Sporting Greats

[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

[Master]

Moses 400 hurdles, legend.

[Beanz]

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

Another International conspiracy against the British.

[X]

Good thread ......
For me, sporting greatness isn't necessarily about who is the fastest etc person of all time, otherwise there would only ever be one great in every athletics discipline.

It's about someone who was years ahead of their time, or who dominated for a long time, or who captured the zeitgeist of the moment: so how about, in no particular order

Jesse Owens
Emil Zatopek
Herb Elliott
Carl Lewis
Seb Coe and Steve Ovett
Daley Thomson
Michael Johnson
Usain Bolt
Mark Spitz
Micheal Phelps
Nadia Comeneci
Al Oerter

I'm sure there are loads more.

Also, think back over your lifetime and consider how many All Time greats insports you have had the privelege of watching live in the flesh, on TV or being around while their story unfolded in real time,

Jonah Lomu
Roger Federer
Rafa Nadal
Lionel Messi
Ronaldo (the Brazilian, not the Portuguese cunt)
Viv Richards
Bjorn Borg

Depends how old you are, but it's a good game to play in the pub

[Master]

Cathy Freeman winning 2000 was moving.