Not the greatest, says Coe
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August 2, 2012, Thursday
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MICHAEL Phelps is "probably not" the greatest Olympic champion of all time, despite winning a record total of 19 medals, London 2012 Games chief Sebastian Coe said yesterday.
Coe, a twice 1,500m Olympic champion, said: "I think you can say it is self-evident that he is the most successful. I am not sure he is the greatest. It is a pretty good haul, but who is the greatest? In my opinion he is probably not."
"I could throw out a whole series of names, I could throw out Steve Redgrave, I could throw out domestically Daley Thompson," said Coe.
"If I wanted to go back a few generations I think what Jesse Owens did in '36 (Berlin Olympics) was unbelievable, Nadia Comaneci. I don't know. It's the global pub game."
Coe, a twice 1,500m Olympic champion, said: "I think you can say it is self-evident that he is the most successful. I am not sure he is the greatest. It is a pretty good haul, but who is the greatest? In my opinion he is probably not."
"I could throw out a whole series of names, I could throw out Steve Redgrave, I could throw out domestically Daley Thompson," said Coe.
"If I wanted to go back a few generations I think what Jesse Owens did in '36 (Berlin Olympics) was unbelievable, Nadia Comaneci. I don't know. It's the global pub game."
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