JOAQUIM CRUZ THE GREATEST 800 METER EVER

NO WAY wrote:

a runner that HAS NOT won an olympic gold medal CAN NOT be named THE BEST. There's no way.

I think that you and the430miler should create a separate thread to debate this issue. That would undoubtedly be the TOD.

and yet he is.

and just one more reason why he's the best

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwgZMIMzP7s

Two world records in the same championship. Comments unnecessary...

Luis Alberto wrote:

NO. OLYMPIC GAMES IS ANOTHER LEVEL. NEEDS A "TRUE CHAMPION TO WIN"

HEY, DORK! USING THE CAPS LOCK BUTTON DOESN´T MAKE YOUR ARGUMENT ANY STRONGER!

NO HE CAN'T!!!!

YES DORK KING, DOES MAKE STRONGER!! THAT"S WHY YOU NOTICE!!

4 all Wilson's bitches....."WHEN HE SHOWS ME HIS OLYMPIC GOLD THEN I WILL SAY......YES HE IS THE BEST!! " Comments unnecessary...

Luis Alberto wrote:

4 all Wilson's bitches....."WHEN HE SHOWS ME HIS OLYMPIC GOLD THEN I WILL SAY......YES HE IS THE BEST!! " Comments unnecessary...

Call up the Danish Immigration service and ask them.

Sometimes Olympic gold isn't available to you. Take out Cruz's win in LA and compare them. Hell, leave it in and it's still clear that Kipketer is superior.

I am sorry I admit Kipketer is the best - he would beat Cruz every time and I have been a very naughty boy ... forgive me

NO WAY wrote:

YES DORK KING, DOES MAKE STRONGER!! THAT"S WHY YOU NOTICE!!

Instead of using the caps lock button, you should take some english classes.

"Dork king". Laugh of the day!

you mom will be my teacher

Sometimes Olympic gold isn't available to you. Take out Cruz's win in LA and compare them. Hell, leave it in and it's still clear that Kipketer is superior.

ONLY AN IDIOT CAN WRITE A STUPID LINE LIKE THIS ONE!!!!

CRUZ WOULD KILLED THAT DANISH BITCH ANYTIME!!! ANYDAY!!! ANYWHERE!!

I M GOING TO CHOKE YOU AND WILSON WITH MY 10 INCHES COCK!! SHUT THE F*** UP!!! LOOK AT MY COCK AGAIN www.joaquimcruz.com go to training camp and see what you will be getting soon.

World Record Progression (800m) from existing 1954 record

to present

800m

1.46.6 Rudolf Harbig GER Jul 15, 1939

1.45.7 Roger Moens BEL Aug 03, 1955

1.44.3 Peter Snell NZL Feb 03, 1962

1.44.3*y Jim Ryun USA Oct 06, 1966

1.44.3* Ralph Doubell AUS Oct 15, 1968

1.44.3* David Wottle USA Jul 01, 1972

1.44.6y Rick Wohlhuter USA May 27, 1973

1.43.7 Marcello Fiasconaro ITA Jun 27, 1973

1.44.1y Rick Wohlhuter USA Jun 08, 1974

1.43.50 Alberto Juantorena CUB Jul 25, 1976

1.43.44 Alberto Juantorena CUB Aug 21, 1977

1.42.33 Sebastian Coe GBR Jul 05, 1979

1.41.73 Sebastian Coe GBR Jun 10, 1981

1.41.73* Wilson Kipketer DEN Jul 07, 1997

1.41.24 Wilson Kipketer DEN Aug 13, 1997

1.41.11 Wilson Kipketer DEN Aug 24, 1997

Looking for domination - Harbig also held the WR for 400m and is the only man ever to have that distinction - unfortunately he was killed in action during WWII.

Snell, Wohlhuter, Jauntorana, Coe, and Kipketer were dominant in their time and world record holders. Cruz was dominant but never a WR. The argument as to who was the best ever is kind of like beauty - it is in the eye of the beholder. It is interesting that nobody posting has mentioned Wohlhuter who had a stranglehold on the event between 72 and 76 games.

It's also interesting to note that Harbig, Moens, Snell and Ryun's times were run on cinders not rubber.

old fan wrote:

you mom will be my teacher

You should give her your address. I´m pretty sure a seventy year old lady would love to get boned by a HS kid.

'splain to me Lucy !*=?y=?*y=?I assume unannotated two decimal times are Automatic times and one decimals are hand timed marks.Convention would say y=yards Is this a hybrid list interspacing converted times ?? I can see 1:44.6y is faster than 1:44.3* and 1:44.1y is faster than an unannotated 1:43.7 but I'm missing the methodologysorry.