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ST Poll — Who is your town’s most famous Olympian? -- (link)

Posted by znufrii Aug 1 '24, 08:44

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Or in the case of our town, only Olympian (en.wikipedia.org)

Responses:

Apolo Ohno, speed skater -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 1, 11:09
Russ Howard. Gold Medal in Curling (winter)....or Marianne Limpert Silver in Swimming (summer). -- nm - Walt_Disney Aug 1, 11:04
Kurt Angle. Actually from a nearby suburb, but close enough -- nm - Fuzzy Aug 1, 10:15
Maurice Greene i believe. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 1, 09:50
I remember this guy as he graduated from the same high school as my kids -- (link) - oblique Aug 1, 09:50
Elvis Stojko, or PK Subban, or Milos Raonic for Toronto, maybe? From my home town, probably Elizabeth Manley or Brian Orser. -- nm - Andie Aug 1, 09:31
Sidney Crosby, technically, but Ellie Black, I guess. -- nm - Reagen Aug 1, 09:26
JJK, baybee!!! -- nm - Turd Ferguson Aug 1, 09:25
Technically born in Wilmington, but since most associate him with UNC, as in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, I'm claiming Michael Jordon. - sycor Aug 1, 09:17 4
- Actually, Jordan was born in Brooklyn. I could claim him but since his family moved to NC when was very young I don't. -- nm - Krusty Aug 1, 09:22 2
  - Oh dang I just saw Cumberland Hospital. I thought they meant Cumberland down here and didn't actually look at it. -- nm - sycor Aug 1, 09:24 1
    - Funny coincidence. His family moved to NC when he was 4 or 5 so we can claim him but he wasn't raised here so I don't think it really counts. - Krusty Aug 1, 09:32 [youtube]
- And Berkoff, NC State swimmer, just won a medal. So that's pretty dope. -- nm - sycor Aug 1, 09:19
Meghan Agosta would be my guess -- nm - VMan Aug 1, 09:17
Just some guy named Phelps. -- nm - Inigo Aug 1, 09:10
Most famous? Probably Dan O'Brien. But my personal favorite is Mariel Zagunis. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 1, 09:06 1
- Anna Peplowski is from a town about 10 miles from where I grew up. And graduated from my high school's most hated rival. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Aug 1, 09:33
it's hard here because of penn state. I can't easily google for "state college natives." -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 1, 08:57 1
- Frederick Richard! -- nm* - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 08:58
Bob Beamon -- nm - Krusty Aug 1, 08:56 1
- For Brooklyn and not NYC it would probably be Riddick Bowe. -- nm - Krusty Aug 1, 09:25
This awesome gal, this year—and Frank Shorter for all-time -- (link*) - Trending Aug 1, 08:54
Jade Carey is currently enrolled in Oregon State University. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 1, 08:50 1
- Conversely, how many NHL stars from Montreal have won Gold? -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 1, 08:51
i think the closest we've ever gotten is qualifying round of swimming -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 08:48 1
- (my hometown. my current town . . . c'mon) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 08:57
I don’t think we had one. - Will Hunting Aug 1, 08:47

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