March 2002 Poll Results

Who was the biggest Olympic star of the 80s?

With the Winter Olympics having recently wrapped up, we started thinking about the Olympics in the 80s. Some of the athletes in these games became household words. Some for their great skill, and some for their lack of it. They became big sensations, but who do you think was the biggest?

Choice
Mary Lou Retton 38% 5 (38%)
Mike Eruzione and the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team 15% 2 (15%)
Eddie the Eagle 15% 2 (15%)
I don't know, but can I have a Bronze medal for voting? 15% 2 (15%)
Carl Lewis 8% 1 (8%)
The Jamaican bobsledders 8% 1 (8%)
Flo-Jo   0 (0%)
Greg Louganis   0 (0%)
Katarina Witt   0 (0%)
Scott Hamilton   0 (0%)
Someone else   0 (0%)

Total votes = 13