RIP Flo-Jo. So fine. I remember her as a kid. I was in awe of her beauty and athleticism. Still am.

@randomdude239

2 жыл бұрын

She was a prodigy. Unfortunately, as for any female athlete from the 70-80s, there will always be speculations of hgh and testosterone abuse. That shouldn’t take anything away from the absolute perfection her running form was. Never seen anything like that before or since.

The highest is probably Travis Scott

@mikehawk9551

4 жыл бұрын

Wiz Khalifa is also in consideration

@khumokwezimashapa2245

4 жыл бұрын

Just waiting for that non funny person

@aidan7376

4 жыл бұрын

@@mikehawk9551 true😂

@aidan7376

4 жыл бұрын

@@thegoat1099 since we see each other everywhere I'm just gonna sub to you😂

@christiansalais717

Жыл бұрын

Y’all be slacking we all know it’s Snoop dog 🐶

trp almost sounded angry, "I said it before and I'll say it again"

Loved the story of Zatopek in the Marathon, kind of... "Marathon? What's that? Hummm... I like running... I'll give it a try." :D :D :D

@nichokituku4799

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 very funny

3:43 your pronunciation of Sotomayor could cure cancer

I’m suing if Brittany Spears isn’t #1

I think the most consistent and the one with lots of medals is probably Merlene Ottey of Jamaica, she was racing from the late 70s - Early 2000s and she medaled at every Olympics from 1980-2000 (other than 1988) and was probably the most consistent runners we’ve ever seen.

@Jay-go4vw

4 жыл бұрын

She is incomparable to anyone else. Her longevity is unheard of. She ran sub 11 in 100m past the age of 40, and in 2012, age 52, she ran 11.96. It's absurd how long she lasted. She's also ran sub 11 more than any other female sprinter in history. The fact that she never won Olympic Gold is baffling.

@owenmorris9828

4 жыл бұрын

Kinder Yes she was outstanding to say the least she’s by far the greatest and longest standing athlete we’ve ever seen. She’s probably got more medals that what was listed on that video. Yes it is quite odd that she never won an Olympic Gold medal because the speed and strength was definitely there. I don’t think we will ever see an athlete like her again and if we do it probably won’t be for centuries because what Merlene did was totally incredible and outstanding. If she doesn’t make it into the top 10 of the list I will be shocked completely because she’s by far the greatest we’ve ever seen with all her accomplishments over all the decades she ran for.

@oswaldjames6295

4 жыл бұрын

Just LOVE her!!

@owenmorris9828

4 жыл бұрын

Oswald James Same!

@Neofolis

Жыл бұрын

She went something like two years unbeaten once then broke her ubeaten run in an Olympic final. I think that was leading up to the 92 Olympics.

Having Michael Johnson outside the top 5 let alone the top 10 is quite frankly outrageous

@alphaecka1949

4 жыл бұрын

Sean Lacey not a t all ..they ate right hw is a d doper

@alphaecka1949

4 жыл бұрын

Sean Lacey not out rage o us at all the dopester should not be mension

@filmgirlLisa

Жыл бұрын

This surprises me too.

Allyson Felix and Usain bolt are most definitely in the top 10

@tatskamaster

4 жыл бұрын

Not to be disrespectful to a tremendous athlete, but Most of Allison's medals are from relays and she has no individual Olympic golds. Hardly goat material I'd say

@thetworobloxcousins6583

3 жыл бұрын

@@tatskamaster didn't she win Gold in the 200m in 2012

@tatskamaster

3 жыл бұрын

@@thetworobloxcousins6583 She did! I stand corrected. Don't know how I missed that.

@darkness1978

2 жыл бұрын

@@tatskamaster but she had to help in the relay

2.43 is 7’ 11” Sotomayor has the world record at over 8ft which is 2:45

@SuperPhelix

4 жыл бұрын

He's also been caught doping twice so......

@thetworobloxcousins6583

3 жыл бұрын

@@SuperPhelix yeah so about that

Carl Lewis , Usain Bolt , Paavo Nurmi etc are certain to be in the top ten but there will be at least one controversial pick.

Kenisie bekele is the best distance runner ever and on the way to destroy the roads

@ericmurphy8854

4 жыл бұрын

@@PhileasFogg but he doesn't hold the record for the 5k

@ericmurphy8854

4 жыл бұрын

@@PhileasFogg he doesn't hold the record tho bekele holds the record to this day

@ericmurphy8854

4 жыл бұрын

Well than why didn't he break it when he was in such an age bro that don't make any sense either

@ericmurphy8854

4 жыл бұрын

You can say he was ounce a great distance runner if 10years older wasn't his birthday like 2weeks ago

@callaghancondon1453

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah he isn’t beating kipchoge

Great video!

Another great video! My top 10 no particular order: Nurmi, Zelezny, Owens, Gebrelasse, Moses, Beamon, Bolt, Bekele, and Bubka, Edwards. (ran out of room so don't know where to put Viren or Lewis - they each IMO have some issues) Looking forward to tomorrow's post.

Another quality educational video 👍

Henry Rono of Kenya. He never won a world record. But broke the world record in events from the 800 m to the 10,000 m. In a span of 81 days he set the world record in four events in 1978.

@lexsoft3969

2 жыл бұрын

I remember his dominance in 3000m steeplechase.

Great list! it's nice to see your opinions

I’ve always been a fan of the great Decathletes. If I had to pick the best of the best I’d probably go with Daley Thompson. One of three men to win two consecutive Olympic golds in the event, undefeated for several years, four consecutive Olympics. Dan O’Brian might have been the most talented-aside from the 1500 he had no weak events. He was, however, maddeningly inconsistent.

Amazing work.

Awesome video so pumped for 10-1

Some people cannot be left outside: Sergei Bubka, Paavo Nurmi, Kipchoge, Gebrselassie, Edwin Moses, Carl Lewis, Bob Beamon (?), Alberto Juantorena, Usain Bolt.

@marlingod

4 жыл бұрын

Kipchoge did his work off the track. Gebrselassie sure for his WRs

@jamrats9441

4 жыл бұрын

Jesse owens

Tirunesh Dibaba better be on tomorrow

Congrats on 76.6k subs

I’m currently a 15 year old and I run a 5:10 mile. Now I gotta admit, there are way more 15 year olds who are way faster than me, but I put in a lot of effort, my goal is to be one of the ‘elites’ when I grow up.

@Nonixification

4 жыл бұрын

I am 14 and I run 4:30, good luck anyway

@brandonwhite9270

4 жыл бұрын

Sandor Bako so your active in track, and you have been running in meets recently?

@jonasjudge3463

4 жыл бұрын

I'm 9 and run a 3.45

@brandonwhite9270

4 жыл бұрын

Jonas Judge wait I had a typo, I’m 2 and I run a 1:42 for the mile

@Nonixification

4 жыл бұрын

@@brandonwhite9270 No, I just use a Garmin

Sergey Bubka, Edwin Moses, Usain Bolt, Carl Lewis, Shelly Ann Fraser, Jackie Joyner Kersee, Yelena Isinbajeva, Jan Zelezny, Haile Gebreselassi. Johnathan Edwards. Don't know the Order

@hrholb1451

Жыл бұрын

Glad to see mentions for shelly ann fraser and edwards

El gerouj deserve to be in top 5

@DrRestezi

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. It's an absolute disgrace putting him behind someone like Flo Jo.

@bradleywalker8642

3 жыл бұрын

Hicham El Guerrouj is the #1 best runner in human history. He has 14/19 of the best times in the 1500m and 1600m Mile. He still holds the WR in the 1500m, 1600m Mile, 2000m, and the #2 best time in the 3000m. He also has high-ranked times in the 1000m and 5000m. There's no other runner with high-ranked times in 6 different race distances.

Daniel Komen, Kenenisa Bekele, Haile Gebreselasie, David Rudisha, Usain Bolt, Wayde Van Niekerk, Donovan Brazier, Eliud Kipchoge, Lasse Viren, and Bernard Lagat.

@samassek

Жыл бұрын

really!? what about El Guerrouj he beat most of those athletes you mentioned in their prime.

I love this chanel ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Hicham El Guerrouj is the #1 best runner in human history. He has 14/19 of the best times in the 1500m and 1600m Mile. He still holds the WR in the 1500m, 1600m Mile, 2000m, and the #2 best time in the 3000m. He also has high-ranked times in the 1000m and 5000m. There's no other runner with high-ranked times in 6 different race distances.

@thehistoryexpert82

Жыл бұрын

Did he do the Zatopek triple of 5000, 10000, and marathon?

@samassek

Жыл бұрын

how long did Zatooek hold his records?

Marie-José Pérec also did the 200m/400 double in Atlanta 1996. Johnson isn't alone in that feat.

Wilma Rudolph definitely deserves her spot as an all time great ..

Your introduction includes influence. With that in mind the exclusion of Abebe Bikila and Kip Keino, who served as models for the countrymen and women who followed is inexplicable. I think the short term domination of Herb Elliot also deserved a mention. Nurmi should of course also be ranked higher.

How Michael Johnson isn’t top 10 is ridiculous

@radicalbradical3164

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Adams because of steroids

@samanimations2002

4 жыл бұрын

Because his list is subjective

@jamrats9441

4 жыл бұрын

He should be top 5

@2RCHA

4 жыл бұрын

,,,,,,whats the Matter?, Never heard of Donovan Bailey!?!?,,,,,Winner of *The Worlds Fastest Man* Race!

@madams989

4 жыл бұрын

2RCHA never heard of injury?

Emil Zatopek is the GROAT. No one will ever duplicate his 1952 Helsinki Olympics feat. The Africans have tried, but can’t.

People who don't give Flo Jo credit don't know track.

@DrRestezi

4 жыл бұрын

She was the most successful cheater of all time.

@coachwane

3 жыл бұрын

They sure don't

What!!!!! I am stopping the video right now to comment and say that I can't believe you have Javier Sotomayer at #19 and El G at #18. How could you possibly find 17 more athletes more dominant than these two? I an dying here.........

Zatopek also run with the second place for a time, he wanted to totally drain Zatopek and Zatopek asks him: "it's my first marathon, is this pace good?" second place says, something like no, we're way to slow and Zatopek just steps up the pace and never get back to see the second place. Source was eat&run by Scott jurek, if I remember correctly

@nichokituku4799

Жыл бұрын

Zatopek was absolutely dangerous... Joining marathon last minute and winning against the distance specialist 😂

Please make a video on Suguru Osako, the fastest marathoner in Asia

The only thing I want to see is Sotomayor in a dunk contest

Britney Spears will for sure be number one on the list

All lists are subjective, but this a a really good list! It makes you realize and think about the depth of track and field and the many athletes we have been able to see compete.......

Edwin Moses has to be there.

@mrjakesh1

4 жыл бұрын

I agree with you!!

Considering you can group throws, jumpers, long distance middle and sprinters in those few categories, im surprised hitcham was so low on the list. His olympic 1500 had negative splits the whole way. And sotomayor! He is the best of the best but only at #20!

I'll go for (in no particular order), Valerie Adams, Lasitskene, Bolt, Van Niekerk, Wlodarczyc, Zelezny, Paavo Nurmi, Bubka, Bekele, Jonathan Edwards ( Bonus 11th entry for David Rudisha)

@wilhelmw3455

4 жыл бұрын

Robert Smith : No Carl Lewis , Edwin Moses or Eliud Kipchoge ?

I was lowkey expecting Mondo Duplantis to be in this. Maybe he'll be top 10 but I doubt he's made enough of an impact to do so. If he keeps breaking the world record and gets to like 6.3 high or 6.4 he'd have to be number 1 in a video like this.

@sullyo6068

4 жыл бұрын

Ik 6.05 at 18 is already incredible but then with the added records I think he should definitely be there, but then, I'm biased bcs I'm a pole vaulter

@ChrisM-dx8up

4 жыл бұрын

@@sullyo6068 idk if enough people give enough shit about pole vault to care. Only if he did vault like 6.3 or 6.4 would people really notice.

@sullyo6068

4 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisM-dx8up yup

The 8 foot high jump in my eyes doesn’t count cause that bar bounced several times and it definitely should have fallen off

@williamthomas7509

Жыл бұрын

that's BS. The rules of the event state it counts if it stays up no requirement for it not to be bumped, shaken, bounced etc. frankly your comment is way beyond laughable. Since often winning jumps and vaults have the bar moving but not falling.

Britney Spears #1 with her 5.97

FloJo was on that juice. Allegedly.

1. Bubka 2. Bolt 3. Edwards

Hey I'm curious what are Bolts best performances outside of world records and championship performances

These are very good runners very proud very fast

This channel is my English teacher

I thought there were three people to have won the 1500 - 5000 double? Nurmi, El Guerreuj and Lagat?

@bradleywalker8642

3 жыл бұрын

Hicham El Guerrouj is the #1 best runner in human history. He has 14/19 of the best times in the 1500m and 1600m Mile. He still holds the WR in the 1500m, 1600m Mile, 2000m, and the #2 best time in the 3000m. He also has high-ranked times in the 1000m and 5000m. There's no other runner with high-ranked times in 6 different race distances.

Covid-19 took track away I miss it so much

@Gabrielsample333

4 жыл бұрын

Facts we didn’t even have our first meet

How was Sebastian Coe only 119 lbs at 5’9”? I’m 5’8” at 130 and I don’t know how I would be able to loose another 10 pounds of fat/muscle and still be able to run with strength

@gustavopaulette3496

4 жыл бұрын

Clos MasMas you’re fat G

@Sunny-sh4cw

4 жыл бұрын

Well these athletes their entire LIFE is working out essentially so they’re made up of very little body fat. So while you may have little body fat as well a “normal” human isn’t gonna have the same level of body fat as an elite athlete.

@prime6965

4 жыл бұрын

Genetics.

Bernard Legat has only the 1 Olympic Silver medal barely being edged out by Hakim but he has several championship medals and he's been to 5 straight Olympics in the 1500 & 5000M distances, won the US 5000M at the age of ~40, competed 4 years later in the US Olympic Marathon trials and his career spans more than 25 years

@LEGl1999

Жыл бұрын

It's Hicham El Guerrouj not Hakim you don't forget the name of the goat of middle distance just like that 😂

I hope that on top 10 Is Kenenisa bekele, Usain bolt, also

Where is the part 2 ?

Emil Zatopek at #11 that's criminal. Zatopek is clearly a top 3 all-time athlete. Tell me who else has done the olympic distance triple of 5000, 10000 and marathon? No one, and it will never duplicated, that alone puts him in the top 3

Joyner-kersey,Bekele,Bolt,Lewis,Moses,Beaman will be listed tomorrow ? That's my guess

@joshhodkinson9677

4 жыл бұрын

Can't argue with any of those names. I'd add Jesse Owens and Paavo Nuurmi too.

@nickatnite16

4 жыл бұрын

@@joshhodkinson9677 I think Owens is all but assured a spot

I love your beckyard hafmarothon

#254 Sabastien Coe #254 Bob Beamon. Same numbers!

Need to point out an error. Wilma Rudolf is not the 1st American to win 3 gold medals in the same Olympics. Jessie Owens won 4 in 1936. Maybe she was the 1st American Female athlete to win 3 gold medals?

Allyson Felix, Jackie Joyner, Carl Lewis, Ed Moses Usain Bolt, Jessie Owens, Kip Keino Shelley Ann Fraser,

@jjmd1616

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. Very well done!

All I want to say that I want to be as fast as usain bolt I want to be the fastest sprinter in the whole world I'm just 11 right now I want to become a sprinter I believe that I will be the fastest in the world usain bolt is the the reason why I m going to be a sprinter I started watching him when I was 2 years old I remeber seeing him break the world record I did not know what was happening then my dad started training me that same day I think I the fastest kid in the world I believe I will make my dad and mom and usain bolt proude I swear

Weird, I expected Kipchoge to be in the top 20 but I doubt he's in the top 10.

@MrKarma-bv5dp

4 жыл бұрын

His track career although still very good was not nearly as successful as with marathons which dont count here.

I gotta put David Rudisha in my top 20 because the 800 is “the hardest running event ever”, and Rudisha’s record will stand over 50 years if not for centuries (like Bolt’s). Rudisha’s world records, also like Bolt’s, look absolutely effortless. That makes him a 🐐. Also I would switch placements of Carl Lewis with Michael Johnson. MJ is way better than Lewis. Sorry not sorry.

Bob Beamon? Jackie Joyner Kersee? Alyson Felix? Henry Rono? ..................#1-Edwin Moses

Hachim El Guerouj 1500m 3.26.00

@bradleywalker8642

3 жыл бұрын

Hicham El Guerrouj is the #1 best runner in human history. He has 14/19 of the best times in the 1500m and 1600m Mile. He still holds the WR in the 1500m, 1600m Mile, 2000m, and the #2 best time in the 3000m. He also has high-ranked times in the 1000m and 5000m. There's no other runner with high-ranked times in 6 different race distances.

In this video I forgot what racism was for a second and when he said it I thought it was a a racing term

Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell

Bekele, Gebreselasse, Bolt, Felix, maybe Viren?

Johnson No. 15 all time? It begs the question if you ever saw the man run. Let’s take his performances in the Olympic Games in Atlanta. He becomes the only man to win the 200 and 400 double setting a breathtaking world record and an Olympic record respectively. He goes on to retain his 400 crown in Sydney. His world championship resumé speaks for itself, only Bolt has more gold medals. He had outstanding longevity and was essentially unbeatable over 200 and 400 for close to a decade. He faced the likes of, inter alia, Reynolds, Watts, Young, Marsh, Fredericks, Boldon and dispatched them all. Of course this list is subjective and everyone is entitled to their own opinion but your opinion is wrong.

Jim Thorpe better be number 1 or close to it! I'm guessing the other 9 are Usain Bolt, Edwin Moses, Carl Lewis, Jesse Owens, Roger Bannister, Paavo Nurmi, Peter Snell, Herb Elliot and Jackie Joyner-Kersey. Honorable mentions are Abebe Bikila, Kipchoge Keino, Alberto Juantorena, Sergei Bubka, Bob Beamon, David Rudisha, Lasse Viren, Eliud Kipchoge, Kenenisa Bekele, Bob Hayes and Fanny Blankers-Koen. Lists are fun but very subjective!

@MrKarma-bv5dp

4 жыл бұрын

Bekele an 'honourable mention' lol #6 fastest 3km of all time, #1 5km, #1 10km, #2 marathon, 3 olympic gold medals, 1 olympic silver, 5 world golds, 1 bronze at worlds too. They need to be some pretty big honours when mentioning him.

@mikeikeda1208

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrKarma-bv5dp It's all subjective. Who would he replace in my top 10?

Your list is very subjective, I haven't heard of several of these athletes, and how does Hicham El Guerrouj not make the top 10?

@samanimations2002

4 жыл бұрын

Sandy Combs didn’t he say that it would be subjective?

@MrKarma-bv5dp

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah no shit. It has to be subjective by definition when you're comparing apples to oranges like this. Only when comparing athletes over the same distance can you even begin to be objective and even then there are multiple varying factors that make it less possible.

@marlingod

4 жыл бұрын

part 1

Coe only at 20? In my opinion the greatest mid distance runner of all time

@mohammeddrissi2480

4 жыл бұрын

El Guerrouj mate, period

@henrylister5530

4 жыл бұрын

Drissi Mohammed agreed that HEG was better, however Coe was the better overall middle distance runner as he was also dominant in the 800m

@EpicGamer427

4 жыл бұрын

@@henrylister5530 Didn't el G only run one 800m race? his personal best is slower than his split time for his slower than normal (for him anyways) 1500m time in 2004 olympics, also he ran a 3:49 split mile in a 2k race

Rudisha #1, WvN #2, Bolt3, David K. Rudisha #4, W. Niekerk #5, Usain B. #6, geb/bek #7, juantorena#8, Jim Ryun #9, Powell #10 (insane start)

@Visionary0001

4 жыл бұрын

Dude, your list has Van Niekerk listed TWICE (at #2 and #5). Unfortunately, he will not make the real list, at all. You also listed Usain Bolt TWICE (at #3 and #6). Come on, man...

@tquasa07

4 жыл бұрын

@@Visionary0001 it was all a joke....this is the case with GOAT runners- it’s too hard to choose who’s best. So many good athletes exist, I don’t think anyone can put forward a definitive top 20. Rudisha, Bolt, and Niekerk should be in that list, nonetheless

@Visionary0001

4 жыл бұрын

@@tquasa07 Sorry about that, man. Now I understand the point you were making. Thanx.

paavo nurmi - most dominant runner of all. sergei bubka - he owned his event forever

Flo Jo's world "records" were not in running but in chemistry - she died at 37 ffs and Al still denies any effort for a post mortem examination (I believe, but cannot prove, that is because we will need new chemistry books if they ever do!)

@filmgirlLisa

Жыл бұрын

She has been autotopsied and there has never been any back up of an allegation. She was under heavy scrutiny and it would've come out if she had. She prob died bc her body gave out.

El Guerrouj is the G.O.A.T 🐐

Michael Johnson should be Top 5 , He is the dominant in 90s .

freat list, i hope there ll be more women in the top 10

I don't understand why juicers like FloJo (and others) are even considered in such rankings...

There better be a decathlete in the top 10. that slogan faster, higher, stronger is the epitome of the Decathlon. Take Ashton Eaton. He had two Olympic golds for the decathlon in 2012 and 2016 including an Olympic record. he got a silver in 2011 and gold in 2013 and 2015 for the decathlon at the world championships. including setting a new world record. he even won 3 gold medals at the world indoor championships for the heptathlon in 2012, 2014 and 2016. again setting a new world record. for a span of 5 years from 2012 to 2016 he was almost untouchable in the heptathlon and the decathlon. He even holds event records for the long jump (8.23m) and 400m (45.00s), for the decathlon. which would've placed him in the top 5 for both events at the world championships in DOHA last year!

@sirsilky2559

4 жыл бұрын

in addition to this, he holds two heptathlon event records for the 60m Hurdles (7.51s) and the long jump (8.16m) which would place him 3rd for the hurdles and 4th for the long jump at the most recent world indoor championships in 2018. In total, he broke the world record for the heptathlon 3 times and broke the decathlon record 2 times across his career. he actually even represented the USA in the long jump at the pan American junior games. if this doesn't deserve a spot in the Top 20 than I don't know what does.

Not mentioning athletes even in honorable references as Don Albeeto Juantorena, Jsrmila Kratoshvilova, Marita Koch, Fany Blankers Koen, Edwards Valdemar Cierpinski Yelena Isimbayeva and many others imakes the list void and USAlagnic. Sorry.

YES OF COURSE YEAAAAAP GIB GIIIIB

There better be some decathletes in the top 10 bro. How can you not include them - they epitomize the slogan Faster, Higher, Stronger.

Michael Johnson the only athlete to win the Olympic 200 & 400 double??? You seen to have forgotten Marie-Jose Perec (the same Olympics as Johnson), AND Valerie Brisco-Hookes (1984). Yes Johnson is the only male, but come on....

flo jo 😍

i wonder who would be changed if he did it now

Flo-Jo

👍🏾

Kenenisa nr1

Van niekerk in the top 5 for sure. He's probably the best all around sprinter we have seen in our time

@jamrats9441

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Johnson is better him in top 5 .

Sotomayor himself said he did cocaine several times before big jumps ...

no way Flo Jo is not in the top 10

@filmgirlLisa

Жыл бұрын

I saw the top 10 list before this one and expected her to be among the top 5 and was very surprised when I didn't see her.

Flo-Jo Baggins

Who do you have in Pole Vault?

how does asafa powell not make a top 20 list ?

Sotomayor could kick a 10 foot basketball rim with his feet.