Who is the best sportsman this country has ever produced?

[Titanic]

John Charles

... de Menezes, the hurdler?

 

[Titanic]

C B Fry

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Daley Thompson
Ian Botham

 

[Tom Bombadil]

Nigel Mansell for me. He owned Formula One in the late 80s, early 90s. Superb driver.

No he didin't. He was champion once .Prost and Senna won 3 each. He was a godd driver but the dominant force.

 

[User removed 4]

eddie the eagle

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Desert Orchid

 

[Billy the Fish]

Ian Botham
Steve Redgrave
Stephen Hendry (if by this country you mean British)
Phil Taylor

 

[Questions]

Princess Anne for me. Came through against such adversity.

 

[lighthouse]

Phil 'the power' Taylor

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Daley Thompson is regarded by many as the world's greatest ever all round athlete.

 

[drew]

No he didin't. He was champion once .Prost and Senna won 3 each. He was a godd driver but the dominant force.

After deciphering your post, you need to look at more than just the record books. Mansell would have won three had it not been for two very unfortunate failures, one a nut coming of the wheel in Hungary (how often do you see that) and the second was the blow out in Adelaide when sitting pretty to win the title. If he had won the title that year then he would have been on two titles alongside Prost. The wheel nut also cost him a championship title putting him on three. You also forget he went to US and won the Indycart in his first season.

He was an exciting racing driver, far more entertaining than the sterile races we see nowdays.

 

[Titanic]

After deciphering your post, you need to look at more than just the record books. Mansell would have won three had it not been for two very unfortunate failures, one a nut coming of the wheel in Hungary (how often do you see that) and the second was the blow out in Adelaide when sitting pretty to win the title. If he had won the title that year then he would have been on two titles alongside Prost. The wheel nut also cost him a championship title putting him on three. You also forget he went to US and won the Indycart in his first season.

He was an exciting racing driver, far more entertaining than the sterile races we see nowdays.

Brilliant It would be SO British to have a 'nearly man' as our greatest sportman ever

 

[steward 433]

Sir Steve Redgrave or Carl Fogarty

 

[Blackadder]

For his all around ability I'm going to plump for Daley Thompson.

He could have been a good footballer as well. Was on West Ham's books. I used to play for Burgess Hill U16s. He played for Cuckfield against us. He managed to score against us with a header - from outside the penalty box!

 

[Cheshire Cat]

C. B. Fry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cricinfo - Players and Officials - C.B. Fry
Cricinfo - Charles Fry - Up with the Gods

 

[medicine man]

I cannot believe it's got this far and no one has mentioned the true hero of our time.

Brian Jacks.

Not just a sportsman, but a Superstar!

 

[Tom Bombadil]

After deciphering your post, you need to look at more than just the record books. Mansell would have won three had it not been for two very unfortunate failures, one a nut coming of the wheel in Hungary (how often do you see that) and the second was the blow out in Adelaide when sitting pretty to win the title. If he had won the title that year then he would have been on two titles alongside Prost. The wheel nut also cost him a championship title putting him on three. You also forget he went to US and won the Indycart in his first season.

He was an exciting racing driver, far more entertaining than the sterile races we see nowdays.

Schumacher won 5 drivers championships in a row. Thats dominating formula 1

 

[elwheelio]

I'll give you a hint....there's only two of him

 

[Frutos]

I'll give you a hint....there's only two of him

Kerry Mayo?

 

[Dover]

Barry Sheene or Ian Botham for me.