English Athletics Hall of Fame: Who Deserves In?

[EPelle]

Vote here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm= ... 9Www_3d_3d

Eleven athletes short-listed, and you can write in one of your own. Any of these more deserving that the other? Why?

The 11 short-listed athletes chosen by the panel are:

• Ann Packer - Won Olympic Silver (400m) and Gold (800m) in the same games. Retired at the age of just 22. [/*:m:ewsa6yln]
• Alf Shrubb – Multiple world record holder and won over 1000 competitive races in an amazing career. [/*:m:ewsa6yln]
• Brendan Foster - Olympic Bronze medallist 10,000m and founder of the great north run[/*:m:ewsa6yln]
• Denise Lewis – Olympic Heptathlon Champion in 2000 [/*:m:ewsa6yln]
• Fatima Whitbread – World Record (1986), World Champion and Sports Personality of the year (1987) [/*:m:ewsa6yln]
• Gordon Pirie - Olympic Silver (5000m) and three world records[/*:m:ewsa6yln]
• Jonathan Edwards - Double World Record (18.29) & World Champion (1995). Olympic Gold in 2000 and Silver in 1996.[/*:m:ewsa6yln]
• Kathy Cook – Kathy picked up a staggering four medals at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, British 200m and 400m recorded holder.[/*:m:ewsa6yln]
• Ken Matthews - Olympic Gold and record at 20km[/*:m:ewsa6yln]
• Steve Backley - 2 x Olympic Silver, 4 x European Champ & 3 x Commonwealth Champ. 3 x world record holder[/*:m:ewsa6yln]
• Steve Cram - World Champion at 1500m, Olympic Silver medallist.. Set three world records in 19 days in 1985.[/*:m:ewsa6yln]

[tandfman]

Sebastian Coe isn't on the list? Are they kidding?

[marknhj]

Sebastian Coe isn't on the list? Are they kidding?

I initially thought WTH? too (actually WTF?), so decided to check. The big guns were inducted last year

http://www.englandathletics.org/page.as ... +Inductees

How come Mary Rand hasn't been re-nominated? Winning Olympic Gold with a WR is hard to top.

[dj]

Sebastian Coe isn't on the list? Are they kidding?

This is the second class to be inducted.

[EPelle]

The big guns were inducted last year

Why wasn't Cram on that earlier induction?

[lapsus]

The big guns were inducted last year

Why wasn't Cram on that earlier induction?

Or Jonathan Edwards? I can see how Cram could be ranked just slightly below Coe and Ovett.

[skiboo]

How come Mary Rand hasn't been re-nominated? Winning Olympic Gold with a WR is hard to top.

Not to mention an individual silver and relay bronze at same Games. A full set of medals with a world record and they don't nominate her. How queer.

[G.Ahearn]

My top three candidates would be:
1. Edwards
2. Shrubb
3. Cram

Would also add Walter George if he's not in already.

[Daisy]

No doubt that Kathy Cook stands out on that list.

[ExCoastRanger]

I would say Jim Peters should rate a consideration at least.

[rumbleyoungmanrumble]

Ron Pickering.

[mump boy]

there's no need for everyone to get so het up it only started last year and you can only put so many people in at one time you could hardly put 3 male middle distance runners in at the same time !!!

obviously mary rand should be here she's the best female athlete uk has ever had

this time johnathon has to go in so does kathy and steve, anne and fatima

[Bruce Kritzler]

Roger Bannister comes to mind.

Kathy Cook?? guess that was for gender equity.
Cram in before Coe and Ovett??

[tandfman]

No. As several people have pointed out, this is the second class to be chosen. Bannister, Coe, and Ovett were all inducted last year.

[Daisy]

Kathy Cook??

Are you joking? Look at who she had to run against.