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Going into these Olympics, Michael Phelps was the name out of everybody's mouths, and he lived up to expectations in a big way. Eight gold medals, seven world records, two touch-outs, and a few complete blow-aways later, Phelps is the winningest Olympian of all time and of the 2008 Games. He has also managed to popularize the sport of swimming and has given the world a new obsession.
But what about Usain Bolt? The Jamaican defied tradition by being a sprinter, yet standing at 6' 5". He brought attention back to the Track and Field, and the attention has nothing to do with doping--a problem which has overshadowed great track performances of the Olympics of recent past. Bolt didn't touch anyone out in any races--the competition just wasn't close enough to require that. Bolt leaves Beijing with three gold medals and three world records. He broke Michael Johnson's 12-year-old 200m record by .02 and the Jamaican men's 4 x 100m relay team shattered a 16-year-old record by .3 seconds. Bolt may not have as much hardware as Phelps, but then again, there just weren't as many races available to him.
So, who is the real superman? Was it Phelps with 8 golds in the pool or Bolt with 3 on the track?







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The American athlete Michael Green did it for years.Get over yourselves.You sound like sore losers and sour grapes Posted 08/23/2008 4:24 PMReply
Swimming world records are beat on a regular basis. There are just more events available for Phelps to swim, thats why he had the chance to win more medals. You have 100m butterfly, backstroke, breast stroke, etc. The track equivalent would be running the 100m backwards, forwards, on your hands, etc. Quality not quantity. Posted 08/24/2008 12:19 AMReply
USAIN BOLT is the most recognizable universally after the olympics; Just ask the Chinese or Europeans, who by the way have both just chosen BOLT as sportsman of the year. Here is why....
PHELPS- Historical, momentous,(almost perfect_8 gold and 7 records)
BOLT-Explosive, total domination,jaw dropping (3 gold 3 records) Posted 01/01/2009 04:25 AMReply