T&FN Favourite Athletes THE RESULTS No1 Haile Gebrselassie

[Daisy]

1 woman, 1 Canadian

Another vote for mojo!

[mump boy]

My list goes back about 20 years, names I was watching.
Most people on here are from US and UK and seems that has a big role in choosing the names.I don`t think many names from my list will make the top(except few) but I hope you received it Mumpy

Got it

[bushop]

oh crap.... i can't believe i left Dwight Stones off my list!

What the hell. I forgot Nehemiah!

Are we allowed to edit/ resubmit our list?

[mump boy]

oh crap.... i can't believe i left Dwight Stones off my list!

What the hell. I forgot Nehemiah!

Are we allowed to edit/ resubmit our list?

Yes

(as long as i like your 2nd choices better )

[mojo]

1 woman, 1 Canadian

Another vote for mojo!

Hey wait a minute. I am not Canadian I am a woman!..... No I am a Canadian not a woman!

We need the doctors at the IAAF to make a determination.

[Daisy]

We need the doctors at the IAAF to make a determination.

You'll need a lawyer.

[Gabriella]

My list is on it's way. I made my decision mainly based on which athletes I like/d to watch compete; whether that be because they were/are fantastic or for pure entertainment/filth reasons There are also a couple in there that I respect because of their approach to the sport. There are also two lots of 2 in there that I loved watching their head-to-heads, so have included both. There is also one in there that I have included purely because of her hairstyle

My significant stats (you will be pleased, Mump)
15 women
8 Multi eventers
7 Current
6 Brits
5 Germans
3 French

[Powell]

There is also one in there that I have included purely because of her hairstyle

Petra Lobinger?

[Vault-emort]

I'm quite confident your Antarctican was on no one else's list . . .

Antarctica is just another state of Australia

[Gabriella]

so my message is stuck in my outbox..is that because Mump's inbox is full?

[nevetsllim]

so my message is stuck in my outbox..is that because Mump's inbox is full?

I might be wrong but I think all PMs remain in your outbox until they get read.

[72]

did you receive my PM with 20 faves cos "Outbox" or "Sent messages" do not show that you have received my choices. They say " no messages" Strange!!!

[JumboElliott]

My stats:
11 Americans
6 from Villanova
4 Women (2 American women)
4 Ethiopians
3 Irish

[mump boy]

did you receive my PM with 20 faves cos "Outbox" or "Sent messages" do not show that you have received my choices. They say " no messages" Strange!!!

didn't get it but i am recieving others so try again

[72]

this time it has gone into the Outbox and says "sent Dec 06.. 1.29 p.m"(8.29 p.m. gmt) So I assume it will eventuallky go off.
5 Americans, 5 Brits,2 Czechs,Finn,Jamaican, Kenyan,2 Aussies, 1 New Zealander, and 2 other African continent athletes. All but one OG Champions; 16 males, 4 females.

[lapsus]

What decade were my picks from? Let's see...
0 from the 60s or earlier
5 from the 70s
7 from the 80s
8 from the 90s
11 from the 00s
4 from the 10s

plenty of overlap between decades of course

14 men and 6 women

I stuck to favorites that had a significant amount of world level success (I think everyone on the list has at least a world championship medal), and to favorites I have seen and cheered for while they were active.

[DrJay]

How many entries so far?

[dukehjsteve]

It might be a monumental task, but once the deadline ( if there is one) is reached, hopfully our OP will list ALL nominees with their collective votes, in descending order.

I am pretty sure who will be last, or tied for last, as I voted for myself. Or maybe I will make someone else's list ?! Quite doubtful !

[mump boy]

that's the plan

every one will be ranked firstly by number of votes and then by position of votes (total points) You will get 20 poiints for a first place on someone's list and 1 point for 20th BUT having 20 points from 1 person is worse than having 2 points from 2 people

so the ranking will go in reverse order

people with 1 vote from 1 point to 20 points (if there are any)
people with 2 votes etc etc

the winner will be the person with the most votes not necessarily the one with the most points, as it is possible for someone to have more points but less votes. If there are a number of athletes who tie on the same amount of votes in the final then it will be down to points ]

i hope it all makes sense. As soon as i start posting results i'm sure it will all become clear.

I will start off post a few results a day but as we get lower i will probably just do one a day so we can discuss each one.

When the final result has been announced i will then post everone's individual list for discussion and if i ever get round to it i'll work out favourite by event, country etc

i think it may keep us busy well into next year

[DrJay]

You must have a lot of time on your hands.

[Daisy]

i think it may keep us busy well into next year

Are you harvesting lists from other forums too?

[26mi235]

It might be a monumental task, but once the deadline ( if there is one) is reached, hopfully our OP will list ALL nominees with their collective votes, in descending order.

I am pretty sure who will be last, or tied for last, as I voted for myself. Or maybe I will make someone else's list ?! Quite doubtful !

I am sure that there is one person on my list who will get no more than my one vote (and it is not me)

[mump boy]

i think it may keep us busy well into next year

Are you harvesting lists from other forums too?

No but i'm relying on all of you guys to create lots of debate and there are plenty of things to discuss on people's individual lists

Also i have precisely no time on my hands but T&FN is ALWAYS a priority

[72]

mump, my list is in order as shown, left to right , top to bottom.

Tried so hard to justify even one Brit of modern times 5 Brits in my list nevertheless.

The difficulty is the word "favourite". My choices mostly had to be for me not just great athletes, but people I could admire for other qualities; no doubt much fun next year giving reasons why we selected our choices.

Just realised I left out my fav HJer, Dalton Grant, who entered big comps at 2.31m twice, as I recall. Great fun to talk with.!

[Flumpy]

You must have a lot of time on your hands.

HA!!!

[bushop]

gender:
• 4 women
status:
• 4 active
discipline:
• 1 hurdler
• 1 jumper
• 1 sprinter
• 6 harriers
• 11 throwers
nationality:
• 1 British
• 1 Chinese
• 1 Ethiopian
• 1 German
• 1 Japanese
• 1 Kiwi
• 1 Polish
• 1 Ukrainian
• 2 Cuban
• 4 Dutch
• 7 US

[mump boy]

When do you think i should knock this on the head ??

I'm thinking maybe Sunday as i may actually have some time next week to work on the results.

I'm going to see how many entries i've had and get back to you but if there's anyone who still wants to apply please get them in asap

thanks

[Fortius19]

I thought we had decided no more than five per nation. Looking back I see I was wrong.

I would have had at least seven Americans.

[72]

So who I wonder will be the athlete with most points and thus the winner?
Will it be a current athlete or not. I suspect not.

Only two of my choices did not win Gold Medals at the OG.

It would be of interest as to how many responses from the Forum members have been received and are going into Mumps analysis starting soon.

[mojo]

I think only Canadians picked a Canadian!

I look forward to seeing the results (and am working on my acceptance speech right now) but there really isn't much to debate. This is very subjective polling.

[lonewolf]

What am I missing here? The results may be interesting but how can you debate or discuss someone's personal favorite anything?

[DecFan]

I thought we had decided no more than five per nation. Looking back I see I was wrong.

I would have had at least seven Americans.

You can revise your list - just resend it with the changes.

[72]

One assumes there are reasons why posters pick an athlete other than some fatuous stuff like what letter of the alphabet his /her name starts with . So to me it will be of interest what the criteria was by any who wish to explain their reason for selection.
I hope that despite the questionable word "favourite", as opposed to "impressive" or "highest achieving" or even "greatest", we may get some great athletes at the top of the tree.
On this Forum it is quite likely to be an American!!

[Pego]

I hope that despite the questionable word "favourite", as opposed to "impressive" or "highest achieving" or even "greatest", we may get some great athletes at the top of the tree.

Mump asked for a "favorite". That to me is highly personal, having nothing to do with "greatness", accomplishments, or universal appeal. I don't care, if quite a few of my selections receive only my only vote, even though I suspect that some of them will enjoy wide acceptance.

[kuha]

I hope that despite the questionable word "favourite", as opposed to "impressive" or "highest achieving" or even "greatest", we may get some great athletes at the top of the tree.

Mump asked for a "favorite". That to me is highly personal, having nothing to do with "greatness", accomplishments, or universal appeal. I don't care, if quite a few of my selections receive only my only vote, even though I suspect that some of them will enjoy wide acceptance.

Exactly. That's what "favorite" means, after all. While it will probably be interesting to "parse" various selections, there is no rational reason to demand a "defense" of any choice from anyone. Explanations, sure; justifications, absolutely no.