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Oddly, he picks a couple of Brits as his top two. Shocker!

He's right about swimmers having much greater opportunity to run up the medal count. Of course, he wouldn't bring it up if Phelps were a Brit.

[the scotsman]

So what?.

An American list, no matter who made it, wouldnt have any Brits and probably no non-Americans. American sports fans, the media and experts are the most insular and parochial there are. Sorry if thats harsh, but its true.

Coe did put Owens on his list. And I have no doubt his top 10 and 20 would have Lewis, Johnson and many other Americans.

Me?. I’d have Ali, Thorpe, Lewis, Johnson all in my top 10. A third of my top 20 would be US.

Coe is quite right to celebrate British olympians. We have produced some of the greatest athletes of all time.