In 1984, Gabriela Andersen-Scheiss completed the Olympic marathon in terrible pain Read more
now playing
Women's Marathon Agony
In 1984, Gabriela Andersen-Scheiss completed the Olympic marathon in terrible pain
F1's only six-wheeled winner
In 1976, the first person won a Formula One race in a six-wheeled car
Rajeev Bagga: Deaflympic badminton champion
In 2005, badminton champion Rajeev Bagga took his total of Deaflympic gold medals to 14
First black cricketer to represent England
In 1980, Roland Butcher became the first black cricketer to play for the England team
The plasterer who fought a boxing legend
Ten thousand people watched the unlikely fight in 1997
Bonus: The Black 14
The lives of 14 black American footballers are changed forever in a fight against racism
The man who swam the Amazon
In 2007, Martin Strel became the first person to swim the entire length of the Amazon
The first transgender pro golfer
In 2004, Mianne Bagger became the first transgender professional golfer
Alex Higgins: The rock star snooker legend
How Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins brought new audiences to snooker with his playboy lifestyle
Scouting Liverpool's greatest generation
In 1967, Geoff Twentyman joined Liverpool as a chief scout
