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alstorer
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Topic: Tornado Code Zeros... Posted: 12 Aug 08 at 12:53pm |
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Medalling for another country is no impediment- the US Olympic team has several athletes in that position. I'd assume, then, that he's now a Dutch citizen, but as to the ins and outs of their citizenship requirments, dunno. |
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Worthy
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Aug 08 at 2:01pm | |
It is to do with the fact that he wanted to do the Olympics with Herb Derksen (a Dutchman) some years back, and they both had to be the same nationality to sail together. So they looked at their competitors in Aus and Holland and decided they had a better chance to qualify if Mitch changed his nationality to Dutch. Or that is the story I have heard. He lives in Spain with his Spanish wife who he met at the Barcelona Olympics. |
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Chew my RS
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Aug 08 at 2:15pm | |
What a complete farce. Fair play to him though, he's just using the rules to his advantage (seems to be pretty good at that!)
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laser4000
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Aug 08 at 5:33pm | |
Yeah and what about all the middle distance runners or weightlifters all originally from Kenya or Bulgaria and now fully paid up UAE nationals... Or erm Kevin Pietersen (England Captain) or erm Greg Rusedski or Zola Budd or even to bring it back to sailing Natasha Sturgess - sailed for Oz in '96 and GBR in '04.. Edited by laser4000 |
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Stuart O
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Aug 08 at 5:44pm | |
Whilst we are on the subject of nations...In the Tornado fleet Carolijn Brouwer represented Holland in the europe class is a dutch ISAF rep and represents Bel at this games...confused!
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Chew my RS
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Aug 08 at 8:09pm | |
KP never played for South Africa though. I think that is a key difference. The UAE comparison is valid, and shows what a stupid system it is.
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JimC
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 14 Aug 08 at 1:17pm | |
So, having upset pretty much all his competitors, destabilised their preparation and generally created chaos in the T fleet, Mitch Booth has measured in a standard kite... Mr Booth is hereby nominated for an honorary doctorate from the College of Lifesmanship...
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 14 Aug 08 at 1:21pm | |
ROTFLMAO Well done Mitch |
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 14 Aug 08 at 1:22pm | |
Shame really as I would have liked to have seen how they did; has anyone measured in a code 0? |
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Chew my RS
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 14 Aug 08 at 1:31pm | |
The US have only measured a Code 0, so will definitely be using one.
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