Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics having won double gold in the four in 2008 and 2012. Alistair Brownlee became the first triathlete to successfully defend an Olympic title and his younger brother Jonny Brownlee upgraded his London bronze to a silver in the men's triathlon, one of three events with the men's pommel and men's individual sprint where Great Britain finished first and second. No British woman having ever defended an individual Olympic title, Trott, Dujardin, taekwondo-ka Jade Jones and boxer Nicola Adams became the first four British female Olympians ever to successfully defend individual Olympic titles, with Trott becoming the first British female, and
Boxing in the 1920s Shelby, Montana. His 1927 rematch against Tunney became known in boxing history as "The Long Count Fight". Dempsey became a household name, and he dated and married Hollywood actresses. He was, along with Babe Ruth, Red Grange, Bill Tilden and Bobby Jones, one of the so-called "Big Five of sports". Other important boxers included Benny Lynch (from West Scotland). "Panama Al Brown" was the first Hispanic to become a world champion. Because airlines lacked the structured schedules of the modern days, many boxers had to make their way to important fights by train. In 1921, the National Boxing Association was