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KamaAina

(78,249 posts) Sun Aug 21, 2016, 08:56 PM Aug 2016

Favorite foreign Olympic athlete (besides Usain Bolt)?

I figure Usain's a given, seeing as how he's become a pop culture figure and all.

I'm going with Caster Semenya, the South African gold medalist in the women's 800 meters, who has persevered despite being labeled "masculine" for years.

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Favorite foreign Olympic athlete (besides Usain Bolt)? (Original Post) KamaAina Aug 2016 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author JonLP24 Aug 2016 #1

Should have read title before posting JonLP24 Aug 2016 #2

Judges? KamaAina Aug 2016 #4

I saw no Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards types to rally behind, but I did enjoy the O'Donovan brothers.... Brother Buzz Aug 2016 #3

Artur Aleksanyan, Greco-Roman wrestling gold medalist. . . DinahMoeHum Aug 2016 #5

Oddly enough, as I sit here in San Jose, I have one Armenian FB friend. From Richmond. KamaAina Aug 2016 #6

Richmond, Indiana? Who knew. madinmaryland Aug 2016 #9

There's an East Bay in Indiana? KamaAina Aug 2016 #10

Manu Ginobili joeybee12 Aug 2016 #7

And Tony Parker! El Supremo Aug 2016 #8

In This Olympics? ProfessorGAC Aug 2016 #11

Um, they were Americans. Hence, not foreign. KamaAina Aug 2016 #12

My Fault ProfessorGAC Aug 2016 #14

This guy. bluedigger Aug 2016 #13

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JonLP24

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2. Should have read title before posting

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Sun Aug 21, 2016, 09:21 PM

Aug 2016

Does Ike Diogu count? He was born in Buffalo but plays for the Nigeria basketball team.

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

4. Judges?

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Sun Aug 21, 2016, 11:34 PM

Aug 2016

Brother Buzz

(36,416 posts)

3. I saw no Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards types to rally behind, but I did enjoy the O'Donovan brothers....

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Sun Aug 21, 2016, 10:41 PM

Aug 2016

I did not actually see them race, nor did I see them in their 'podium pants', but they gave the most entertaining post race interviews, bar none. Now that they won their silver medal, I suspect they will go back to pounding the shit out of each other.