Greatest Sporting Moments

RichTea

There's a wee collection of a few there.

What are people's personal favourites?

lt_cmdr_worf

The Republic of Ireland - Nth Ireland match in 1993, when Alan Mc Loughlin scored to take us to the 1994 World Cup finals

Ken Doherty winning the 1997 World Snooker Championship

A Jordan one-two in the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix.

The Rep's 1-0 win over the Dutch in the 2002 WC qualifiers.

Padraig Harrington winning back to back majors.

K4t

RichTea wrote: »

There's a wee collection of a few there.

What are people's personal favourites?

It's all relative tbh.

But Federer v Nadal at Wimbeldon this year was a classic sporting encounter enjoyed by all sports fans. The pick for me.

Nolanger

Dave Wottle - '72 Olympics, 800m final.

eagle eye

lt_cmdr_worf wrote: »

The Republic of Ireland - Nth Ireland match in 1993, when Alan Mc Loughlin scored to take us to the 1994 World Cup finals

Ken Doherty winning the 1997 World Snooker Championship

A Jordan one-two in the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix.

The Rep's 1-0 win over the Dutch in the 2002 WC qualifiers.

Padraig Harrington's three major wins.

Very short list, I'll add a few and change one of yours.

John Treacy's Marathon Silver Medal in the Los Angeles Olympics.
John Treacy's two World Cross Country wins.
Eamon Coughlan's 5000m gold at the first World Athletics Championships.
Eamon Coughlan's many world mile indoor records and wins of the Wannaker Mile in Madison Square Gardens
Barry McGuigan winning the World Title from Eusebio Pedroza
Steve Collins fight against Mike McCallum
Steve Collins two World Championship wins over Chris Eubanks
Ireland's World Cup qualifying camp for the 1990 World Cup.
Ireland's World Cup performances in 1990 World Cup.
Ireland's win over Italy in the 1994 World Cup in Giants Stadium, NYC
Sonia O' Sullivan winning the World Championship's in Gothenburg in 1995
Sonia O'Sullivan double winning performance at the World Cross Country Championships.
Ireland's Triple Crown in 1983
Ireland's Triple Crown in 1985
Ireland's three Triple Crown wins between 2004/07
Stephen Roche's wins in the Giro d'Italia, Tour De France and World Championships in 1987.
Michael Carruth's Gold Medal at the Olympics in Barcelona.
Wayne McCullough's Silver Medal at the Barcelona Olympics.
Wayne McCullough's World Championship win over Yakashiji in 1995.
Michelle Smith's three Olympic Gold Medal winning performances at the Atlanta Olympics.
Dennis Taylor beating Steve Davis for the World Snooker Championship.
I'm sure there are loads that I have left out but thats a few of them. And thats only Irish memories from my own time. Some might have been tarnished since by accusations or whatever but at the time they were still great for us all.

KdjaCL

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Gelio

Shane Horgans try v England to win the tri nations 2006
He uses his full length to score in the corner in the last minute

Beautiful . . .

the groutch

mine has to be mickelson winning the 2004 masters

but if jimmy white had won the 1994 world championship it would have been the greatest

Gelio

Oh no wait I have another.
Liverpool V Milan cl final 2005
Wow

the groutch

if it weren't for the financial loss attached to that, it'd be right up there

best footie one for me would be the pool vs toon 4-3

Iang87

Liverpool Champions league in 2005 absoulte classic
Limerick beating Waterford in the semi final of the all Ireland in 07
Munster Heineken Cup in 06