2006-08-14 02:47:53 · 11 answers · asked by smitty 7 in Sports ➔ Olympics
Now that I have asked the wrong question, sorry Charlie I meant women. I know that I messed over the people who have allready answered the question.
Well I have all ways known that I am not perfect.
2006-08-14 08:50:57 · update #1
Kudos to chairman on all your answers plus Ashford was one of uderrated of all.
2006-08-14 15:53:28 · update #2
"Best" is a subjective term and it depends on what you consider the qualities needed to be considered best.
But I'd suggest the group would include these ladies:
6 - Marion Jones. 3-Golds, 2-Bronze and has run the fastest times since Florence Griffith Joyner, but controversy swirls around her.
5 - Florence Griffith Joyner. 3-Golds, 2-Silvers and 2 WRs that still stand, but there's suspicion of doping, although she never failed a drug test.
4 - Gail Devers. (3 Golds) Only the second woman to defend her Olympic 100m championship ('92 & '96). An even better hurdler than a sprinter, but has not be able to win an Olympic final as a hurdler and has never set a World Record.
3 - Wyomia Tyus. 3 Golds, 1 Silver and four times set or tied the World Record for the 100m. First woman to successfully defend her Olympic 100m championship. '64 & '68.
2 - Wilma Rudolph. 3-Golds, 1-Bronze. Suffered from polio as a child, Wilma became the first American woman to win 3 gold medals in the Olympics. She won the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter dash, and ran the anchor on the 400-meter relay team. Twice set or tied the WR for 100m.
1 - Evelyn Ashford. 4-Golds, 1 Silver and twice set a WR in the 100m. Named to 5 Olympic teams '76, '80, '84, '88, '92.
2006-08-14 12:53:32 · answer #1 · answered by chairman_of_the_bored_04 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesse Owens
Bob Hayes
Carl Lewis
Michael Johnson
2006-08-14 02:54:37 · answer #2 · answered by Adios 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Men:
Carl Lewis
Michael Johnson
Jesse Owens
Women:
FloJo
Evelyn Ashford
Gail Devers
2006-08-15 21:24:25 · answer #3 · answered by ~?~ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wilma Rudolph and Jesse Owens. Not the druggie batch from 1980-current
2006-08-14 02:57:40 · answer #4 · answered by moglie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of all time?
Jesse Owens
Michael Johnson
2006-08-14 02:53:03 · answer #5 · answered by cirestan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok WTF Gentlemintos? That replaced into an quite stupid fact. i assume you being a scientist and all took DNA samples from each and every black individual on American & Jamaican sprinting communities, and got here up with that stupid end. BTW circulate u . s . a . Sprinters!!!!!!! So i assume contained in the previous years whilst an American sprinter has won he replaced into somewhat Jamaican?
2016-09-29 06:14:51 · answer #6 · answered by wheelwright 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say Jesse Owens because he was so dominant in his races. He also performed under intense pressure as his wins came in the Berlin Olympics, smack dab in the middle of Nazi Germany with Hitler watching.
2006-08-14 02:54:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Got to be Michael Johnson, simply the best athlete of all time in my opinion
2006-08-14 03:21:21 · answer #8 · answered by eng1966 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
jesse owens and michael johnson
2006-08-14 02:52:55 · answer #9 · answered by Mike Dub 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flo Jo.
2006-08-14 10:44:37 · answer #10 · answered by Teoshe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋