Britain's Greatest Ever Sportsman

[AndyRM]

Can't really include sports where success relies on a third party, i.e. riders of horses or machines [car/ bike/ bobsleigh/ skis, gun/ bow etc] which aren't all equal in assistance or benefit for every competitor, or the failure of other team members... so what's left? Individual effort against the stamina and skill of others. So I'd go with individual runners breaking world records like Roger Bannister.

That's a really good point. Hadn't thought of it like that.

 

[Mugshot]

Eddie the eagle, end of thread!

 

[Smokin Joe]

Can't really include sports where success relies on a third party, i.e. riders of horses or machines [car/ bike/ bobsleigh/ skis, gun/ bow etc] which aren't all equal in assistance or benefit for every competitor, or the failure of other team members... so what's left? Individual effort against the stamina and skill of others. So I'd go with individual runners breaking world records like Roger Bannister.

Bannister was deliberately paced by the other competitors when he broke the four minute mile.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Frank Bruno anyone?

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiKbidCKGgc

 

[AndyRM]

Frank Bruno anyone?

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiKbidCKGgc

Couldn't lace Henry Cooper's boots.

 

[raleighnut]

Joey Dunlop would be my choice.

 

[nickyboy]

CB Fry. Represented England at Cricket and Football. Also held the world long jump record

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._B._Fry

 

[Markymark]

Ashley Cole.


Don't really know or care about football but he did get to shag Cheryl Cole.

 

[Cheddar George]

Daley Thompson.

 

[Hitchington]

Robin Friday

 

[Brandane]

Ashley Cole.


Don't really know or care about football but he did get to shag Cheryl Cole.

That's not a unique honour. Allegedly.

 

[midlife]

Alberto Juantorena .....

The only one who has shown his class to the crowd

Shaun

 

[surfdude]

Steve Redgrave just because what he achieved and the time over which he did it .

 

[Markymark]

That's not a unique honour. Allegedly.

Unique or otherwise, it's still a category I'm a few degrees of separation out of!

 

[Smokin Joe]

My second vote goes to Beryl Burton. You only need to look at her achievements over a sustained period of time.

Competed in what was then a very uncompetitive branch of the sport.