Plastic Brit (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Plastic Brit" in English language version.

Last modified: 21:11:08, 23 May 2026 (UTC)

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74telegraph.co.uk

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27^th place

64theguardian.com

16^th place

11^th place

33bbc.co.uk

11^th place

10^th place

21mirror.co.uk

440^th place

288^th place

11spectator.co.uk

2,174^th place

1,145^th place

11web.archive.org

1^st place

11chicagotribune.com

143^rd place

80^th place

11independent.co.uk

46^th place

29^th place

11newstatesman.com

1,323^rd place

717^th place

11standard.co.uk

362^nd place

200^th place

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

Nick, Hope (30 May 2012). "London 2012: Ukraine-born Olga Butkevych may wrestle for GB". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
Hope, Nick (25 May 2012). "British Wrestling has Olympic places cut". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
"London 2012: Paula Radcliffe gives support to 'Plastic Brits'". BBC Sport. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2013.

chicagotribune.com (Global: 143^rd place; English: 80^th place)

articles.chicagotribune.com

""Plastic Brit" out after six minutes at Games". Chicago Tribune. Reuters. 9 August 2012. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2013.

independent.co.uk (Global: 46^th place; English: 29^th place)

Riding, Matthew (14 August 2012). "Plastic Brits? They were the secret of our success". The Independent. Retrieved 12 April 2013.

mirror.co.uk (Global: 440^th place; English: 288^th place)

Ovett, Steve (1 August 2012). "Plastic Brits is a snide term but why make Tiffany Porter sing the national anthem". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 12 April 2013.

newstatesman.com (Global: 1,323^rd place; English: 717^th place)

Eaton, George (5 August 2012). "How Mo Farah rejected the "plastic Brit" charge". New Statesman. Retrieved 6 January 2014.

spectator.co.uk (Global: 2,174^th place; English: 1,145^th place)

"London Cricket's foreign legions". The Spectator. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2014.

standard.co.uk (Global: 362^nd place; English: 200^th place)

Majendie, Matt (23 August 2012). "Move over you plastic Brits, here comes the 'titanium Brit'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 21 April 2013.

telegraph.co.uk (Global: 40^th place; English: 27^th place)

Chadband, Ian (11 March 2012). "'Plastic Briton' Yamile Aldama proud to win gold for Great Britain". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
Blenkinsop, Andrew; Kinross, David (11 July 2012). "Team GB: 'Plastic Brits' - where do they come from?". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
White, Jim (5 August 2011). "As Manu Tuilagi prepares for England debut, perhaps it is flattering to be seen as foreigners' sporting haven". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
Magnay, Jacquelin (14 March 2012). "IOC President Jacques Rogge hits out at mercenary athletes". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 April 2013.

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

Press Association (30 April 2012). "ECB extends qualification period for overseas players to seven years". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
Katwala, Sunder (3 August 2012). "Accusing Olympic athletes of being 'plastic Brits' misses the point". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
"Zharnel Hughes shrugs off 'Plastic Brit' tag after winning 200m heat". TheGuardian.com. 3 July 2015.
Aldama, Yamilé (14 July 2012). "Yamilé Aldama: Plastic Brit jibe is so offensive in our country today". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 April 2013.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

""Plastic Brit" out after six minutes at Games". Chicago Tribune. Reuters. 9 August 2012. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2013.

Plastic Brit (English Wikipedia)

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11th place; English: 10th place)

chicagotribune.com (Global: 143rd place; English: 80th place)

articles.chicagotribune.com

independent.co.uk (Global: 46th place; English: 29th place)

mirror.co.uk (Global: 440th place; English: 288th place)

newstatesman.com (Global: 1,323rd place; English: 717th place)

spectator.co.uk (Global: 2,174th place; English: 1,145th place)

standard.co.uk (Global: 362nd place; English: 200th place)

telegraph.co.uk (Global: 40th place; English: 27th place)

theguardian.com (Global: 16th place; English: 11th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)