Boardsies decide: Best sporting moments (nominations closed, knockout ongoing)

hots

BoD but the weakest round so far I'd say

Green&Red

Agreed but BOD moves on 7-0

Necro

O'Driscoll by default as I've never even heard of the two tennis lads

Green&Red

Next up is a tough one


Roger Bannister breaks the four minute mile

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John Treacy takes silver in his first ever marathon at the '84 Olympics

Green&Red

Treacy for me, I just about remember it, amazing achievement and the commentary from Jimmy Magee is IMO the finest piece of commentary you will ever hear, gives me goosebumps.

Rikand

I can only see the roger bannister option ?

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Nevermind..its there now

Tell me how

Has to be Bannister.

That was the benchmark for distance running, and still is to some degree.

jasonb

Heart says Treacy, head says Bannister, head wins!

Rikand

Bannister for me. Breaking that milestone was massive

ArnoldJRimmer

Bannister, a huge achievement at the time

Green&Red

I don’t think the Bannister thing was a huge achievement relatively speaking. There were a bundle of people on the verge, once he did it the floodgates opened.
I think if someone could (legitimately) break the 2hr marathon mark it would be a much bigger achievement

Green&Red

Just checked, six weeks later John landy ran it in 3:58 flat

I would concede it’s a greater achievement that Treacy though, I just particularly like Treacys medal

Rikand

Green&Red wrote: »

Just checked, six weeks later John landy ran it in 3:58 flat

Because bannister broke it first. It made it possible and once it was broken, it made the impossible possible for everyone

Necro

Giving Treacy the vote here.

Probably a green tinge on the vote admittedly

Tell me how

Green&Red wrote: »

I don’t think the Bannister thing was a huge achievement relatively speaking. There were a bundle of people on the verge, once he did it the floodgates opened.
I think if someone could (legitimately) break the 2hr marathon mark it would be a much bigger achievement

Yeah, but you can say that now, because he did it.

(unfortunately, and off topic, I think we are going to have to accept the 2hr marathon time been broken by a someone on 2 pogo sticks.)

gimli2112

Treacy because I remember it and at the time it was unbelieveable

I'll give it to Bannister in this one

Collie D

Another vote for Bannister

Omackeral

Roger mainly because I'm more familiar with the accolade

Green&Red

Bannister progresses 7-3

Green&Red

The greatest snooker player of all time rattles off the quickest ever 147 at the World Championship

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Paul McGraths finest moment after Houghton put us ahead at the Giant Stadium
Ireland 1 - 0 Italy USA '94

Green&Red

Giant stadium for me

jasonb

Yep, Giant Stadium...

yea giant stadium,

Rikand

Ronnie for me

Remember when it happened. Just pure class and it doesnt feel like 5 minutes at all

Tell me how

This is an interesting one.

The thread title relates to the best sporting moment and, even though Giants stadium was and remains iconic for Irish people, Ronnie's 147 was a prodigious talent at the peak of his powers doing something few had done in a manner no one else has matched.

Ronnie for me.

hots

147 for me

gimli2112

the Paul McGrath game

Necro

Ronnie O Sullivan.

It's close though but O Sullivan takes it for me

ArnoldJRimmer

Disappointing that one of these has to go early given some of the 'meh' match-ups we've had.

Again, even though Giants Stadium was unforgettable for everyone who watched it, Ronnie's 147 was just unbelievable. SO Ronnie for me