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dukehjsteve
Duke has only had 2 Olympic Medalists in Track. Who were they ?
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bambam
I don't think I'm allowed to vote in this one.
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jhc68
Let's see.... Dave Sime and... maybe some obscure straddle high jumper from about 40 or 50 years ago?
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dukehjsteve
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
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
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
OK, with that one out of the way, try this:
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cullman
Duke Kahanamoku!
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gh
Once again, you're just too fast!
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dukehjsteve
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
gh wrote: OK, with that one out of the way, try this:
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
Two excellent ones! I'd modify the second to give credit as Oly champ, not just medalist.
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MJR
Slight hijack here.
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dukehjsteve
MJR wrote: Slight hijack here.
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
bambam wrote:
The last of the Straddle champs, Yuri TARMAK
Loved that Duke (Kahanamoku) question
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dj
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
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.
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bambam
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
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
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.
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Double R Bar
This would be a tough jump, but how about Ben Hedges?
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Per Andersen
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.
Staffan Strand and Stefan Holm.
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paulthefan
a better question for the daily double
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tandfman
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
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
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
dukehjer can I at least get an attaboy for conceiving that one!
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dukehjsteve
paulthefan wrote: dukehjer can I at least get an attaboy for conceiving that one!
attaboy !
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cullman
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
dukehjsteve wrote: MJR wrote: Slight hijack here.
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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tandfman
de nada, dhjs !
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cladthin
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
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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