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<blockquote data-quote="Vieux Talonneur" data-source="post: 1018373" data-attributes="member: 73144"><p>Yep and the medal count is inflated by being able to double up in 100 / 200 and do relays. Try Jan Zelezny in the javelin. Triple Olympic champion (92, 96 and 00) and world record holder since 1993. 5 of the longest 6 throws in history (all 5 until last year), topped world rankings in 7 seasons and only man to throw over 90m 5 times in a single meeting. Chuck in a couple of world championships and an Olympic silver in 88 and it's an extraordinary record in an event that is notoriously unpredictable and regularly breaks competitors. Very athletic and much smaller than most of the monsters who traditionally dominated the event. Virtually impossible to compare athletics disciplines but there's been no-one better. For the future pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis is an unbelievable talent - only 21 and already world record holder indoors and out with plenty of power to add.</p><p></p><p>From cycling Eddy Merckx was in a stratosphere of his own and should be in any GOAT conversation....</p><p></p><p>Most Grand Tour wins - 11 including 5 Tours de France. Winner of most monuments (the 5 classic one day races) - 19. Broke the world hour record and won at least 7 of the premier, non Grand Tour, stage races including 3 Paris-Nice. No-one else has won more than 11 monuments and although Hinault won 10 GT he only landed 5 monuments. With riders increasingly specialising, his record will never be approached.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vieux Talonneur, post: 1018373, member: 73144"] Yep and the medal count is inflated by being able to double up in 100 / 200 and do relays. Try Jan Zelezny in the javelin. Triple Olympic champion (92, 96 and 00) and world record holder since 1993. 5 of the longest 6 throws in history (all 5 until last year), topped world rankings in 7 seasons and only man to throw over 90m 5 times in a single meeting. Chuck in a couple of world championships and an Olympic silver in 88 and it’s an extraordinary record in an event that is notoriously unpredictable and regularly breaks competitors. Very athletic and much smaller than most of the monsters who traditionally dominated the event. Virtually impossible to compare athletics disciplines but there’s been no-one better. For the future pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis is an unbelievable talent - only 21 and already world record holder indoors and out with plenty of power to add. From cycling Eddy Merckx was in a stratosphere of his own and should be in any GOAT conversation.... Most Grand Tour wins - 11 including 5 Tours de France. Winner of most monuments (the 5 classic one day races) - 19. Broke the world hour record and won at least 7 of the premier, non Grand Tour, stage races including 3 Paris-Nice. No-one else has won more than 11 monuments and although Hinault won 10 GT he only landed 5 monuments. With riders increasingly specialising, his record will never be approached. [/QUOTE]
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