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Aug 2020
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Sir Chris Hoy: The importance of doing t...

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Sir Chris Hoy is a true sporting legend and one of the most successful British athletes of all time with six gold medals and one silver.

Chris won his first Olympic gold medal in Athens 2004, won three gold medals at the Beijing Olympics and cemented his name in the history books by winning two golds at the London Olympics in 2012.

Following his historic hat-trick of gold medals in Beijing , Chris was voted 2008 BBC Sports Personality of the Year. He was also awarded a Knighthood in the 2009 New Year Honours list.


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