Best Athletes of 2016 Olympics
An eight-time Olympic gold medallist, Bolt is the only sprinter to win Olympic 100 m and 200 m titles at three consecutive Olympics (2008, 2012 and 2016). He also won two 4 × 100 relay gold medals. He gained worldwide fame for his double sprint victory in world record times at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which made him the first person to hold both records since fully automatic time became mandatory. ...read more.
I am so sorry, but I just think he's immensely overrated.
And RichardSSG, I'm very disappointed you didn't include Mo "Mobot" Farah. That man is like a spider trying to climb out of a bathtub - tenacious beyond belief. He's such an inspiration.
I love simone! She is such an inspiration. I can't wait for the world championships this year. She is going to KILL
( as u can tell, I'm a humongous fan of hers :) )
She has 9 Olympic medals she won her first world championship 200m title at 19 being the youngest champion in history and retained her title 2 years later Bolt who was around 20 or 21 only managed a silver his still the greatest of all time but his not the only impressive athlete out there
As I said, Mo is such an inspiration. He never gives up. Never quits. He just keeps going, just like the proverbial spider in the bathtub.
She won gold, enough said
She lost in the third round
She came back from the London Olympics! I'm not sure if you guys have any idea of how hard gymnastics comebacks are, but think of it this way. A gymnasts body is honed into a perfect bullet for flipping and soaring through the air. But when a gymnast takes time off,say a break after the Olympics, she might grow a few inches and gain five or ten pounds, thus making it harder for them to fly through the air. She made a huge comeback. She's not perfect, but I think she is better now than she was in London. Also, she did this while dealing with criticism about her race, and her personality,etc from racists. Even though she didn't win any in London,other than team gold( which they totally killed at) I think she deserves to be on this list.
( sorry about the lecture. It's just that gabby is my favorite gymnast ever! I think she totally kicks butt out there! )