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Olympics - your favourite medal winner of 2012

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  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,969
    I've changed my mind. (Bear in mind that I HATE boxing.)

    Nicola Adams.
    She's just wonderful.
  • Floyd Montana
    Floyd Montana Posts: 3,730
    edited August 2012
    Yup, hard to choose but Nicola Adams still holds sway at our place.
  • supaclive
    supaclive Posts: 6,529
    Jade Jones because she got better with every round, plus she's only 19. Immensely proud of the cyclists and the rowers and Mo. Jess, has been mentioned has had "THAT" event and gold round her neck for 4 years and she smashed it. To be third on the medal table - should make everybody proud to be British once more.
  • Floyd Montana
    Floyd Montana Posts: 3,730
    Mo Farah - what a run - just stupendous - cant believe he held them off.
    What a guy, what a race!
    Wow!
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,121
    Mo.
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,494
    Mo
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,676
    Mo
  • LawrieAbrahams
    LawrieAbrahams Posts: 3,780
    Mo
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 58,152
    Mo
  • Floyd Montana
    Floyd Montana Posts: 3,730
    edited August 2012
    He is speaking so well in post-run interview.
    Mofarah foundation.org will get some hits tonight - all good - lovely guy

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  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 29,084
    Beginning to sound like Homer at the bar.
  • Floyd Montana
    Floyd Montana Posts: 3,730
    edited August 2012
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  • northstandsteve
    northstandsteve Posts: 14,363
    Love Jade Jones's Dad's t-shirt. Never seen her fight before it read.

    JADE JONES LOVE YOUR BONES.

    QUALITY
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,708
    I can't pick one.
  • Gravesend_Addick
    Gravesend_Addick Posts: 7,334
    Yep after tonight's performance I am gonna change my mind & say that was my favourite. That is the best run race I have ever seen by a british athlete. Knew exactly how to control the race from start to finish. Absolutely brilliant!!
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,719
    Very tough so I'll give two answers.

    Favourite person: Mo Farah

    Favourite performance: David Rudisha
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,969
    Aaaargh! Too difficult! After changing my mind once already, I'm just going to say that these 4 epitomise the GB team:

    Mo Farah
    Nicola Adams
    Laura Trott
    Bradley Wiggins

    But the whole lot of them are brilliant.
  • Hastingsaddick
    Hastingsaddick Posts: 4,079
    Would have to be Mo....but was really impressed with the Kenyen Rhodisia....an amazing run in the 800 metres...no messing around with tactics with that lad.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    edited August 2012
    Seems that our very own Gemma Gibbons (Judo silver medalist from Charlton) was fighting with a broken thumb, not easy I reckon in that particular sport. If Gemma had had two thumbs working I reckon she would've golded.
  • GreenWithEnvy
    GreenWithEnvy Posts: 1,857
    I wonder if Gemma Gibbons is a fan of the club? If she is the club could invite her to a match and she could parade her medal at half time. I seem to remember Dame Kelly Holmes at a match after she won in double gold Athens. The image of Gemma mouthing "I love you mum" up to the sky is one of the iconic moments from London 2012 for me.

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  • daveaddick
    daveaddick Posts: 1,926
    I go for Nicola Adams a lovely young lady with a great smile....what The Olympics should be about
  • Suthers
    Suthers Posts: 64
    For me it has to be Gemma Gibbons.

    I'm a Trustee of Greenwich Starting Blocks, the Charity created by Royal Greenwich to identify and financially support talented athletes based in Greenwich. We have been supporting Gemma since we launched the charity and in fact it was only Starting Blocks funding that enabled Gemma to take part in the pre-Olympics selection events in Samoa and South Korea. Watching her win the silver medal was fantastic and a very proud moment for all the Trustees.

    http://www.greenwichstartingblocks.org/news/silver-for-local-starting-blocks-athlete-gemma-33.php

    Starting Blocks actually had three athletes in the Games, young weightlifter Zoe Smith who broke the British Record and Tosin Oke, representing Nigeria came 7th in the Triple Jump. We also have an athlete taking part in the Paralympic Games; wheelchair rugby's Andy Barrow.




  • GreenWithEnvy
    GreenWithEnvy Posts: 1,857
    That's fantastic s
    Suthers said:

    For me it has to be Gemma Gibbons.

    I'm a Trustee of Greenwich Starting Blocks, the Charity created by Royal Greenwich to identify and financially support talented athletes based in Greenwich. We have been supporting Gemma since we launched the charity and in fact it was only Starting Blocks funding that enabled Gemma to take part in the pre-Olympics selection events in Samoa and South Korea. Watching her win the silver medal was fantastic and a very proud moment for all the Trustees.

    http://www.greenwichstartingblocks.org/news/silver-for-local-starting-blocks-athlete-gemma-33.php

    Starting Blocks actually had three athletes in the Games, young weightlifter Zoe Smith who broke the British Record and Tosin Oke, representing Nigeria came 7th in the Triple Jump. We also have an athlete taking part in the Paralympic Games; wheelchair rugby's Andy Barrow.




    That's fantastic stuff Suthers. Always great to support talent from the local area and see it being recognised at the highest levels.
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    And it was a hard won medal at that - she fought through a couple of tough rounds against better ranked opponents to get to the final.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    I would love to see her presented at a pretty full Valley and we can all chant 'Gem ah! Gem ah!' like the crowd did when she was fighting.
  • cafcsinger
    cafcsinger Posts: 5,607
    Nicola Adams
  • Floyd Montana
    Floyd Montana Posts: 3,730
    Great insight Suthers - thanks and well done to all concerned.
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,645
    Jeez. Wheelchair rugby.
    That's got to be messy!
  • Floyd Montana
    Floyd Montana Posts: 3,730
    carly burn said:

    Jeez. Wheelchair rugby.
    That's got to be messy!

    Absolutely brilliant sport - the only ticket request I made in the original ballot.
    Lots of ex servicemen, obviously.

  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,813
    Thanks for that, Suthers.

    Great stuff .

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