Top 10 Caribbean Athletes All-Time?

[shaliq]

All-Time greatest Caribbean athletes, all sports. Who's in your Top 10?

My list (in no order):

• Ato Boldon (Trini, sprinter, 100 and 200 m. )
• Usain Bolt (Jamaica, sprinter, 100 and 200 m. )
• Asafa Powell (Jamaica, sprinter, 100 and 200 m. )
• Patrick Ewing* (Jam/USA, basketball)
• Obadelle Thompson (Barbados, sprinter, 100 and 200 m.)
• Félix Sánchez (Dom. Republic, track, 400 m. hurdles)
• Kim Collins (St. Kitts & Nevis, sprinter, 100 and 200 m.)
• Dwight Yorke (Trini, soccer) / Donald Quarrie (Jamiaca, sprinter, 100 and 200 m.)
• Tim Duncan (US Virgin Islands, basketball)
• Kirani James (Grenada, Sprinter, 200 and 400 meters)

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*born in Jamaica

[shaliq]

Am I the only die-hard sports fan here?

[Xavier]

Am I the only die-hard sports fan here?

A good list but you missing one of the best...Merlene Ottey.

[shaliq]

A good list but you missing one of the best...Merlene Ottey.

This is a list about male athletes, man.

[Peasie]

not even one cricketer? Windies team in 1970s = most successful team in all of sports history.

[SandiF]

This is my list

Merlene Ottey #1
Herb McKenley #2
Arthur Wint #2
Donald Quarry #3
Alan "Skills" Cole #4
Lawrence Rowe #5

I'm a bit partial towards adding Usain Bolt but he deserves a placement below the top 5

I tied McKenly and Wint because as a child these men were revered as legends and who first brought Jamaica's name to the sport of track and fields... long before we got independence and before Donald Quarry won gold in 1970

Jamaica Bob Sled Team deserves a placement for their tenacity and putting sealing that "wi likkle but wi tallawah"

I can't think of an athlete from other Caribbean countries who perform, excel and bring world-wide attention as our country do.

[Xavier]

Jamaica Bob Sled Team deserves a placement for their tenacity and putting sealing that "wi likkle but wi tallawah"

I agree. The bobsled team was quite an accomplishment. Next to Bob Marley it created such an awareness of Jamaica. We have a page on the site for them and it is consistently in the top 20 most visited pages.

[shaliq]

This is my list

Merlene Ottey #1
Herb McKenley #2
Arthur Wint #2
Donald Quarry #3
Alan "Skills" Cole #4
Lawrence Rowe #5

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Peasie, SandiF, my bad - I don't have any knowledge about cricket... Sorry. Honestly, I've never heard of Herb, Skills and Rowe..

[Peasie]

Peasie, SandiF, my bad - I don't have any knowledge about cricket... Sorry. Honestly, I've never heard of Herb, Skills and Rowe..

Are you, like, 10 years old?

[SandiF]

Herb McKenly was a Calabar High school alumni. He won gold in the 4x400m relay at the 1952 Olympics. In later years he became a notable track and field coach.

He passed away in 2007 at age 85 and was still much known as a notable track and field coach. It would be a shame if today's younger athletes are not aware of Mckenley and Arthur Wint... they sent the pace and handed off the baton.

"Yagga" Rowe was our tops batsman in cricket....

Peasie, SandiF, my bad - I don't have any knowledge about cricket... Sorry. Honestly, I've never heard of Herb, Skills and Rowe..

[shaliq]

Are you, like, 10 years old?

No, I'm 4... [/sarcasm]

No need for lame, retarded, ignorant comments. I've never been to an English-speaking country in my life. And I'm not even into baseball, let alone cricket. With all due respect, cricket is one of the most borings sports ever, in my opinion. Yet I don't come around bashing around.. SMH.

Anyway, thanks for the info, SandiF.