# The greatest sporting moments of all time according to Britain (Channel 4, 2002)

In 2002 Channel 4 broadcast "100 Greatest Sporting Moments", voted by viewers. Steve Redgrave's fifth Olympic gold won, ahead of England's 5–1 in Munich and the 1966 World Cup. These are the top 30.

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## Top 30

1. **Germany 1–5 England** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — World Cup qualifier, Munich, 2001.
2. **The Rumble in the Jungle: Ali v Foreman** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Kinshasa, Zaire, 1974.
3. **Steve Redgrave wins his fifth Olympic gold** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Rowing, Sydney 2000: a fifth gold at a fifth consecutive Games.
4. **Ian Botham's Headingley heroics** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Cricket, the 1981 Ashes against Australia.
5. **Jesse Owens wins four Olympic golds** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Berlin Olympics, 1936.
6. **England win the 1966 World Cup** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Final against West Germany at Wembley, 4–2.
7. **Maradona's Hand of God and his brilliant second goal** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Argentina v England, 1986 World Cup in Mexico.
8. **Torvill and Dean's Bolero** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Ice dance, Sarajevo Winter Olympics 1984.
9. **Borg and McEnroe's epic Wimbledon tie-break** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1980 Wimbledon final.
10. **Cantona's kung-fu kick** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — At a Crystal Palace fan, 1995.
11. **Roger Bannister breaks the four-minute mile** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Oxford, 1954.
12. **Keegan loses it live on Sky** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The "I would love it" rant at Alex Ferguson, 1996.
13. **England 4–1 Netherlands** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Euro 96 at Wembley.
14. **Frankie Dettori rides seven winners in one day** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Ascot, 1996.
15. **Beckham scores from the halfway line** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Against Wimbledon, 1996.
16. **Manchester United's 1999 Champions League final comeback** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Two stoppage-time goals against Bayern at the Camp Nou.
17. **Dennis Taylor and Steve Davis's black ball finish** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1985 World Snooker final, decided on the last ball.
18. **Michael Thomas's last-minute title-winning goal for Arsenal** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Anfield, 1989.
19. **Goran Ivanišević wins Wimbledon** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2001, as a wild card.
20. **Jonah Lomu beats England by himself** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1995 Rugby World Cup semi-final.
21. **Gareth Edwards's Barbarians try** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Against the All Blacks, Cardiff, 1973.
22. **Van Basten's volley wins Euro 88 for the Netherlands** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Netherlands 2–0 Soviet Union.
23. **Republic of Ireland reach the 1990 World Cup quarter-finals** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — After beating Romania on penalties.
24. **Ryan Giggs's FA Cup semi-final winner against Arsenal** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A solo run from the halfway line, 1999.
25. **Red Rum's third Grand National win** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Aintree, 1977.
26. **George Best scores six in one game for Manchester United** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Northampton 2–8 Manchester United, 1970 FA Cup.
27. **Tiger Woods completes the "Tiger Slam"** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Four majors in a row, 2001 Masters.
28. **Matt Busby's Manchester United win the European Cup** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Wembley, 1968, ten years after Munich.
29. **Garfield Sobers hits six sixes in one over** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Cricket, Swansea, 1968.
30. **Michael Owen's goal against Argentina** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 1998 World Cup in France.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.