Greatest British Sports Man/Woman

[DaveShoelace]

I know we've had this discussion before, but on the Beeb they are calling Mo Farah the greatest ever british sportsman after his triple double. I must admit, he is one of personal favourites to watch (Partially because I like to watch distance running and also because I feel sorry for him whenever his wife seems in a mood). Paula Radcliffe was previously in my best of all time list so I guess Mo might be my all time great because he has pretty much eclipsed her.

Steve Redgrave and Chris Hoy also instantly come to mind as contenders.

I know I'm missing a bunch of obvious ones.

Who else makes the 'best of' discussion?

[tikay]

Daley Thompson.

[arbboy]

Please see my posts on TFT about how incredibly over rated mo is.  He isn't even in the top 5 all time UK athletes for me. Never mind the greatest of all time. Foster should finally be retired to stud from the bbc for his comically stupid comments today about mo.  He is so out of date even Paula was lol'ing at him the other day with his out of date opinions.

Mo has beat no one to win these medals in the bigger all time ptciture. If mo is the greatest ever then Greg Rutherford is in front of him because he has won the grand slam even though he, like mo, is miles behind the all time greats on the real lists for his events. Please don't fall for the bbc hype.  It is really tilting.

I could win the 5000m if you put Barry Neville, da bookie and Ali mallu as my opposition. Does that make me an all time great 5000m runner? Never mind the greatest sportsman in the history of gb? Do me a favour.

[DungBeetle]

Is it Mo Farah chaps?

[arbboy]

Daley Thompson.

This.  Daley for me would get my vote all time.  Not sure who would be second.  Actually I do Phil the powerrrrrrrrrrr Taylor!! 16 time champion of the world!!!!!!  It's not a sport though before all the moaners sign in.

[arbboy]

Fwiw if you are a distance running fan Paula has achieved way more than mo has.  She is 1.000001 to have done it clean as well. She has set records in women's long distance running which won't be beat for years and they were set ten years ago.  Please stop with this mo bullshit.  It is really tilting to real sports fans who go by the clock rather than the hype.

[DaveShoelace]

Fwiw if you are a distance running fan Paula has achieved way more than mo has.  She is 1.000001 to have done it clean as well. She has set records in women's long distance running which won't be beat for years and they were set ten years ago.  Please stop with this mo bullshit.  It is really tilting to real sports fans who go by the clock rather than the hype.

Yeah but Radcliffe never beat the Cube

[arbboy]

Paula has four of the best six all time marathon records in history. Most of them were ten years ago.  Mo doesn't even appear on any all time top tens in any event, training methods now compared to ten years ago make mo look very average to the real judges.  If you love mo this much you should love Greg just as much.  He has achieved as much as mo. He has beat nothing all time to win all his golds.  

[DaveShoelace]

I'm starting to think Mo might not even make your top 5 at this rate.

[arbboy]

I'm starting to think Mo might not even make your top 5 at this rate.

Sure you are levelling me but why would he even be in the top 5 all time in athletics never mind sport all time?

Just a simple list of world record holders since I was alive.  Coe (his world record lasted 25 years), Daley, Colin Jackson Sally gunnell, linford, Paula. There is just five. I could name many more on the relative all time lists who are far more impressive than mo and he could easily be a drug cheat let's not forget that, his coach is bent as fuck.

 On top of that five is the most obv one edwards whose world record still stands to this day by a mile.

Mo has got as close to a wr in his events as I have in staying sober for a month!!!

[tikay]

I'm starting to think Mo might not even make your top 5 at this rate.

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[DaveShoelace]

I'm starting to think Mo might not even make your top 5 at this rate.

Sure you are levelling me but why would he even be in the top 5 all time in athletics never mind sport all time?

The Mo Bot for a start

[arbboy]

On top of all the stats many would argue mo isn't British either.

[tikay]

I'm starting to think Mo might not even make your top 5 at this rate.

Sure you are levelling me but why would he even be in the top 5 all time in athletics never mind sport all time?

The Mo Bot for a start

Lol, stop it Barry, it's too easy.

[JohnCharver]

I believe Coe or edwards are the best athletes we have produced. Radcliffe was a great woman but she couldnt beat a bloke so her achievements dont count as greatest imo. They are the ones who produced long standing WRs and probably win in any era. Cant have a decathlete either, people only try it if they arent good enough to win an individual medal.