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Originally Posted by highthief
Bolt, no question. The sprints are the marquee events of the Games and simply winning the 100 would put an athlete in with a shout - but given all that Bolt has achieved (3 gold medals and 3 world records) he easily outdistances anyone else. No offense to Phelps, but at the end of the day, swimming is a distant second to track at the Games and top swimmers inevitably win multiple medals (I think Kirsty Coventry from Zimbabwe won 4 herself). So Bolt number 1 and Phelps number 2. A lot of candidates for third spot:
I thought Natalie du Toit was amazing. Chris Hoy was fantastic. The kayaker from Togo. The tae kwon do guy from Afghanistan. Eric Lamaze. Bekele doing the double at 5,000 and 10,000.
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Agreed. All of the above. Maybe add the Mongolian guy who won their first medal. And that Muslim chick who participated at risk to herself cause the men don't believe women should be in sports. She's either a runner or a swimmer and she is covered from head to toe. Poor thing.
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