MA runner11 wrote:
Almost every winner of part 1, especially among the women, are 100/200. Clearly it's not very rare and not a special feat.
The 100 200 double is the easiest double in all of track and field, they are the two most similar events. Additionally, sprinters have more opportunities to win more gold medals with the 4x1 and 4x4. Other athletes don't have that opportunity but that doesn't diminish their achievements.
You completed disregarded every single thrower and most field event athletes right from the start. It shows you didn't do any real research in making the list, you just scratched the surface.This list is way too biased.
Dude, the problem is that there were not very many events for women until the past few decades. Let alone many countries that encouraged women to train and compete. Perhaps you could go back and look at what events were actually availabe from 1960 and earlier. Just perusing 1960, there were only 10 women's events.
Now maybe the field events could have been taken more into consideration. Some of those Soviet Bloc performances look off the charts, although we can assume what went on behind the Iron Curtain. Worth a 2nd look there.