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In response to "it's also always stuck out to me the difference between medals in stuff like this and in, say, soccer or basketball" by Reagen

please tell me you guys aren't really gonna "well, actually" this medal count..nm

Posted by x (aka dmuck) Aug 9 '16, 19:24

i mean, c'mon

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- I've thought this waaaay before phelps, FWIW. -- nm - Reagen Aug 9, 19:40 2
  - yes, there's more swimming events, but not every swimmer swims in them all. - CQ Aug 9, 19:45 1
    - Uhm...doesn't Phelps do that to some degree? -- nm* - . Aug 9, 20:10
one of the best athletes ever, but comparing across events is fraught. - mafic Aug 9, 19:31 12
- Lewis won long jump 4 straight. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 9, 19:49 1
  - well yeah, that is clearly also amazing...nm - x Aug 9, 19:53
- yeah, sorry. the guy first won individual gold in 2004. in 2016, he's still winning individual gold...nm - x Aug 9, 19:43
- yes they are. -- nm - CQ Aug 9, 19:35 8
  - Could Carl Lewis have won that many? Somewhere, I think during London, there was an article comparing them. - . Aug 9, 19:43
  - why? -- nm - mafic Aug 9, 19:39 6
    - distances, forms, span of career -- nm - CQ Aug 9, 19:42 5
      - Runners don't have the chance to medal in "100m in a slightly different way" - Reagen Aug 9, 19:44 2
        
        runners often do 100, 200, long jump and triple jump, maybe hurdles -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 21:36
        
        Hurdles! -- nm - Roger More Aug 9, 19:48
      - swimming is inherently different from other events. link is from the last olympics. -- (link) - mafic Aug 9, 19:44 1
        
        21 -- nm - CQ Aug 9, 19:49
He's clearly excellent but also benefits from circumstance. -- nm - Reagen Aug 9, 19:25

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