10 things you didn’t know about Andy Murray

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Andy Murray is currently the world’s top ranked male tennis player

#3 Owns unique Olympic record

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Murray is the only player to have won two Olympic gold medals

Andy Murray is the only tennis player, male or female, to have won two Olympic Gold medals, winning the singles titles at both the 2012 London Games as well as in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

He has also been instrumental in achieving glory for Great Britain, helping them win the Davis Cup in 2015. Murray won all his 11 matches on the way (eight in singles and three in doubles), as Britain won their first title since 1936.


#4 Survived the Dunblane massacre

Raised in Dunblane, Andy Murray has spoken about how he survived the tragic shooting at Dunblane Primary School, when gunman Thomas Hamilton opened fire, killing 16 children and one teacher, before shooting himself.

Murray has never really been very open to discussing the events of that day, but revealed that he took cover in a classroom.

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