I have a hard time crowning a guy "the greatest Olympian" who did the same thing in 3 different races: sprinted. He ran 100m twice an olympics then 200m once. It's a great feat and all, but I'm just not impressed compared to winning 18 or 19 individual events over 4 olympics in different strokes and distances.
Or say the people who have won events in different sports and different olympics .
I tend to think the media hype machine and internet tends to push hyperbole to the point where any achievement now is "THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME" often, it just isn't.
Bolt, greatest sprinter in Olympic History sure, but I don't think he's in the top 5 of greatest olympians.
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Last edited by bravos4evr; 08-21-2016 at 02:05 PM.
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