Person    | Female  Born 19/4/1970 

Kelly Holmes

Categories: Sport / Games

Middle distance athlete. Born Kent. Won gold for Britain in 800 and 1500 metres in the Athens Olympics, 2004. Awarded DBE in 2005. Awarded an honorary degree by London South Bank University in 2010 so we guess she has local connections but we can't be more precise.

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Kelly Holmes

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Paddington Recreation Ground

Paddington Recreation Ground

Noted as the earliest public athletic ground in London. It includes ten tennis courts, an athletics track, two artificial grass pitches, and two bowling greens.

Place, Community / Clubs, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Queen's Park Rangers Football Club

Queen's Park Rangers Football Club

Formed from the merger of the St Jude's and Christchurch Rangers football teams. The name derives from the fact that most of the players came from the Queen's Park area of London. They have played ...

Group, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Ben Helfgott

Ben Helfgott

Holocaust survivor and British Olympian (1956 and 1960) who knew the murdered Israeli athletes.

Person, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Charlie Paynter

Charlie Paynter

Football Manager. Born in Swindon. His family moved to London, where he played with the Victoria Swifts. He first became involved with West Ham Football Club as unpaid help in 1897. He was appointe...

Person, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Men's Cricket World Cup 2019

Men's Cricket World Cup 2019

This was the 12th Men's Cricket World Cup, held four-yearly, and was contended by 10 countries. The two teams in the final (England and New Zealand) tied on 241 runs, requiring a 'super over' in or...

Event, Sport / Games

2 memorials