IMAGINARY SUMMER OLYMPICS - Poll #4 - Badminton - Men's Singles

[rafalgorka 1,808]

Time for Event #4 in our IMAGINARY SUMMER OLYMPICS series.

 

These are olympic champions in certain event.

Imagine that all these champions are on the top of their game at the very same moment in time.

Who would have won gold?

 

Be aware that the voting ends at Sunday March 6th, 9 a.m. CET.

 

These pollls are like event start lists, who would win, what you think?

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_badminton#Men's_singles

 

@Griff88 @Vic Liu @Wumo @Agger any tips for that one?

[rafalgorka 1,808]

Our medal table after 3 events:

 

1-0-0---1

1-0-0---1

1-0-0---1

0-1-1---2

0-1-0---1

0-1-0---1

0-0-1---1

0-0-1---1

0-0-1---1

[phelps 8,285]

not an expert, but Lin Dan is the name I heard the most as the GOAT among the male specialists...2 Olympic titles, many World and Asian Gold medals to be added, long time no.1 in the world...

 

I guess nobody could even get close to him when he was on top of his game...

[Wumo 3,023]

I picked Lin Dan. I remember watching him play in the late 2000's and start 2010's, and he was almost unstoppable. Two Olympic titles and went to win the 2008 Olympic gold medal without losing a set. Not the only player who has achieved this, but still impressive. Lin Dan, at his best, was probably the best ever men's singles' player in badminton history.

[rafalgorka 1,808]

I think we need to speed up a bit.

At this rate, we will not make the polls for all 329 events before real Paris 2024 olympics get started.

 

So this polls ends on Sunday morning CET.

And after that there will be 2 or 3 polls every week and there will be 3 events in each poll.

 

Do you think it's a good idea? Let me know.

 

And god bless civilians.

[rafalgorka 1,808]

@SindoI have written here before that this week I will prepare another series of polls here, a kind of contest for users, with predicting the results of certain events, points to get for it, sth similar to what I've done during Beijing games.

 

But unfortunately, due to a lot of work at the court, and being quite involved in some activities helping Ukrainian refugees here in Poland, I am not able to do it.

I will do it later when things settle down.

 

For now on, I'll stick to the imaginary olympics series, maybe it's not the best moment for this either, but I also need some kind of relief and joy these days. So I will keep making these polls even if not many users vote in them.

 

Have a good day everyone,

stay safe.

[rafalgorka 1,808]

The voting in Poll #4 has ended.

 

We have the results of Event #4 of the Imaginary Summer Olympics.

 

Badminton - Men's Singles

 

1. Lin Dan CHN

2. Viktor Axelsen DEN

3. Taufik Hidayat INA

 

Thanks for voting!

 

Our medal table after Event #4

 

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1-0-0---1

1-0-0---1

1-0-0---1

0-1-1---2

0-1-0---1

0-1-0---1

0-1-0---1

0-0-1---1

0-0-1---1

0-0-1---1

[rafalgorka 1,808]

RESULTS SUMMARY after Event #4

 

BADMINTON - Men's Singles

 

1. Lin Dan CHN

2. Viktor Axelsen DEN

3. Taufik Hidayat INA

 

BOXING - Men's Super Heavyweight

 

1. Wladimir Klitschko UKR

2. Roberto Balado CUB

3. Anthony Joshua GBR

3. Lennox Lewis CAN

 

EQUESTRIAN - Eventing Individual

 

1. Mark Todd on Charisma NZL

2. Michael Jung on Sam GER

3. Julia Krajewski on Amande de B'Neville GER

 

FENCING - Women's Individual Épée

 

1. Laura Flessel FRA

2. Timea Nagy HUN

3. Sun Yiwen CHN

[rafalgorka 1,808]

And here is Lin Dan in action in 2008

 

 

And in 2012