Summary

  • Ennis-Hill wins best British women's sporting moment vote

  • Rio hockey gold second, England netball third

  1. Postpublished at 18:57 British Summer Time 28 May 2020

    Ok, it's time to get into our top 10. The next moment was nominated by 2019 Solheim Cup captain Catriona Matthew. Wonder what it could be...

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    Get Involvedpublished at 18:54 British Summer Time 28 May 2020

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    Athletes and pundits could only put forward one moment from their sport for our list which meant plenty of amazing sportspeople missed out.

    There's no shortage of outrage on twitter at the omission of Kelly Holmes, who won 800m and 1500m gold at Athens 2004. Get involved with the debate using #BBCGameChangers

    Liz MccClgan: Shocking, clearly the best EVER women’s track and field performance double Olympic Gold and 100% one of the best ever sporting performances by a woman in history!!!

    Ash Brown: Kelly Holmes winning Olympic double is the best moment in women's sporting history. Unbelievable it isn't even on this list.

    Mike Scott: Kelly Holmes not being on the list is astonishing, what she did in Athens in 2004 was breathtaking, and as a kid at the time inspiring

  3. 'Stanning and Glover gave us a moment we will never forget'published at 18:49 British Summer Time 28 May 2020

    11: Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins' double sculls gold at London 2012

    Vicky Thornley
    Rio 2016 double sculls silver medallist

    None of us can forget the incredible moments that happened in London 2012.

    In rowing we had an amazingly successful games. One of the stand-out performances has got to be in the women’s pair.

    Heather Stanning and Helen Glover won the first gold medal for Team GB. It was an incredible moment for those two athletes and for the team as a whole and something we will never forget.

    Heather Stanning and Helen Glover celebrate in their boatImage source, Getty Images
  4. 'Sydney 2000 paved the way for British women's rowing'published at 18:47 British Summer Time 28 May 2020

    11: Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins' double sculls gold at London 2012

    Vicky Thornley
    Rio 2016 double sculls silver medallist

    There have been some great moments for British women’s rowing.

    The first one that stands out to me is in Sydney in 2000 when the women’s quad won the first British women’s rowing Olympic medal.

    This really paved the way for British women’s rowing.

    Another stand-out moment for me is from 2015 when the women’s boat race was moved alongside the men’s race in London.

    Previously the women used to race in Henley and the men in London, but having them race in the same place on the same day was a really important moment. It was great for women’s sport in general, especially women’s rowing.

  5. Relive Grainger and Watkins' double sculls goldpublished at 18:44 British Summer Time 28 May 2020

    11: Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins' double sculls gold at London 2012

  6. 'They stepped up on the biggest sporting stage'published at 18:41 British Summer Time 28 May 2020

    11: Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins' double sculls gold at London 2012

    Vicky Thornley
    Rio 2016 double sculls silver medallist

    Katherine and Anna coming into those Games stepped up on the biggest sporting stage and took the gold medal in amazing style. I remember being in tears when they crossed the line in first place.

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    Vicky Thornley nominates her best British women's sporting moment for rowing

  7. 11: Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins' double sculls gold at London 2012published at 18:38 British Summer Time 28 May 2020

    Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins celebrate with the words Grainger and Watkins' gold at London 2012Image source, Getty Images

    There was no shortage of pressure on Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins coming in to London 2012.

    They had been unbeaten in the discipline for three years and dominated the Olympic final at Eton Dorney to take gold.

    It was all the more special for Grainger, who had won silver at three previous Olympic Games. She then went on to add a fifth Olympic medal to her collection at Rio 2016.

  8. Postpublished at 18:35 British Summer Time 28 May 2020

    We're getting very close to the top 10 now. And just missing out by an agonising three votes is the moment nominated by Olympic silver medallist Vicky Thornley.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 18:32 British Summer Time 28 May 2020

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    Think there is someone we've missed off our list? Tell us using #BBCGameChangers on Twitter.

    Andrew Quinn: Surely Jade Jones in London Olympics should be in this?

    Norman Martin: Dina Asher-Smith for a marvellous Gold medal in the finals of the Women's 200m Doha World Championships of Athletics.

    David Pulsford: My earliest TV memories are the Tokyo Olympics so I would have to pick Mary Rand and Ann Packer both winning golds.

  10. 'A historic moment for women's rugby'published at 18:29 British Summer Time 28 May 2020

    12: England's 2014 Rugby World Cup win

    Sarah Hunter
    England women's rugby union captain

    The 2014 World Cup win was a very special occasion for myself, personally, having played in the game and fulfilled a lifetime dream of becoming a world champion.

    It was also a historic moment for women's rugby in England. Winning the World Cup grew the game enormously throughout the country for women and girls.

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    Sarah Hunter nominates her best British women's sporting moment for rugby union

  11. 12: England's 2014 Rugby World Cup winpublished at 18:26 British Summer Time 28 May 2020

    England celebrate with the world cup trophy and the words England win Rugby Union World Cup 2014Image source, Getty Images

    England won the second ever Women's Rugby World Cup in 1994 but the breakthrough moment for the side arguably came in 2014.

    The Red Roses ended a run of three successive final defeats to finally lay hands on the trophy again, beating Canada 21-9.

    Emily Scarratt scored 16 of England's points in front of a near-capacity crowd at Paris' Stade Jean-Bouin.

    Many of the team took unpaid leave from their regular jobs to play in the tournament. Now, 28 players have full-time England contracts. Game changed.

  12. Postpublished at 18:23 British Summer Time 28 May 2020

    Anyway, putting winter sport aside for a moment, it's time for number 12 - nominated by England rugby union captain Sarah Hunter.

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    It would appear Yarnold noticed the extra attention on Twitter earlier in the week. She graciously gave her support to Jones though.

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    Snowboarder Jenny Jones is still in the running for first place as our Winter Sports moment, but some on Twitter would like to have seen two-time Olympic skeleton champion Lizzy Yarnold on the list.

    Have your say using #BBCGameChangers

    Charlotte Billings: What about Lizzy Yarnold? Our most successful winter Olympian of all time. Back to back Gold Medals at the Winter Olympics, European & World champion and an absolute legend.

    Jamie Billings: You may want to quickly add our most successful British Winter Olympian Lizzy Yarnold to this list. The first British athlete ever to defend a Winter Olympic title is probably a better achievement then a bronze or silver medal...

  15. What's still to come?published at 18:13 British Summer Time 28 May 2020

    There are 12 moments left. In alphabetical order, here are all the moments still in the running:

    Athletics: Jessica Ennis-Hill's heptathlon gold at London 2012

    Boxing Jane Couch 1998 taking on BBBC to allow women to box

    Cricket England winning the World Cup in 2017

    Darts: Fallon Sherrock at 2020 PDC World Championship

    Golf: Team Europe Solheim Cup win 2019

    Hockey: Team GB gold at Rio 2016

    Netball: England Commonwealth Games gold 2018

    Rowing: Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins' gold medal at London 2012

    Rugby Union: England winning the 2014 World Cup

    Swimming:Rebecca Adlington's second gold at Beijing 2008

    Tennis: Virginia Wade winning Wimbledon 1977

    Winter sports: Jenny Jones' snowboard bronze at Sochi 2014

  16. The results so farpublished at 18:10 British Summer Time 28 May 2020

    13. Disability sport: Ellie Simmonds winning gold at London 2012

    14. Football: Team GB at London 2012

    15. Gymnastics: Beth Tweddle's medal at London 2012

    16. Cycling: Women’s Madison, 2017 Track World Championships

    17. Horse racing: Hayley Turner Silver Saddle and Shergar Cup win in 2018

    18. Snooker: Reanne Evans at 2019 Champion of Champions

  17. 'There were so many moments to choose from'published at 18:07 British Summer Time 28 May 2020

    13: Ellie Simmonds' 400m freestyle gold at London 2012

    Kate Grey
    Two-time Paralympian

    There were so many moments to choose from in the world of Paralympic sport.

    Whether it is Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson winning her sixth London Marathon title just eight weeks after giving birth to her daughter Carys or Sarah Storey becoming Britain’s most successful female Paralympian at Rio 2016.

    And then there is skier Kelly Gallagher and her guide Charlotte Evans winning Great Britain’s first ever gold medal at a Winter Paralympics at Sochi 2014.

  18. 'A huge icon in women's sport'published at 18:04 British Summer Time 28 May 2020

    13: Ellie Simmonds' 400m freestyle gold at London 2012

    Kate Grey
    Two-time Paralympian

    Ellie shot to frame when she won gold in Beijing at just 13 years old but in London all the pressure was on her.

    She was the poster girl for London 2012 and she had a big race on her hands against America’s Victoria Arlen.

    It was a fantastic race to watch, Ellie pulled away in the final stages and when she touched the wall to take the gold, she just broke down into tears and the whole stadium erupted.

    I was crying whilst commentating live on 5 Live radio and it was just such a historic moment for Paralympic sport but also put Ellie as one of those huge roles models for women and women’s sport.

    She has just become a huge icon in women’s sport ever since.

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    Kate Grey nominates her best British women's Para-sport moment

  19. 13: Ellie Simmonds' 400m freestyle gold at London 2012published at 18:01 British Summer Time 28 May 2020

    Ellie Simmonds holds up a gold medal and the words Ellie Simmonds wins gold at London 2012Image source, Getty Images

    Ellie Simmonds was just 13 when she won her first Paralympic gold medal and shot to fame.

    She won the 100m and 400m S6 freestyle at Beijing 2008. Simmonds went on to win two more golds at London 2012 - one of which earned her her nomination in our list - and added another to her haul at Rio 2016.

  20. Postpublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 28 May 2020

    We're creeping towards the top 10 now. Time to reveal number 13, nominated for our list by two-time Paralympian Kate Grey.