Top 10 Biggest Chokes In Sports History

Taking a break from the sports upsets series, this video looks at 10 of the most infamous examples of sportsmen on the verge of victory only to squander a large lead in the late stages of the event. The ranking positions being based on the profile of the event in question, the scale of the choke and the drama of the incident itself. I deliberately set out to try and include as many different sports as possible within the top ten, so there are going to be some high profile absentees, but I hope it provokes some debate and I appreciate any comments. For those who don't know here is the top ten: 10- JR Hildebrand crashes at the final corner of the 2011 Indy 500 9- Jimmy White's easy missed black in the final frame of the 1994 World Snooker Championship 8- Don Fox's penalty miss in the 1968 Challenge Cup final 7- Ben Stokes' final over of the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup final 6- Roberto Baggio's penalty miss in the 1994 World Cup final 5- Greg Norman loses a six shot lead in the 1996 Masters 4- Jana Novotna blows a 4-1 lead in the deciding set of the 1993 Wimbledon ladies final 3- Lindsey Jacobellis crashes whist leading the Women's snowboard cross final in the 2006 Winter Olympics 2- Jean Van De Velde loses a three shot lead on the final hole of the 1999 Open 1- Devon Loch's slip on the final stretch of the 1956 Grand National

Comments

1. Anyone else not understand what the hell was going on in the cricket one?
2. Great video, thanks - although not sure I would agree that Baggio's miss was a choke!
3. Not a real top 10 chokes if it doesn't include Milan-Liverpool in Istanbul
4. New #1 spot goes to the Falcons in Super Bowl 51