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Olympic's MFP

finny11122
finny11122 Posts: 8,436 Member
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Any Olympic athlete's on MFP

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  • synchkat
    synchkat Posts: 37,368 Member
    finny11122 wrote: »
    Any Olympic athlete's on MFP

    I'm related to one...well former Olympic medalist since she's dead now
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  • ExileFromTheNorth
    ExileFromTheNorth Posts: 3,038 Member
    Yes (and no) - I was 17th man for Great Britain men's hockey in the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Was on the bench for every game, never made it onto the pitch.

    :/
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  • ExileFromTheNorth
    ExileFromTheNorth Posts: 3,038 Member
    Field Hockey
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  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
    edited August 2016
    Not me but my uncle, Jim Ryun for running in 1964, 68 and 72. Pretty cool to hear him talk about it.
  • ExileFromTheNorth
    ExileFromTheNorth Posts: 3,038 Member
    GnothiSeauton23 wrote: »
    ManiNorthernstar wrote: »
    Field Hockey

    Ahh that makes much more sense, sorry for the confusion. Not a widely popular sport here in America. Similar to the football/futbol. Seems like it would be a really awesome experience either way though.

    Pretty effin amazing!

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  • finny11122
    finny11122 Posts: 8,436 Member
    ManiNorthernstar wrote: »
    Yes (and no) - I was 17th man for Great Britain men's hockey in the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Was on the bench for every game, never made it onto the pitch.

    :/

    You were still there and made it that far . Great going . Not many people can say they were on an olympic squad .
  • finny11122
    finny11122 Posts: 8,436 Member
    Ireland got beat 3-2 by India in Field hockey . Very enjoyable to watch
  • ExileFromTheNorth
    ExileFromTheNorth Posts: 3,038 Member
    finny11122 wrote: »
    Ireland got beat 3-2 by India in Field hockey . Very enjoyable to watch

    I play hockey with John Jackson and Chris Cargo.
  • synchkat
    synchkat Posts: 37,368 Member
    My grandma won a silver medal at the 1932 games

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  • finny11122
    finny11122 Posts: 8,436 Member
    synchkat wrote: »
    My grandma won a silver medal at the 1932 games

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    cool :)
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  • giantrobot_powerlifting
    giantrobot_powerlifting Posts: 2,598 Member
    In the 80s I would snowboard on Mount Olympia -- a man made hill from trash and landfill.
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  • synchkat
    synchkat Posts: 37,368 Member
    KinkJarfld wrote: »
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    Clarence Linden Crabbe II (/ˈkræb/; February 7, 1908 [note 1] – April 23, 1983), commonly known by his stage name Buster Crabbe, was an American competitive swimmer and movie actor. He won the 1932 Olympic gold medal for 400-meter freestyle swimming event before breaking into acting.

    He might have met my Nana. She was at that Olympics. :)
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