Wtf ? Hicham el guerrouj ??? - 13 time world medalist - Only 3 defeats (1 when he fall and 1 when he was sick) in more than 100 races - 8 times World leader - 31 times under 3.30 - 8 of the 10 best performances of all time 1500m - destroyed 2 times bekele in 5000m which is his race

@oscarmaidana9294

4 жыл бұрын

ScreenStream Bekele best was on 10k. He always had a little problems in the 5k.

@jefb2361

4 жыл бұрын

He got an honourable mention. 👍 He probably deserves number 11 on the list.

@joan7446

4 жыл бұрын

@@oscarmaidana9294 Exactly, Bernard Lagat was the biggest threat for him, but there was a simple trick he applied at the 2008 Olympic Games. He made the pace when 5 laps where left and made quite fast laps, so that the others couldn't hang on and he won it.

@oscarmaidana9294

4 жыл бұрын

Jo An yeah. Funny to say it, on 2009 in Berlins 5k, Bekele let Kipchogue, Lagat and others be on his side once the final lap bell rang. Even when Bekele won that day, it was really close.

@lukehewko260

4 жыл бұрын

El guerrouj's records still standing over 20 years later really should factor in somehow.

i dominate the blue jean mile event. can i be on this list?

@EdgarAvilaMendoza

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. (Also, nice 11 mile run today Spencer.)

@euniquelyeunice1821

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣👍

@tristanliggett4088

4 жыл бұрын

You already are... You're the 0th spot. Btw, spammed logan paul to help get you in the race

@neil3850

4 жыл бұрын

Ur gonna crush logan

@cakelady8534

4 жыл бұрын

Yes you should because that is iconic

I know a list like this is incredibly difficult to make, but I think Bekele deserves more than an honorable mention. Dominated the 5k and 10k for several years a with lots of gold medals and world records, and his dominance in cross country was unreal as well. He might not be as dominant on the roads, but still holds one of the fastest marathon times ever. If Edwin Moses is on this list, then Eliud Kipchoge deserves to be right the with him for his unbelievable dominance in the marathon. Obviously the marathon just doesn’t allow for someone to rack up a 100+ consecutive win streak like Moses had, but that doesn’t make it any less impressive.

@eslamabuzeid1555

4 жыл бұрын

absolutely agree with you, how in the hell kenenisa bekele is not in the 10 list!!!!!!!!!

@TotalRunningProductions

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, a list like this was very much a challenge. And for me, I had to make a judgement call between Haile Gebrselassie and Bekele for "Ethiopian male distance runner" entry. Ultimately, I chose Geb because of his world record breakthroughs, and I certainly did want to add Kenenisa to this list, but I kind of just ran out of room. Part of me wanted to make a "Top 20 list" but that would be like a 30 minute video. And as far as Eliud Kipchoge, I didn't add him because I was debating on whether or not the marathon was actually a track event or not. Also, while he was on the track back before 2012, he did have plenty of losses so I took that into consideration as well. In the conversation of greatest marathoner ever, yea he wins by a landslide. This list is certainly far from perfect, and I'm happy to see comments like yours! Thanks for the comment! Good luck with marathon training!

@daveaskew2105

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly.. u can't have Dibaba and not Bekele as ultimately the same dominance and events.....and the fact his records still stand

@Thebrianweissman

4 жыл бұрын

Completely agree. Bekele defined and advanced track and field in the twilight of the Gebrselassie era and then steadfastly for a decade. The guy was basically an indomitable machine in both track and cross country. His 10 consecutive victories in long and short cross country alone should put him on this list, without even counting the two insane (and still unmatched) world records at 5,000 and 10,000. I think Bekele eclipsed Haile as the Ethiopian greatest when he proved his prowess in the marathon. Their PRs aren't even close, Bekele is almost a minute faster! I love Haile as a runner, but I think Bekele was simply more dominant across all races. Perhaps Tirunesh needs honorable mention instead, she was frequently beaten by Meseret Defar in the 5000, and didn't have anywhere near Bekele's versatility in other distances.

@danmas4726

4 жыл бұрын

@@TotalRunningProductions Kenenisa has won 20 golds in international competitions and 4 golds in continental competitions, 11 more than Haile Gebresilassie, and hold 5000m and 10000m world records to date! and he has been unbeatable for 8 yrs in 10000m

Paavo Nurmi won the 5.000 and the 1.500 in the Olympics of 1924. Within AN HOUR of each other. Both in new world records!

@qoako9695

4 жыл бұрын

I'm sure any half descent human being who then had the luxury of dedicating some time to training would have achieved what he had achieved. Those times are not even elite level

@paulallen1370

Жыл бұрын

@@qoako9695 You probably couldn't even break 30 minutes in a 5k. Also, this was almost 100 years ago.

@PaulVinonaama

Жыл бұрын

Actually he did not make WRs in those Olympics. But he had made them in Helsinki prior to the Olympics when trying the combination.

WOW!!! What a great list! I really appreciate the research that has been done! Even those with an honourable mention were amazing. You are a brave to make a list like this because someone is always going to challenge it!

What about Jan Zelezney, the only athlete to throw more than 95 meters with the new type of javelin, which he did three times breaking multiple world records and having at least 4 throws farther then the second best in history.

@zneezer

4 жыл бұрын

Yea, as far as records go he might be the most dominant and it's not like he lacked titles.

@robertfield4103

4 жыл бұрын

Zelezny's record is over 20 years old and he owns 5 of top 6 throws ever (i.e., for latest rules). His record is 4.3% better than the next best individual (not counting himself). 4.3% slower than Bolt's record is a 10 second 100 m, and a 3:51 mile. Both rather pedestrian times beaten by many individuals. He at least deseves an asterisk in this video (if only due to the highly technical nature of and limited participation in this event).

@kevykev3200

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah good shout , they literally had to re-design the javelin when he was about. It was getting dangerous with him throwing over 95 metres.

@fkstalkers3940

4 жыл бұрын

this list is USA heavy

@michelegriffin957

4 жыл бұрын

Jan Zelezny is a legend.

Kenenisa BEKELE should have be in the list!!!!

@alemukassa3262

4 жыл бұрын

tadele benti yaaa

Great video! Fun to watch.

61 national records and 27 world records!!! are you f****n kidding me 4:52

@joan7446

4 жыл бұрын

No, this is true and I knew already that he broke 27 world records.

TRP. Well done Mate. You'll never get everyone agreeing (lol) particularly when comparing athletes from different eras. But this was a great list and well thought out. Many thanks. I've had the priviledge of actually watching many of them in action from the 60's on and competing against some of them. (I damn near needed binoculars to see them at the race finish. Ha!)

@r.forrestblount9222

4 жыл бұрын

John, I love your humility as I'm sure you were in the 99th performance percentile when considering the totality of humankind.

Overall a solid list but Gebrselassie should be higher on the list. The man broke 27 world records, took the 5000m record from 12:56 to 12:39, and set the marathon record 2;03:59 when he was 35!

Great video. Hard to argue with any of your picks. Thanks for your effort.

@warnerpatrick

4 жыл бұрын

Don't you think Usain Bolt could be a little higher?

@richardgallimore5976

4 жыл бұрын

@@warnerpatrick Yeah should switch with Carl Lewis, Bolt was the more dominant sprinter, Lewis wasn't even the number 1 sprinter of his time, was #2 or 3. I guess it's more-so his Long Jump, but he's 3rd best all-time LJ, not #1 100m and 200m like Bolt is.

Paavo Nurmi must have been a great athlete but you have to realise he didn't have to compete against any Kenyan or Ethiopians that now dominate many of his events.

@e.b9237

4 жыл бұрын

The Europeans stopped training in the 90's. Its all about training. The east Africans are not more talented.

@pakalwotan

4 жыл бұрын

Kenyans and Ethiopians don't have to compete with Nurmi

@tirusew

4 жыл бұрын

002DrEvil you have to judge him by his own era.

@tirusew

4 жыл бұрын

JuniorSpeedEndurance Now they are smart? And Europeans Dumb? It makes no sense

@melwill1962

4 жыл бұрын

These comments are as racist as hell.

"...winning 116 consecutive meets in the shot put." Parry O'Brien was able to break the world record in the shot put 17 times, becoming the first man to put the 16-pound shot more than 60 feet, and winning 116 consecutive meets in the shot put. This method became known as "O'Brien Style" or the "O'Brien Glide." He held the world record from 1953 to 1959.[5] During his career he won 18 Amateur Athletic Union championships (combined outdoor and indoor), 17 in the shot put, plus one in the discus. He won nine consecutive national indoor shot put championships, and he won eight overall outdoors, including five in a row.

How is Bekele and zatopek only honorable mentions

@danmas4726

4 жыл бұрын

ya man! Bekele was very dominant when the game was too tight and real competitive, when big money starts pour in the sport!

@rickiovine2170

4 жыл бұрын

HolidayescapeDK : I was thinking of Zatopek in the top 5. He broke world records; and won Olympic golds...I am not sure about his consecutive winning streaks, which was one of his criteria. I am guessing that he may have been beaten once or twice.

thank you great vid

Love this video

Great video

When are you doing a comments video?? Great videos tho👍

Very well made list. I did not have a doubt about number at all. Also others down the order are well placed. Really liked it, also because I have seen them all in competition besides Oerter. There are many athletes from different eras. Parry O'Brien, Lundquist, Jesse Owens, Sanejev, Blankers Koen etc. From those competing in last three decades, I would put on this Allyson Felix (countless streak of success) and Jan Zelezny (3x Olympic and 3x Wch gold medalist), WR holder for 23 years, 3 times came back from major injury to the top, 20years amongst discipline top athletes with medals earned between 1986-2006

Jan Železný born 16 June 1966 is a retired Czech track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He was a World and Olympic Champion and holds the world record with a throw of 98.48 m. Widely considered to be the greatest javelin thrower of the modern era, he also has the second, third and fourth best performances of all time. 3 olympic golds. '92,'96,'2000.

@larrycastiglione1748

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely ridiculous that Zelezny isn't on this list.

Great video!

Tirunesh in Amharic means something that translates to the "Good or Beautiful Girl". She must have been a sweet baby girl to get such a name. From the looks of it the beauty shows, thereby making the name quite suitable for her.

No. The greatest should be from a time when the whole world was open to enter athletes so don't agree with No 1 spot

@lporter744

4 жыл бұрын

Nurmi didnt have to compete with East Africans

GREAT VIDEO.................

I think decathlete DALEY THOMPSON (Great Britain) and high jump extraordinaire IOLANDA BALAS (Romania) deserve to be included on this list. I realize people hate to acknowledge Socialist/Eastern Bloc athletes because of the grey cloud that hangs over them, but MARITA KOCH from East Germany is also worthy of this list. Performance enhancement has always been around and continues to exist, so you can't be biased.

@stevegeorge6880

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely Balas. 14 World Records, two Olympic Golds, and a 150-plus meet winning streak. And she did it with a modified scissors technique that had her literally hurdling the bar at Heights perhaps no woman today could equal with the same technique.

You should do a list of dominate distance runners. Paul Tergat would have to be pretty high on that list. He won six straight world cross country titles. Also, I don't think Emile Zatopek should only be an honorable mention.

Good video how long does it take to gather the info

Kenya holds more IAAF world records than any other country in the world (22!), including the only human being to have ever run 2 miles in under 8 minutes (The Mount Everest of Olympics). But not a single one could grace this list? Impressive.

I think Kipchoge and Farrah should be there somewhere, especially Kiochoge, even just in the honorable mentions.

@douglasburgess997

4 жыл бұрын

There careers are not over so u can’t really put them on the list

@abulolakew2852

4 жыл бұрын

Bekele went 8 years without being undefeated on the Track meanwhile he broke the record that still stands. As much as I love Kipchoge he uses to lose to Bekele every single time and when Bekele got injured Farah stepped up and that is why he switched to the roads. Mo just hasn't broken any record he doesn't even have the top 10 fastest times; he was just lucky to be alive when Kenyans & Ethiopian were struggling.

@rimun5235

4 жыл бұрын

Kipchoge used to beat Mo Farah though. At least we have a race where Kipchoge even beats Bekele. Those days Mo wasn’t even top 5.

TRP: "Do you agree with this list?" Me: huh? TRP: "Let me know your thoughts" Me: what thoughts??????? (You have done your homework and i havent so therefore i will AGREE😂😂😂) This is honestly one hell of a channel and i super happy i found it.. i got my first ever 21km half marathon run in Sunday ame i can gladly tell you that i am shitting bricks..

The baby faced assassin. The reason I started watching distance running.

@danielabraham5901

4 жыл бұрын

She is. Tirunesh Dibaba, just elegant and beautiful!!

You seem to have overlooked gthe woman who was votges greates female athlete of the 20th century: "Francina "Fanny" Elsje Blankers-Koen (26 April 1918 - 25 January 2004) was a Dutch track and field athlete, best known for winning four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. She competed there as a 30-year-old mother of two, earning her the nickname "the flying housewife", and was the most successful athlete at the event. Having started competing in athletics in 1935, she took part in the 1936 Summer Olympics a year later. Although international competition was stopped by World War II, Blankers-Koen set several world records during that period, in events as diverse as the long jump, the high jump, and sprint and hurdling events. Apart from her four Olympic titles, she won five European titles and 58 Dutch championships, and set or tied 12 world records - the last, pentathlon, in 1951 aged 33. She retired from athletics in 1955, after which she became captain of the Dutch female track and field team. In 1999, she was voted "Female Athlete of the Century" by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Her Olympic victories are credited with helping to eliminate the belief that age and motherhood were barriers to success in women's sport." (Wikipeida)

Here are some dominant athletes you forgot to mention...(1) Iolanda Balas of Romania (Women's High Jump) - Undefeated between 1957 and 1967 (154 consecutive competitions). 2 times Olympic Champion in 1960 and 1964, 2 times European Champion in 1958 and 1962. In her era, the European Championships were more or less the equivalent of the World Championships. The only non-European world power in women's track at that time was the U.S. And there was no credible U.S. female top tier high jumper in that era. She also set 14 world records. I'm disappointed you failed to mention her. She's easily in the top 3.(2)Viktor Saneyev of the Soviet Union (Men's Triple Jump):- 3 times Olympic Champion (1968, 1972 and 1976), narrowly missed winning gold in 1980 (won silver). 2 times European Champion (1969 and 1974), also set multiple world records

@stevegeorge6880

2 жыл бұрын

Great call on Saneyev. He also set more World Records than Jonathan Edwards, and his best jumps would still compete for medals today.

The old timer can’t be number one when the East Africans weren’t competing at the time. The East Africans would have destroyed him easily just as they do with any top European now.

@rentslave

4 жыл бұрын

How do you know the DNA of the Finns at that time?

@qoako9695

4 жыл бұрын

@@rentslave LOL it was as athletically poor as is now. No improvement, just that later on athletics started welcoming people of other races.

@rentslave

4 жыл бұрын

@@qoako9695 So you're saying that no matter what baseball does to increase the number of blacks,it will fail because the Hispanics and the Asians are beating them out?

@thedavidguy1616

2 жыл бұрын

But how many people from any race can go from 800 meters to marathon? Although he may have been Beaten in some events his versatility is out of this world and can't be compared to hardly any modern day runners

Imagine a world where politics doesn’t poison somethings as wonderful as track and field

@warnerpatrick

4 жыл бұрын

It does. For example USA not performing in the Moscow Olympics.

Also (3)Jan Zelezný from the Czech Republic (Men's Javelin):- 3 times Olympic Champion (1992, 1996 and 2000), Olympic silver in 1988. 3 times World Champion (1993, 1995 and 2001), 2 times World bronze in 1987 and 1999. Set multiple world records and his WR of 98.48m from 1996 remains unbroken. The greatest and most dominant male javelin thrower of all time.

Ron Clarke of Australia had a number of world records including 12 WRs in 18 meets during a 44-day European tour in 1965. He also had another world record the same year in a 10,000m race in Finland that wasn't ratified because the meet directors requested permission to have the meet too late. Although he famously never won Olympic Gold, he was a hugely successful athlete - I wonder if his accomplishments were assessed when making up this list?

@mikeikeda1208

Жыл бұрын

Clarke was great but not dominate in that he never won Gold at the Olympics.

tbh bekele and el gerouj were way more dominant than most of these athletes in your list.

@samassek

3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree

Kenenisa bekele is 3times olympic champion 4times world champion , the world record holder for both 5000m and 10000m and the 2nd fastest ever in marathon he was unbeatable from 2003-2010 in his all races in 10000m he has in total 27 olympic, world championship and cross country medals and 15of them are gold he should be in these list 100%

Ion Know bout number 1 and bolt not being top 3 but other wise good list

Hicham El Guerouj not in the top 10 is simply unfair. He owned the 1500 for over a decade, 83 wins, 4 times world champions in a row. He even beat Gebrselassie in 97 in 1500 race and of course the famous win over Bekele and Kipchoge in Athens in the 5000.

Thanks

I agree

Hicham elghourouj and Kipchoge deserve much more!!! I am sorry but Paavu Numi lived in a time when there was no competition at all. He didn't set great times, you know.

You cannot leave out Herb Elliot that great Australian miler/1500 metre athlete.He ran in the middle to late 1950's and won the Gold in the 1960 Olympic 1500 mtrs.I n a mile race in Dublin (?) He lowered the mile record by 3 seconds from 3:57 to 3:54.He was never beaten over 1 mile or 1500 metres.He had achieved everything by the time he was 22 years of age and promptly retired.I have heard some (though not all) experts reckon that if all the world milers met each other in a time machine driven mile Herb Elliot would win.By the way he used to start his "kick" at the end of the third lap and wind it up inexorably to the finish.He is still with us and a very interesting man to listen to.

Bekele would have been a double double champion was it not for another multiple world record holder in Hicham El Gerrouj who beat him over the 5000 in Sydney 2004. He was unbeaten over 10,000 for 8 years and was quite frankly unbeatable during that time (just ask Eliud Kipchoge and Zerzene Tadese). Both he and El Gourrouj deserve to be on this list evidenced by the fact they both still own 2 world records each. Kipchoge must be close too being totally dominant in the toughest race of all. - Ritchie New Zealand

@qoako9695

4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately Marathon don't form a part of Track and Field

I agree!!

Paavo Nurmi was an alien lol. Good pick, this guy was by far the greatest ever!

Shelly ann fraser pryce

Do more of these videos

Jim Thorpe... you are not forgotten

Great list Kenenisa should’ve been included and Eluid also should’ve been mentioned. But great work overall

@samassek

3 жыл бұрын

El guerrouj too.

Glad you put Edwin Moses near the top. Good call.

@genemathews86

4 жыл бұрын

Robert Gipson IMO, Edwin Moses should be #1. That white guy from Finland couldn’t carry Moses’s cleats. I can get away with that comment because I’m a white guy from Texas.

I was expecting an honorable mention for the fantastic Colin Jackson!

@sage6336

3 жыл бұрын

why

7:20 Just imagine having a world record for only 3 fucking minutes!!!!!!!!

What about Herb Elliott whom was extremely dominant in his era over 1500m ?

Bubka jumps 35 wr's and reaches 6 meters. Armand Duplantis: Hold my beer.

Carl Lewis and Edwin Moses ranked over Ussain Bolt? Come on man, you must be a gringo! The events at wich Bolt was so incredibly dominant are probably the most difficult in track and field events! The amount of athletes who train for the 400 mts. hurdles are probably less than 1/10th of those who try the dash sprints! What Bolt did was not only incredible, it was impossible and yet he did it.

@camardunkley7011

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Bolt blew away them all.

@212mochaman

4 жыл бұрын

He said dominant. That takes opinion and difficulty of event completely out of it. So does the current competition when they competed

@grantfletcher8429

4 жыл бұрын

Yep true the races are more difficult to train for that's speed Bolt Number 1

Excellent list. Allyson Felix deserves an honorable mention, and would be in the top ten if she had a world record.

@trackyeab

2 жыл бұрын

She has 4x100 and 4x400mixed world records and also one few womens who straightly win gold medals at a single event 200m in world championship

What about Jessie Owens? Nobody seems to remember anyone before the 1980's

@quadbravo

4 жыл бұрын

The video is about dominant runners. Owens quit track at 22 after the 1936 Olympics.

@homodeus8713

4 жыл бұрын

ukanduet Except Pavo Nuurmi 😳

fanny blankers koen was named Female Athlete of the 20th Century, and dominant for a about 10 years in the 1940's and 1950's

You better remove the guy who competed from 1500m to Marathon and broke 61 national and 27 world record from the list than list hin 5th.

@alemukassa3262

4 жыл бұрын

Are you habesha

Where is Jan Zelezny? After the honorable mentions, I was certain he was going to be #1. If look at the all-time top throws in the men's javelin, he has the top 4 throws, and 6 of the top 10 throws, and the second best thrower is over 4 meters behind him. Imagine any other event if the #2 athlete was over 4% behind the WR: Michael Johnson's #2 400m time would be 44.87. Barshim's #2 high jump would be 2.35. Gebrselassie's #2 5k would be 13:10.

Usain Bolt is a waayyyyyyyuu more better Athlete than Carl "drugs up" Lewis will ever be. Smh....A who made this list, yow.??!!! Kmt. You got to take in consideration that Carl Lewis's whole career in sports was out into question of drug cheat. So if a dude has drug cheated how can he even be on this list.???

please analyse rob de castella of australia and carlos lopes of portugal

Seriously, there is like 5 ads in this short video! Ridiculous!

Good choice, but Haile must be at least top 3

I agree this top 10 and i hope i'm gonna be there someday but i think Gabriela Szabo should be mentioned i think she was the best at 5000 like she was the athlete of the year . Anyway in 2024 olympics watch at 1500m 'cause i'm gonna be there. :))))

I make a top 25 yesterday 😉 but just male and only since the 80's. So no Nurmi no Zatopek no Owens ect... it's too difficult to compare. And sorry for my english I'am French 😉 1) Bolt 2) Lewis 3) Michael Johnson 4) Bubka 5) Bekele 6) Farah 7) Hicham 8) Gebre 9) Edwin Moses 10) Christian Taylor 11) Korzeniowski 12) Zelezny 13) Kemboi 14) Eaton 15) Daley Thompson 16) Coe 17) Allen Johnson 18) Rudisha 19) Lars Riedel 20) Felix Sanchez 21) Pedroso 22) Alekna 23) Roger Kingdom 24) Dan O'Brien 25) Thorkildsen

Weren’t the world championships held every 4 years prior to 1991? Do you adjust for the different frequency?

Are you kidding, you has to remake this video, Kenenisa bekele should be top 3. He has the world records, 5000 and 10000 , impossible to break. Haile also top 3.

@samassek

3 жыл бұрын

you are wrong,the should put El guerrouj instead,his world records are impossible to break. Bekele just lost his 5000m record

what about Irena Szewinska?

Need to update this

Immediately thought Edwin Moses

It’s not fair to add relay medals and world records into it because that involves how talented your country, population, etc

@28mouse85

4 жыл бұрын

World records have nothing to do with those things tho lol....

what no Florence Griffith Joyner? or did I miss it. She was good.

@svenkarlsen7636

4 жыл бұрын

Quixmith She didn’t last long enough to truly dominate as the others on the list. I like how time is taken into account here, as many dopers don’t last very long.

@quixmith

4 жыл бұрын

@@svenkarlsen7636 Fair enough

@timn4481

4 жыл бұрын

@@svenkarlsen7636 she was an also ran for all of her teens and into her mid to late 20s, then miraculously improved around 7m over the 100m and double that over the 200m...and then retired...

@maranganjoroge

4 жыл бұрын

She was not dominant. One hit wonder.

In my opinion 1.Paavo Nurmi 2. Haile Gebreselassie 3. Kenennisa Bekele

Well thought out list. Agree with #1 Nurmi. Way before his time regardless of era or competion. Lewis higher.Bolt greater sprinter (2 events) Lewis better all round athlete (3 events). Can't discount LJ. Where is Irena Szwenska? Champion 100-400m. She would go slightly before JJK in my book. Love Felix. Not enough individual dominance for this list though.

Edwin Moses 🐐🐐

@denisdaly1708

4 жыл бұрын

And Bubka. Bubka broke the most world records.

Men and women should have separate lists.

@macbolan9374

4 жыл бұрын

A very astute observation.

There's no way that carl Lewis was more dominant than Usain Bolt 🤦🏾‍♂️

@MrAttzs

4 жыл бұрын

Carl Lewis was definitely more dominant than Bolt when you also consider his achievements in the long jump. Then when you add the sprints and relays, it's without question. Carl Lewis had four gold medals in a single Olympics (1984) four consecutive Olympic gold medals in the same event (Long Jump) as well as a plethora of World Titles ranging from 1983 to 1991.

@jaidamann8365

4 жыл бұрын

Ummm. Yes he was. During his era, he was dominate for a longer time in three events.

@warnerpatrick

4 жыл бұрын

Carl Lewis was found using drugs and it is not allegedly. He was given a slap on the wrist.

@philipgates988

4 жыл бұрын

I think they all cheat.

@jamrats9441

4 жыл бұрын

No , Usain bolt 🇯🇲 's more dominant than him , Won Gold medals (2008 - 2016) .

Al Oerter and Daley Thompson miss out through competing in lesser known events. Oerter won 4 successive discus gold medals! Surely you don’t get more dominant than that!

Jesse Owen. Please measure on facilities/like track, shoes and many more. Please try to evaluate his career in comparison

@macbolan9374

4 жыл бұрын

If i got my facts right, Hitler congratulated Owens in person. Roosevelt didnt.

This can't be a placement list.Because I can't think of any athlete more dominant in track and field than Usain Bolt.

Make a video Max Burgin, he break u18 800 m WR

The great Haile 04:52 .... untouchable

Gail Devers and Allen Johnson

If Oerter didn't have to work for a living,he could have run up a similar streak to those ahead of him.

What about Flo jo Griffith..??

@nickwalsh8169

4 жыл бұрын

Even though she was never caught, she was a blatant drug cheat

@lray173

4 жыл бұрын

rip flo, but she was a cheat. her wr are bogus.

@gaelgarciabernal2434

4 жыл бұрын

Nick and lray173, your comments read like a Donald Trump tweet: ignorant, malicious, hateful and petulant. Florence Griffith Joyner was MAJESTIC! Tell me what substance can you take to run with her STELLAR, GLORIOUS FORM?

@nickwalsh8169

4 жыл бұрын

lray173 well said

@gaelgarciabernal2434

4 жыл бұрын

No change in my opinion. You both are speculating. To make matters worse, you question FloJo's femininity. You should question your masculinity and character. Also, put some thought into what you say. You're so redundant with your use of "moron". Your claim that you were there is LAUGHABLE!

What about Eluid Kipchoge who ran 26 miles in 2 hrs 27 secs. Now training to do it under 2 mins in October 2019. Your list needs revision.

What about abebe bekele who won with or without a shoes marathons

Eliud kipchoge!!!!!

@qoako9695

4 жыл бұрын

I don't remember him being dominant in Track and Field.

Michael Johnson wasn't the first or only male to win the 200 and 400 in the same olympics. Astylos of Croton (Mt Olympus 488BC) and Leonidas of Rhodes (Mt Olympus 164BC) both did it 2400 years before Johnson. And the women beat him as well. Valerie Brisco Hooks (Los Angeles 1984) and Marie Jose Perec (Atlanta 1996, about 40 minutes before Johnson)

@jakebaca264

4 жыл бұрын

That's bad ass tell him

if this was actually done by the MOST DOMINANT not the fastest Mo Farah has to be on the list or at least on the honourable mentions because of his double double at the olympics

Limited to 10, some dominant athletes will be left out. To dominate means to take on all comers, IMHO, which would eliminate Seb and Overt, for instance, but include Nurmi, Bolt, Bubka. Keino (many forget that he was world class from 800 to 10000 plus steeple) would be there and O Brien and Zelezny and Edwards. Oerter won NCAA and AAU titles and held the WR as well as the golds so he is there whereas Viren's awesome 5/10 in two games was not backed up by similar Euro CH results. Syedikh may have struck gold in L.A. to add just that much more luster to his career. Not Bikila's fault that several world class marathons were not held every year (Berlin, etc) but he won his first OG gold as a complete unknown and his second as the complete opposite and put on a demonstration that more than one learned observer considered, up to that time, the greatest performance in t&f history. I believe that is 10.

What about Abebe Bikila?

Oerter and Zatopek only get Honorable Mention? And Viktor Sanaeev and Frank Shorter not even mentioned? Hmmm.

what amazes me with carl lewis, not only did he have the wr in the 100m and 4x100, he also would have had the wr in the 200m and long jump if he had not slack off at the end of both events. skeets nehimiah would have had the longest 110m hh streak of all times if it werent for the 1980 boycott of the olympics. he was unbeatable in his days. his college wr was just broken this year.thats about a 40yr. old record!!!!!!

I was gonna flip if Edwin Moses wasn’t on this list lol