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Tiger Woods, on a damaged left knee, beat Rocco Mediate in sudden death after an 18-hole Monday playoff for a major.
Torrey Pines Golf Course, San Diego, United States · 2008
At Torrey Pines in San Diego, June 2008, Tiger Woods beat Rocco Mediate on the first sudden-death hole after an 18-hole playoff, winning his 14th major. He then missed the rest of the season for knee surgery.
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Two unbeaten heavyweight champions met in a billed 'Fight of the Century'; Frazier handed Ali his first professional loss.
Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States · 1971
On 8 March 1971, Joe Frazier beat Muhammad Ali by unanimous decision after fifteen rounds at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was Ali's first professional defeat and the first of their three fights.
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Elio de Angelis held off Keke Rosberg's Williams by 0.05 seconds in a Lotus win, the team's last in Colin Chapman's lifetime.
Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria · 1982
On 15 August 1982, Elio de Angelis won the Austrian Grand Prix at the Österreichring by 0.05s over Keke Rosberg. It was Lotus's first win since 1978 and the last before Colin Chapman died that year.
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Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in straight sets in front of a TV audience of about 90 million in a 'Battle of the Sexes'.
Astrodome, Houston, United States · 1973
King, 29, beat the 55-year-old former champion Riggs 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 in September 1973 before more than 30,000 spectators in Houston, Texas, a landmark moment for women’s sport.
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Running blind in lane eight, Wayde van Niekerk broke Michael Johnson's 17-year-old 400 m world record in an Olympic final.
Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · 2016
Van Niekerk ran 43.03 seconds from the outside lane at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, beating Johnson's 1999 record of 43.18. His coach was a 74-year-old great-grandmother, Ans Botha.
From Geosportle #17 (20 October 2026) · Source: Wikipedia
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