Grande Pablo 109 Posted April 5, 2014 Incorrect thread 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted April 16, 2014 Although Roger Bannister didn't win a medal (he came 4th in 1952) I didn't know where to post this but Roger was on Midweek (Radio 4) this morning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,654 Posted April 16, 2014 I don't know where to post this either but...me and the young 'un were greatly enjoying the site of all the pantomime costumes and the like in the London Marathon the other day and speculated about how fast the elite runners would go dressed in the same manner. This soon morphed into a genius idea (tv gold for sure) involving all the elite runners togging up in such costumes and only unveiling themselves once they'd crossed the line, so the public would cheer on a furry dice, a chicken or a large tomato never knowing until these crossed the line which one was Mo Farah. Is it just me and the young 'un, or is that a riveting spectacle? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,271 Posted April 16, 2014 I can imagine ITV going for it. No wait, even Channel 4. I mean, they went with "The Jump" after all.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,146 Posted April 16, 2014 Don't they have a race for all the official football mascots? Sounds similar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,271 Posted April 16, 2014 Although Roger Bannister didn't win a medal (he came 4th in 1952) I didn't know where to post this but Roger was on Midweek (Radio 4) this morning. Just saw him on TV, looks fairly okay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,618 Posted April 16, 2014 Although Roger Bannister didn't win a medal (he came 4th in 1952) I didn't know where to post this but Roger was on Midweek (Radio 4) this morning. Just saw him on TV, looks fairly okay. He's on my DDP team - he's got years left in him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,271 Posted April 16, 2014 He seemed verbally somewhat slow but mentally he was still mostly there I think. Reminded be a bit of Roger Moore on his most recent hosting appearance on HIGNFY a little while back, dunno if anyone remembers that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,654 Posted April 16, 2014 Don't they have a race for all the official football mascots? Sounds similar. Yeah, but we're talking Mo Farah inside a mascot suit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted April 17, 2014 I don't know where to post this either but...me and the young 'un were greatly enjoying the site of all the pantomime costumes and the like in the London Marathon the other day and speculated about how fast the elite runners would go dressed in the same manner. This soon morphed into a genius idea (tv gold for sure) involving all the elite runners togging up in such costumes and only unveiling themselves once they'd crossed the line, so the public would cheer on a furry dice, a chicken or a large tomato never knowing until these crossed the line which one was Mo Farah. Is it just me and the young 'un, or is that a riveting spectacle? Surely you are old enough to remember Its a Knockout. And look how that ended up. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,618 Posted April 30, 2014 "oldest-ever" Olympian dies. Walter Walsh was six days away from his 107th birthday when he died Tuesday. He competed in the 50m free pistol event (finishing 12th) at the 1948 London Olympics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted May 1, 2014 Olympic sprinter Frank Budd who was once considred to be the worlds fatest human has died at 74 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted May 1, 2014 Sorry, that should of course say 'fastest' not 'fatest' . Must learn to type more slowly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted May 1, 2014 Also I forgot to post the link http://www.nytimes.c...obituaries&_r=0 I'm all over the place today ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rotten Ali 600 Posted May 1, 2014 It's a real shame that, if you are all over the place, you are still here posting shite! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted May 2, 2014 Roger Bannister reveals he has Parkinson's disease But doesn't mention how proud he would be to be included in the 2015 Deathlist.... ...Odd that 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,983 Posted June 4, 2014 Valentin Mankin Winner of Gold Medals for sailing in 1968,72 and 80 for USSR is dead at 75 from cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,534 Posted June 10, 2014 U.S. gold medalist swimmer Amy Van Dyken has severed her spinal cord in a quad bike accident Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,983 Posted July 17, 2014 Alice Coachman Dead at 90 Became the 1st black woman to win an Olympic Gold Medal when she won the high jump in 1948 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted July 17, 2014 Alice Coachman Dead at 90 Became the 1st black woman to win an Olympic Gold Medal when she won the high jump in 1948 Very shocked that this is not being given more prominence on the BBC you have to drill down into the World sections. Important sporting milestone. Poor show BBC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,983 Posted August 6, 2014 Angela Nemeth Winner of a Gold Medal for Hungary at the 1968 Olympics is dead at 68 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,618 Posted September 27, 2014 Dorothy Tyler, who as Dorothy Odam, was the first British woman to win an Olympic medal, has died aged 94. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grande Pablo 109 Posted October 20, 2014 Miloslava Rezkova-Hubnerov, Czech high jump Olympic gold medallist. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/olympic-champ-rezkova-hubnerova-dies-64-122315662.html#TgHosQW Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garn2 34 Posted October 25, 2014 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, silver medalist for South Africa in the 800m at Athens, and former World and Commonwealth champion, killed in a car accident, aged 34. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted January 4, 2015 Joukko Törmänen, finnish ski jumper and gold-medal winner in 1980, has died at 60: http://yle.fi/urheil...kuollut/7718929 (finnish link) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
