Small Sports Olympic Teams

[DrRalph]

I just went through the announced Aus team and found the sports with 6 or less team members. So when Archery is not on, we can find some other smaller sports to support!

We should all now go out and find out a bit more about these athletes and their sports so we can follow their progress.

I have a student who is a fencer, so I'm going to look into the fencing team. I also know very little about Badminton and Table Tennis teams.

Anyway - go Aussies, we won't forget the smaller teams!

BTW: David is Australian Olympic Team number 1 :)


Team Athelete

6 1 David Barnes Archery SA Selected Team Member
2 Deonne Bridger Archery WA Selected Team Member
3 Tim Cuddihy Archery QLD Selected Team Member
4 Simon Fairweather Archery SA Selected Team Member
5 Jo-Ann Galbraith Archery WA Selected Team Member
6 Melissa Jennison Archery NSW Selected Team Member
6 56 Stuart Brehaut Badminton VIC Men's Singles Selected Team Member
57 Lenny Permana Badminton VIC Women's Singles Selected Team Member
58 Ashley Brehaut Badminton VIC Men's Doubles Selected Team Member
59 Travis Denney Badminton WA Men's Doubles, Mixed Doubles Selected Team Member
60 Jane Crabtree Badminton VIC Women's Doubles Selected Team Member
61 Kate Wilson-Smith Badminton SA Women's Doubles, Mixed Doubles Selected Team Member
3 173 Frank Bartolillo Fencing NSW Foil Selected Team Member
174 Evelyn Halls Fencing VIC Epee Selected Team Member
175 Seamus Robinson Fencing VIC Epee Selected Team Member
2 265 Eszter Hortobagyi Modern Pentathlon NSW Selected Team Member
266 Alexander Parygin Modern Pentathlon VIC Selected Team Member
2 408 Amanda Laird Synchro Swimming NSW Duet Selected Team Member
409 Leonie Nichols Synchro Swimming NSW Duet Selected Team Member
6 410 Trevor Brown Table Tennis VIC Men's Singles, Men's Doubles Selected Team Member
411 William Henzell Table Tennis SA Men's Singles, Men's Doubles Selected Team Member
412 Russell Lavale Table Tennis VIC Men's Singles, Men's Doubles Selected Team Member
413 Jian Fang Lay Table Tennis VIC Women's Singles, Women's Doubles Selected Team Member
414 Miao Miao Table Tennis VIC Women's Singles, Women's Doubles Selected Team Member
415 David Zalcberg Table Tennis VIC Men's Doubles Selected Team Member
4 416 Caroline Bartasek Taekwondo VIC 67kg Selected Team Member
417 Carlo Massimino Taekwondo VIC 68kg Selected Team Member
418 Tina Morgan Taekwondo WA +67kg Selected Team Member
419 Daniel Trenton Taekwondo VIC 80kg Selected Team Member
6 427 Gregory Bennett Triathlon QLD Men Selected Team Member
428 Loretta Harrop Triathlon QLD Women Selected Team Member
429 Rina Hill Triathlon QLD Women Selected Team Member
430 Peter Robertson Triathlon WA Men Selected Team Member
431 Maxine Seear Triathlon QLD Women Selected Team Member
432 Simon Thompson Triathlon ACT Men Selected Team Member
2 479 Sergo Chakhoyan Weightlifting VIC 85kg Selected Team Member
480 Deborah Lovely Weightlifting QLD 75kg Subject to outcome of appeal by Caroline Pileggi in the Federal Court
1 481 Ali Abdo Wrestling - Freestyle VIC 74kg Freestyle Selected Team Member

[Flame]

I think I will sleep in :D

[Eberbachl]

All of the others are cool...

...but support synchronised swimming?

NEVER!

:rofl:

[Barracuda]

Watching the girls synchro swimming can be very interesting. Some great camera angles!

[DrRalph]

I think I will sleep in :D

I thought at least you'd check out

[Flame]

[quote=Flame]I think I will sleep in :D

I thought at least you'd check out

[Flehrad]

Hahaha,

Frank Bartolillio in fencing should be good.

I had the wonderful chance of fencing against him years back in my highschool fencing career. Got my arse handed back to me in 4 minutes... out of a 9 minute bout.

He is an amazing fencer, especially since he is deaf (don't know to what degree, but he had technology aided devices and all the judges had to use hand signals) and damn quick.

Probably one of the youngest fencers to hit the international circuit from Australia.

[katzgrin]

Roy and H. G. had the best comment on sunkronised swimming. "Helloooo boys!"

Don't pick me up on the spelling. I made a typo and liked it better that way.

[Axilla]

http://www.qwa.org/Images/debcom.jpg


Surprisingly, the QLD weightlifter isn't too un-Lovely.



Both Robbo and 2Dogs should be interested in fencing, for varying reasons. :wink:

[Eberbachl]

Haha - Robbo's ISP is the local fencing contractor :D

:lol:

Somebody shut that gate!

:lol:

[Flame]

http://www.qwa.org/Images/debcom.jpg


Surprisingly, the QLD weightlifter isn't too un-Lovely.

:

she won't be at the games AX

[Axilla]

So she's Lovely but doesn't appeal too well?

[Flame]

:D

[robbo]

Haha - Robbo's ISP is the local fencing contractor :D

:lol:

Somebody shut that gate!

:lol:

Hey I used to be the local fencing contractor. :P

[Eberbachl]

:rofl:

You should start an ISP then! :D

:lol:

[Marcus]

International Sign Posts ???

[Flame]

http://www.tabletennis.org.au/images/Miao_Miao_Img.jpg

Miao Miao

meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeow!

Profile

http://www.tabletennis.org.au/miao_miao.htm


Naughty girl

http://www.thebladder.com.au/content/contribution/default.asp?ContributionType=1&fullreport=1575

[DrRalph]

Excellent detective work Flame. Go Miao Miao!

[Aarleks]

Another good story in SMH:

http://www.smh.com.au/olympics/articles/2004/07/22/1090464803348.html

I loved the bit about Tim trying to make Mr Lee laugh with "a secret hand signal". :lol: :lol:

[Marcus]

good read that one.

[robbo]

That was well worth the read. :D

[Eberbachl]

Great read :D

Good luck to all the crew ! :bday:

[DrRalph]

Miao Miao is going well, through to 2nd round:

August 14:

MIAO

[Aarleks]

Nice work Miao!! 8)

[Flehrad]

Here is a pic from SMH of Miao in action :D

http://www.smh.com.au/ftimages/2004/08/15/1092340559889.html

[grantwomack]

It is a sad day. Alas, Miao Miao has been knocked out of the Olympics:
http://smh.com.au/olympics/schedule/table_tennis/day2.html#event24
:(

[DrRalph]

Don't normally do this, but...

:(

[Flame]

bugger :(