T&FN Favourite Athletes THE RESULTS No1 Haile Gebrselassie

[DrJay]

...haven't seen Lord Jesus Christ yet....hard to imagine Pre getting fewer votes than him.....

Walking on water is not an event contested in most track and field meets.

He was a steepler....

[oldvaulter]

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[Fortius19]

HAHAHHAHAHAHA

Pre and Frank Shorter tied! That would piss off Pre. He was my number 2!

I actually started running/jogging after watching "Without Limits" for the first time.

I went right out to the "local track" immediately after the movie and ripped off a 28:43 5K.

[oldvaulter]

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[DrJay]

You know, it is pretty ironic Shorter and Pre tied. (I had Shorter 2nd and Pre 4th.) Same era, both US distance guys, both to Munich, both thoughtful about things but intense, fought the AAU and their regulations, and even had some memorable head-to-head meetings on the oval. (How about this...both with memorable mustaches.)

[Atanvarno]

Paavo Nurmi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paavo_Nurmi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnbYn6LB ... re=related

There was a quote on Nurmi in Leichtathletik (cited after a contemporary newspaper article written after he had won his ninth gold medal), that describes him perfectly:

"Und Nurmi ging, die müden Schuhe auszuziehen".

Roughly translated: "And Nurmi went to take off his tired shoes".

[mump boy]

You know, it is pretty ironic Shorter and Pre tied. (I had Shorter 2nd and Pre 4th.) Same era, both US distance guys, both to Munich, both thoughtful about things but intense, fought the AAU and their regulations, and even had some memorable head-to-head meetings on the oval. (How about this...both with memorable mustaches.)

there's a big difference as well

[nevetsllim]

I voted for Kelly. I remember being bored during my Y8 summer holidays and I ended up watching the Olympics because I had nothing else to do and it was Kelly's 800m victory which gave me the athletics bug. I'd always had a faint interest in the sport but I was still an uninitiated spectator and I remember watching her through the rounds and thinking 'what's she doing? Why is she at the back' but I guess it worked out pretty well for her.

[DecFan]

Shorter was my number 2. Like all the other athletes on my favorites list, I rooted for him and much enjoyed watching him compete. But Shorter more than any other athlete influenced my life. I'm not sure I would have competed after college if not for his example. Furthermore, his approach to training - how many days in a row did he run, something like a thousand? - motivated and inspired me (though I later had to unlearn a few of those lessons).

Pre was not on my list, though going in to the Munich Olympics, he was among my two favorite athletes (along with Ryun). After reading the SI article the first time he was on the cover (was that 1970? If so, I was 14), he became my model. I learned all I could about his workouts. His gutsy though tactically foolish race in Munich was exciting and inspiring (as well as didactic by teaching me not to try to change gears too many times). But the posthumous hero-worship of Pre turned me off. For me, he was kind of like a high school crush that you can't take your mind off of for a few months, but then you forget about as you mature.

[Pego]

I think I have three left. Could someone with nothing to do today....maybe someone in the Midwest who's cowering in their basement with their laptop.....put together an alphabetized list of who's been named, with their ranking after their name? That'd be a handy little additon.

I cower upstairs by a desktop, but I will do it, actually started it already. With more than 400 names, it may take me a couple of days. I have already discovered errors that should be easy to fix.

[Daisy]

Here is the alphabetical list of the ones out so far. There are a few duplicates labelled with a ** (Jim Beatty, Steve Cram, Larry James and Bob Mathias)

**Jim Beatty 1 20
**Jim Beatty 2 28
So has 2 votes/28 points or 3 votes/48 points

**Steve Cram 1 10
**Steve Cram 2 19
So has 2 votes/19 points or 3 votes/29 points

**Larry James 1 17
**Larry James 2 21
So has 2 votes/21 points or 3 votes/38 points

**Bob Mathias 2 14
**Bob Mathias 3 16
So has 3 votes/16 points or 5 votes/30 points

411 distinct athletes made the list, including the top ten that are still to be revealed.

Name #vote #points
Rosie Ackerman 1 6
Russel Adams 1 13
Valerie Adams 5 50
Kris Akabusi 1 8
Virgilijus Alekna 4 50
Natalya Antyuk 1 4
Said Aouita 4 43
Dylan Armstrong 1 12
Christine Arron 2 17
Evelyn Ashford 13 149
Richard Attlesey 1 17
Jessica Augusto 1 2
Charles Austin 4 46

Mehdi Baala 1 16
Inga Babakova 1 8
Donovan Bailey 1 7
Willie Banks 3 18
Roger Bannister 2 17
Steve Barnes 1 1
Romain Barras 1 10
Jen Barringer 1 8
Yerelis Barrios 1 5
Kim Batten 1 4
Dieter Baumann 1 19
Bob Beamon 1 8
**Jim Beatty 1 20
**Jim Beatty 2 28
Anke Behmer 1 4
Kenenisa Bekele 2 19
Hasna Benhassi 1 11
Joan Benoit 4 54
Livio Berruti 2 4
Abebe Bikila 6 87
Peter Blank 1 5
Fanny Blankers Koen 4 56
Lillian Board 1 18
Mike Boit 1 5
Jim Bolding 1 20
Ato Boldon 2 20
Anatoly Bonderchuk 1 19
Lazaro Borgia 1 6
Ralph Boston 4 38
Auden Boysen 1 15
Don Bragg 1 10
Ricky Branch 1 1
Chris Brasher 1 11
Grit Breur 1 19
Jim Brewer 1 13
Phil Brown 1 5
Valeriy Brummel 7 110
Sergie Bubka 6 62

Monica Cabbler 1 1
Fermin Cacho 1 1
Lee Calhoun 2 21
Milt Cambell 1 5
Bert Cameron 2 27
Veronica Campbell Brown 2 28
Al Cantello 1 4
John Carlos 1 6
Dennis Carr 1 2
Henry Carr 1 12
Mike Carter 1 3
Quentin Cassidy 1 8
Dwain Chambers 1 8
Chi Cheng 1 2
Linford Christie 3 10
Alexandra Chudina 1 18
Ron Clark 5 62
Brian Clay 2 25
Seb Coe 9 108
Eamon Coghlan 2 19
Kim Collins 2 13
Harold Connelly 1 9
Mike Connelly 1 9
Kathy Cook 3 40
Ted Corbey 1 3
Tom Courtney 1 4
**Steve Cram 1 10
**Steve Cram 2 19
Sean Crawford 1 6
Joaquim Cruz 2 23
Betty Cuthbert 1 8

Adhemar Ferreira da Silva 1 1
Willie Davenport 1 5
Lynn Davies 1 6
Otis Davis 1 12
Glenn Davis 3 55
Lance Deal 2 21
Meserat Defar 1 1
Bob Deines 1 2
Luis Delis 1 1
Gail Devers 7 67
Stephan Diagana 2 22
Jo Dial 1 10
Tirunesh Dibaba 3 48
Babe Didrikson 2 14
Brian Diemer 1 20
Harrison Dillard 2 21
Walter Dix 1 3
Yordanka Donkova 1 20
Stacy Dragila 4 39
Jerome Drayton 1 5
Paul Drayton 1 9
Heike Drechsler 9 82
Mondo Duplanis 1 5
Maxim Dyaldin 1 14

Ashton Eaton 2 20
Jonathon Edwards 6 56
Hicham El Guerrouj 3 26
Herb Elliot 7 72
Jessica Ennis 8 71
Paul Ereng 1 4
Lee Evans 1 14
Norwood Ewell 1 1
Ray Ewery 1 1
Anthony Famiglianni 1 1
Mo Farah 5 38
Sandra Farmer Patrick 2 9
Joe Faust 1 12
Suzie Favor Hamilton 1 12
Perdita Felicien 1 3
Allyson Felix 4 44
Lorraine Fenton 1 5
Al Feuerbach 2 19
Helena Fibingerova 1 14
Olga Fitova Connoly 1 10
Dick Fosbury 1 1
Bridget Foster 1 4
Shelly Anne Fraser Price 2 11
Frankie Fredericks 3 47
Cathy Freeman 11 148
Drew Fucci 1 12
Kayoko Fukushi 1 2

Jean Galfione 2 18
Radion Gataullin 1 19
Justin Gatlin 1 7
Tyson Gay 3 30
Emma George 1 4
Walter George 1 12
Jacko Gill 3 14
Briana Glen 1 14
Eva Glescova 1 8
John Godina 1 18
Marlies Gohr 4 60
Joe Green 1 1
Charlie Green 2 23
Florence Griffiths Joyner 7 78
Sally Gunnell 1 4
Werner Gunthur 1 7

Murry Halberg 1 4
Asha Hanson 1 1
Dawn Harper 1 14
Armin Harry 1 3
Robert Harting 1 7
Jordan Hassay 1 6
Trine Hattestad 1 1
Bob Hayes 4 58
Jutt Heine 1 5
Dionne Hemmings 1 4
Heike Henkel 2 8
Llewlyn Herbert 1 6
Jeurgen Hingsen 1 11
Uwe Holm 2 16
Stefan Holm 3 36
Kelly Holmes 7 82
Steve Hooker 1 11
Chante Howard 1 8
Shiela Hudson 1 11
Kylie Hutson 1 9

Phillips Idowu 1 6
Yelena Isinbyeva 3 21

Colin Jackson 2 14
**Larry James 1 17
**Larry James 2 21
Tony Jarret 1 8
Kip Javonin 1 5
Bruce Jenner 1 15
Harry Jerome 1 13
Fumni Jimoh 1 15
Jan Johnson 1 6
Allen Johnson 6 54
Hayden Jones 1 6
Lolo Jones 1 12
Marie Jose Perec 4 39
Jackie Joyner Kersee 13 189
Alberto Juanterena 5 41

Natasha Kaiser Brown 1 8
Susannah Kallur 3 25
Olga Kaniskina 1 7
Sohn Kee-chung 1 5
Kip Keino 6 74
Bob Kennedy 1 5
Charles Kilpatrick 1 1
Leamon King 1 3
Roger Kingdom 1 17
Eliud Kipchoge 1 15
Wilson Kipketer 7 66
Moses Kiptanui 1 16
Carolina Kluft 6 70
Marita Koch 5 88
Marion Kolosa 1 2
Daniel Komen 1 11
Robert Korzeniowski 1 9
Tatyana Kotova 1 2
Olga Kotylarova 1 18
Vladislav Kozakiewicz 1 6
Katrin Krabbe 1 9
Alvin Kraenzlein 1 11
Jarmilla Kratochvilova 2 21
Ingrid Kristiansen 1 1
Johnny Kuch 1 10
Astrid Kumbernuss 1 9
Vladamir Kuts 1 15

Bernard Lagat 7 81
Christophe Lamaitre 2 11
John Landy 1 6
Sonia Lannerman 2 40
Tatyana Lebedeva 3 37
Renauld Levellanie 1 7
Denise Lewis 3 38
Carl Lewis 13 186
Tina Lilaak 1 13
Gerry Lindgren 3 28
Marty Liquori 2 20
Kevin Little 1 7
Sergie Litvinov 1 3
Lopez Lomong 1 3
Dallas Long 1 1
Lui Xiang 5 47
Janis Lusis 1 11

Dean Macey 4 46
Sydney Maree 1 4
Mike Marsh 1 10
Svetlana Masterkova 2 30
**Bob Mathias 2 14
**Bob Mathias 3 16
Randy Matson 1 11
Ollie Matson 1 16
Pat Matzdorf 1 17
Fiona May 3 37
Francoise Mbango 1 12
Herb McKinley 1 7
Doina Melinte 3 31
Romain Mesnil 3 29
Rob Milburn 1 4
Jearl Miles 2 12
Inger Miller 1 9
Billy Mills 2 19
Alain Mimoun 1 7
Gerry Moro 1 14
Bobby Morrow 4 67
Craig Mottram 1 1
Fabianna Murer 1 12
Koji Murofushi 3 12
Maria Mutola 10 120
Lawrence Myers 1 8
Larry Myricks 1 1
Jonni Myrra 1 15

Renaldo Nehemiah 6 72
Adam Nelson 2 25
Sunder Nix 1 6
Erki Nool 2 19
Paavo Nurmi 7 82

Parry O'Brien 3 42
Dan O'Brien 6 62
Sonia O'Sulivan 2 6
Marcuss O'Sullivan 1 3
Christina Obergföll 1 19
Francis Obikwelu 1 3
Al Oerter 10 112
Falilat Ogunkoya 1 16
Christine Ohourogu 1 16
Brian Olfield 5 58
Staņislavs Olijars 2 24
Doug Olmstead 1 11
Merlene Ottey 11 146
Steve Ovett 9 117
Jesse Owens 7 98

Anne Packer 1 8
Pekka Paivarinta 1 18
Alan Pascoe 1 9
Tina Paulino 1 18
Sally Pearson 3 5
Ivan Pedroso 3 30
John Pennel 1 1
Andrey Perlov 1 6
Mary Peters 4 47
Dwight Phillips 1 7
Gordon Pirie 1 11
Mark Plaatjes 1 3
Joseph Plachy 1 14
Adulf Plummer 1 8
Igor Potapovich 1 18
Asafa Powell 1 8
Mike Powell 3 33
Iva Prandzeva 1 8
Steve Prefontaine 7 108
Connie Price Smith 2 11
Irina Privalova 4 40
Tom Pukstys 1 2

Don Quarrie 4 51
Ana Quirot 8 107

Paula Radcliffe 11 138
Mary Rand 2 24
Seppo Ratty 2 28
Brittany Reece 1 2
Butch Reynolds 1 12
Jen Rhimes 1 9
George Rhoden 1 8
Fernando Ribiero 1 12
Sanya Richards 1 16
Bob Richards 2 14
Mark Richardson 1 2
Dayron Robles 1 11
Henry Rono 5 46
Nick Rose 1 16
Heidi Rosenthal 1 7
Browning Ross 1 4
Wilma Rudolph 4 16
Jim Ryun 9 106

Saif Saaed Shaheen 1 13
Carla Sacramento 1 19
Irving Saladino 1 9
Alberto Salazar 1 4
Agnes Samaria 1 4
Tatyana Samelenko 2 9
Felix Sanchez 2 19
Tessa Sanderson 3 33
Viktor Saneyev 2 27
Yargelis Savigne 1 11
Kate Schmidt 1 11
Wolfgand Schmidt 1 16
Bob Schull 1 8
Steve Scott 2 29
Bob Seagran 3 26
Roman Sebrle 6 63
Yuriy Sedyk 1 6
Caster Semenya 2 16
Skip Sheaffer 1 3
Ernie Shelton 1 14
Jiri Shobla 1 5
Frank Shorter 7 108
Jeurgen Shult 1 8
Ruis Silver 1 6
Dave Sime 2 31
Lydia Simon 1 7
Patrick Sjoberg 1 9
Mary Slaney 6 45
Wim Slijkhuis 1 15
Illona Slupienek 1 7
Rutger Smith 1 5
John Smith 1 7
Kim Smith 1 18
Calvin Smith 3 25
Tommie Smith 5 85
Peter Snell 9 91
Shingeru So 1 1
Chris Solinsky 1 4
Kelly Sotherton 1 17
Javier Sotomayer 1 2
Eddie Southern 1 6
Anisora Stanciu 1 6
Jessie Stewart 1 7
Chandra Stirrup 1 12
Dwight Stone 2 13
Shirley Strickland 1 20
Jenn Suhr 1 8
Gabo Szabo 1 20
Irena Szewinska 7 79

Christian Taylor 1 3
Igor Ter Ovanesyn 2 32
Paul Tergat 36 3 36
Kemal Thompson 1 1
Daley Thompson 11 129
Andreas Thorkildsen 3 44
Jim Thorpe 4 47
Carlo Thranhart 1 7
Ionel Tirlea 1 8
Carrie Tollefson 1 10
Gwen Torrence 3 44
Reiko Tosa 1 1
Deratu Tulu 2 17

PT Usha 2 27

Ellen Van Langen 1 11
Lj Van Zyl 1 1
Thierrry Vigneron 1 16
Lasse Viren 5 39
Blanka Vlasic 3 33
Leatitia Vriesde 1 17

Greta Waitz 5 32
John Walker 2 23
Wang Junxia 1 16
Sammy Wanjiru 1 1
Jeremy Wariner 3 35
Quincy Watts 1 3
Thomas Wessinghage 1 2
Andrew Wheating 1 9
Mal Whitfield 1 19
Mac Wikinson 3 28
Lauren Williams 1 4
Percy Williams 1 7
Jeff Williams 1 14
Steve Williams 1 18
Ulis Williams 2 10
Paul Wilson 1 2
Arthur Wint 1 6
Barbel Wochel 1 2
Rick Wolhouter 1 8
George Woods 1 1
Dave Wottle 1 8

Nikki Xanthou 1 6

Vladimir Yashchenko 1 16
Miruts Yifter 1 10

Emil Zátopek 11 134
Dana Zatopekova 1 16
Jan Zelezney 4 33

[Pego]

Here is a complete list. Some duplicates, #80, 107, 108 seem not to be there.


Ackerman Rosie - T333
Adams Russel - T223
Adams-Villi Valerie - T47
Akabussi Kris - T296
Alekna Virgilius - 59
Antyukh Natalya - T366
Aouita Said - 65
Armstrong Dylan - T236
Arron Christine - T144
Ashford Evelyn - 7
Attlesey Richard - T191
Augusto Jessica - T393
Austin Charles - T62
Baala Mehdi - T202
Babakova Inga - T296
Bailey Donovan - T313
Bannister Roger - T144
Banks Willie - 101
Barnes Steve - T418
Barras Romain - T260
Barrios Yargelis - T348
Batten Kim - T366
Baumann Dieter - T175
Beamon Bob - T296
Beatty Jim - T115
Beatty Jim - T168
Bekele Kenenisa T141
Benhassi Hasna - T251
Benoit Joan - 57
Berutti Livio - 162
Bikila Abebe - 33
Blank Peter - T348
Blankers-Koen Fanny - 56
Board Lillian T185
Boit Mike - T348
Bolding Jim - T168
Boldon Ato - T134
Bondarchuk Anatoliy - T175
Borgia Lazaro - T333
Boston Ralph - 69
Boysen Auden - T209
Bragg Don - T260
Branch Ricky - T418
Brasher Chris - T251
Brehmer Anke - T366
Breuer Grit - T175
Brewer Jim - T223
Brown Phil - T348
Browning Ross - T366
Brumel Valeriy - 22
Bubka Sergey - 38
Cabbler Monica - T418
Cacho Fermin - T418
Calhoun Lee - T131
Cameron Bert - T118
Campbell Milt - T348
Campbell-Brown Veronica - T115
Cantello Al - T366
Carlos John - T333
Carr Dennis - T393
Carr Henry - T236
Carter Mike - T380
Cassidy Quentin - T296
Chambers Dwain - T296
Chi Cheng - T393
Coe Seb - 16
Chong Sung-Kee T348
Christie Linford - 105
Christie Linford - T159
Chudina Alexandra - T185
Clark Ron - 45
Clay Brian - T120
Coghlan Eamon - T141
Collins Kim - T151
Conley Mike - T273
Connolly Harold - T273
Corbey Ted - T380
Courtney Tom - T366
Cram Steve - T141
Cram Steve - T260
Crawford Shawn - T333
Cruz Joaquim - T125
Cuthbert Betty - T296
da Silva Ferreira Adhemar - T418
Davenport Willie - T348
Davies Lynn - T333
Davis Glenn - 74
Davis Otis - T236
Deal Lance - T131
Defar Meseret - T418
Delis Luis - T418
Devers Gail - 31
Diagana Stephen - 126
Dial Joe - T260
Dibaba Tirunesh - 75
Didrikson Babe - T149
Diemer Brian - T168
Dix Walter - T380
Donkova Jordanka - T168
Dragila Stacy - T67
Drayton Jerome - T348
Drayton Paul - T273
Drechsler Heike - 19
Duplantis Mondo - T348
Dyaldin Maxim - T218
Eaton Ashton - T134
Edwards Jonathan - 40
El Guerrouj Hicham T96
Elliot Herb - 30
Ennis Jessica - 21
Ereng Paul - T366
Evans Lee - T218
Ewell Norwood - T418
Ewry Ray - T418
Famiglietti Antony - T418
Farah Mo - 51
Farmer-Patrick Sandra - T159
Faust Joe - T236
Favor-Hamilton Suzy - T236
Felicien Perdita - T380
Felix Allyson - 64
Fenton Lorraine - T348
Feuerbach Al - T141
Fibingerová Helena T218
Fikotová-Connolly Olga - T260
Fosbury Dick - T418
Foster Bridget - T366
Fraser-Price Shelly Ann - T155
Fredericks Frankie - 76
Freeman Cathy - 8
Fucci Drew - T236
Fukushi Kayoko - T393
Galfione Jean - 142
Gataulin Rodion - T175
Gatlin Justin - T313
Gay Tyson - T91
George Emma - T366
George Walter - T236
Gill Jacko - 103
Glenn Brianna - T218
Godina John - T185
Göhr Marlies - 54
Green Charlie - T125
Green Joe - T418
Griffiths-Joyner Florence - 29
Gunnell Sally - T366
Günthor Werner - T313
Halberg Murry - T366
Hanson Asha - T418
Harper Dawn - T218
Harry Armin - T380
Harting Robert - T313
Hassay Jordan - T333
Hattestad Trine - T418
Hayes Bob - 55
Heine Jutt - T348
Hemmings Dionne - T366
Henkel Heike - 160
Herbert Llewelyn - T333
Hingsen Jürgen - T251
Holm Stefan - T84
Holm Uwe - T146
Holmes Kelly - T26
Hooker Steve - T251
Hudson Shiela - T251
Hutson Kylie - T273
Idowu Phillips - T333
Isinbayeva Yelena - 100
Jackson Colin - T149
James Larry - T131
James Larry - T191
Jarnvin Kip - T348
Jarrett Tony - T296
Jenner Bruce - T209
Jerome Harry - T223
Jimoh Fumni - T209
Johnson Allen - 41
Johnson Jan - T333
Jones Hayes - T333
Jones Lolo - T236
Joyner-Kersee Jackie - 5
Juanterena Alberto - 49
Kaiser-Brown Natasha - T296
Kallur Susannah - T98
Kaniskina Olga - T313
Keino Kip - 34
Kennedy Bob - T348
Kilpatrick Charles - T418
King Leamon - T380
Kingdom Roger - T191
Kipchoge Eliud - T209
Kipketer Wilson - 32
Kiptanui Moses - T202
Klüft Carolina - 36
Koch Marita - 43
Kolosa Marion - T393
Komen Daniel - T251
Korzeniowski Robert - T273
Kotlyarova Olga - T185
Kotova Tatyana - T393
Kozakiewicz Vladislav - T333
Krabbe Katrin - T273
Kraenzlein Alvin - T251
Kratochvílová Jarmila T131
Kristiansen Ingrid - T418
Kuch Johnny - T260
Kumbernuss Astrid - T273
Kuts Vladimir - T209
Landy John - T333
Lagat Bernard - 28
Lannerman Sonia - 109
Lavillenie Renauld - T313
Lebedeva Tatyana - T82
Lehocká-Glesková Eva - T296
Lemaitre Christophe - T155
Lewis Carl - 6
Lewis Denise - 81
Lilaak Tina - T223
Lindgren Gerry - T94
Liquori Marty - T134
Little Kevin - T313
Liu Xiang - 47
Litvinov Sergei - T380
Lomong Lopez - T380
Long Dallas - T418
Lowe-Howard Chaunte - T296
Lusis Janis - T251
Macey Dean - T62
Maree Sydney - T366
Marsh Mike - T260
Masterkova Svetlana - 111
Mathias Bob - 102
Mathias Bob - T149
Matson Ollie - T202
Matson Randy - T251
Matzdorf Pat - T191
May Fiona - T82
Mbango Francoise - T236
McKinley Herb - T313
Melinte Doina - 90
Mesnil Romaine - 93
Milburn Rob - T366
Miles Jearl - 152
Miller Inger - T273
Mills Billy - T141
Mimoun Alain - T313
Mirra Jonni - T209
Moro Gerry - T218
Morrow Bobby - 53
Mottram Craig - T418
Murer Fabiana - T236
Murofushi Koji - 104
Mutola Maria - 13
Myers Lawrence - T296
Myricks Larry - T418
Nehemiah Renaldo - 35
Nelson Adam - T120
Nix Sunder - T333
Noolo Erki - T141
Nurmi Paavo - T26
Obergföll Christina - T175
Obikwelu Francis - T380
O'Brian Dan - 38
O'Brien Perry - 79
Oerter Al - 14
Ogunkoya Falilat - T202
Ohourogu Christine - T202
Oldfield Brian - 46
Olijars Stanislaw - T122
Olmstead Doug - T251
O'Sullivan Marcus - T380
O'Sullivan Sonia - 161
Ottey Merlene - 9
Ovett Steve - 15
Owens Jesse - 25
Packer Anne - T296
Paivarinta Pekka - T185
Pascoe Alan - T273
Paulino Tina - T185
Pearson Sally - 106
Pedroso Ivan - T91
Perec Marie-Jose - T67
Perlov Andrei - T333
Peters Mary - T60
Phillips Dwight - T313
Pirie Gordon - T251
Plaatjes Mark - T380
Plachý Jozef - T218
Plummer Adolf - T296
Potapovich Igor - T185
Powell Asafa - T296
Powell Mike - T87
Prandzeva Iva - T296
Prefontain Steve - 24
Price-Smith Connie - T155
Privalova Irina - 66
Pukstys Tom - T393
Quarrie Don - 58
Quirot Anna - 20
Radcliffe Paula - 10
Rand Mary - T122
Ratty Seppo - T115
Reese Brittny - T393
Reynolds Butch - T236
Rhimes Jen - T273
Rhoden George - T296
Ribeiro Fernando - T236
Richards Sanya - T202
Richardson Mark - T393
Robles Dayron - T251
Rono Henry - 48
Rose Nick - T202
Rosenthal Heidi - T313
Rudolph Wilma - 71
Ryun Jim - 17
Sacramento Carla - T175
Saladino Irving - T273
Salazar Alberto - T366
Samaria Agnes - T366
Samolenko Tatyana - T159
Sanchez Felix - T141
Sanderson Tessa - T87
Saneyev Viktor - T118
Savigne Yargelis - T251
Schmidt Kate - T251
Schmidt Wolfgang - T202
Schull Bob - T296
Schult Jürgen - T296
Scott Steve - 112
Seagren Bob - T96
Šebrle Roman - 37
Sedykh Juriy - T333
Semenya Caster - T146
Shaheen Saif Saaed - T223
Sheaffer Skip - T380
Shelton Ernie - T218
Shorter Frank -23
Silver Ruis - T333
Sime Dave - 110
Simon Lydia - T313
Simpson-Barringer Jen - T296
Sjoberg Patrick - T273
Skobla Jiří - T348
Slaney Mary - 42
Slijkhuis Wilem - T209
Slupianek Ilona - T313
Smith Calvin - T98
Smith John - T313
Smith Kim - T185
Smith Rutger - T348
Smith Tommie - 44
Snell Peter - 18
So Shingeru - T418
Solinsky Chris - T366
Song Kee-Chong -T348
Sotherton Kelly - T191
Sotomayor Javier - T393
Southern Eddie - T333
Stanciu Anisoara - T333
Stewart Jessie - T313
Stone Dwight - T151
Strickland Shirley - T168
Sturrup Sandra - T236
Suhr Jenn - T296
Szabó Gabi - T168
Szewinska Irena - 28
Taylor Christian - T380
Tergat Paul - T84
Thompson Daily - 12
Thompson Kemal - T418
Thorkildsen Andreas T77
Thorpe Jim - T60
Thränhardt Carlo - T313
Tirlea Ionela - T296
Tollefson Carrie - T260
Torrence Gwen - T77
Tosa Reiko - T418
Tulu Derartu - T144
Usha PT - T118
Van Langen Ellen - T251
Van Zyl L.J. - T418
Vigneron Thierry - T202
Viren Lasse - 50
Vlašić Blanka T87
Vriesde Leatitia - T191
Waitz Grete - 52
Walker John - T125
Wang Junxia - T202
Wanjiru Sammy - T418
Wariner Jeremy - 86
Watts Quincey - T380
Wessinghage Thomas - T393
Wheating Andrew - T273
Whitfield Mal - T175
Wilkinson Mac - T94
Williams Jeff - T218
Williams Lauren - T366
Williams Percy - T313
Williams Steve - T185
Williams Ulis - 156
Wilson Paul - T393
Wint Arthur - T333
Wockel Barbel - T393
Wolhuter Rick - T296
Woods George - T418
Wottle Dave - T296
Xanthou Nikki - T333
Yashchenko Vladimir - T202
Yifter Miruts - T260
Zátopek Emil - 11
Zátopková Dana - T202
Železný Jan - 70

[Daisy]

Clearly pego and I are both procrastinating with respect to shoveling snow

[DrJay]

You two are da man!

[Tuariki]

There are 21 to go

Here is my guess list, not in any particular order, of the fabulous 21.
(I don't think any of them have been picked yet)

I have 5 left.

My pick for overall favourtite - Peter Snell

1. Peter Snell
2. Emil Zatopek
3. Al Oerter
4. Usain Bolt
5. Edwin Moses
6. Haile Gebresellassie
7. Roger Bannister
8. David Rudisha
9. Wyomia Tyus
10. Pekka Vasala
11. Liu Xiang
12. Gerd Kanter
13. Yuir Sydich
14. Daley Thompson
15. Maria Mutola
16. Paula Ivan
17. Tirunesh Dibaba
18. Heike Drechsler
19. Valerie Vili
20. Jackie Joyner-Kersee
21. Cathy Freeman

[Tuariki]

Valery Brumel

Brumel was my #1.
As a kid in the late 50s and 60s he was my first and absolute hero.
I was a high jumper back then and I can vividly remember the first time I straddled, 5' 0" and then a few years later 6' 0" and all the time I was trying to emulate Brumel.

Sadly I never got close to him although I eventually straddled over 2.00m goofing around at WSU.

[Daisy]

11. Liu Xiang

Already gone. And three of my list, still to come, don't appear on that list. And I can think of one other who is sure to be top 5, although not on my list.

[26mi235]

You two are da man!

Got home from officiating at a Last Chance meet. My 9-year old had shoveled much of the driveway and learned a few things (like push it and avoid lifting it if you can). There was still a fair bit to shovel, including moving his piles off.

There are still seven [opps, not six] on my list after losing 3 or 4 today.

[Daisy]

Of the six I have left 2 brits, 2 yanks, 1 Ethiopian and 1 New Zealander, they are my number 1, 2, 8, 10, 18 and 19.

32nd (7 votes 66 points)
Wilson Kipketer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson_Kipketer

There goes my number 3. Best running style ever. Nobody looked as as smooth and relaxed running 1:42/43 week in and week out.

Exactly. I had him at #13. Sitting at home for 96 was a disaster for the sport as well as for him. Our rules seem so archaic sometimes, I just want to see the best compete.

[DrJay]

There are 21 to go

Here is my guess list, not in any particular order, of the fabulous 21.
(I don't think any of them have been picked yet)

You left out, at a minimum, Carl Lewis, Michael Johnson, and Jim Ryun.

[oldvaulter]

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[TN1965]

There are 21 to go

Here is my guess list, not in any particular order, of the fabulous 21.
(I don't think any of them have been picked yet)

You left out, at a minimum, Carl Lewis, Michael Johnson, and Jim Ryun.

As well as Seb Coe, Steve Ovett and Bill Rodgers...

[oldvaulter]

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[oldvaulter]

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[Tuariki]

There are 21 to go

Here is my guess list, not in any particular order, of the fabulous 21.
(I don't think any of them have been picked yet)

You left out, at a minimum, Carl Lewis, Michael Johnson, and Jim Ryun.

As well as Seb Coe, Steve Ovett and Bill Rodgers...

Considering the bias of the manager of this event, add Paula Radcliffe. We're definitely going to see some Brits in the top ten.

With those addtional 7 plus my 21 making a total of 28 means that 7 of these fabulous athletes didn't get a single vote.

Except I screwed up and Xiang Liu and Yuri Syedich have already come up. I missed Syedich because of spelling and I missed Xiang Liu as his family name is Liu not Xiang. Therefore I get to amend my list of 21 by choosing 2 of the magnifcent 7.

And I now add Michael Johnson and Paul Radclliffe to make up my guess list of 21.

[bman]

Surely these are the twenty, no? (in alphabetical order)

1. Usain Bolt
2. Sebastian Coe
3. Haile Gebrselassie
4. Maurice Greene
5. Johnny Gray
6. Cathy Freeman
7. Michael Johnson
8. Rafer Johnson
9. Bernard Lagat
10. Edwin Moses
11. Carl Lewis
12. Al Oerter
13. Steve Ovett
14. Paula Radclife
15. David Rudisha
16. Jim Ryun
17. Peter Snell
18. Daley Thonpson
19. Winona Tyus
20. Emil Zatopec


Go ahead beat me up over the obvious people who I missed... ...

[John G]

Spot the odd one out

26th (7 votes 82 points)

Kelly Holmes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Holmes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV6LfdD97fY
...

ahhh..... suspicions confirmed: the voting demographic has a lot of young Brits.

At least one middle-aged Brit voted for her as well. She epitomises the maxim that 'good things come to those who wait'. If I was a coach I'd keep a copy of her autobio in the kit bag to share with any athlete picking up frequent injuries. She's responsible for two of my favourite ever moments in athletics. Firstly, there was the sure audacity of a semi-fit athlete kicking like that with 200m to go in the Sydney final. Then there was the moment in the Athens final, half way down the home straight when it occurred to me that maybe Mutola wasn't going to come past her (I 'd been punching the air, jumping up and down and screaming like a loon from 100 to go, celebrating the fact she had a medal sown up). Since then I've loved the way she's put so much back into the sport with the On Camp With Kelly project.

[John G]

By the way if you lot have voted Coe above Ovett, I'm leaving the Forum.

(Bet that's an upsetting thought for everyone).

[Atanvarno]

By the way if you lot have voted Coe above Ovett, I'm leaving the Forum.

Ovett is in my top ten and Coe barely made my top twenty.

[26mi235]

Surely these are the twenty, no? (in alphabetical order)

1. Usain Bolt
2. Sebastian Coe
3. Haile Gebrselassie
4. Maurice Greene
5. Johnny Gray
6. Cathy Freeman
7. Michael Johnson
8. Rafer Johnson
9. Bernard Lagat
10. Edwin Moses
11. Carl Lewis
12. Al Oerter
13. Steve Ovett
14. Paula Radclife
15. David Rudisha
16. Jim Ryun
17. Peter Snell
18. Daley Thompson
19. Winona Tyus
20. Emil Zatopec


Go ahead beat me up over the obvious people who I missed... ...

In this list you are leaving out someone that has been tipped somewhere above as the (obvious) overall number 1. I am not sure that she will be number one but she will likely be close I do not think that Bolt is nearly as dominating as this person, Female, multi-event World record holder for a quarter of a century (no one coming remotely close).

[LopenUupunut]

Also missing from that list is another American female athlete who could easily end up winning the whole thing... (I never liked her one bit, but she seems to enjoy widespread support here.)

[Jon]

26th (7 votes 82 points)
Kelly Holmes

ahhh..... suspicions confirmed: the voting demographic has a lot of young Brits.

As a 'young Brit', I did not vote for Kelly Holmes. She's a great athlete and I was thrilled when she won double gold in 2004, but I wouldn't class her as one of my top-20 favourites.

23rd (7 votes 108 points)
Steve Prefontaine

ahhh..... suspicions confirmed: the voting demographic has a lot of old Yanks.

[Flumpy]

Why is everyone trying to pre-empt the result with all these lists and guess work. Mump's said he'll be finishing the list within the next week. Can't people wait?

Personally I don't see what the hurry is. I'd like just a couple of names a day until the top 10 and then a while off for the WI's before resuming with 1 a day for the final reveal.

Why are people so impatient?

[Pego]

Except I screwed up and Xiang Liu and Yuri Syedich have already come up. I missed Syedich because of spelling and I missed Xiang Liu as his family name is Liu not Xiang. Therefore I get to amend my list of 21 by choosing 2 of the magnifcent 7.

And I now add Michael Johnson and Paul Radclliffe to make up my guess list of 21.

What about Evelyn Ashford? She is my #2.

P.S. I'll edit the list with Liu's correction.

[DecFan]

Evidently we're going to have some prominent athletes that some think will be top 20 who received NO votes . . .