Famous British athletes
POSTED: 02:36 PM PDT Jul 23, 2012
UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Jul 23, 2012
With the 2012 Summer Olympics games about to kick off in London, join us for a look at some of the most famous British athletes ever.
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Fred Perry (1909-1995) won three consecutive Wimbledon Championships from 1934 to 1936 and was World No. 1 four years in a row. Perry also became the last British player to win the men's Wimbledon championship in 1936. He's also the last male British player to win a singles Grand Slam title, winning the 1936 U.S. National Championships.
