fionnsda wrote: » out you go brits Ha
telekon wrote: » namloc1980 wrote: » Even madder...that East German's record is over 2 metres farther than the men's record! I think the women's discus is lighter though....
namloc1980 wrote: » Even madder...that East German's record is over 2 metres farther than the men's record!
My name is URL wrote: » Lineker just said that Britain come out on top if you take into account the medal to population ratio. Is that true? =/
telekon wrote: » I think the women's discus is lighter though....
bwatson wrote: » As a British supporter from Northern Ireland, I say good. They were never going to get past the Brazilians anyway. And now, we don't have to see those overpaid, overhyped, and generally not very nice footballers wearing the same colours as the likes of the girls who blitzed the pursuit earlier, the rowers who gave it their absolute all and then gave it some more to win golds and silvers, Jess Ennis who has shown them how to live up to pressure and prevail, and Mo Farah who showed grit beyond belief to get his gold. If the Olympics does anything, I hope it opens up the eyes of many people to the fact that sporting heroes exist far beyond the white lines of a soccer pitch.
Mountainlad wrote: » It's importatn they get their dues. Anyone know what the deal is with Victor Costello on RTE? Is he a sports editor of a national paper, or what was the reasoning behind him being on to talk about the athletics?
keith16 wrote: » It's RTE so it doesn't have to make sense. They probably needed an expert for the discus and rang him going, "ah shure Victor, you must have thrown a frisbee once or twice in your time"
paulgeog wrote: » No it's New Zealand atm. Same population as Ireland, an example we need to follow.
mike65 wrote: » I'd say New Zealand run away with that award. But they are doing about 4 times better per capita than the USA! USA! USA!
Ulysses Gaze wrote: » Yeah, we need to do what the British have done in the Cycling. Pick a niche sport and develop 5/8 athletes of genuine class to at least give us a shot at medals (beyond boxing).
namloc1980 wrote: » So is the hammer and shot put but those records are more in proportion with the men's being much further. According to wiki the top 10 women's discus throws of all time all happened between 1984-1988 and all by eastern bloc athletes (6 East Germany, 1 Czech, 1 Romanian and 1 Bulgarian)......what a joke!!
Pherekydes wrote: » The solution to this is simple. Change the specification for the events. They did it with the Javelin in 1999, and it created a whole new list of performances. The old marks were wiped away.
Richard Hillman wrote: » In the opening ceremony they said NZ had the most gold Per Capita of all time
blueser wrote: » I think Gary might have got a bit carried away with that comment. Understandable after the day/evening Great Britain has had.
keith16 wrote: » Nice piece of trivia... Which country has won the most medals, but never hosted the Olympics?
Pherekydes wrote: » namloc1980 wrote: » So is the hammer and shot put but those records are more in proportion with the men's being much further. According to wiki the top 10 women's discus throws of all time all happened between 1984-1988 and all by eastern bloc athletes (6 East Germany, 1 Czech, 1 Romanian and 1 Bulgarian)......what a joke!! The solution to this is simple. Change the specification for the events. They did it with the Javelin in 1999, and it created a whole new list of performances. The old marks were wiped away.
Pherekydes wrote: » Hungary!
bnt wrote: » I haven't been keeping up with Ireland's progress ... not a single medal so far? Ouch. Pull your socks up, people!
Ulysses Gaze wrote: » paulgeog wrote: » No it's New Zealand atm. Same population as Ireland, an example we need to follow. Yeah, we need to do what the British have done in the Cycling. Pick a niche sport and develop 5/8 athletes of genuine class to at least give us a shot at medals (beyond boxing).
