Unofficial Athlete of the Quarter

dna_leri

In the spirit of Lisbon 2, here is Athlete of the Quarter 2.

On another thread http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055700078 Derval O'Rourke was voted official boards athlete of the quarter but some non-voters objected on the grounds that Olive Loughnane as world championship silver medallist better deserved it.

Now we the great uneducated and unwashed can decide again. However unlike Lisbon, the results of this vote will not change the official outcome.

Pherekydes

Why is there more than one option?

If it's obligatory to vote for the medallist then only one option is allowed. If it's not obligatory, well then we've had our poll.

dna_leri

Pherekydes wrote: »

Why is there more than one option?

If it's obligatory to vote for the medallist then only one option is allowed. If it's not obligatory, well then we've had our poll.

CONSTITUTION OF IRELAND – BUNREACHT NA hÉIREANN
The State guarantees liberty for the exercise of the following rights, subject to public order and morality:

i. The right of the citizens to express freely their convictions and opinions.
The education of public opinion being, however, a matter of such grave import to the common good, the State shall endeavour to ensure that organs of public opinion, such as the radio, the press, the cinema, while preserving their rightful liberty of expression, including criticism of Government policy, shall not be used to undermine public order or morality or the authority of the State.

Pherekydes

dna_leri wrote: »

CONSTITUTION OF IRELAND – BUNREACHT NA hÉIREANN
The State guarantees liberty for the exercise of the following rights, subject to public order and morality:

i. The right of the citizens to express freely their convictions and opinions.
The education of public opinion being, however, a matter of such grave import to the common good, the State shall endeavour to ensure that organs of public opinion, such as the radio, the press, the cinema, while preserving their rightful liberty of expression, including criticism of Government policy, shall not be used to undermine public order or morality or the authority of the State.

The citizenry have expressed their opinions, and have been duly lambasted for them.

I see it's quite close: For Olive, 6; against Olive, 5.

For the record, I'm not a voter.

And walking should not be a branch of Athletics.

cickimc

And walking should not be a branch of Athletics. [/quote]

Why is that

bourne99

I can't vote on this: I think both are winners.

I've admired Olive for a while having read how she just seems to train by herself and juggles her life! I respect that a lot.

Derval performed amazingly well - and was near as dammit to a medal herself. She proved a lot of people wrong, myself included. It was literally an explosive performance in the final - she looked every inch the world class athlete - and stronger than I've seen her before.

I vote both.

cickimc

1 Day left looks like Olive has it in the bag