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dukehjsteve
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 Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 5:54 pm Post subject: Duke Olympic Trivia |
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| Duke has only had 2 Olympic Medalists in Track. Who were they ? |
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bambam
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't think I'm allowed to vote in this one. |
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jhc68
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Let's see.... Dave Sime and... maybe some obscure straddle high jumper from about 40 or 50 years ago? |
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dukehjsteve
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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| jhc68 wrote: | | Let's see.... Dave Sime and... maybe some obscure straddle high jumper from about 40 or 50 years ago? |
In my dreams, that is an absolutely correct answer !!!! |
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dukehjsteve
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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| bambam wrote: | | I don't think I'm allowed to vote in this one. |
Very true bam bam. You have " Pro" status in Olympic data, plus the other obvious reason. |
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Double R Bar
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Just about fifty years ago, Joel Shankle completed the 110 hurdle sweep for the U.S. in the Melbourne Olympics. |
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gh
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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OK, with that one out of the way, try this:
What Duke guy won 5 Olympic medals in a sport NOT track & field? |
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cullman
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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Duke Kahanamoku!  |
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gh
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| Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:40 am Post subject: |
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| Once again, you're just too fast! |
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dukehjsteve
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| Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:44 am Post subject: |
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| Double R Bar wrote: | | Just about fifty years ago, Joel Shankle completed the 110 hurdle sweep for the U.S. in the Melbourne Olympics. |
Correct answer, thank you !! |
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bambam
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| Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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| gh wrote: | OK, with that one out of the way, try this:
What Duke guy won 5 Olympic medals in a sport NOT track & field? |
So this is similar to two of my Olympic track & field trivia questions:
What weight man competed in an Olympic hurdles final?
What Olympic high jump medalist has been found at every airport in the world? |
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gh
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| Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Two excellent ones! I'd modify the second to give credit as Oly champ, not just medalist. |
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MJR
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| Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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Slight hijack here.
What Duke Alum and current student won a World Champs medal. Bonus points for details. |
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dukehjsteve
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| Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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| MJR wrote: | Slight hijack here.
What Duke Alum and current student won a World Champs medal. Bonus points for details. |
That's got to be Curt Clausen, Duke alum and world-class walker. But what's this about "current student" ?
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Per Andersen
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| Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 12:40 am Post subject: |
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| bambam wrote: |
So this is similar to two of my Olympic track & field trivia questions:
What weight man competed in an Olympic hurdles final?
What Olympic high jump medalist has been found at every airport in the world? |
The last of the Straddle champs, Yuri TARMAK
Loved that Duke (Kahanamoku) question |
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dj
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| Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 6:24 am Post subject: |
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| bambam wrote: | | What weight man competed in an Olympic hurdles final? |
John Garrels, 1908? Or was he a hurdler who also medaled in the throws?!
One of my old-timer faves. Would have been well known much later than he was if they'd only had a decathlon before the 1912 Games.
edited to attribute quote properly |
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bambam
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| Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 1:32 pm Post subject: |
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GH is right about the 2nd question - Juri Tarmak was a gold medalist, not just medalist, but I thought that was too easy. Of course, tarmak can be found at every airport in the world.
The first is the South African weightman - George Weightman-Smith, who competed in the 1928 110H final. |
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bambam
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| Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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| dj wrote: | | John Garrels, 1908? Or was he a hurdler who also medaled in the throws?! |
John Garrels was a good hurdlers as well as shot putter/discus thrower, and would have been an all-arounder had the decathlon been around. But he never competed in an all-around championship in his career. He likely would have not won that competition as he was in the same era as Martin Sheridan, my all-time favorite track & field athlete, and Sheridan was dominant in the all-around and would have defeated Garrels.
They connect however, via the 1908 Olympic Opening Ceremony. Sheridan is famous for having described the fact that the American flag was not dipped to the English monarch, by saying, "This flag dips to no earthly king." It is often written, including in the 1908 New York Times, that the flag bearer was Johnny Garrels, not Sheridan. That is incorrect. It was not Sheridan but is was also not Garrels. Garrels was the standard bearer - carrying the United States name placard. The flag bearer in 1908 was the huge shot putter Ralph Rose. To clear up this discrepancy I dug up some old photos and Rose is unmistakable as the flagbearer. |
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tandfman
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| Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 2:16 pm Post subject: |
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| bambam wrote: | | Of course, tarmak can be found at every airport in the world. |
If you're flying to the National Spelling Bee, you'd better find an airport with a tarmac.  |
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gh
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I'm sure this has been posted here before, but Tarmak used to be part of the '70s trivia question of "name high jumpers" who can jump off themselves.
Others were Dwight Stones, Tom Woods, Benn Fields..... more? |
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Double R Bar
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| Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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| This would be a tough jump, but how about Ben Hedges? |
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Per Andersen
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| Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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| gh wrote: | I'm sure this has been posted here before, but Tarmak used to be part of the '70s trivia question of "name high jumpers" who can jump off themselves.
Others were Dwight Stones, Tom Woods, Benn Fields..... more? |
Staffan Strand and Stefan Holm. |
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paulthefan
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| Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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a better question for the daily double
Had it not been for this duke grad one of the greatest dash men of the 60 would not have waited until after his 27th birthday to collect his first olympic medal and would have attained sprint medals in 3 successive olympics? |
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tandfman
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| Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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| I asssume you're referring to Dave Sime and whoever finished fourth in the 100 in Rome. Scratching my head and blanking on who it was. |
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dukehjsteve
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| tandfman wrote: | | I asssume you're referring to Dave Sime and whoever finished fourth in the 100 in Rome. Scratching my head and blanking on who it was. |
That was one tough question, I gave up and looked it up. tandfman, you are on the track ! |
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tandfman
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| Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah, I eventually looked it up, too. I never would have come up with the name although I certainly remember the guy. |
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paulthefan
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| Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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| dukehjer can I at least get an attaboy for conceiving that one! |
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dukehjsteve
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| Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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| paulthefan wrote: | | dukehjer can I at least get an attaboy for conceiving that one! |
attaboy ! |
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cullman
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| Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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| tandfman wrote: | | I asssume you're referring to Dave Sime and whoever finished fourth in the 100 in Rome. Scratching my head and blanking on who it was. |
Enrique Figuerola of Cuba. Silver ahead of Canada's own Harry Jerome in the Tokyo 100 and a silver in the Mexico City relay. |
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dukehjsteve
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| Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 12:51 pm Post subject: |
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| dukehjsteve wrote: | | MJR wrote: | Slight hijack here.
What Duke Alum and current student won a World Champs medal. Bonus points for details. |
That's got to be Curt Clausen, Duke alum and world-class walker. But what's this about "current student" ? |
This is a "bump" for MJR... need a response to the above, from some days ago. |
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dukehjsteve
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danke, tfm ! |
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tandfman
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| Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 2:34 pm Post subject: |
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| de nada, dhjs ! |
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cladthin
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| FWIW, I heard today that Dave Sime has been serving as a volunteer asst. with the Lees-McCrae college track team-Banner Elk, NC( Less than 20 miles from Boone, NC-home of Appalachian State.). |
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MJR
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USATF bios are always out of date. Clausen transfered to Duke Law, graduated this May and is practicing Law in NYC. |
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