Good pts RM
Qu: what exactly is the football equivalent of winning an individual gold medal at world's or Olympics?
Good question. It is not an apples to apples comparison. Just like comparing Bolt's medal count to Phelps is not apples to apples. Swimmers have the opportunity to win more medals in a single games because in general they can participate in more events than a T&F athlete.
To answer your question, there is only one world cup title to be won every 4 years compared to more medals to be won by a T&F athlete. One is a team sport while the other is individual.
My guess would be a world cup quarterfinal would equivalent to a medal. So a semis might be equivalent to the gold medal. Your question is a difficult one to answer. However, in regards to Trinidad success on a global level the answer is clear that we are more successful in T&F compared to football.
We have only qualified for one world cup yet we criticize MLA for being the 6th fasted in the world in 100m and 200m. Can anyone here on the forum say they are the 6th best in the world within any aspect in their life?
Let's say we all work in oil & gas, so the equivalent of T&F events would be job functions or job titles: drilling engineer, reservoir engineer, chemical engineer, IT manager, supply chain manager, finance manager, etc. Can any of us claim to be the 6th best in the world in our respective professions?