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Name that athlete!! Identify the athlete from the picture.

  • 21-09-2011 2:05pm
    #1
    Dan man
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    Thought I would start a picture competition for a bit of fun. Identify the athlete/former athlete from the pic. Here goes...hopefully the pics come out ok. 5 athletes for you to identify.

    athlete.png

    athlete 2.png

    athlete 3.jpg

    athlete 4.jpg

    athlete 5.png


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  • #2
    Krusty_Clown
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    Not sure about the other four, but is the third one a cat fish?


  • #3
    ecoli
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    Krusty_Clown wrote: »
    Not sure about the other four, but is the third one a cat fish?

    Micheal Phelps:confused:


  • #4
    Brianderunner
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    First one possibly Bubka, the rest not a clue


  • #5
    Dan man
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    ecoli wrote: »
    Micheal Phelps:confused:

    Haha, not quite, they are all T&F athletes.


  • #6
    Woddle
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    I thought the first one was Eamonn Coughlan


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  • #7
    ecoli
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    Woddle wrote: »
    I thought the first one was Eamonn Coughlan

    +1 on that and i think the second one is the Lovely Lalova?


  • #8
    shels4ever
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    Woddle wrote: »
    I thought the first one was Eamonn Coughlan

    I though the same.


  • #9
    Dan man
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    ecoli wrote: »
    +1 on that and i think the second one is the Lovely Lalova?

    Yes, Lalova is correct. Haha, I knew there would be a debate over whether it was Coughlan or Bubkha. Brianderunner is right, it's the pole vault legend himself. Uncanny resemblance however.


  • #10
    Brianderunner
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    4th one has gotta be Otis from the Ch4 worlds coverage :p


  • #11
    Brianderunner
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    Dean Macey with the catfish??


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  • #12
    Woddle
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    Pic 5
    Renaud Lavillenie


  • #13
    Dan man
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    Brianderunner wrote: »
    Dean Macey with the catfish??

    You're on fire with those guesses.


  • #14
    Dan man
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    Brianderunner wrote: »
    4th one has gotta be Otis from the Ch4 worlds coverage :p

    Haha....not quite!


  • #15
    Dan man
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    Woddle wrote: »
    Pic 5
    Renaud Lavillenie

    Nope, pic 4 and pic 5 anyone?


  • #16
    EC1000
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    5 - Not sure about the head but the hair belongs to Jerry Kiernan anyway.

    (is 4 Marcel Desailly the french footballer bloke?!)


  • #17
    RoyMcC
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    #5 Harald Schmid, German hurdler?


  • #18
    fiddy3
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    Stefan Holm #5.


  • #19
    Dan man
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    fiddy3 wrote: »
    Stefan Holm #5.

    Correct, I think it was the hair that threw most people.


  • #20
    Dan man
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    Just #4 to get now, surely someone must know? Not the easiest I must admit.


  • #21
    fiddy3
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    Doucoure?


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  • #22
    Dan man
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    fiddy3 wrote: »
    Doucoure?

    Nope.


  • #23
    thirstywork2
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    Kirani James number 4?


  • #24
    thirstywork2
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    Looks a little like Rushida but he is sponsored by Adidas not Nike.


  • #25
    thirstywork2
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    Number 4 is Kaki 100%


  • #26
    ecoli
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    thirstywork2 wrote: »
    Kirani James number 4?

    Does look like him alright. Certainly not Rudisha though different shaped head:D


  • #27
    Dan man
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    Interesting guesses but still not identified correctly.


  • #28
    thirstywork2
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    The picture is from 2007


  • #29
    ecoli
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    This is annoying me:mad::D. Looks like either a 400-800 runner of West African background but i probably way wrong


  • #30
    shels4ever
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    Mulaudzi ?


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  • #31
    Dan man
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    I'll add another 5 pics tomorrow, and to the annoyance of some, pic #4 will roll over till tomorrow if not identified.


  • #32
    Dan man
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    shels4ever wrote: »
    Mulaudzi ?

    Nope.


  • #33
    shels4ever
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    ecoli wrote: »
    This is annoying me:mad::D. Looks like either a 400-800 runner of West African background but i probably way wrong

    You and me both :(.


  • #34
    Burgman
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    Dan man wrote: »
    Nope, pic 4 and pic 5 anyone?

    5 - Gordon Ramsay! (Are ex-footballers ex-athletes?)


  • #35
    Dan man
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    5 more pics for you to decypher today. Good luck!
    .Athlete#1.png

    athlete#2.png

    athlete#3.jpg

    athlete#4.jpg

    athlete#5.png

    I'll post the unsolved pic from yesterday in the next post labaelled athlete#6.


  • #36
    Dan man
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    Yesterday's unsolved pic.

    athlete#6.jpg


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  • #37
    Brianderunner
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    No. 4 Lebedeva


  • #38
    Brianderunner
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    No. 1 Cusma Piccione


  • #39
    Dan man
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    Correct on both of those, good stuff.


  • #40
    Brianderunner
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    No. 5 Brendan Reilly


  • #41
    Brianderunner
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    No. 2 Nouredine Morceli


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  • #42
    Dan man
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    Brendan Reilly 100%. No.2 is incorrect though.


  • #43
    thirstywork2
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    Number 2 is a walker and im gona guess perez Jefferson:rolleyes:


  • #44
    shels4ever
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    No 2 . Goumri?


  • #45
    shels4ever
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    Brianderunner wrote: »
    No. 4 Lebedeva

    ah you got there before me on the only one I knew :(


  • #46
    thirstywork2
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    Number 2 is a walker or marathon runner,they are one of few athletes to wear a cap


  • #47
    thirstywork2
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    number 2 Raúl González


  • #48
    Woddle
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    Could be a fun thread a few easy ones from me, no idea who Dan mans are

    [IMG][/img]6171751291_d22f544673_o.jpg 3781972059_4dd925057a by , on Flickr

    [IMG][/img]6171751239_dd2e57424b_o.jpg 3781129435_e960b77910 by , on Flickr


  • #49
    Pherekydes
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    1 Ailis McSweeney
    2 Meghan somebody

    :pac:


  • #50
    Brianderunner
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    2) Rob heffernan, Togher singlet and santry nationals in the background give it away.


  • #51
    Woddle
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    Pherekydes wrote: »
    1 Ailis McSweeney
    2 Meghan somebody

    :pac:

    Thought I had it better distorted but correct.


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