World Record Holders not chosen for Olympic Team

Henry Rono was never chosen because of boycotts.

India haven't won a medal in 32 years since Moscow 1980 and have never won a medal of any description in Women's hockey. You must be old, did you ride a horse to school, was the grass greener in your day?

letsrun.communist wrote:

Henry Rono was never chosen because of boycotts.

No, he *was* chosen for the Kenyan team, but didn't get to run--not the same thing.

In fact, legend has it that it was at the Olympics (before the Kenyan squad was withdrawn) that most observers got their first chance to see Henry run (in training); and a couple of them, when first watching him move, turned to each other and said "world record."

I can understand where they were coming from. When he was at his best, it was a physical pleasure to watch Rono run. He seemed like a model of what human beings could be.

americanologist wrote:

Not a WR, but Webb's 3:46.91 AR was the year before he didn't make the 2008 Olympic team.

So let's open up the discussion to those that were world leaders or world champions the year of or year before the Olympics and did not make their Olympic team.

Maurice Greene was the '99 world champ at 200m and he and WR holder Michael Johnson both pulled up lame in the 200m OT. Same with '07 champ Tyson Gay in '08.