Sporting Greats

[CutMeMick]

Matt Skelton.

He just won me a nice few quid beating that useless overated Dallas fella.

wanka

[ICB]

Jonathan Edwards was a pretty fast runner aswell, alot faster than most of the Triple Jumper's i've seen, also his technique was just f****** superb. Also how abou Eric Liddell ? Chariot's Of Fire was what got me into track and field.

[ruthless rocco]

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100 points scored in a single game...
over 10000 chicks banged in his life.

[Fenster]

Hmm... I don't agree with any of this.

Jonathan Edwards is a FAILED sprinter. That's why he did the triple jump.

I've seen people live in snooker clubs that couldn't make a 50 break.

Literally MILLIONS of people go running everyday, if a few of them attempted the skip and jump, i'm certain we'd find an impressive leaper. The fact is - no one ever attempts the triple jump because no one cares about it (I had a go when I was a kid, it aint that hard).

[Andre]

Hmm... I don't agree with any of this.

Jonathan Edwards is a FAILED sprinter. That's why he did the triple jump.

I've seen people live in snooker clubs that couldn't make a 50 break.

Literally MILLIONS of people go running everyday, if a few of them attempted the skip and jump, i'm certain we'd find an impressive leaper. The fact is - no one ever attempts the triple jump because no one cares about it (I had a go when I was a kid, it aint that hard).

I think we need the ring of fire at the start and also the pit with the salt water crocodiles introduced at the mid way point just to spark this shit up a bit.

Lions would improve the sprints .

[Master]

Hmm... I don't agree with any of this.

Jonathan Edwards is a FAILED sprinter. That's why he did the triple jump.

I've seen people live in snooker clubs that couldn't make a 50 break.

Literally MILLIONS of people go running everyday, if a few of them attempted the skip and jump, i'm certain we'd find an impressive leaper. The fact is - no one ever attempts the triple jump because no one cares about it (I had a go when I was a kid, it aint that hard).

Then you will know it is much harder than it looks. If someone could easily excel at the discipline then they would have done it by now.

[Memphis]

If Jonathan Edwards is crap how shit does that make Daley Thompson? Ewards is a shit runner and jumper so had to do them together, Thompsons so bad he had to add some throwing events in.

Sergie Bupka, he's shit as well, no one tries pole vault.

If you want to see what happens when Joe Bloggs has a crack at a sport that looks a piece of piss see Eddy Edwards.

[BIG H]

Hmm... I don't agree with any of this.

Jonathan Edwards is a FAILED sprinter. That's why he did the triple jump.

I've seen people live in snooker clubs that couldn't make a 50 break.

Literally MILLIONS of people go running everyday, if a few of them attempted the skip and jump, i'm certain we'd find an impressive leaper. The fact is - no one ever attempts the triple jump because no one cares about it (I had a go when I was a kid, it aint that hard).

It aint all about speed. You try running at full speed and doing the hop phase and see if you can then launch into the 2nd phase without 'clapsing' it takes super human ankle and leg strength - I am 99% certain that almost anybody (able bodied) in the world could theoretically be trained (let's say they had Stepehn Hendrey for 12 hours a day for 10 years training them) to do a 60 or 70 break. You cannot say the same for the Triple jump! Only a very small precentage are predisposed to that type of athletic capability.

[Dia bando]

Daly Thompson that's a blast from the past.

[Mattyhitman]

Ed Moses the 400m hurdler was a phenom in his time on the track !

Contentious one here, but one thats been discussed on another thread:

Phil 'The Power' Taylor, greatest darts player ever to address the oche!

If Archery is in the Olympics, then why not darts ?

[Beanz]

Tanni Grey Thompson

35 World Records
11 Paralympic Gold Medals
4 Paralympic Silver Medals
1 Paralympic Bronze Medal

2 Gold, 3 Silver and 1 Bronze World Championships
Won the London Female Wheelchair Marathon 6 times

[Mattyhitman]

Tanni Grey Thompson

35 World Records
11 Paralympic Gold Medals
4 Paralympic Silver Medals
1 Paralympic Bronze Medal

2 Gold, 3 Silver and 1 Bronze World Championships
Won the London Female Wheelchair Marathon 6 times

Good shout.

She's from neck of the woods too, a great ambassador for sport from the North East.

[Beanz]

Tanni Grey Thompson

35 World Records
11 Paralympic Gold Medals
4 Paralympic Silver Medals
1 Paralympic Bronze Medal

2 Gold, 3 Silver and 1 Bronze World Championships
Won the London Female Wheelchair Marathon 6 times

Good shout.

She's from neck of the woods too, a great ambassador for sport from the North East.

She is. I thought she was Welsh though?

[Mattyhitman]

Tanni Grey Thompson

35 World Records
11 Paralympic Gold Medals
4 Paralympic Silver Medals
1 Paralympic Bronze Medal

2 Gold, 3 Silver and 1 Bronze World Championships
Won the London Female Wheelchair Marathon 6 times

Good shout.

She's from neck of the woods too, a great ambassador for sport from the North East.

She is. I thought she was Welsh though?

She is Welsh, but lives up here now, has done for some time, we accept her as one of our own

[Mattyhitman]

The IAAF are introducing a Hall Of Fame for Athletics, here are the
Inaugural 12 athletes: Jesse Owens (US), Abebe Bikila (Ethiopia), Paavo Nurmi (Finland), Carl Lewis (US), Emil Zatopek (Czechoslovakia), Al Oerter (US), Adhemar da Silva (Brazil), Ed Moses (US), Fanny Blankers-Koen (Netherlands), Betty Cuthbert (Australia), Jackie Joyner-Kersee (US), Wang Junxia (China)


Carnt believe Roger Bannister is not on the list