red stripe wrote:
Put some respect on Merlene Ottey as well. Let's remove relay medals because that's a team effort. Merlene has 17 individual medals from olympics and WC. She doesn't have the high gold tally - but is def. in the conversation.
Ottey definitely deserves respect, especially for being the queen of longevity. Winning individual Olympic sprint medals 20 years apart is amazing! I just think winning at least one Olympic gold is a prerequisite for being considered the GOAT, and she never did that.