Ann's Golden Feat Remains Iconic Moment in History of British Sport

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It's not every day in these parts you can see an Olympic gold medallist out for a jog. Although three days a week isn't bad, if you happen to be up early enough in Congleton.

The South Cheshire town is home to one of the most familiar (beaming) faces in sport. Ann Brightwell, nee Packer, pounds its pavements on a regular basis. Not far though, "25 minutes, perhaps three miles".

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Ann's Golden Feat Remains Iconic Moment in History of British Sport

Oh, and one other thing, she's 65. Really, she puts serial wheezers like me to shame.

In 2012, when the Olympics comes to London, 48 years will have passed since Ann secured gold at Tokyo in 1964.

In the meantime, British athletes have produced great moments of sporting derring-do. And yet Ann's achievement, in the unlikelihood stakes, ranks alongside them all.

Aged 22, she wo...

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