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1. On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson broke baseball's colour barrier when he walked out on to Ebbets Field to make his Major League debut for which team?
2. Which burly American golfer, known for his off-course exploits and lurid outfits, won the 1991 PGA Championship title and was dubbed the "improbable champion"?
3. At Epsom in 1953, which legendary English jockey, riding Pinza, achieved his dream of winning the Derby on his 27th and final attempt?
4. Which country claimed its first Winter Olympics gold medal at Salt Lake City in 2002, when Steven Bradbury who was literally the last man left standing, won the men's speed skating 1000 metre event?
5. In 2001, which Croatian tennis player overcame a chronic injury to become the first wild card entry to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon?
6. Which Argentinean footballer, nicknamed the "atomic flea", was diagnosed with Growth Hormone Deficiency but still went on to be named FIFA Footballer of the Year in both 2009 and 2010?
7. Which Canadian ice hockey player won two Stanley Cups and led his country to an Olympic Gold Medal, despite fighting both debilitating injuries and cancer during his career?
8. Who was nicknamed "The Cinderella Man" and caused one of boxing's biggest upsets, when he beat Max Baer in June 1935 to become World Heavyweight Champion?
9. Which cyclist who in 1986 became the first American to win the Tour de France, and fought back from a near fatal hunting accident to win the 1989 Tour by just eight seconds?
10. Although he finished last in both his competitions at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, ski jumper Michael Edwards became a sensation around the world. By which nickname was this unlikely hero better known?
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