IMAGINARY SUMMER OLYMPICS - Poll #49 - Rowing - Men's Pair; Rowing - Men's Lighweight Double Sculls; Rowing - Women's Lightweight Double Sculls; Canoe Sprint - Men's K2 500m; Canoe Sprint - Women's K2 500m

[rafalgorka 1,820]

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_rowing_(men)#Coxless_pairs

 

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

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_rowing_(women)#Lightweight_double_sculls

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_canoeing_(men)#K-2_500_metres

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_canoeing_(women)#K-2_500_metres

[rafalgorka 1,820]

Another winter poll is open this week as well.

 

https://totallympics.com/forums/topic/18864-imaginary-winter-olympics-poll-6-speed-skating-mens-1500m-speed-skating-womens-1500m-short-track-speed-skating-mens-1500m-short-track-speed-skating-womens-1500m/

 

[phelps 8,685]

Rowing, men's Pair...this is one of the most difficult picks in the whole series, as it's the race where basically almost all the best rowers of all time competed at least once.

after a great internal battle with myself, my memories and my bias, I came up with the decision that I just can't go with any other than  Redgrave & Pinsent, despite all the (other) great men who give so much prestige to this boat.

 

Rowing, men's Lightweight Double Sculls...ironically, this is one of the most successful events ever for Italian Rowing, but we never won gold because we've always found some great duos in front of us.

and despite the Irish guys have been so impressive in the last few years, in this case my pick has to go with 2 real greats of the discipline,  Kucharski & Sycz.

 

Rowing, women's Lightweight Double Sculls...this is not so difficult as the 2 above...here there's a name that stands well above any other, Constanta Burcica, triple Olympic Champion in this race between 1996 and 2004.

therefore my pick has to be  Romania.

 

Canoe Sprint, men's K2 500m...one of the events already relegated only to the history books because of the crazy/disputable/idiotic IOC/ICF administration of the last 15 years (at least).

not to many memories about it, though...therefore I have to go with the long streak of  Germany.

 

Canoe Sprint, women's K2 500m...not so easy, as many great names of the sport had some glorious days on this boat.

but if you have someone named Birgit Fischer, you just can't be denied a place on the Olympus.

therefore, my pick is  Germany once again.

[rafalgorka 1,820]

@phelps M K2 500m will be back in Paris!!!

[phelps 8,685]

12 minutes ago, rafalgorka said:

@phelps M K2 500m will be back in Paris!!!

oh, yes, but this time they killed the 1000m event for that discipline, which is even worse than losing the 500m 

[rafalgorka 1,820]

10 minutes ago, phelps said:

oh, yes, but this time they killed the 1000m event for that discipline, which is even worse than losing the 500m 

And no M K4 1000 is just a disaster.

[rafalgorka 1,820]

Voting in this one ends this weekend.

[rafalgorka 1,820]

Results

 

ROWING - Men's Pair

 

1. Great Britain

2. New Zealand

3. Australia (T)

 

ROWING - Men's Lighweight Double Sculls

 

1. Ireland

2. Poland

3. Great Britain

 

Congrats, IRL. I believed this event will be one of our biggest chances for 2nd gold for POL in this series though... Didn't happen.

 

ROWING - Women's Lightweight Double Sculls

 

1. Romania

2. Netherlands

3. Great Britain

 

CANOE SPRINT - Men's K2 500m

 

1. Germany

2. New Zealand

3. Spain

 

CANOE SPRINT - Women's K2 500m

 

1. Hungary

2. Germany

3. New Zealand (T)

 

Thanks for voting!