dunes runner ` wrote:
Everyone who qualifies has the chance to compete in the final.
Those who haven't qualified have lost, because they haven't even made it to the final.Ryun lost, because he didn't qualify for the final.
I've never once counted a qualifying round as a win/loss. That would be shamefull.
Ryun "won" his 68 semi-final against Keino, and that doesn't count as a win either. The biggest stretch would be to count all of those who advanced in a heat as a "win" over those who didn't but thats a stretch.
Ryun lost once against Keino. The point of 42-1 is hyperbole, the record was so lopsided.