IMAGINARY SUMMER OLYMPICS - Poll #40 - Athletics - Men's 20km Race Walk; Athletics - Women's Discus Throw; Swimming - Women's 200m Breaststroke; Gymnastics Artistic - Men's Pommel Horse; Taekwondo - Women's Middleweight (67kg)

[rafalgorka 1,808]

Poll #40.

 

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_athletics_(men)#20_kilometres_race_walk

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_athletics_(women)#Discus_throw

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_swimming_(women)#200_metres_breaststroke

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_gymnastics_(men)#Pommel_horse

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_taekwondo#Middleweight_(67_kg)

[rafalgorka 1,808]

@thiago_simoes I wonder what are your thoughts on pommel horse here…

[rafalgorka 1,808]

Voting in this one ends on Sunday.

 

@phelps, where are you? ;-)

[phelps 8,286]

23 hours ago, rafalgorka said:

Voting in this one ends on Sunday.

 

@phelps, where are you? ;-)

I'm completely lost between the Shooting, Judo and Track Cycling Worlds + the NPB and MLB Baseball playoffs and the beginning of the NHL season...

 

I just feel more tired than during the Olympic Games...really too many things to follow and too little time to do it (luckily, I'm getting old  which means I'm starting to suffer from insomnia and sometimes it happens that I wake up at 4.30 a.m. to watch live baseball and/or hockey from the US West Coast  leaving more times for the rest during the day)...

[phelps 8,286]

Athletics, men's 20km Race Walk... Robert Korzeniowski is most likely the best specialist ever, quite an easy pick.

 

Athletics, women's Discus Throw...a lot of big names here, but since the past ages are not so trustable, I choose the most recent outstanding specialist,  Sandra Perkovic.

 

Swimming, women's 200m Breaststroke...here it can only be  Rebecca Soni, the only woman to repeat herself over the distance.

 

Artistic Gymnastics, men's pommel Horse...very difficult choice, with at least 4 or 5 truly deserving guys...here I'm going quite behind in years,  Miroslav Cerar is my choice.

 

Taekwondo, women's Middleweights (-67kg)...all of the candidates don't get me too excited, so I go with the only double Gold medallist,  Hwang Kyung-seon.

[rafalgorka 1,808]

@dcro your vote is missing, too! ;-)

[rafalgorka 1,808]

37 minutes ago, phelps said:

I'm completely lost between the Shooting, Judo and Track Cycling Worlds + the NPB and MLB Baseball playoffs and the beginning of the NHL season...

 

I just feel more tired than during the Olympic Games...really too many things to follow and too little time to do it (luckily, I'm getting old  which means I'm starting to suffer from insomnia and sometimes it happens that I wake up at 4.30 a.m. to watch live baseball and/or hockey from the US West Coast  leaving more times for the rest during the day)...

Wow, that’s a lot indeed.

 

And i thought this week is less packed with sports events to follow than usual… ;-)

Edited October 14, 2022 by rafalgorka

[rafalgorka 1,808]

Results

 

ATHLETICS - Men's 20km Race Walk

 

1. Jefferson Perez ECU

2. Robert Korzeniowski POL
3. Maurizio Damilano ITA (T)

 

ATHLETICS - Women's Discus Throw

 

1. Sandra Perkovic CRO

2. Halina Konopacka POL

3. Maritza Marten CUB

 

SWIMMING - Women's 200m Breaststroke

 

1. Rebecca Soni USA

2. Agnes Kovacs HUN (T)

3. Penelope Heyns RSA (T)

 

GYMNASTICS ARTISTIC - Men's Pommel Horse

 

1. Max Whitlock GBR

2. Krisztian Berki HUN

3. Vitaly Scherbo BLR

 

TAEKWONDO - Women's Middleweight (-67kg)

 

1. Hwang Kyung-seon KOR

2. Matea Jelic CRO

3. Luo Wei CHN (T)

3. Oh Hye-ri KOR* (T)

 

Thanks for voting!

[Makedonas 2,239]

It's sad that my fave and hometown hero Anastasia Kelesidou was not an option for women's discus, getting silver twice and both times the women who won gold got caught doping...

Edited October 23, 2022 by Makedonas