Are there any pro women in any pro sport that could beat the worst pro man in that sport?

easily peasily wrote:

basketball most likely. There's definitely basketball chicks that can beat the worst NBA players

You are freakin insane. EVERY male can dunk, when a female dunks it's a headline. Best WNBA would get schooled by HS players.

Harambe wrote:

Armstronglivs wrote:

And the few women who have entered those tournaments haven't made the cut. Competing on an equal basis with the men they have been totally outclassed, with their participation described by some golf commentators as a joke. It is the same in golf as it is with most other elite sports - men and women don't compete against each other in an open category because the differences are too great. If it were not so there would be no need for separate "tours".

Sorenstam beat a bunch of mean over 2 days off the men's tees. Plenty of pro men don't make the cut.

You're moving the goalposts because youre desperate to not cede this random point.

Could a female golfer beat the worst male pro golfer? Yes.

I was going to come back on here to defend my original post regarding golf pros. But I see that you've got it covered.

:-)

So a bunch of people have given examples that meet the criteria and in typical LRC fashion, the weak try to do mental gymnastics to explain why they don't count. Sounds about right.

Since women and men are equal, let's get rid of the gender discrimination in sports. Just let the best people compete.

Does he shower wrote:

I was a member of an elite Texas high school basketball team. Our girls volleyball team was elite as well. None of us had any volleyball training. We played them in volleyball and beat them 15-0 and 15-1. Our front line was, however, 6'9".

Gonna have to call BS on this one. People with no volleyball training will carry the volleyball every single touch. You would have lost a properly officiated volleyball match 15-0, 15-0.

Since women and men are equal, let's get rid of the gender discr wrote:

Since women and men are equal, let's get rid of the gender discrimination in sports. Just let the best people compete.

Ummm . . . nobody claimed that women and men are equal.

Think much?

The world record for the women's 10,000 is 29:17. For the half marathon it is 1:04 and for the marathon it is 2:15

There are a LOT of men calling themselves "pro" who can't run near 29-flat, 1:04 or 2:15.

the answer is your own sport lol wrote:

The world record for the women's 10,000 is 29:17. For the half marathon it is 1:04 and for the marathon it is 2:15

There are a LOT of men calling themselves "pro" who can't run near 29-flat, 1:04 or 2:15.

The issue with this lame discussion is that what constitutes a "pro"? And yea, obviously in a "lightning strikes" scenario many of the best women at many different sports could beat a man, but I wouldn't bet on it, and it would be a rarity as opposed to "even up" chances.

Gonna Have to call BS wrote:

Does he shower wrote:

I was a member of an elite Texas high school basketball team. Our girls volleyball team was elite as well. None of us had any volleyball training. We played them in volleyball and beat them 15-0 and 15-1. Our front line was, however, 6'9".

Gonna have to call BS on this one. People with no volleyball training will carry the volleyball every single touch. You would have lost a properly officiated volleyball match 15-0, 15-0.

Ya, I don't believe this one either. A girls team who could play would kill a men's team of athletic guys who don't know how to play volleyball.

Check out Almost any shooting event. Specific example: Mixed skeet shooting 1992 Olympics. Zhang Shan won gold over several men.

In a real sport, the answer is no. No woman will beat the worst pro man. In shooting, bowling, chess, darts, car driving, rhythmic gymnastics, water ballet, etc., sure.

So a real sport is whatever you choose so that you can be right, got it. The logic of a 4 year old is so adorable.

Hate to Break it to you wrote:

So a real sport is whatever you choose so that you can be right, got it. The logic of a 4 year old is so adorable.

Baseball: players so fat they can't see their shoes can be and are in the Hall Of Fame

Darts: 2 pack a day smoker who weighs 300 pounds can be world champion

Tiddlywinks?

Chess: Your brain works hard, but nothing else does.

Car Racing: Turn left and get back as fast as you can. An arthritic granny could race at Indy.

I guess that you can CALL anything a sport. How about paper airplane throwing? Spelling Bee? Reading? Lawn mowing?

lrc vett wrote:

So a bunch of people have given examples that meet the criteria and in typical LRC fashion, the weak try to do mental gymnastics to explain why they don't count. Sounds about right.

Or was I trying to promote top women?

sport -- an activity involving physical exertion and skill

I guess that anything qualifies as long as you move at least just a little bit. Even cricket and baseball. In darts they have to stand and flip their wrists. Chess players have to touch a button on a clock. Golfers have to walk a few hundred feet (but don't have to carry anything). Gamers have to twiddle their thumbs, and so do battle-botters. Drivers have to flex their feet.

NASCAR would be the obvious answer, since Danica Patrick was a pretty solid pro driver for a while there.

If you're looking for a sport based in speed, power or endurance, then I think Katie Ledecky's 1500 freestyle time might come the closest. Her pr is 15:20, and the 25th best male performer of all time is at 14:47. At the 2017 world championships it took a 14:59 to qualify for the final (top 8). At the 2019 world championships it took a 14:55 to qualify for the final. In both world championships there were 14-15 guys who swam slower than 15:20. However, a good number of those were from smaller countries and don't seem really indicative of the "pro" standard we're talking about. From looking at the results, it seems as though the real elites swim under 15, and then there's a good number of 2nd tier pros who clock between 15:05 - 15:12.

Ledecky's 15:20 would have been the 189th best time among men in 2018 (that's total results, not 1 per person). The 189th best 5k time for men in 2019 is 13:38 (bizarrely enough by Benjamin De Haan of letsrun singlet fame).

Shaq wrote:

Entertain me

On an equally good day no. But if a guy blows up in the marathon a pro-women could beat him. Top guys blow up and run slower than 2:17. If they are a Kipchoge level they just drop out. But a 2:11 pro could easily have a really bad day and get beat by one of the top females having a great day.

On the track almost certainly no.

And as a disclaimer, if that same marathon male were racing to just beat the top women it is very unlikely they would lose. Going to the top women's pace would be safe and they could do enough to win without risking blow up. They'd have to be going for it and self destruct.

In most sports, the "worst pro man" at any given moment would probably be someone who is badly injured. If a basketball player suffers an open tib/fib fracture, they pretty much immediately become the worst male pro basketball player on account of their injury.

Given this, situations probably arise pretty frequently where a female (or even a small child) could beat the worst pro man.

the answer is your own sport lol wrote:

The world record for the women's 10,000 is 29:17. For the half marathon it is 1:04 and for the marathon it is 2:15

There are a LOT of men calling themselves "pro" who can't run near 29-flat, 1:04 or 2:15.

How fast would those times be without PED's?