New Posts For Thread: Greatest British female Athlete ever?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30042167/greatest-british-female-athlete-everApparently, it got a bit heated when this was being discussed on the BBC - I missed it - so who do we think is the greatest?For me, it has to be Paula Radcliffe. With the caveat, of course, that had she not died at 22, the answer would be Lillian Boawith or without drugs. I suspect quite a few of dabbling. blood doping. steroids.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30042167/greatest-british-female-athlete-ever?post_id=552033271#552033271with or without drugs. I suspect quite a few of dabbling. blood doping. steroids.Wed, 31 May 2017 15:26:47 -0500To be a great female athlete you have to be beating the blokes.So Sarah Rowell.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30042167/greatest-british-female-athlete-ever?post_id=552033099#552033099To be a great female athlete you have to be beating the blokes.So Sarah Rowell.Wed, 31 May 2017 15:11:09 -0500FatherMaguire..if something seems too good to be true.....we will agree to differ.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30042167/greatest-british-female-athlete-ever?post_id=552032583#552032583FatherMaguire..if something seems too good to be true.....we will agree to differ.Wed, 31 May 2017 14:33:15 -0500Leopard Crags - 1940's Heptathletehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30042167/greatest-british-female-athlete-ever?post_id=552032105#552032105Leopard Crags - 1940's HeptathleteWed, 31 May 2017 14:00:27 -0500https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30042167/greatest-british-female-athlete-ever?post_id=552031929#552031929Wed, 31 May 2017 13:46:11 -0500Radcliffe for me - her World record a staggering achievement, and is arguably the greatest British athletic feat of all time, regardless of sexhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30042167/greatest-british-female-athlete-ever?post_id=552031851#552031851Radcliffe for me - her World record a staggering achievement, and is arguably the greatest British athletic feat of all time, regardless of sexWed, 31 May 2017 13:41:03 -0500Jess Ennis. World champion 3 times (the 3rd one not long after having a child), Olympic champion once and a close 2nd another time, British records at high jump and 100m hurdles. Surely now must be considered the greatest British female athlete.Paulahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30042167/greatest-british-female-athlete-ever?post_id=552031287#552031287Jess Ennis. World champion 3 times (the 3rd one not long after having a child), Olympic champion once and a close 2nd another time, British records at high jump and 100m hurdles. Surely now must be considered the greatest British female athlete.PaulaWed, 31 May 2017 12:37:04 -0500Jet from Gladiators..............'Jet you will go on my whistle'https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30042167/greatest-british-female-athlete-ever?post_id=552031265#552031265Jet from Gladiators..............'Jet you will go on my whistle'Wed, 31 May 2017 12:33:01 -0500Athletics, in particular, is replete with individual PBs that have been attained in fast races, not necessarily won by the individual in question.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30042167/greatest-british-female-athlete-ever?post_id=552031095#552031095Athletics, in particular, is replete with individual PBs that have been attained in fast races, not necessarily won by the individual in question.Wed, 31 May 2017 12:02:50 -0500Unless the male pacemakers were picking her up and carrying her I'd say it was mainly assisted by autologous transfusions as indicated by independent review of her stored sampleshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30042167/greatest-british-female-athlete-ever?post_id=552030921#552030921Unless the male pacemakers were picking her up and carrying her I'd say it was mainly assisted by autologous transfusions as indicated by independent review of her stored samplesWed, 31 May 2017 11:28:11 -0500