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Arnold Palmer erases a seven-shot deficit in the final round of a major, with Ben Hogan and amateur Jack Nicklaus also in contention.
Cherry Hills Country Club, Cherry Hills Village, United States · 1960
At the 1960 U.S. Open at Cherry Hills Country Club, Colorado, Arnold Palmer made the greatest comeback in the event's history, erasing a seven-stroke deficit in the final round to win his only U.S. Open.
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Outsiders Greece beat the hosts in the final with a header from Angelos Charisteas to win the European Championship.
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal · 2004
Greece, 80–1 outsiders, beat hosts Portugal 1–0 in the Euro 2004 final in Lisbon. They had also beaten Portugal in the opening match, and a teenage Cristiano Ronaldo left the pitch in tears.
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A Lotus star loses a lap to a puncture, fights back to the lead, then runs dry on the last lap as Surtees' Honda beats Brabham by a car length.
Monza Circuit, Monza, Italy · 1967
At Monza on 10 September 1967, John Surtees won in the debut Honda RA300, his sixth and final victory. Jim Clark had recovered from a puncture to lead, but ran short of fuel on the last lap and lost out.
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Unseeded Roberta Vinci stunned Serena Williams in a semi-final, ending her bid for a calendar Grand Slam.
Arthur Ashe Stadium, New York City, United States · 2015
Williams had won the first three majors of 2015 and was two matches from the calendar Grand Slam when Vinci, ranked 43rd, beat her in three sets in New York. Flavia Pennetta then beat Vinci in the final.
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Steve Redgrave won gold at a fifth consecutive Olympics in the coxless four, four years after telling anyone to shoot him if he rowed again.
Sydney International Regatta Centre, Penrith, Australia · 2000
Redgrave, Matthew Pinsent, James Cracknell and Tim Foster won the 2000 Olympic coxless four in Penrith, west of Sydney, by less than half a second, making Redgrave the first rower with five golds.
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