IMAGINARY SUMMER OLYMPICS - Poll #13 - Athletics - Men's Shot Put; Swimming - Men's 400m Individual Medley; Shooting - Women's Air Rifle; Shooting - Men's Air Pistol; Cycling Road - Women's Individual Time Trial

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You can still vote in Poll #12.

 

https://totallympics.com/topic/13148-imaginary-summer-olympics-poll-12-athletics-mens-pole-vault-swimming-womens-400m-individual-medley-judo-womens-extra-lightweight-48kg-judo-mens-extra-lighweight-60kg-fencing-womens-sabre-individual/

 

But here comes Poll #13 already.

 

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)#Shot_put

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_swimming_(men)#400_metres_individual_medley

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_shooting#Air_rifle_2

 

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

 

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

 

Each event has an option "I WILL PASS THIS EVENT" for those who want to take part in the polls but don't want to vote in every event.

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[phelps 7,667]

Athletics, men's Shot Put...I don't think that there's any doubt about  Ryan Crouser's superiority in this discipline...

despite we have a lot of great putters, some of them real "winners" (like Majewski), some others more "big performers" than "competition killers" (like Randy Barnes or Ulf Timmermann), Crouser have both the killer instinct and the big put in his arms...

therefore, he's my pick...

 

Swimming, Men's 400 IM...here I have a bit of an internal conflict between Tamas Darnyi's class and  Michael Phelps' strenght and durability, but in the end I have to opt for the great American...

 

Shooting, women's Air Rifle...here I go with  Renata Mauer for the same reason I picked Phelps over Darnyi in swimming...

 

Shooting, men's Air Pistol...this is quite a no brainer...despite some controversial fails (the most dramatic of them all, the Atlanta 1996 final),  Wang Yifu is "the shooter" when it comes down to the Air Pistol...

 

Cycling, women's Time Trial...no doubts also here... Leontien Van Moorsel was and will always be the queen of the discipline in my mind and in my heart...

[Jinzha 702]

I feel like in theory  Annemiek van Vleuten won the time trial with more and better training and more competition, but I just had to vote for  Leontien van Moorsel. Her incredible talent and impact is still greater to me.

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Results of Poll #13:

 

ATHLETICS - Men's Shot Put

 

1. Ryan Crouser USA

2. Tomasz Majewski POL

3. Ulf Timmermann GER

 

SWIMMING - Men's 400m Individual Medley

 

1. Michael Phelps USA
2. Tamas Darnyi HUN

3. Kosuke Hagino JPN

 

Here was a tie for 3rd place

 

SHOOTING - Women's Air Rifle

 

1. Katerina Emmons CZE

2. Renata Mauer POL
3. Du Li CHN

 

Here was a tie for 2nd place

 

SHOOTING - Men's Air Pistol

 

1. Wang Yifu CHN

2. Hoang Xuan Vinh VIE

3. Jin Jong-oh KOR

 

Here was a tie for 1st place

 

CYCLING ROAD - Women's Individual Time Trial

 

1. Kristin Armstrong USA

2. Leontien Zijlaard (van Moorsel) NED
3. Annemiek van Vleuten NED