Who would you say was the most athletic person ever?
Who would you say was the most athletic person ever?
Jim Thorpe and Bo Jackson
Bruce Lee
Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Thorpe
Gold medals in the Pentathlon and Decathlon in the 1912 Olympics.
According to his obituary in The New York Times he could run the 100-yard dash in 10 seconds flat, the 220 in 21.8 seconds, the 440 in 51.8 seconds, the 880 in 1:57, the mile in 4:35, the 120-yard high hurdles in 15 seconds, and the 220-yard low hurdles in 24 seconds. He could long jump 23 ft 6 in and high-jump 6 ft 5 in.[6] He could pole vault 11 feet, put the shot 47 ft 9 in, throw the javelin 163 feet, and throw the discus 136 feet.[
He played Baseball, Basketball(as a barnstormer), and Football professionally
Wilt Chamberlain
And, one hell of a Guitar Player.
Last edited by Bill Paxtom; 09-16-2015 at 03:28 AM.
Bob Gibson was also very skilled
Daley Thompson
Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.
Ashton Eaton is a better decathlete than Thompson. Let's compare:
Thompson:
PERFORMANCE WIND PLACE DATE
100 Metres 10.26 +2.0 Stuttgart 27 AUG 1986
200 Metres 20.88 +1.9 London (CP) 18 AUG 1979
400 Metres 46.86 Götzis (Mösle-Stadium) 22 MAY 1982
1500 Metres 4:23.71 Athína 08 SEP 1982
110 Metres Hurdles 14.04 -0.3 Stuttgart 28 AUG 1986
High Jump 2.11 Götzis (Mösle-Stadium) 17 JUN 1980
Pole Vault 5.25 London (Hendon) 15 JUN 1986
Long Jump 8.01 +0.4 Los Angeles, CA 08 AUG 1984
Shot Put 15.73 Stuttgart 27 AUG 1986
Discus Throw 47.62 Arles 18 MAY 1986
Javelin Throw 63.28 Arles 18 MAY 1986
Decathlon 8847 Los Angeles (Memorial Coliseum) 09 AUG 1984
Eaton:
PERSONAL BEST - OUTDOOR
PERFORMANCE WIND PLACE DATE
100 Metres 10.21 +0.4 Eugene (Hayward Field), OR 22 JUN 2012
200 Metres 20.76 +1.8 Walnut, CA 19 APR 2013
400 Metres 45.55 Atlanta (Emory University) 01 AUG 2015
1500 Metres 4:14.48 Eugene (Hayward Field), OR 23 JUN 2012
110 Metres Hurdles 13.35 +0.8 Eugene (Hayward Field), OR 31 MAY 2014
110 Metres Hurdles 13.35 +1.8 Eugene (Hayward Field), OR 04 JUN 2011
400 Metres Hurdles 48.69 Glasgow (Hampden Park) 11 JUL 2014
High Jump 2.11 Burnaby, CAN 10 JUN 2012
Pole Vault 5.40 Portland (Duniway Park), OR 08 AUG 2015
Long Jump 8.23 +0.8 Eugene (Hayward Field), OR 22 JUN 2012
Shot Put 15.40 Palo Alto, CA 30 MAR 2013
Discus Throw 47.36 Chula Vista, CA 14 AUG 2011
Javelin Throw 66.64 San Luis Obispo, CA 16 MAR 2013
Decathlon 9039 Eugene (Hayward Field), OR 23 JUN 2012
Decathlon Junior 7155 Indianapolis, IN 21 JUN 2007
Bruce Jenner {1976}
If I tried to explain it, you would never believe it.
Jim Royle
Miles
Floyd May the UNDISPUTED world champion for 18 straight years almost, nobody has done anything like it.
David Lemieux = Future MW Champ and P4P King
It was Ugg Ah-hooWah.
He was the first hominid to be able to stand upright for a long time. The finest athletic achievement in our species' history, and he was the ancestor of us all.
If God wanted us to be vegetarians, why are animals made of meat ?
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