Albert Hill of Great Britain won the gold medal in the 800 meter run at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp.
The legendary Sir Peter Snell won two Olympic Gold Medals at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. He won the 800m and 1500m double.
Dame Kelly Holmes won two Olympic Gold Medals at the 2004 Athens Olympics; 800m and the 1500m, in the progress she became the third woman to the 800-1500m double at the Olympics and first British athlete to win two track-and-field gold medals at the same Olympics in 84 years!She also has won a bronze medal in the 800m at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Kelly Holmes
1. Olympic Games - 2004 Athens 1500m Demonstration Race - 5th 2. Olympic Games - 2000 Sydney 1500m Demonstration Race - 4th
3 ... Jack Lovelock in 1936, Peter Snell in 1964, and John Walker in 1976.
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Sebastian Coe at the 1980 Games in Moscow and the 1984 Games in Los Angeles.
British amateur swimmer Henry Taylor won three glod medals in 1908. He won in 200 m, 400m and 1500m free style categories to create a record that was unbroken till the Beijing Olympics where Cyclist Chris Hoy also won three golds.
The 800m run and the 1500m run.
Kelly Holmes is an Olympic gold medalist and a retired British athlete. She won gold medals in the 800m and 1500m races at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens making her the first British athlete to win two gold medals at one Olympics since Albert Hill in 1920. Following her retirement from athletics Holmes has continued to be involved in sports and currently works as a motivational speaker mentor and ambassador for a number of organizations. Motivational Speaker Mentor Ambassador for a number of organizations
Hicham El Guerrouj edged out Bernard Lagat to win the gold in the 1500m in the 2004 Athens Olympic games.
Paavo Nurmi was a middle and long distance runner from Finland. He won 9 gold medals over three Olympics - from 1500m to 10000m. Considered by many to be the greatest athlete of all time.