Author Topic: The Greatest Olympic Champion (Read 729 times)

Pongo · « **Reply #15 on:** July 23, 2004, 01:38:51 PM »

Thats not what I said. I may be an idiot(alought I suspect I have a few dozen IQ points on you) but two people stand on podiums.
One has won 5 olympic golds in a sport where only he is measured against the best in the world. Another has won 5 olympic golds in varios events of team sports, in combination with varios other great athletes.
Myself. Being an idiot, respect the man who has clearly demonstrated that it is indeed his performance alone that won those medals.

If we brought a hockey player in that had participated in 5 olypmpics and won 5 gold medals, I think that is less of an accomplishment then a person that did it all on thier lonesome.

My opinion. My values. My response to the thread. Idiotic I guess. but I wager I am not alone in the feeling.

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #16 on:** July 23, 2004, 01:51:33 PM »

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Originally posted by Pongo
If we brought a hockey player in that had participated in 5 olypmpics and won 5 gold medals, I think that is less of an accomplishment then a person that did it all on thier lonesome.

But then there are no Hockey Players who have done that.

Steven Redgrave is the only champion to win five consecutive gold medals in an endurance event. Three others have achieved the 5 for 5, but in fencing and in equestrian.

So just for you, Pongo, Steven Redgrave stands alone in that respect.

A world class rower generates about 500 W for about 6 to 7 minutes for the 2000 M event, and has to do it without losing form or synchronicity with the rest of the crew.

My idiot comment was conditional. There is still hope for you.

Red Tail 444 · « **Reply #17 on:** July 23, 2004, 04:37:09 PM »

http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/heroes/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=86364

Jesse Owens.

1936.

4 Golds. 100, 200, LJ, 400M relay.
3 WRs one OR I think...

midnight Target · « **Reply #18 on:** July 23, 2004, 05:05:19 PM »

Jesse was great, but Carl Lewis bettered him in all respects (athletically).

If the best track and field star is chosen it has to be Lewis.

Rino · « **Reply #19 on:** July 23, 2004, 05:58:07 PM »

I hear Mark Spitz won a few golds.

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #20 on:** July 23, 2004, 06:03:34 PM »

Yeah but Spitz, Lewis, and Owens won some of their medals in relays which are team events and for some reason those don't count.

Airhead · « **Reply #21 on:** July 23, 2004, 09:25:26 PM »

The best Olympic performance has to be Bob Beamon in the long jump in 1968.

Grits · « **Reply #22 on:** July 23, 2004, 10:06:46 PM »

Emil Zatopek, without question. He won the '48 10,000 meters, but in '52 he won the 5,000, 10,000, AND[/b] the Marathon. I like all aspects of the Olympics competition, but there really is nothing in its history that compares, and a triple like that will never happen again.

B17Skull12 · « **Reply #23 on:** July 23, 2004, 10:08:32 PM »

seee ya read the paper this morning MT. LOL

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #24 on:** July 23, 2004, 10:22:05 PM »

Jesse Owens

http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00016393.html

hawker238 · « **Reply #25 on:** July 23, 2004, 10:35:52 PM »

Owens is awesome, but I'm a Prefontaine guy....

Pongo · « **Reply #26 on:** July 23, 2004, 11:13:49 PM »

holdin.
I have decided. Let it go.
If your a girl. Maybe rowing can earn you fame and recognition. But a man..no.
And on a team?
It shames the other great names in this thread to even mention it.

Thrawn · « **Reply #27 on:** July 24, 2004, 02:27:09 AM »

Right, we are going to have to go with Björn Dæhlie then.

Replicant · « **Reply #28 on:** July 24, 2004, 04:51:32 AM »

I'll go with:

Steve Redgrave

or

Daley Thompson (Decathalon)

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #29 on:** July 24, 2004, 08:38:50 AM »

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Originally posted by Pongo
holdin.
I have decided. Let it go.
If your a girl. Maybe rowing can earn you fame and recognition. But a man..no.
And on a team?
It shames the other great names in this thread to even mention it.

Your Queen disagrees with you.

'Sir' in front of a name in the British Commonwealth connotes a measure of fame and recognition.

You have confirmed your status by continuing to base your opinion upon your own self professed ignorance.

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Pongo
Dont know if...

Ignorance = 'Don't know if...'