Re-Writing History Again

[Steve R]

So, the BBC are now referring to cyclist Bradley Wiggins as Britain's greatest ever Olympian, based upon the total number of medals he has won.

Typical that they must try to make the new guy in the news better than the old guy.

However, although Wiggins now has more total medals than rower Steve Redgrave, it must be obvious to anybody who is not taken in by hype that Redgrave actually has five gold medals, compared with Wiggins' four.

Let's face it, a silver medal is simply proof that you came close to winning something, but lost. A bronze medal is simply proof that you participated in something, but that you were beaten by not one, but two other people.

Furthermore, Redgrave's five gold medals were won in five separate Olympics.

What's the betting that, when it becomes clear that nobody is ever going to break Zelezny's world javelin record, they'll change the specification of the javelin again, just to get rid of an annoying old name in the record books?

[Panties]

I agree with you regarding Steve Redgrave. Mind you, I think Wiggins feat of winning the Tour de France and an Olympic gold medal within about 10 days is stunning so I think he deserves all the hype he gets.

[Steve R]

Panties wrote:

> .................Mind you, I think
> Wiggins feat of winning the Tour de France and an Olympic gold
> medal within about 10 days is stunning so I think he deserves
> all the hype he gets.

Agreed, but that is a different matter.

[Arginald Valleywater]

Not bothered El Wiggo is the new messiah! I shall be growing sideburns and listening to Quadrophenia at massive volumes in his honour.