Sporting Greats

[Memphis]

Could we keep a thread going for sporting greatness. Olympics is approaching fast so It would be nice if we could keep it going til then and beyond maybe. Short blurb followed by video/pics

I'll start the ball rolling

1. Jonathan Edwards - Triple Jump

This guy is just the dogs bollocks as far as Im concerned. Edwards owns 6 of the top 10 jumps of all time, his world record set in 95 stands strong today. 18 meter jumps are as out of reach today as they ever were, Edwards has at least 4 of them. Edwards broke the Word record 3 times in 95, he also has the longest recorded jump ever at 18.43 although the wind speed was illegal.

Physically he wasnt as strong or as fast as the other jumpers but he managed to outjump them by spending less time on the ground than they did; retaining more speed into the jump phase (his hop and skip was no better or worse than anyone around at the time)

There is an English version of the vid but the picture isnt as good.

[Master]

Linford winning gold was the best memory I have, brilliant win from the old man at 32.

Remember the Cole and Ovett rivalry too.

[roberto duran legend]

I really liked Seb Coe , but Michael Johnson was something else, amazing running style ,
unbeatable in his peak years, my favourite athlete of all time.

[Master]

Bolt would beat Johnson amazingly, but that was an incredible run at the time, never thought it would be beat.

[roberto duran legend]

Not at the 400 he wouldnt.

[Dia bando]

Do any of you remember Alan Well's.