 Top Underdog Victories In Sports

Leicester City Wins Premier League (2015-16)

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Miracle on Ice" (1980 Winter Olympics)

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Buster Douglas Defeats Mike Tyson (1990)

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Greece Wins UEFA Euro 2004

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Emma Raducanu Wins US Open (2021)

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Leicester Tigers' Heineken Cup Win (2001)

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