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[–] collapse_already@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago

There are other measures of dominance. For instance, Bob Beamon set a record at the Olympics that stood for more than 30 years.

Ledecky laps the field in the 1500m (she also has 13 medals so far). No one is competitive with her.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

My bad Olympics opinion is that you should only be allowed one medal per games. Let more people have fun Michael, damn

[–] OminousOrange@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's kind of skewed with some sports having several events (swimming, gymnastics) where one person can earn many medals and many that are just one unique event.

Interesting to see some variations in the mix though, like 3 on 3 basketball.

[–] tyler@programming.dev 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Also 8 of his medals were with the sharkskin swimsuit which was immediately banned as it conferred an absolutely immense advantage to those wearing it.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Basically everyone was wearing it. Everyone else in the pool was wearing it too.

[–] tyler@programming.dev 0 points 1 month ago

Everyone else didn’t start wearing it and training with it at the same time that the sponsored players did. The Japanese players started using it the month before because they were 100% sure they would lose without it. Phelps lost to a German the next year when he wasn’t wearing the suit.

[–] jwelch55@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Do you think he wouldn't have won without the suit?

[–] tyler@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

He lost the next year to a German wearing a similar suit while he wasn’t, so yes I think it’s highly likely that he wouldn’t have had the dominance he did with the suit if he wasn’t allowed to wear it. But of course there’s no way to know.

[–] EpicFailGuy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

and that's exactly why he doesn't deserve it.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Brother you take eight of his medals away he still has 20 medals. You fucking clowns trying to trash Michael Phelps. My God.

[–] tyler@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

Nobody is trying to trash Michael Phelps. This post is literally a comparison of medal counts.

[–] EpicFailGuy@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

relax meng, it's just a meme.

[–] YeetPics@mander.xyz 3 points 1 month ago

Just swim faster than him, duhhhhh

[–] ahal@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

I'm almost more impressed that 7 people apparently beat Phelps. Guessing those were mostly relays?

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Gonna have to add Simone Biles to that list

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

I guess the Americans are out trying to huff some compium for their current standings in the Olympics

[–] YeetPics@mander.xyz 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Wow, 3 Chinese top-medal-earners are what it takes to match 1 Phelps.

Incredible.

Edit: It seems only one third of the sino Olympians made it here to downvote me.

Stay mad, Phelps whopped your asses so hard. While he did that he was high as fuck on that kush. Bong rips for days, then he took his medals home and criticized his government (as he is FREE to do).