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You are the obsolete SRN4 to my Fairey Rotodyne....
So TWTD What's The Greatest Sporting Achievement on 18:19 - Apr 26 by Miaow
Well, I'm fairly certain of one thing, that photo encapsulates the greatest ever achievement by a football manager and his players, certainly in this country and probably elsewhere. From Third Division south to League One ( Premier League today ) Champions in 6 years. Including three different league titles, Third Division South, League 2 ( Championship today ) and League one, the very next season! You will never see the likes of it again. Makes the Leicester acheivement a decade ago look like a walk in the park.
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So TWTD What's The Greatest Sporting Achievement on 19:54 - Apr 26 with 755 views
So TWTD What's The Greatest Sporting Achievement on 19:17 - Apr 26 by armchaircritic59
Well, I'm fairly certain of one thing, that photo encapsulates the greatest ever achievement by a football manager and his players, certainly in this country and probably elsewhere. From Third Division south to League One ( Premier League today ) Champions in 6 years. Including three different league titles, Third Division South, League 2 ( Championship today ) and League one, the very next season! You will never see the likes of it again. Makes the Leicester acheivement a decade ago look like a walk in the park.
Replace "League 1" with "First Division" throughout. Replace "League 2" with "Second Division" throughout.
Before today I'd have said anyone breaking a sub 2 marathon (in race conditions) should top this list, but with 3 people breaking the men's world record and the female record going too you'd have to say it's becoming more and more about the shoes rather than the peak of human accomplishment
So TWTD What's The Greatest Sporting Achievement on 20:57 - Apr 26 by vapour_trail
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Didn't even pop into my head until I saw your answer, because it isn't a 'one-off' achievement, but I think you've got this spot on. Bradman's average is so ridiculously far ahead of ANYONE it is scarcely believable.
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So TWTD What's The Greatest Sporting Achievement on 12:19 - Apr 27 with 368 views
I don't know if it qualifies as "sporting" achievement, but Felix Baumgartners skydive from the edge of Space is one I revisited recently. 24 miles straight down, falling at 843 mph at one point.