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Where was Martina Navratilova born?
Martina Navratilova was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, on October 18, 1956, as Martina Subertova.
When her mother later divorced and remarried, Martina took the name of her stepfather, Miroslav Navratil, adding the traditional feminine ending ova.
She moved to the United States in September 1975 during the U.S. Open.
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Leave a commentHow long does it take to walk around the world?
It took David Kunst a little over four years, from June 10, 1970, to October 5, 1974, to walk around the world.
One other man, George Schilling, claimed in an unconfirmed report to have accomplished the feat between June 1897 and June 1904.
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Leave a commentWho was pitching when Hank Aaron hit his 715th career home run?
Los Angeles Dodger Al Downing was the pitcher who watched as the ball flew over the left-field fence of Atlanta Stadium on April 8, 1974.
Atlanta Brave Henry Louis Aaron had broken the long-standing record for career home runs set by Babe Ruth in the 1930s.
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Leave a commentWhat is the longest baseball game on record?
A baseball game running eight hours and six minutes was played by the Chicago White Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers on May 9, 1984.
It was the longest baseball game recorded.
The White Sox won, 7-6.
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Leave a commentHow long was Secretariat’s horse racing career?
Secretariat the horse raced for only 16 months in 1972 and 1973.
In that time the chestnut stallion became the first horse in 25 years to win the Triple Crown, set record times in the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes, and won 16 of his 31 races.
He was retired to stud in November 1973 because his owner needed the $6.08 million in breeding shares.
Secretariat died at the age of 19 in 1989, survived by more than 300 offspring.
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Leave a commentWhat type of tennis stroke did Chris Evert popularize?
Chris Evert popularized the two-fisted backhand, which she began using out of necessity when she was six years old.
Beginning her professional career in 1972, Evert has won close to 150 women's singles titles and more than 1,000 career matches.
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Leave a commentWhat is the longest pro football game on record?
The game on December 25, 1971, between the Miami Dolphins and the Kansas City Chiefs lasted 82 minutes and 40 seconds.
It went into a second period of sudden death before Garo Yepremian kicked a field goal and won the game for the Dolphins, 27-24.
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Leave a commentWhich ice hockey player holds the lifetime record for scoring goals?
Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings, who scored 801 goals in his 25-year career, from 1946 to 1971 has the lifetime record for scoring goals.
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Leave a commentWhen was the first Superbowl held?
The first Superbowl was held in 1967 between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Packers won, 35-10.
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Who was the first pro athlete indicted for a crime committed during play?