Micheal Phelps or Sir Steve Redgrave ??

[Leekbrookgull]

Have to go with Sir Steve on this. Maybe someone while set-up a vote ? Phelps is awesome,make no mistake. However over 16 years (5 Olympics) Redgrave has only had one event,and he has been top everytime.

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Yet he was a member of a team,so would the boxer Stevenson been a better choice ??

 

[newhaven seagull 85]

i dont think any one person could be classed as the greatest olympian. one person could be the greatest olympic swimmer or rower or athelete or shooter etc .

 

[RM-Taylor]

Michael Phelps - the greatest olympic swimmer, which he has proved so far in Beijing

 

[SNOOBS]

Redgrave clearly as hes english

 

[steward 433]

Redgrave clearly as hes english

Redgrave as to be at the top of your game for 16 years is amazing!!

Can only think of a handful of sports stars who have mangaged that

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Carl Lewis.

 

[steward 433]

Carl Lewis.

83-96 at the top of his game!!! Good call

I give you Joey Dunlop OBE

TT race winner from 76-2000 (cut short by his death) 26 wins in 24 years

Most sucessful racer bar none

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

swimming events are so uniform that if you're any good, you'll easily collect shit loads of medals

what redgrave did was FAR better as he was at the top of his sport for so many years


maybe they should introduce 100m hopping and backwards running into the athletics to even it out

 

[Stevie Boy]

Redgrave, being top of your sport for such a long time is legend status

 

[Zesh Rehman]

Michael Phelps - the greatest olympic swimmer, which he has proved so far in Beijing

Yes, on paper. But swimming is totally different to Rowing. Many swimmers in the past won loads of medals, eg Thorpe. But the fact Redgrave won 5 medals in 5 different Olympics over 16 years is surely better.

 

[smudge]

There is only one greatest ever Olympian & his place will never be taken.

Jessie Owens.

Phelps will become the most decorated Olympian.

 

[steward 433]

There is only one greatest ever Olympian & his place will never be taken.

Jessie Owens.

Phelps will become the most decorated Olympian.

4 golds in one games does sadly not make him the greatest olympian

 

[Icy Gull]

Ali by a country mile imo or Cassius Clay as he was then

 

[nwgull]

Ali by a country mile imo or Cassius Clay as he was then

1 gold medal?

Redgrave has competed in 5 Olympics and never been beaten.

 

[Icy Gull]

1 gold medal?

Redgrave has competed in 5 Olympics and never been beaten.

Depends whether you think an Olympian cannot go on to greater things after the Olympics and has to stay an Olympian to be considered as the best. No other Olympians that I'm aware of have gone on to become considered the greatest sportsman of all time apart from Ali.

 

[nwgull]

Depends whether you think an Olympian cannot go on to greater things after the Olympics and has to stay an Olympian to be considered as the best. No other Olympians that I'm aware of have gone on to become considered the greatest sportsman of all time apart from Ali.

I wouldn't consider Ali to be the greatest sportsman of all time.

 

[Gully]

I would consider Ali as an all time great sportsman, not in terms of the Olympics, more what he achieved afterwards.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

Depends whether you think an Olympian cannot go on to greater things after the Olympics and has to stay an Olympian to be considered as the best. No other Olympians that I'm aware of have gone on to become considered the greatest sportsman of all time apart from Ali.

i guess thats because he's in a sport where the olympics aren't the greatest acolade

the olympics are the pinnacle of redgraves sport, and he was at the top for FIVE olympics

 

[Frutos]

I wouldn't consider Ali to be the greatest sportsman of all time.

Would would be your pick?