Basketball - M - USA.
I wonder who would get a spot in an all-time Dream Team. This question is good for a new thread, I guess.
2. SRB 3. ARG
Honorary mentions for CRO & LTU. But in this event I consider SRB as a YUG and RUS as USSR teams from the past, many Croatian and Lithuanian players were in the gold medals teams, but they were not majority there, if I counted well.
Basketball - W - USA.
2. RUS
3. AUS - tough choice for 3rd, choosing from Olympic silver medalists, but AUS won silver more than once.
Handball - M - ..........CRO
Why?
Rules here are: who would have won?
That doesn't necessary mean we choose GOAT in each event.
So here FRA looks better on paper.
And I cheer for FRA usually.
But in my imaginary olympics it will be a final for ages, CRO will win it in overtime, showing their strength against probably better opponent.
So I pick CRO just for the fun of it.
1. CRO 2. FRA 3. DEN winning against GER in overtime as well
Water Polo - M - HUN
I went to water polo junior men's game in Eger once and I have seen how passionate people are there about this sport. I knew they are before but I didn't know they are passionate so much.
And 1956 HUN water polo team will probably always be on our minds here in Eastern (or Central - whatever you'd like to call it) Europe.
So 1. HUN 2. CRO 3. ITA
btw, RUS will not make it to last 4, HUN will beat them in QFs :-P
(in overtime, ofc)
Next poll in 2 weeks time. Stay tuned.