Yorkshire Winning Big in London 2012 Olympics

Yorkshire: They're Doing Well Up North

Graham Dobson alerted me to this gem: if Yorkshire were an independent nation, it would be #11 in the Gold Medal standings for the 2012 Summer Olympics, with five Golds. Overall, Yorkshire has claimed 10 Olympic medals this year.

• Yorkshire Wins Big at London Olympics
• Yorkshire Olympics Medal Table
  

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Jessica Ennis Photo: Ennis Wins Women's Heptathlon

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Yorkshire is the largest county in Britain, and has produced its fair share of famous athletes and celebrities. For example:

• Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee (London 2012 Triathlon champs)
• Jessica Ennis (Heptathlon)
  
• Kevin Keegan (soccer)
• Alan Hinkes (mountaineer)
• David Hockney (artist)
• Joe Cocker (musician)
• Def Leppard (band; they have the keys to Sheffield)
• Judi Dench (actor)
• Ben Kindsley (actor)
• Patrick Stewart (Starfleet captain)
• Michael Palin (Monty Python)

(Christopher Eccleston, aka the 9th Doctor, is from Lancashire, and not from Yorkshire. However, his immortal line, "Lots of planets have a North", remains true.)