11-08-2016, 19:36
Or the GOAT as they were calling it on 5Live. 
This was the question posed after Michael Phelps got his 21st gold medal the other night.
Well obviously he's up there, but every Olympics he gets multiple opportunities to win medals as the swimmers get loads of different events to do. Unlike our very own Sir Steve Redgrave, five Olympics, five gold medals.
But there is another argument, that of history and icons of the Games. And in that vein, we can't overlook the one and only Jesse Owens. He only went to one Games but won four gold medals, in front of that little twerp Adolf Hitler.
So who would you say was the GOAT?
This was the question posed after Michael Phelps got his 21st gold medal the other night.
Well obviously he's up there, but every Olympics he gets multiple opportunities to win medals as the swimmers get loads of different events to do. Unlike our very own Sir Steve Redgrave, five Olympics, five gold medals.
But there is another argument, that of history and icons of the Games. And in that vein, we can't overlook the one and only Jesse Owens. He only went to one Games but won four gold medals, in front of that little twerp Adolf Hitler.
So who would you say was the GOAT?