THE LONDON 2012 Olympics’ greatest day — dubbed ‘Super Saturday’ — has been voted the greatest sporting moment of all time.
Super Saturday saw British trio Jessica Ennis-Hill, Greg Rutherford and Mo Farah all strike gold within just 44 minutes of each other.
The heart-stopping evening at the Olympic stadium saw Ennis-Hill take the top gong in the heptathlon, Rutherford strike gold in the long jump, while Farah’s distance running exploits were too good for the rest of the world.
It came after Great Britain had already scooped three golds earlier that day in the men’s rowing, women’s double sculls and women’s cycling team pursuit.
Meanwhile, second spot in the top 50 greatest sporting moments went to England’s 1966 World Cup winning team, with Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean’s Bolero gold rounding off the top three.
The rest of the top five saw some more incredible moments from years gone by, with Andy Murray’s 2013 Wimbledon triumph taking fourth, while Jonny Wilkinson’s drop-goal to win the World Cup against Australia in 2003 followed.
A spokesman for Simon Jersey — official supplier to Team GB — which commissioned the research, said: “2012 was a great year for sports in several areas, but the London Olympics really were amazing.
“Not only were they hosted by Great Britain, allowing the whole country to really get behind them, but the athletes had one of their most successful games ever.
“Super Saturday really was something else though.
“We had already seen three golds earlier that day, but the highlight was the moment in the Olympic stadium where the gold medals came in thick and fast.
“For anyone in the stadium, or even simply watching it on TV, it was an unforgettable moment.”
Sixth place, in the poll of 2,000 Brits, went to the moment Roger Bannister ran a mile in less than four minutes for the first time in 1954.
That was followed by Mo Farah’s second Olympic gold at London 2012 in the 5,000 metres — just a week after winning the 10,000 metre race on ‘Super Saturday’.
Steve Redgrave’s fifth consecutive Olympic gold in the rowing came eighth, while Usain Bolt becoming the first man to hold both the 100m and 200m world records is at nine.
Bradley Wiggins Tour De France victory in 2012 completed the top ten.
Check out the complete top 50 below:
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