BlueSeagull
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Then there's George Digweed MBE the 19x World Clay Pigeon Shooting champion, 14x European Fitasc champion, and 9 world cups! INCREDIBLY successful in his field and rather obscure! beat that! 
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Fitzcarraldo
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BARE-KNUCKLE prizefighter/National hero Tom Sayers was born in the slums not far Brighton Pavilion.
His Wikipedia page makes for interesting reading.
His Wikipedia page makes for interesting reading.
NorthStandN1A
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Katie Price - Equestrian legend!!!! 
turienzo's lovechild
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Then there's George Digweed MBE the 19x World Clay Pigeon Shooting champion, 14x European Fitasc champion, and 9 world cups! INCREDIBLY successful in his field and rather obscure! beat that!
this is superb.......and from what appears to be an absolute HOTBED of sport, hastings
BlueSeagull
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Thanks mate, again, I played cricket against him once
but Hastings has had quite a few famous sporting names, Gareth Barry the most famous though.
chimneys
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Kristina Cook also known as Tina Cook (born August 31, 1970, Rustington), is a British three-day eventing rider. She is the daughter of the four times British jump racing Champion Jockey, Josh Gifford.
With her horse Miner's Frolic she won bronze medals in both the individual and team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[2] Cook only made the Olympic Eventing team, after the withdrawals of granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, Zara Phillips and Lucy Wiegersma. She became double European Eventing champion in 2009 on Miner's Frolic in both the Individual and Team competitions at the chamipionships at Fontainebleau in France.
She lives in Findon.
Jimmy Hill-lives Hurstpierpoint but born in London.
With her horse Miner's Frolic she won bronze medals in both the individual and team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[2] Cook only made the Olympic Eventing team, after the withdrawals of granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, Zara Phillips and Lucy Wiegersma. She became double European Eventing champion in 2009 on Miner's Frolic in both the Individual and Team competitions at the chamipionships at Fontainebleau in France.
She lives in Findon.
Jimmy Hill-lives Hurstpierpoint but born in London.
willyfantastic
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Noah Cato who played for Saracens & England Saxons in rugby, just joined Northampton I think.....He's from Brighton I think
Jordan Turner-Hall, think he's played for England and Quins.
Ben Broster, plays for Wasps and has played for Wales.
Jordan Turner-Hall, think he's played for England and Quins.
Ben Broster, plays for Wasps and has played for Wales.
Fitzcarraldo
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British tennis GREAT Martin Lee is Worthing's most famous sporting son.
Billy Seagull
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Colin & Alan Wells both played cricket for Newhaven, Sussex & England.
John Robinson also from Newhaven played for the Albion, Charlton & Wales.
John Robinson also from Newhaven played for the Albion, Charlton & Wales.
BlueSeagull
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Oh and Mark Davis ALSO of Hastings is currently ranked number 18 in the world in Snooker.
ForestRowSeagull
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Nick Champness from East Grinstead is 4 time one armed golf
World Champion, obscure enough ?
World Champion, obscure enough ?
Brownstuff
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You wanted obscure
Dean Ayass - born in Brighton - wrestling manager and commentator
(And by the way wrestling is shit apart from when Big Daddy was around)
Dean Ayass - born in Brighton - wrestling manager and commentator
(And by the way wrestling is shit apart from when Big Daddy was around)
skipper734
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The guy falling of the back of this comes from Seaford, Paul Campbell James. He went on to win the series 2010.
In 2007 the series was won by the Greenhalgh brothers from Rottingdean. What are the chances of that.
The Wookiee
Back From The Dead
Karen pickering the Olympic swimmer from Hove
cjd
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Can't remember their name, but the ? ex Landlord of the Sussex Pad in Shoreham.
His dad represented England at Boxing (first ever televised boxing match).
The landlord represented England at fishing.
The son represented England at BMX riding.
His dad represented England at Boxing (first ever televised boxing match).
The landlord represented England at fishing.
The son represented England at BMX riding.
Vegas Seagull
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Andy Naylor....
Butch Willykins
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How about Nik Baker?? World Windsurfing Champion.
Also.....
Matt Crowhurst. Professional Wakeboarder.
Also.....
Matt Crowhurst. Professional Wakeboarder.
The best time was when Mick McManus and Jackie Pallo were about. Saw them at the OLD ice rink at the bottom of West Street in the 60s, before it was demolished to spend years as the car parking wilderness next to The Suite.
Born in Worcester
Born in Pembury, Kent
We can't quite get a post-war team of Sussex-born England cricketers - need Nash to get picked
Benson
Oakman
A Wells
Parks
Smith
C Wells (I know he didn't play a test but did play ODIs)
James Langridge
Thomson
Kirtley
Giddins
brakespear
Doctor Worm
Thought he was born in Crawley ... although someone has clearly been fiddling with his Wikipedia entry: "Born in Watford, Hertfordshire to David Southgate, a horse salesman, and his mother, an unidentified parsnip,[1] "
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This - I was sure he went to the same school as I did in Pound Hill, although I may have that wrong
