+Carbon Hunter Posted July 20, 2012 Posted July 20, 2012 OK - just back from a 2 week business trip - seems like this news is old news. Philippa was a gooid guess but it was Isabelle. OK a new question related to the Olympics - the top marathon times in the world all belong to African runners. At what number rank is the first non-African runner when it comes to standard marathon times?
+cownchicken Posted July 20, 2012 Posted July 20, 2012 Going to take a chance - Salazar - can't think of his first name.
+Carbon Hunter Posted July 20, 2012 Posted July 20, 2012 Going to take a chance - Salazar - can't think of his first name. Sorry - poor wording - I am looking for a number - e.g. 8 or 12. All the top times were recorded by Africans. The fastest non African time I have is by USA athlete Ryan Hall in Boston in 2011
+Midgleys_ZA Posted July 20, 2012 Posted July 20, 2012 Going to take a chance - Salazar - can't think of his first name. Sorry - poor wording - I am looking for a number - e.g. 8 or 12. All the top times were recorded by Africans. The fastest non African time I have is by USA athlete Ryan Hall in Boston in 2011 42. The only logical answer
+Carbon Hunter Posted July 20, 2012 Posted July 20, 2012 Going to take a chance - Salazar - can't think of his first name. Sorry - poor wording - I am looking for a number - e.g. 8 or 12. All the top times were recorded by Africans. The fastest non African time I have is by USA athlete Ryan Hall in Boston in 2011 42. The only logical answer There is more logic in that answer than you think - but it is less than that - although I initially heard it was higher :?
+Carbon Hunter Posted July 21, 2012 Posted July 21, 2012 The initial number I read was 67th (or there abouts) by a South American runner. But when researching I found out that Ryan Hall was much higher up the rankings (higher even than cincol's guess). Come on - numbers game now
+Carbon Hunter Posted July 21, 2012 Posted July 21, 2012 (edited) Higher (meaning a higher number leading to lower in the rankings????) Edited July 21, 2012 by Carbon Hunter
+Carbon Hunter Posted July 23, 2012 Posted July 23, 2012 Nope - read above - lower than 36 - higher than 16.
+Carbon Hunter Posted July 26, 2012 Posted July 26, 2012 OK - close enough - the answer is 21 - and the next non-african is up at 67th odd! Quite amazing! All your cincol
+cincol Posted July 26, 2012 Posted July 26, 2012 Through a process of elimination I [or somebody else] would have guessed it eventually. Reggie Walker was the first South African ever to win a GOLD at the Olympics. He also holds the record as being the YOUNGEST person ever to win this particular discipline. This was in 1908. What did he win it for? [bonus prize - how old was he?]
+Midgleys_ZA Posted July 26, 2012 Posted July 26, 2012 Through a process of elimination I [or somebody else] would have guessed it eventually. Reggie Walker was the first South African ever to win a GOLD at the Olympics. He also holds the record as being the YOUNGEST person ever to win this particular discipline. This was in 1908. What did he win it for? [bonus prize - how old was he?] I was going to suggest one of the obscure artistic disciplines, but I discovered they were only introduced in 1912. Ummm, Shot put?
+Carbon Hunter Posted July 26, 2012 Posted July 26, 2012 I guess I have been reading too many of those SA Olympic articles on flights at the moment !!!!
+cincol Posted July 26, 2012 Posted July 26, 2012 Not shot putt and neither was it an obscure event either.
+Midgleys_ZA Posted July 27, 2012 Posted July 27, 2012 Not shot putt and neither was it an obscure event either. 100m sprint. Thanks to the Daily Maverick and their olympic review posted today...
+cincol Posted July 27, 2012 Posted July 27, 2012 100m sprint. Thanks to the Daily Maverick and their olympic review posted today... In those days it was called the 100 yard Dash! His age at the time - 19 years and some odd days - still the youngest ever gold medalist in track and field!
+Midgleys_ZA Posted July 27, 2012 Posted July 27, 2012 In those days it was called the 100 yard Dash! His age at the time - 19 years and some odd days - still the youngest ever gold medalist in track and field! Just like the mile that became the 1500m Keeping with the theme: Pierre de Coubertin is known as the father of the modern olympics. What is less well known is that he also won a gold medal in 1912. What discipline did he win?
+Midgleys_ZA Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 A clue might be needed. As he was 49 in 1912, you can guess that it probably was for a rather obscure event. It was one of a set of artistic events that were held between 1912 and 1948.
+Carbon Hunter Posted August 2, 2012 Posted August 2, 2012 Artistic? Never knew they did those - how about Olympic dance ?Perhaps ballroom dancing?
+Midgleys_ZA Posted August 2, 2012 Posted August 2, 2012 Artistic? Never knew they did those - how about Olympic dance ?Perhaps ballroom dancing? Not dance. I'll post a link to the full list a little later, but it includes classic awards like Town Planning!
+Carbon Hunter Posted August 3, 2012 Posted August 3, 2012 Wow - never knew that - then how about stadium design/architechture?
+Midgleys_ZA Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 Wow - never knew that - then how about stadium design/architechture? There was an architecture category, but he won something else. Several of the Town Planning awards went to stadium designers, but not to him either.
+Midgleys_ZA Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 OK - another guess - how about singing? nope.
+Midgleys_ZA Posted August 6, 2012 Posted August 6, 2012 clueless - Art? I assume you mean painting (no) or sculpture (also no)
+cownchicken Posted August 6, 2012 Posted August 6, 2012 Just googled Pierre de Coubertin and his history is really interesting. Would never have guessed which discipline he won his gold medal in. Thanks for a very interesting question.
+Carbon Hunter Posted August 6, 2012 Posted August 6, 2012 Business plan writing :? - I think you have won this round!
+Midgleys_ZA Posted August 6, 2012 Posted August 6, 2012 Pigeon shooting? Nope Business plan writing :? - I think you have won this round! Oddly, this is the closest so far.
+Midgleys_ZA Posted August 7, 2012 Posted August 7, 2012 Catering? Nope. I'll give it until Friday then post the answer...
+Midgleys_ZA Posted August 8, 2012 Posted August 8, 2012 (edited) Writing an essay (opstel)? Close enough. He won the medal in the general literature category, for a poem called "Ode to Sport". The artistic section was cut from the Olympics because of an argument over the entrants status as amateurs. The sportsmen all had other jobs to do, but the many of the artists were professionals, so it was deemed to be against the Olympic spirit. Based on the fact that this has gone out of the window now, maybe they will bring them back? Probably not... Full List: http://olympic-museum.de/art/artcompetition.htm EDIT: SA won a silver and a bronze, putting us joint 18th on the all time artistic medals list. Edited August 8, 2012 by Tara and John
+trevorh7000 Posted August 18, 2012 Posted August 18, 2012 (edited) Writing an essay (opstel)? Close enough. He won the medal in the general literature category, for a poem called "Ode to Sport". My Goodness - and I along with the rest of the world (apart from the competitors and their mothers) thought that Dressage was the most boring Olympic "sport" Dressage would be scintillating next looking at a bunch of horrid old poetry! I think the Vogon's might have been in with a chance for a few gold medals (though I woudl slip in another HHGTTG reference after someone already mentioned 42!) Trev PS my spell check and my typing are both still broken would that I coudl spell it right!) -aaaaargh I give up!!!!! Edited August 18, 2012 by trevorh7000
+cincol Posted August 24, 2012 Posted August 24, 2012 2 weeks and no response from VryBurghers! Maybe Tara and John should set another question? One that more people should be able to answer though!!
+Carbon Hunter Posted August 29, 2012 Posted August 29, 2012 Seems Vryburgers are on holiday? How about - "what was the name of the Soccer World Cup 2012 mascot?" to get us going again.
+Midgleys_ZA Posted August 29, 2012 Posted August 29, 2012 Seems Vryburgers are on holiday? How about - "what was the name of the Soccer World Cup 2012 mascot?" to get us going again. World cup 2012? I don't know the answer for world cup 2010 either?
+Carbon Hunter Posted August 29, 2012 Posted August 29, 2012 Seems Vryburgers are on holiday? How about - "what was the name of the Soccer World Cup 2012 mascot?" to get us going again. World cup 2012? I don't know the answer for world cup 2010 either? Sorry - meant 2010
+Midgleys_ZA Posted August 29, 2012 Posted August 29, 2012 Seems Vryburgers are on holiday? How about - "what was the name of the Soccer World Cup 2012 mascot?" to get us going again. World cup 2012? I don't know the answer for world cup 2010 either? Sorry - meant 2010 Wait, wasn't it Jabulani?
+cincol Posted August 29, 2012 Posted August 29, 2012 Zakumi the Leopard - have him on my caching hat!
+Midgleys_ZA Posted August 30, 2012 Posted August 30, 2012 Wait, wasn't it Jabulani? Apparently the ball was called Jabulani. Ah well.
+cincol Posted August 30, 2012 Posted August 30, 2012 A Darwin Award candidate recently made the news in Cape Town. What happened?
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