IMAGINARY SUMMER OLYMPICS - Poll #35 - Swimming - Women's 400m Freestyle; Rowing - Men's Four; Cycling Track - Women's Keirin; Shooting - Men's Air Rifle; Taekwondo - Women's Flyweight (49kg)

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Poll #35.

 

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_swimming_(women)#400_metres_freestyle

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_rowing_(men)#Coxless_four

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_cycling_(women)#Keirin

 

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

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_taekwondo#Flyweight_(49_kg)

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Swimming, women's 400m Freestyle...with Camille Muffat in my heart, with Ledecky being the monster she is...my pick however is  Shane Gould, the woman that opened the way for the modern female swimming.

 

Rowing, men's Four...Steven Redgrave makes automatically  Great Britain my pick.

 

Track Cycling, women's Keirin...very young event that has never been won by the best sprinter nor true discipline's specialist in the field so far...I think no one of these girls deserve to be considered among the greatest ever of the sport, therefore  I pass on this event.

 

Shooting, men's Air Rifle...no brainer, my pick is  Niccolò Campriani, the best rifle shooter ever, one of the only 2 men in the history of the world cup to win at least 1 competition in each of the 3 rifle disciplines, the only man in history to make the Olympic final in all the 3 rifle discipline (and he did it twice in the same Olympics, winning 3 gold and 1 silver overall).

 

Taekwondo, women's Flyweights...another no brainer,  Wu Jingyu is definitely the best fighter in the (recent) history of this class and therefore she's my obvious pick.

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Voting in this one ends on Friday.

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Results

 

SWIMMING - Women's 400m Freestyle

 

1. Katie Ledecky USA

2. Ariarne Titmus AUS

3. Janet Evans USA

 

ROWING - Men's Four

 

1. Great Britain

2. Croatia (T)

3. Denmark (T)

 

CYCLING TRACK - Women's Keirin

 

1. Victoria Pendleton GBR

2. Elis Ligtlee NED (T)

3. Shanne Braspenninckx NED (T)

 

SHOOTING - Men's Air Rifle

 

1. Niccolo Campriani ITA

2. Abhinav Bindra IND

3. Alin Moldoveanu ROU (T)

 

TAEKWONDO - Women's Flyweight (-49kg)

 

1. Wu Jingyu CHN

2. Panipak Wongpattanakit THA

3. Kim So-hui KOR

3. Lauren Burns AUS

 

Thanks for voting!