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BIG_ROB
BIG_ROB Posts: 5,274
in Other Football and Sports
The one that always amazes me is clay pigeon shooting champ George Digweed.

to date:
-20 World titles (11 Sporting, 8 Fitasc and 1 Compak)
-16 European Titles (12 Fitasc and 4 Compak)
-4 European Compak Titles
-10 World Cups

......Oh, and he's also an MBE.

Just wondered if there are anymore?

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    Greenie Posts: 9,174
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  • Bill_Stumps
    Bill_Stumps Posts: 891
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  • redcarter
    redcarter Posts: 1,018
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  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    BIG_ROB said:

    The one that always amazes me is clay pigeon shooting champ George Digweed.

    to date:
    -20 World titles (11 Sporting, 8 Fitasc and 1 Compak)
    -16 European Titles (12 Fitasc and 4 Compak)
    -4 European Compak Titles
    -10 World Cups

    ......Oh, and he's also an MBE.

    Just wondered if there are anymore?

    George who? wow, what an incredible record.
  • BIG_ROB
    BIG_ROB Posts: 5,274
    Digweed

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Digweed
  • Super_horns
    Super_horns Posts: 1,299
    Most of the Olympic winners - and we still don't really!

    Even Tom Daley seems to have disappeared from the limelight for a whille.
  • BIG_ROB
    BIG_ROB Posts: 5,274
    They all done an amazing job, but I'm on about pople who do it year after year. Aren't we sh1t hot in the world of badminton?
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    edited May 2013
    Rob, you still in hospital?, if so, when you due out?
  • BIG_ROB
    BIG_ROB Posts: 5,274
    Yes mate, they did say two weeks (which woud mean this Friday), but one of me fit nures said something about Monday yesterday. So not sure really mate
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Wow, not badat cricket too !!...
    "He also has an entry in Wisden, the cricket bible, for an extraordinary cricketing achievement when his bowling figures in a Sussex league cup match were 5 overs, 5 maidens, 8 wickets.["

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  • BIG_ROB
    BIG_ROB Posts: 5,274
    The_President said:

    Wow, not badat cricket too !!...
    "He also has an entry in Wisden, the cricket bible, for an extraordinary cricketing achievement when his bowling figures in a Sussex league cup match were 5 overs, 5 maidens, 8 wickets.["

    Didn't know that, he's quite a big lad too
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    edited May 2013
    BIG_ROB said:

    Yes mate, they did say two weeks (which woud mean this Friday), but one of me fit nures said something about Monday yesterday. So not sure really mate

    you in hospital over here or in France?
    Best wishes anyway.
  • BIG_ROB
    BIG_ROB Posts: 5,274
    Cheers mate. I'm in France
  • BIG_ROB
    BIG_ROB Posts: 5,274
    George Digweed now on his 21st World Title!

    Nice one Sir George!

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