The Italian National Football Team, failed to qualify for the last 2 World Cups. Yet won the Euros and set a world record for an unbeaten run in the interim!
The Italian National Football Team, failed to qualify for the last 2 World Cups. Yet won the Euros and set a world record for an unbeaten run in the interim!
Alan Webb, 2004 Olympics
I'm not sure if this counts since I don't think it was a prelim, but Kipchoge finishing 7th in the 5,000m at the 2012 Kenyan trials.
Randolph Ross, lol
And USA, did they bomb out to Trinidad?
Isn't that your job?
If a surprising development happens in a sporting event, in any other sport, within minutes the announcers start listing historic comparisons. I get that your website doesn't have the budget or production team of ESPN, but we can't rant about how bad the majors cover our sport when the main journalistic outlet does this.
Imagine if ESPN or FS1 went on Twitter to ask their audience to "give us examples of someone else who hit 4 HRs in one game! I'm sure you guys can think of a few!"
Dan O'Brien
Spot on. This will be an article on the front page in a few days. Truly expert coverage by true insiders here at letsrun.
I can’t believe this thread was deleted for about ten hours
Ok, not all the time, but there are lots of examples from otherr sports of favorites not making the cut in golf, or losing in the first round in tennis, or getting eliminated early in the World Cup or in the post-season playoffs.
Every year in the TDF, one of the pre-race favorites doesn't finish a stage within the time limit, or falls too far behind.
I'd list names, but GIYF, too.
Miss Jumper wrote:
Dan O'Brien… sorta, as it was not rounds.
Reigning World Champ was at the top of his game but no height PV at the 92 trials. Missed the Games but came back a few weeks later and set the decathlon WR
Some days you have it, some days you don't.
That's why fishing is called fishing, not catching.
What is the threshold that separates a "hobbyjogger" from a "sub-elite" runner?
BREAKING: Leonard Korir not going to Paris! 11 Universality athletes get in ahead of him!
Hicham El Guerrouj is back baby! Runs Community Mile in Oxford
Do "running influencers" harm the competitive nature of the sport?
Why's it cost every household $5000 in taxes just to run a public school?