Winning his fifth Olympic gold medal and breaking his fourth world record, Zhang Guan once again did something unprecedented, which undoubtedly became the focus of the news media discussion the next day.

In comparison, its gold medalists look so overshadowed in front of Zhang Guan, many athletes thought that they could get a sports version of the headline if they won a gold medal, but then found that the headline was always Zhang Guan's news, and the news of their new gold medal could only be ranked second.

If you really want to compare, maybe only the news that Phelps won eight gold medals can compete with Zhang Guan, and many people feel that the results of hardware and four world records are better than eight gold medals. And Zhang Guan has won gold medals in individual events, while Phelps has several gold medals in relay swimming, but in terms of personal ability, Zhang Guan has completely beaten Phelps.

Zhang Guan and Phelps, who is the greatest athlete in the history of the Olympic Games, has become a topic of debate. Many professional sports commentators in the world have also expressed their opinions, and there are even some sports commentary programs where the guests have argued endlessly.

"I think Zhang Guan is the greatest athlete in the history of the Olympic Games, he competed in different events, he won five gold medals, and he was able to win Olympic gold medals in different events, especially in different major events, and from that point on, I think Zhang Guan is stronger than Phelps. You must know that Phelps competed in all short swimming events, while Zhang Guan jumped from 100 meters to 1500 meters, and even included the long jump. The guest spoke.

Across from him, another guest pouted disdainfully, he obviously didn't agree with this point of view, and only listened to him speak: "But don't forget, Phelps won eight gold medals, and Zhang Guan only won five gold medals, do you think that the person who won eight gold medals is not as good as the person who won five gold medals?" Quantity is everything! There is no doubt that Phelps is the greatest athlete in the history of the Olympic Games! ”

"I don't agree with the idea that quantity is everything! We can't just look at the quantity and not look at the quality of the gold medal. Zhang's five gold medals were all in individual events, while Phelps' eight gold medals included the 4x100m freestyle relay, the 4x100m medley relay and the four-city 200m freestyle relay. We're talking about who is the greatest athlete in the history of the Olympic Games, not the collective that is the greatest in the history of the Olympic Games! The guest on the opposite side immediately retorted.

"Well, according to what you said, Phelps minus these three gold medals, there are still five gold medals, and these are all won in individual events! From this point of view, Phelps and Zhang Guan are on the same starting line, but Phelps also won three gold medals in the team event. One is only five gold medals in individual events, and the other is five individual events plus three team events, obviously 'five plus three' is greater than 'five'! In this respect, Phelps remains the greatest athlete in Olympic history. ”

"Maybe 'five plus three' is more powerful than 'five', but don't forget, Zhang Guan's five gold medals include four world records! This is a testament to the gold medal and how hard world records in athletics can be, and you know that four world records are not worth as much as three team event titles? Zhang Guan's five gold medals are obviously more golden. ”

"World records in swimming are equally hard to break. Phelps also broke world records in the 200m freestyle, 200m butterfly and 200m individual medley, and he has only one less world record in the individual event than Zhang Guan. In the advanced events, the 4 x 100 m freestyle relay, the 4 x 100 m medley relay, and the 4 x 200 m freestyle relay, Phelps also won the championship with a world record break, which means that Phelps broke a total of six world records in this Olympic Games, while Zhang Guan only had four! Each of Phelps' gold medals also has a high gold content. In terms of the number of gold medals, Phelps is better than Zhang Guan, which is why I say that Phelps is the greatest athlete in the history of the Olympic Games. ”

The example given by this guest is indeed very convincing. Zhang Guan's five gold medals and four world records seem so proud, it looks so incredible, but before that, Phelps has already done this, eight gold medals, six world records, obviously better than Zhang Guan.

Of course, some people will think that it is more difficult for Zhang Guan to break the world record, but there is really no comparison between different sports, but it is certain that any world record is great, whether it is track and field or swimming.

The guest on the opposite side was obviously not convinced by this series of numbers, he thought for a while, and retorted from the other direction: "Phelps's competition is over, his results have been fixed at eight gold medals, but Zhang Guan's competition is not over, he has to compete in several events next, he still has a chance to surpass Phelps." Maybe when the Olympics are over, Zhang Guan will surpass Phelps in the number of gold medals! Become the person with the most gold medals in the same Olympics. ”

"Then I have to tell you, it's impossible." The person on the other side smiled slightly, and then said: "Let's seriously analyze the next few events that Zhang Guan will participate in, namely 400-meter sprint, 800-meter middle run, triple jump and basketball. As the world record holder in the 400-meter dash, Zhang Guan is also the favorite to win the gold medal in this event, and we can count him as a gold medal......"

"Maybe we will break the world record!" The guest interjected.

"Well, let's count him as a world record breaker. And in the 800-meter middle distance run, we also count him as breaking the world record and winning the championship. As for the triple jump, well, let's count him breaking the world record to win the championship. Zhang would win eight gold medals and break seven world records, but that's the end of it. The 4x100m relay is a collective event, and the Chinese team can't find a second world-class sprinter besides Zhang Guan, so Zhang Guan can't win the gold medal. Basketball is also a team sport, and the whole world knows the strength of the American Dream Team, and it is naturally impossible for the Chinese team to win the gold medal in this event. ”

The guest paused, and then said, "I'm already in the best direction for Zhang Guan. Eight gold medals is already the limit for Zhang Guan, and Phelps has won eight gold medals, which means that Zhang Guan's best result can only be a draw with Phelps. Phelps remains the first athlete to win eight gold medals at a single Olympics, and he's still the best in Olympic history! ”

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With the last four days of competition left in the Olympics, Zhang Guan is able to participate in fewer and fewer events, and Zhang Guan still has five events left, two of which are collective events. This seems to be a simple arithmetic problem, and it seems that winning three more gold medals is indeed the limit of Zhang Guan.

At this time, European and American countries were pleasantly surprised to find that even if Zhang Guan won three more gold medals, he would only be tied with Phelps, but the first person to achieve a certain achievement was obviously greater than the latecomer. One may remember Gagarin as the first to fly into space, or Armstrong as the first to go to the moon, but who will remember the second to fly into space or the second to go to the moon?

So in the eyes of many, Phelps is still the greatest athlete in Olympic history.

Unless, Zhang Guan can get the ninth gold medal! (To be continued.) )