Give me a break.
Give me a break.
To be the best in an event, you gotta win the gold. That’s all there is to it.
Bannister was the best in his event with no golds ever.
Baned in the USR wrote:
Bannister was the best in his event with no golds ever.
Yes, but when he was the best, it was 1/2 way between the Olympic cycle and no WCs. He beat his main rival John Landy in the Empire Games.
The OP has a point, but it's not as if somebody else is dominating global championships.
Absolutely no idea who you're referencing but there's this guy called Jakob Ingebrigtsen who is best in the 1500 but hasn't won gold in a few years
Ryun? Ovett? Cram? Aouita?
Renaldo Nehemiah, Wilson Kipketer and Ron Clarke dominated their events for years, setting multiple WRs, but never winning Gold. Henry Rono, Jim Ryun in 1966-67 also come to mind.
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Baned in the USR wrote:
Bannister was the best in his event with no golds ever.
Lol no
Jakob is the best because no other active runner has a better championship record since he won the Olympic gold and because he runs the fastest.
toll booth wrote:
Renaldo Nehemiah, Wilson Kipketer and Ron Clarke dominated their events for years, setting multiple WRs, but never winning Gold. Henry Rono, Jim Ryun in 1966-67 also come to mind.
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Kipketer won a lot of golds, just not Olympic. Gtfoh
From 2021 through the present, only two individuals of one Olympic gold medals in 1500 m Jakob is one of those two
He has had two global silver metals in this and now three gold medals in 5000 m
He’s also had the fastest times in the 1500
Lots of people are in the same ballpark as he is
But overall, along with Cole perhaps
He is at the top
coupleguys wrote:
Ryun? Ovett? Cram? Aouita?
And Tergat, who was befouled by EPO loaded runners like Geb.
More than a couple wrote:
coupleguys wrote:
Ryun? Ovett? Cram? Aouita?
And Tergat, who was befouled by EPO loaded runners like Geb.
Tergat was not the best in anything but xc.
toll booth wrote:
Renaldo Nehemiah, Wilson Kipketer and Ron Clarke dominated their events for years, setting multiple WRs, but never winning Gold. Henry Rono, Jim Ryun in 1966-67 also come to mind.
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When did Kipketer go 3 global championships without winning one?
Bekele no golds from 03-07 in the 5000m(Silvers in 03&04, DNS in 05&07).
Wake up fam wrote:
Give me a break.
Ron Clarke. No Gold in 10 years, not even at the weak Commonwealth games.
5000m + 10000m
1956 OG + 1958 CG + 1960 OG (age 19 - age 23): dnq
1962 CG: 2 + dnf
1964 OG: 9 + 3 (+9 Marathon)
1966 CG: 2 + 2 (+ dnf Marathon)
1968 OG: 5 + 6
1970 CG: 5 + 2
Koltrast wrote:
That may change though if he goes on with his "losing streak", while others like Hocker and Kerr are racking up golds.
Shelby, of course. EOT
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