User:Kwsn/Athletes

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My views on notability for athletes (rough version):

• Played in the highest professional league for that sport in that country (example: a baseball player playing in MLB)
• Played in the second highest professional league for at least a month (example: a baseball player is moved to AAA, he stays the for a month, then is moved to AA, he is notable).
• Competed in the Olympics.
• Holds or held a national, Olympic, or world record.
• Won a medal at an international competition.
• Won an established and notable award.
• Won or was a runner up in a notable competition.
• Tennis: held a spot in the top 10 world wide (could be made wider).
• Boxing: Held a world championship or was the challenger for one.

For individual games:

• Playoffs are notable, however, none of the individual series/games are notable unless A. they fit some other criteria, or B. they're the finals for the conferences and the league
• Bowl games are notable since there is no true playoff system for NCAA Div-IA (I'm using old notation here)
• Games with historical significance are important (Like the Miracle on Ice)
• Games that are major upsets (2007 Appalachian State vs. Michigan football game).

Regarding upsets: usually upsets come about during championship games or series, however, a few do come outside them (like the one linked above, or England v United States (1950) and Francis Ouimet's victories).