Olympic statisic I would like to see
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What are the number of non-US medal winners that trained in US colleges? They ate US food, lived US lives, trained on US facilities, coached by US coaches. Then they win a medal for some other country. :rolleyes: I am not sugggesting that should change in any way I would just like to see the numbers is all. Anyone got those numbers?
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It is sad but true. I heard the interview of the South African guys who won that one swimming race. Apart from one they all had North American accents from having spent all their time training in the States. They see S.A. for maybe a month a year but then because of birth rights swim for S.A. in the Olympics. One of the swimmers is actually near to having to quit swimming because the S.A. sports bodies are so poor at sponsoring star athletes. He has had better offers from Nigeria of all places. When an athlete lives, trains, plays and works in one country but races for another, which country is he really representing? Changing the system though could lead to more problems with the countries with the deepest pockets simply dominating everything by buying athletes from other countries. And no, I don't have numbers but it's a lot more than I care to think about. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Christopher Duncan wrote: "I always knew that somewhere deep inside that likable, Save the Whales kinda guy there lurked the heart of a troublemaker..." Crikey! ain't life grand?
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What are the number of non-US medal winners that trained in US colleges? They ate US food, lived US lives, trained on US facilities, coached by US coaches. Then they win a medal for some other country. :rolleyes: I am not sugggesting that should change in any way I would just like to see the numbers is all. Anyone got those numbers?
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palbano wrote: ...Then they win a medal for some other country. You are wrong, they win a medal for their country. As they say, 'home is where is your heart'. Do you really believe those people would give US a gold metal if they were forced to? :sigh: And finally, if people go to US for training/studing/living it just shows that US is a great country. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Memory leaks is the price we pay \0 01234567890123456789012345678901234
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What are the number of non-US medal winners that trained in US colleges? They ate US food, lived US lives, trained on US facilities, coached by US coaches. Then they win a medal for some other country. :rolleyes: I am not sugggesting that should change in any way I would just like to see the numbers is all. Anyone got those numbers?
Watch out! I'm a CPian on the edge! I have a new Gold rating and I'm not afraid to use it!
-pete
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What are the number of non-US medal winners that trained in US colleges? They ate US food, lived US lives, trained on US facilities, coached by US coaches. Then they win a medal for some other country. :rolleyes: I am not sugggesting that should change in any way I would just like to see the numbers is all. Anyone got those numbers?
Watch out! I'm a CPian on the edge! I have a new Gold rating and I'm not afraid to use it!
-pete
palbano wrote: What are the number of non-US medal winners that trained in US colleges? They ate US food, lived US lives, trained on US facilities, coached by US coaches. Then they win a medal for some other country. I am not sugggesting that should change in any way I would just like to see the numbers is all. Anyone got those numbers? Just another example on international trade in action. I don't have any numbers, but for Australian athletes they would be approximately zero. Australia has government-funded Institutes of Sport and that is where most of our athletes train. We have a number of foreign coaches (mainly Eastern European in gymnastics and other areas that they are traditionally good at and we aren't), but they come and live in Australia. <Edit> A link to the AIS web site: http://www.ais.org.au/overview/index.asp[^] More than half of the 620-strong Sydney Olympic team were current or former AIS athletes, and they won 32 of Australia’s record-breaking 58 medals. Those that aren't AIS athletes don't necessarily train overseas. For example, Australia's greatest strength is swimming and gold medal winning swimmers like Ian Thorpe and Grant Hackett train in Australia with their own coaches. I am not aware of any prominent swimmer who trains in the US. </Edit> John Carson "I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute--where no Catholic prelate would tell the President (should he be Catholic) how to act, and no Protestant minister would tell his parishoners for whom to vote ... and where no man is denied public office merely because his religion differs from the President who might appoint him or the people who might elect him. - John F. Kennedy
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What are the number of non-US medal winners that trained in US colleges? They ate US food, lived US lives, trained on US facilities, coached by US coaches. Then they win a medal for some other country. :rolleyes: I am not sugggesting that should change in any way I would just like to see the numbers is all. Anyone got those numbers?
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-pete
There might be cases where these medal winners were not allowed to represent US due to their nationality status. :~
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What are the number of non-US medal winners that trained in US colleges? They ate US food, lived US lives, trained on US facilities, coached by US coaches. Then they win a medal for some other country. :rolleyes: I am not sugggesting that should change in any way I would just like to see the numbers is all. Anyone got those numbers?
Watch out! I'm a CPian on the edge! I have a new Gold rating and I'm not afraid to use it!
-pete
I think a lot of developed world countries have this. Here in NZ we have a lot of Pacific Islanders, who if aren't picked go back to their home country to geat an 'easier' entry to go to the games. I'm sure a counrty like France for example would have the same thing happening. It probably doubles the number of countries who manage to compete. Regardz Colin J Davies Attention: Watch this signature for an upcoming announcement that will affect you.
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palbano wrote: They ate US food, lived US lives, trained on US facilities, coached by US coaches ..doped by US pharmaceutical industry... :rolleyes:
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palbano wrote: ...Then they win a medal for some other country. You are wrong, they win a medal for their country. As they say, 'home is where is your heart'. Do you really believe those people would give US a gold metal if they were forced to? :sigh: And finally, if people go to US for training/studing/living it just shows that US is a great country. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Memory leaks is the price we pay \0 01234567890123456789012345678901234
Kastellanos Nikos wrote: Do you really believe those people would give US a gold metal if they were forced to? Not if they are "forced", per se, last I knew forcing citizens to compete in the olympic games was not a US policy. But athletes are surely motivated by more than just country: love of the sport, competition, invidual status/accomplishment. Stuff like that.
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KaЯl wrote: doped by US pharmaceutical industry Nope to expensive... they get them from Canada! :-D
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What are the number of non-US medal winners that trained in US colleges? They ate US food, lived US lives, trained on US facilities, coached by US coaches. Then they win a medal for some other country. :rolleyes: I am not sugggesting that should change in any way I would just like to see the numbers is all. Anyone got those numbers?
Watch out! I'm a CPian on the edge! I have a new Gold rating and I'm not afraid to use it!
-pete