Who is faster, Tamsyn Lewis or Jane Flemming in race times?

Question

Who ever is faster can comment on who should or shouldn't be Champion Material

Answer 1

I'd put my money of Lewis.

Answer 2

Tamsyn made the Olympics performed a Personal Best time and made it to the Semi-finals; they are HUGE achievements in its self. Athletes a human, they have good days and bad, they have good races and bad. Libby would not have made the 100m free finals if the Chinese person didn't faultier. Congrats Tamsyn on getting as far as you did. Jane has no right bagging another athlete!  

Answer 3

2:12.53 was flemming's best 800m time

http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies...

1:59.21 is lewis's fastest 800m

http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies...

flemming should shut her mouth

Answer 4

Apples and oranges.

Flemming specialised in the heptathlon.  Lewis specialises in the 400 and 800 metre races.

Flemming doesn't require fast times in a single race. She had to perform consistently across several fields.

However, I think Fleming is being overly blunt.  While it is true that Tamsyn in her current form has no chance of Olympic gold (she finished at 2:01.41 and her personal best so far has been 1:59.21). The slowest qualifier of the semifinal came in at 1:58.61, just over half a second faster than her personal best.  The fastest qualifier came in at 1:57.28 almost 2 seconds faster.

It's true.  Right now. Lewis isn't in the same league as the gold contenders.  She does need to dig deeper if she really wants it.  But chin up to her, we're still proud of her.  

For the record, Fleming hasn't won Olympic gold in the heptathlon either.  Maybe it's a case of 'takes one to know one'?

Answer 5

Jane Flemming competed in the heptathlon, and was a fantastic all round athlete.  I would rather watch a hundred Jane Flemmings than one winy pain-in-the-**** Tantrum Lewis.

I'm with Jane Flemming all the way.