Life history of famous sports personalities

A selection of biographies about famous sportsmen and sportswomen from the fields of athletics, football, cricket, tennis, boxing, baseball and cycling.

Athletics

Roger Bannister (1929 – ) (Great Britain, athletics) Roger Bannister became the first athlete to run a sub-four minute mile in Oxford, 1954.

Usain Bolt (1986 – ) (Jamaica, athletics) Usain Bolt holds the world record for 100m and 200m.

Bolt won triple Olympic gold at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics.

Mo Farah (1983 – ) (GB, athletics) 2012 and 2016 Olympic champion. Gold at 5000, and 10,000. 2011 World Championship Gold at 5,000.

Best sports biographies of all time

Silver in 10,000m.

Haile Gebreselassie (1973 – ) (Ethiopia, athletics) Double Olympic gold in 10,000m. Held world record for the marathon for three years with 2.03.59.

Eric Liddell (1902 – 1945)   (Scottish, athletics) Represented Scotland at Rugby Union and GB athletics.

Olympic gold medallist at 400m (1924).

Tegla Laroupe (1973 – ) (Kenya, athletics) Held world record for the