OT- Are There Any Other Olympic Athletes on the Board?

[Tennis13]

Originally Posted by forazzurri2axz

does that count?

My wife, too, is from Chicago and she had to enroll in the IOC doping protocol 12 months before the Olympics, but sadly her sport was very top heavy with Americans and she did not qualify. If she were from a different country, basically any other one, she would have made it in 2008.

That's the closest I've got.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Tennis13

My wife, too, is from Chicago and she had to enroll in the IOC doping protocol 12 months before the Olympics, but sadly her sport was very top heavy with Americans and she did not qualify. If she were from a different country, basically any other one, she would have made it in 2008.

That's the closest I've got.

You can actually get a gold medal in doping. I did not know that.

[boysblue]

Once I ate an entire three-topping pizza. I was quite full after finishing. It was round in shape just like the Olympic rings.

[thescooper]

I won a medal in the Army fighting a war. Any good?
I was representing my country killing terrorists

[philliesfan]

The only Gold Medal I have...........is the flour used for baking.

[ramram]

Originally Posted by thescooper

I won a medal in the Army fighting a war. Any good?
I was representing my country killing terrorists

That trumps all others in my book. Thanks Tony.

Rob M.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by thescooper

I won a medal in the Army fighting a war. Any good? I was representing my country killing terrorists

WAY Good, Tony!


Thank You for Your Service & Your Sacrifice!

[JoeDfan]

I once won my division in the state snow shoe competition.

Mostly because it was 20 below zero, and I was the only one stupid enough in my division to attempt the course.

[brian1961]

I won the 10,000 meters track race gold medal at a 1975 AAU Junior Championship held at the University of Chicago. It seems I broke the meet record for the event that had lasted since 1938.

By the next spring, amid various difficulties, I was not in that good of shape. So come the big invitational at the University of Tennessee, running the same event, I was lapped twice by Volunteer running legend Doug Brown, who had already graduated, but was running the event to qualify for the 1976 Olympic Trials.

Doug qualified. Me, I got told to move to the second lane, so as not to get in Doug's way. That was only fair. ---Brian Powell

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by boysblue

Once I ate an entire three-topping pizza. I was quite full after finishing. It was round in shape just like the Olympic rings.

haha...always a mistake!!!!!

[irv]

Originally Posted by thescooper

I won a medal in the Army fighting a war. Any good?
I was representing my country killing terrorists

Originally Posted by ramram

That trumps all others in my book. Thanks Tony.

Rob M.

I agree!

Thanks for your service!

[Beastmode]

Originally Posted by irv

I agree!

Thanks for your service!

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[autograf]

I slept in a Holiday Inn Express once. Pretty sure that's a big thing.....