The girl's father joins a long list of people who claim to have competed in the Olympic Games, or in his case in a particular Olympic event, without actually having done so. I sort of collect the names and/or stories of people like this, and I'd appreciate hearing from any list member who knows of someone who you know or suspect has exaggerated or invented his or her participation in the Olympics, including as much detailed information as you can. Any specifics which you supply will be kept 100% confidential. jim dunaway At 10:01 AM 2/19/02 -0600, you wrote: >That's even funnier! Well, from his accent, I'm pretty sure he's Greek, and I know he sells >expensive wine. > >Kurt Bray wrote: > >> >Funny note from the can-you-believe-this file: The father of a girl in my >> >son's class ran a leg on >> >the Greek 4x100 relay that made the finals at the 1976 Olympics (we live >> >outside Chicago.) This >> >really cut down on the research time. >> >> The girl's father's memory of his track career may be getting a little fuzzy >> with age. The teams in the finals of the men's 4x100 in 1976 were (in order >> of finish): >> >> 1. USA >> 2. East Germany >> 3. USSR >> 4. Poland >> 5. Cuba >> 6. Italy >> 7. France >> 8. Canada >> >> No Greece. >> >> Kurt Bray >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > >
