SCOTS cycling star Sir Chris Hoy has been named the best British Olympian of all time.
A poll of 2,000 people named the former track cyclist, who has won six gold medals at three Olympics, the best Olympian to represent Great Britain.
Second place went to rower Sir Steve Redgrave who won gold in five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000.
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Decathlete Daley Thompson came third followed by distance runner Mo Farah, who won gold in both the 10,000m and 5,000m at London 2012.
Current Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill who was one of the medal winners during the famous ‘Super-Saturday’ of the London 2012 Olympics, completed the top five.
Other athletes to feature in the top 50 include Andy Murray, Sally Gunnell and Beth Tweddle.
A spokesman for Team GB’s Olympic outfitters Simon Jersey, who carried out the survey, said: “It’s true that Chris Hoy has one of the most successful careers in British sporting history.
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“He’s the most decorated of all, so we aren’t surprised that he’s been voted the greatest British Olympian of all time above so many other famous names.”
“And many will remember Sir Steve Redgrave winning his fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal which has earned him his runner-up spot.
“With the 2016 Olympics in Rio just around the corner, many will be looking forward to the same excitement with both new and familiar Olympic faces on our televisions.”
Sixth place in the poll went to double Olympic champion, Dame Kelly Holmes, followed by tennis star Andy Murray, cyclist Bradley Wiggins and track and field athlete Seb Coe.
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Roger Bannister, who ran the first sub-four minute mile in 1954 alongside his Olympic success, came tenth.
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