The greatest Olympic rivalries?
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Re: The greatest Olympic rivalries?Tonya Harding v Nancy Kerrigan(Original post by The_Great_One)
What do you think is the greatest rivalry I think Coe versus ovett?
Two American figure skaters. When both were trying for the 1994 Winter Olympics team, Harding had associates attack Kerrigan's knee and put her out of the US championships. The US authorities then chose both for the Lillehammer Games and it turned into a media feeding frenzy.
Honourable mention must also go to Daley Thompson v Jurgan Hingsen. Daley Thompson was still making comments about him last night, 28 years later.
Not an Olympic rivalry, but the "Miracle Mile" Bannister v Landy at the Vancouver Commonwealth Games of 1954.Last edited by nulli tertius; 10-08-2012 at 08:34.
