Pick the Winners Contest

[Marlow]

The most rudimentary of OG contests: who can pick the most Gold Medalists?
Here's mine (although I reserve the right to change it):

Deadline to post yours is this Thursday at 11:59pm - Eastern USA Time (5am London time, 9pm Pacific - check your local listings)

Men
100 Bolt
200 Blake
400 Merritt
800 Rudisha
1500 Kiprop
3St Kipruto
5 Farah
10 Farah
110H Merritt
400H Culson
Mar Kipsang
20W Borchin
50W Schwazer
4x1 Jamaica
4x4 USA
HJ Williams
PV Lavillenie
LJ Watt
TJ Taylor
SP Cantwell
DT Harting
HT Pars
JT Veselý
Dec Eaton

Women
100 Fraser-Pryce
200 Felix
400 Richards-Ross
800 Jelimo
1500 Aregawi
3St Zaripova
5 Cheruiyot
10 T Dibaba
100H Pearson
400H Demus
Mar Keitany
20W Kaniskina
4x1 USA
4x4 USA
HJ Chicherova
PV Suhr
LJ Reese
TJ Saladuha
SP Adams
DT Perkovi?
HT Menkova
JT Špotáková
Hep Ennis

[Jnathletics]

Re: Pick the Winners Contest

Let's make things interesting shall we? :wink:

Men
100 Bolt
200 Bolt
400 Merritt
800 Rudisha
1500 Kiprop
3St Kemboi
5 Gebremeskel
10 Farah
110H Merritt
400H Greene
Mar Kipsang
20W Wang
50W Kirdyapkin
4x1 Jamaica
4x4 USA
HJ Ukhov
PV Lavillenie
LJ Watt
TJ Taylor
SP Hoffa
DT Alekna
HT Pars
JT Vasilevskis
Dec Eaton

Women
100 Jeter
200 Felix
400 Richards-Ross
800 Savinova
1500 Aregawi
3St Zaripova
5 Defar
10 Cheruiyot
100H Pearson
400H Antyukh
Mar Keitany
20W Liu
4x1 USA
4x4 USA
HJ Lowe
PV Spiegelburg
LJ Reese
TJ Ibarguen
SP Adams
DT Muller
HT Heidler
JT Abakumova
Hep Ennis

[Marlow]

Re: Pick the Winners Contest

Let's make things interesting shall we? :wink:

I'll say! 21 differences - I LIKE it!

[aaronk]

Re: Pick the Winners Contest

I gave my picks for Gold, Silver, and Bronze on the "Pick the Medalists" thread.
So I'll just copy here the Golds.
But why have this duplication of contests/predictions?
Here at home, I've copied my full predictions on paper, and will be adding my predicted winning marks.......yet another thread!!!
Put them all together!!

Men

100.....Bolt
200.....Bolt
400....James
800.....Rudisha
1500...Kiprop
5K......Farah
10K....K Bekele
Mar... Kipsang
SC.....B Kipruto
110H..Merritt
400H...Culson
HJ......Silnov
LJ......Goodwin
TJ......Taylor
PV......LaVillenie
SP......Cantwell
DT.....Alekna
JT.....Pitkamaki
HT....Pars (changed from Tikhon at 1:05 a.m. pst Aug 3, after finding out Tikhon out: drugs!!)
Dec....Eaton
400R...Jamaica
1600R..USA

Women

100.....SAFP
200.....SAFP
400.....SRR
800.....Jelimo
1500....G Dibaba
5K......Defar
10K.....T Dibaba
Mar.....Jeptoo
SC......Chemos
100H...Pearson
400H....Demus
HJ......Lowe
LJ......Reese
TJ......Ibarguen
PV......Isinbayeva
SP......Adams
DT......Pishchalnikova
JT......Spotakova
HT.....Wlodarcyzk
Hept....Ennis
400R....Jamaica
1600R....USA

[onyourmarktf]

Re: Pick the Winners Contest

Will T+FN be sponsoring the Olympic Prediction Contests again this year?
(Yes, in my world, these are capitalized!)

Have enjoyed the top 3 in each event, as well as the top 20, contests in the past.

I have searched the message boards - am I looking in the right place?

Thanks.

[tgs3]

Re: Pick the Winners Contest

Will T+FN be sponsoring the Olympic Prediction Contests again this year?
(Yes, in my world, these are capitalized!)

Have enjoyed the top 3 in each event, as well as the top 20, contests in the past.

I have searched the message boards - am I looking in the right place?

Maybe you're thinking of this? http://www.atletiektoto.nl/

[Marlow]

Re: Pick the Winners Contest

By the way, T&FN's picks are auto-entered!

Here's where they differ from mine.

Men
100 Blake
200 Bolt
400 James
HJ Ukhov
SP Hoffa

Women
1500 Cakir
3St Zaripova
5 Cheruiyot
PV Isinbayeva

Just enough to make it interesting.

edit - I'm folding on Cher in the 10!

[DCSIGMA]

Re: Pick the Winners Contest

Men
100...Gay
200...Bolt
400 Merritt
800 Rudisha
1500 Kiprop
3St Kipruto
5K...Lagat
10K Farah
110H Merritt
400H Culson
Mar Kipsang
20W Borchin
50W Schwazer
4x1 USA
4x4 USA
HJ Williams
PV Lavillenie
LJ Goodwin
TJ Taylor
SP Cantwell
DT Harting
HT Pars
JT Veselý
Dec Eaton

Women
100 Jeter
200 Felix
400 Richards-Ross
800 Semenya
1500 Uceny
3St Zaripova
5 Cheruiyot
10 Cheruiyot
100H Harper
400H Demus
Mar Keitany
20W Kaniskina
4x1 USA
4x4 USA
HJ Lowe
PV Suhr
LJ Reese
TJ Saladuha
SP Adams
DT Perkovi?
HT Menkova
JT Špotáková
Hep Ennis

[Jnathletics]

Re: Pick the Winners Contest

...
But why have this duplication of contests/predictions?

You don't have to go with the same picks in every contest.

What's wrong with a little variety? As long as someone is welling to organize a T&F contest, I'll enter it. Can even do different picks per contest.

Do you only eat once a day, so what's wrong with having more then one contest? :wink:

[aaronk]

Re: Pick the Winners Contest

Definitely see your point.
But wouldn't making different picks in different contests weaken your choices??

Say I pick (like I DID!!!) SAFP to win the 100 and 200 in one contest......then choose Jeter and Felix as my winners in another contest.

What does that say about the integrity of my picks??
As Davy Crockett said, "Be sure you're right, then go ahead!!".
I should add......"Even when you're totally WRONG!!" :cry:

[ATK]

Re: Pick the Winners Contest

Men
100 Gay
200 Blake
400 Merritt
800 Rudisha
1500 Kiprop
3St Kipruto
5K Lagat
10K Bekele
110H Xiang
400H Taylor
Mar Kipsang
20W Borchin
50W Schwazer
4x1 Jamaica
4x4 USA
HJ Williams
PV Lavillenie
LJ Watt
TJ Taylor
SP Whiting
DT Harting
HT Pars
JT Pyatnytsya
Dec Eaton

Women
100 Jeter
200 Felix
400 Richards-Ross
800 Savinova
1500 Aregawi
3St Cheywa
5 Cheruiyot
10 Dibaba
100H Harper
400H Demus
Mar Keitany
20W Kaniskina
4x1 USA
4x4 USA
HJ Lowe
PV Suhr
LJ Reese
TJ Ibargüen
SP Adams
DT Perkovi?
HT Lysenko
JT Obergföll
Hep Ennis

[aaronk]

Re: Pick the Winners Contest

Can't believe that two people (DCSIGMA and ATK) did NOT pick Sally Pearson to win the women's 100H!!

She's as sure a bet as Rudisha or Eaton!!

[Marlow]

Re: Pick the Winners Contest

Can't believe that two people (DCSIGMA and ATK) did NOT pick Sally Pearson to win the women's 100H!!
She's as sure a bet as Rudisha or Eaton!!

Except ( ops: ) they didn't lose in the run-up to the Games.

[ATK]

Re: Pick the Winners Contest

Can't believe that two people (DCSIGMA and ATK) did NOT pick Sally Pearson to win the women's 100H!!
She's as sure a bet as Rudisha or Eaton!!

Accept they didn't lose in the run-up to the Games.

Not only that but Eaton and an Pearson are in much riskier events. They can literally go from first to last with a small mistake.

Rudisha has the luxury of being able to jog to a win.

[Stooges]

Re: Pick the Winners Contest

Men
100 Bolt
200 Bolt
400 Kirani James
800 Rudisha
1500 Kiprop A
3St Kipruto
5 Farah
10 Farah
110H Merritt
400H Culson
Mar Abel Kirui
20W Borchin
50W Schwazer
4x1 Jamaica
4x4 USA
HJ Ukhov
PV Lavillenie
LJ Watt
TJ Taylor
SP Cantwell
DT Harting
HT Pars
JT Thorkildsen
Dec Eaton

Women
100 Fraser-Pryce
200 Felix
400 Richards-Ross
800 Jelimo
1500 Cakir Alptekin
3St Zaripova
5 Cheruiyot
10 Cheruiyot
100H Pearson
400H Demus
Mar Keitany
20W Kaniskina
4x1 USA
4x4 USA
HJ Chicherova
PV Suhr
LJ Reese
TJ Ibargüen
SP Adams
DT Pishchalnikova
HT Lysenko
JT Spotakova
Hep Ennis