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Greatest Olympian Part Trois
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Birgit Fischer won 8 gold medals in Kayak (K1, K2, K4) in 6 consecutive olympics
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Re: Greatest Olympian Part Trois [Francois] [ In reply to ]
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Yeah but can she canoe? ;)
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Re: Greatest Olympian Part Trois [Francois] [ In reply to ]
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Thats impressive. When was this ?
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Re: Greatest Olympian Part Trois [Francois] [ In reply to ]
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Now you're just being pedatic!


;-)
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Re: Greatest Olympian Part Trois [Francois] [ In reply to ]
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No she didn't.











(She missed the 1984 olympics)



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Re: Greatest Olympian Part Trois [tri2doitall] [ In reply to ]
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Absolutely Hilarious!!

Maybe NASCAR will come to the Olympics....???
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Re: Greatest Olympian Part Trois [TriBriGuy] [ In reply to ]
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Now you're just being pedatic!


;-)

that's how you call someone who speaks more than one language in the US? ;-)
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Re: Greatest Olympian Part Trois [Francois] [ In reply to ]
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Now, your semi-joking part deux and trois threads have raised a serious point. All these athletes that have have longevity at the Apex of their events in the Olympic arena are obcure to the point that you needed to actively search for them. Should we therefore add celebrity profile to their acheivements in some way? After all that is a sign of their "greatness".


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Re: Greatest Olympian Part Trois [JulianInEngland] [ In reply to ]
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A commonly cited quality is an athlete who has transcended their sport. I would argue that neither Redgrave or Phelps have done so. Wrong sport probably !!
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Re: Greatest Olympian Part Trois [UK Gearmuncher] [ In reply to ]
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In that case Muhammed Ali should be considered.


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Re: Greatest Olympian Part Trois [JulianInEngland] [ In reply to ]
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Only if he can prove he won a medal.



(Oh he threw it in a river ? damn).

You'd have to limit this to a Olympic context rather than sport in general. If you did that Ali would be near (or at) the top.
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Re: Greatest Olympian Part Trois [JulianInEngland] [ In reply to ]
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I have been following these threads with a bit of a laugh since I think Francois is right, we really don't have a "greatest" definition worth anything, but I would proffer performance under adversity as another criteria, with Shun Fujimoto being my personal candidate. 1976 Montreal, broke his knee during floor routine in the team men's gymnastics - went on to finish out for the team with a 9.5 on pommel, and more incredibly a 9.7 to win the gold for the team on rings, with a double back, double twist dismount from about 9 feet in the air .... onto a broken kneecap ... and stuck the landing! To know that much pain is coming your way - it was truly exceptional to see.

Now back to your regularly scheduled inanity.

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Re: Greatest Olympian Part Trois [UK Gearmuncher] [ In reply to ]
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Absolutely, but that is the prime example of an athlete transending their sport.


"How bad can it be?" - SimpleS
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Re: Greatest Olympian Part Trois [jriosa] [ In reply to ]
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Jim, I have been enjoying these threads too as (naturally) everyone has different criteria which they apply to any "greatest" poll/question.

Fijimoto's preformance was incredible under those circumstances, but that's enough agreement, I have to go back to regularly being inane :-p


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Re: Greatest Olympian Part Trois [Francois] [ In reply to ]
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We've gone from Phelps, to other Americans, to (golly!) non-Americans, to ancient Greeks. Someone has to figure out a way to work Chuck Norris in here, somehow.

Keep it pithy, please.

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Re: Greatest Olympian Part Trois [00] [ In reply to ]
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See the Fabian Cancellara thread....
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Re: Greatest Olympian Part Trois [00] [ In reply to ]
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I am definitely not qualified to be pithy, but...

When the Olympics become meaningful, they'll be called the Chuck Norris Games. Chuck will personally round house kick the last place finisher in each event.

Sorry.
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Re: Greatest Olympian Part Trois [Francois] [ In reply to ]
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What? You've never heard that word, Francois?


It means "uselessly dredging up obscure trivia from the attic of sports history"

Don't ask me why they dropped the second 't'.

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Last edited by: TriBriGuy: Aug 15, 08 16:22
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