IMAGINARY SUMMER OLYMPICS - Poll #27 - Cycling Track - Men's Omnium; Shooting - Men's Trap; Shooting - Women's Trap; Athletics - Men's 3000m Steeplechase; Golf - Women's Individual

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Poll #27.

 

These are olympic champions in certain events.

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

Who would have won gold?

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_cycling_(men)#Omnium

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_shooting#Trap

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_shooting#Trap_2

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_athletics_(men)#3000_metres_steeplechase

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_golf#Women's_individual

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Track Cycling, men's Omnium...this is a no brainer... Elia Viviani and his amazing winning fight against Mark Cavendish (and Lasse Norman Hansen) in Rio is the highest point the discipline has ever reached and probably it will always be.

 

Shooting, men's Trap...this is more difficult, especially because the format changes in the last years...

however, reasonably it's a battle between Luciano Giovannetti and Michael Diamond, arguably the 2 best specialists ever...

since I'm extremely biased, I go with  Luciano Giovannetti.

 

Shooting, women's Trap...this is very easy, instead... Jessica Rossi is my pick...the way she dominated the field in London, with a record that will never be broken (also because of the format change, but not only) is the most dominant performance ever in this event.

 

Athletics, men's 3000m Steeplechase...given that the best specialist in the history of the discipline never won an Olympic title, I go with the only man capable to win twice in the modern era (and with some years' space between the 2 gold medals),  Ezekiel Kemboi (even if El Bakkali's win in Tokyo was probably more exciting than all the Kenian gold medals in the last 50 years).

 

Golf, women's Individual...despite having 2 true champions as the Olympic Gold medallists so far, I think the event is too young to give a safe vote on this...therefore,  I pass on this event.

 

 

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Results

 

Cycling Track - Men's Omnium

 

1. Elia Viviani ITA

2. Matthew Walls GBR

3. Lasse Norman Hansen DEN

 

Shooting - Men's Trap

 

1. Michael Diamond AUS
2. Jiri Liptak CZE

3. Josip Glasnovic CRO

 

Shooting - Women's Trap

 

1. Zuzana Rehak-Stefecekova SVK

2. Jessica Rossi ITA

3. Satu Makela-Nummela FIN (T)

 

Athletics - Men's 3000m Steeplechase

 

1. Ezekiel Kemboi KEN

2. Bronisław Malinowski POL (T)

3. Soufiane El Bakkali MAR (T)

 

Golf - Women's Individual

 

1. Inbee Park KOR

2. Nelly Korda USA
3. Margaret Abbott USA

 

Thanks for voting!