton]

1066 - Archery

[jno]

the English only took silver in 1066. The archers won gold at Agincourt in 1415, though.

[Tinkerpuss]

Andy Murray beating Roger Federer to win Olympic gold!!!

[Wharton]

I bow to your knowledge jno

[rsvp]

Jonny Wilkinson (?) getting that goal (or whatever it's called) to win the Rugby was heart stopping.

[eyethenkyew]

15th April 1967 - Wembley Stadium.

[VHG]

>>>>1066 - Archery

The English king (Harold) lost to the Norman king (William) in 1066

[Mick-Talbot]

jno pointed that out hours ago.

Virginia Wade ...?

[VHG]

I dont think many Scottisah or Welsh people would think the 1966 World Cup was a great day for "British" sport.

And even though I am English, and pleased and proud we won the world cup in 1966 (I even went to one of the matches) we did play all our games at Wembley which gave us a great advantage so it made winning somewhat easier.