Good-looking athletes

[noone]

The excellent Canadian magazine Sportsnet recently had an article about good-looking athletes. Their point was that spectators relate not only to a particular sport or club but to certain athletes and that the business of sport exploits the marketability of the athlete's appearance.

The article goes on to list about 30 athletes, all of them famous and successful: Soccer stars David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo, tennis players Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal, skier Lindsey Vonn, etc.

There are no less than 7 track athletes on the list and you may want to try to guess them. Hints:
-They are all famous (e.g. not the javelin thrower from Paraguay)
-Five of the seven are still active: 4 women (2 from the US and 2 from Europe) and 1 man (from neither the US or Europe)
-One is retired (a man from neither the US nor Europe)
-One is deceased (a woman from the US)

[rainy.here]

Re: Good-looking athletes

Ennis
Klishina
Jones
Felix
Pitkimaki or Thorkildsen

Retired - not sure

Flo-Jo?

[noone]

Re: Good-looking athletes

You nailed Jones, Ennis and Flo-Jo.
Note that the active male athlete is from neither US nor Europe.

[norunner]

Re: Good-looking athletes

Gotta be Bolt because success makes attractive.

[noone]

Re: Good-looking athletes

Bolt is right. Reason is undoubtedly right too.

[Riff80]

Re: Good-looking athletes

The excellent Canadian magazine Sportsnet recently had an article about good-looking athletes. Their point was that spectators relate not only to a particular sport or club but to certain athletes and that the business of sport exploits the marketability of the athlete's appearance.

The article goes on to list about 30 athletes, all of them famous and successful: Soccer stars David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo, tennis players Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal, skier Lindsey Vonn, etc.

There are no less than 7 track athletes on the list and you may want to try to guess them. Hints:
-They are all famous (e.g. not the javelin thrower from Paraguay)
-Five of the seven are still active: 4 women (2 from the US and 2 from Europe) and 1 man (from neither the US or Europe)
-One is retired (a man from neither the US nor Europe)
-One is deceased (a woman from the US)

LOL! Guess what there are a lot of good looking javelin throwers that many miss.

[ldnbloke]

Re: Good-looking athletes

Male non europe non Us has to be Koji Murofushi if it's based on looks. Don't know whether to fancy him or envy him for his looks

[noone]

Re: Good-looking athletes

Not Murofushi -- no idea if people consider him good-looking but I think he may be too obscure for the average North American sports fan.

Big hint: A Canadian!

[jazzcyclist]

Re: Good-looking athletes

Sanya and Isi?

[noone]

Re: Good-looking athletes

Sanya and Isi? Good guesses, but both wrong!

[jazzcyclist]

Re: Good-looking athletes

Barber and Kallur?

[norunner]

Re: Good-looking athletes

Not Murofushi -- no idea if people consider him good-looking but I think he may be too obscure for the average North American sports fan.

Big hint: A Canadian!

Donovan Bailey is the only canadian that comes to mind. And for the european women: Christine Arron (39 and still running), or Blanka Vlasic or Carolina Klüft?

[noone]

Re: Good-looking athletes

Donovan Bailey is right. So is Vlasic for the 2nd European woman.

Leaves only one active US female. Not Felix or Richards. The one we're looking for is probably the least accomplished or famous of the 7 but she is an Olympic medalist.

[jazzcyclist]

Re: Good-looking athletes

The one we're looking for is probably the least accomplished or famous of the 7 but she is an Olympic medalist.

Which medal?

[mcgato]

Re: Good-looking athletes

Shalane Flanagan?