IMAGINARY SUMMER OLYMPICS - Poll #41 - Athletics - Men's Long Jump; Swimming - Men's 200m Individual Medley; Table Tennis - Women's Singles; Badminton - Women's Doubles; Badminton - Mixed Doubles

[rafalgorka 1,808]

Poll #41.

 

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)#Long_jump

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_swimming_(men)#200_metres_individual_medley

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_table_tennis#Singles_2

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_badminton#Women's_doubles

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_badminton#Mixed_doubles

Edited October 25, 2022 by rafalgorka

[Dragon 2,026]

Athletics - Men's Long Jump

I can't go against a man who won it 4 times in a row although I can't say I like his personality, but Carl Lewis gets my vote.

Beamon's performance was fantastic but the doubt over the wind reading for his jump has to be noted.

 

Swimming - Men's 200m Individual Medley

Phelps, 4 wins. Nothing more to be said

 

Table Tennis - Women's Singles

Always vote for China in table tennis.

 

Badminton - Women's Doubles

I go for the 2 time champions...

 

 Badminton - Mixed Doubles

Tempted to go for the 1972 demonstration champions from  but since they were not an option, the 2016  gold medalists were totally dominant.

[phelps 8,282]

Athletics, men's Long Jump...I agree with @Dragon I just can't go against  Carl Lewis, even if my all-time favourite is Ivan Pedroso.

 

Swimming, men's 200 IM...I don't think I should even write who gets my pick...it's  Michael Phelps, obviously.

 

Table Tennis, women's Singles...close call between Deng Yaping and Zhang Yining...I go with  Zhang Yining only because modern TT is more demanding than in the Nineties.

 

Badminton, women's Doubles...I also go with the double Gold medallists,  Ge Fei & Gu Jun.

 

Badminton, mixed Doubles... Zhang Jun & Gao Ling are my pick.

Edited October 23, 2022 by phelps

[rafalgorka 1,808]

@Vic Liu what are your thoughts on table tennis here? It will be Chinese sweep anyway…

 

@Griff88 i guess we are interested what you think about badminton events here…

[Vic Liu 1,691]

Table Tennis, women's Singles...  Deng Yaping Because she made it when China has no such dominative position in Table Tennis as it right now. It's more difficult at that era. Also because of it Deng is more famous and has higher position in China.

 

Badminton, women's Doubles...  Ge Fei & Gu Jun

 

Badminton, mixed Doubles... Zhang Jun & Gao Ling 

[Giovanni Gianni Cattaneo 142]

Rutherford, long jump, GBR, not USA

[rafalgorka 1,808]

2 hours ago, Giovanni Gianni Cattaneo said:

Rutherford, long jump, GBR, not USA

Of course, thanks! Corrected.

[rafalgorka 1,808]

Results

 

ATHLETICS - Men's Long Jump

 

1. Carl Lewis USA
2. Bob Beamon USA

3. Ivan Pedroso CUB

 

SWIMMING - Men's 200m Individual Medley

 

1. Michael Phelps USA
2. Tamas Darnyi HUN

3. Massimiliano Rosolino ITA (T)

 

TABLE TENNIS - Women's Singles

 

1. Zhang Yining CHN

2. Deng Yaping CHN

3. Chen Meng CHN*

 

BADMINTON - Women's Doubles

 

1. Ge Fei, Gu Jun CHN

2. Greysia Polii, Apriyani Rahayu INA

3. Misaki Matsutomo, Ayaka Takahashi JPN

 

BADMINTON - Mixed Doubles

 

1. Zhang Jun, Gao Ling CHN

2. Tontowi Ahmad, Liliyana Natsir INA (T)

3. Lee Yong-dae, Lee Hyo-jung KOR (T)

 

Thanks for voting!