Eric Liddell, Harold Abrahams, Allan Wells, Linford Christie, and Christine Ohorugu are all Olympic gold medallists in 100m-400m from the UK.
Wyndham Halswell was also an Olympic champion in 1908 in London in 400 metres, born in London and definetely worth a mention, Wyndham was later killed in the Western Front of WW1 at the battle of Neuve Chapelle.
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