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Originally Posted by bravos4evr
and what about that american shooter? Hasn't she won her event 6 olympics in a row or something?
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Kim Rhode has won a medal in 6 consecutive Olympics, but not all gold and not the same event. She has 3 gold 1 silver and 2 bronze in double trap and skeet shooting. She has also had finishes of 5th, 7th and 9th. She won her first gold medal in Atlanta at the age of 17.
Aladar Gerevich, a Hungarian fencer, won gold medals in six consecutive Olympics - 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960. A record for any Olympic sport. If not for WWII who knows. They thought he was too old for the team in 1960. He challenged every member of the Hungarian sabre team and beat every one of them.
Ray Ewry has the true record for perfection in the Olympics - 10 events 10 gold medals 1900, 1904, 1906 and 1908. The IOC does not acknowledge 1906 as it was not a normal quadrennial event, but even without the two golds he won there he is still 8 for 8. His medals were in the standing high jump - 1900, 1904, 1906 and 1908. The standing long jump 1900, 1904, 1906 and 1908. Standing triple jump 1900, 1904.
The interesting this about Bolt is that he is a sprinter at 6' 5". Most sprinters are shorter. If he was in the U.S. they would have tried to turn him into a high jumper or steered him towards basketball or football.