LONDON – Michael Phelps' 19th medal — an Olympic record — was supposed to settle the question of whether he is the greatest Olympian in history.
Kirby Lee,, USA TODAY Sports
Michael Phelps poses with his record-setting 19th Olympic medal after his team won the men's 4x200m freestyle relay finals Tuesday.
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But London Olympics director Sebastian Coe isn't making any friends among Team USA in London.
Coe, himself an Olympic champion, said that while Phelps is the "most successful'' according to the medal count, he says the American swimmer is "probably not'' the greatest.
COLUMN: Is Phelps the greatest ever?
So who is?
Coe isn't saying specifically, but he said the athletes who deserve special consideration are British rower Steve Redgrave, British decathlete Daley Thompson, U.S. track champion Jesse Owens and Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci.
The question of who is the greatest, Coe said, remains part of a "
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