CNN/SI - Century's Best

Mark Spitz
vs.
Jesse Owens

1907 (42%)

2586 (58%)

4493 votes

Paavo Nurmi
vs.
Bjorn Daehlie

2115 (51%) 1994 (49%)

4109 votes

Carl Lewis
vs.
Jean-Claude Killy

3904 (88%) 542 (12%)

4446 votes

Eric Heiden
vs.
Al Oerter

2995 (69%) 1338 (31%)

4333 votes

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