The PH Olympics. Give yourself a Gold.

[B Huey]

What sporting talent do we have?

Me, I used to be a genius at pool.

These days I'm useless.

[CrabDan]

Used to be quality at cross country.

These days I'm rubbish.

[B Huey]

I would try to blag the day off if I knew we had cross country.

Running wasn't my thing.

Edited by B Huey on Tuesday 7th August 22:25

[jbudgie]

B Huey said:

I would try to blag the day off if I new we had cross country.

Running wasn't my thing.

Nor spelling.

[B Huey]

Now fixed.

[steviegunn]

Used to compete at regional junior level in Javelin, Discus and Shot Put, should have kept it up, 25 years later I've now got the bulk of a shot putter.

[TheTurbonator]

Used to cycle a lot when I was 15-17 and everyone always said I had a natural talent to do very well in it proffesionally. I could pretty much out-sprint anyone. As soon as I passed my test and got a car, I lost interest in it though. Shame really, as who knows, it could have been me in the Velodrome getting a gold medal today

Edited by TheTurbonator on Tuesday 7th August 22:41

[AM04ARO]

Cycling, won my one and only race which was a 25 mile time trial. I then got knocked off my bike which broke my knee cap while on a commute and could not get the performance back.

[B Huey]

steviegunn said:

25 years later I've now got the bulk of a shot putter.

East German?

[TheHeretic]

Used to kayak in my yoof. However, I am no longer a yoof, so haven't bothered for years. Used to cycle a lot. Used to go cycling during 'games' class, and cycle the length of the Wirral peninsular along the Wirral way, and the promenade.


Still waiting for my Gold medal to be delivered.

[Dan_1981]

I used to play Chess at national level.....

What do you mean not a sport?!

[MR Kirbyz]

winter olympics i would have a chance in the snowboarding.
last year in canada i had a go on a track that they used for the canadian national championships that same week.
Although i had a open track with no one else racing on it i got it timed and if competing in the championship would of come 10th out of 75. The top 20 of these were sponsored boarders too!.
If i had more time to board i.e more than two weeks a year on actual snow i would be atleast one of the top british boarders.
Its never too late though and with the indoor slope coming to cardiff soon i could still give it a try

[B Huey]

It's a long story but I vaguely know someone from Denmark who is a professional chess player. He must be nearly 40 and still lives with his mum.

[BlackVanDyke]

I was a halfway decent endurance swimmer as a very young thing, think I peaked at about 12 and had chucked it in by age 14 or so.

[taaffy]

Played Badminton for scotland as a junior.
Was a golf professional for 10 yrs
Played Badminton for Wales at 40-45 age group
Played Ice hockey at Rec level which is still pretty decent.(gave up a month ago as my 45 yr old body told me to).

[steviegunn]

B Huey said:

East German?

Mine is all pies rather than dodgy liquids in needles.

[B Huey]

I used to think I'd make a good BMX Racer, but never tried it.

[ewenm]

I run a bit...

[vixen1700]

Did cross-country at school, but my only memory of that was our team getting into a fight with some of the runners of the other schools.

Medal fail.

[Papa Hotel]

I was alright at explosive stuff, pretty good at the shot put and 100 metres.

I'd never have made an Olympic sprinter though, at 5'10" and being a honky the odds are slightly against me. The shot put though, from time to time I have wondered what might have happened if I hadn't discovered booze.