Chambers Book of Sports Facts

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Oksana Chusovitina of Uzbekistan, deemed the greatest of all time, is the only gymnast to compete in eight Olympic Games.

In 1971, the moon became an unexpected sporting arena when Alan Shepard, a member of the Apollo 14 mission, played golf on its surface.

Austrian Formula One driver Niki Lauda was involved in a very bad crash in the German Grand Prix 1976; a priest even performed his last rites. He returned to racing within forty days, eventually winning the World Championship twice.