[ZOOKER]

Reading this story made me think of this guy, anyone remember him?

Eddie Edwards, known as "Eddie the Eagle" competed in the 1988 Olympics as the lone ski jumping competitor from Great Britain. He earned his place in the competition by virtue of the fact that no other Briton applied for it. He placed 60th in a field of 60 entrants, and became a laughingstock to some and an inspiration to Walter-Mittyish dreamers. The Olympic Committee was not amused and changed the rules for entry so that he never qualified again, although he tried.

[ChildOfThe60s]

LOL.

In HS (the 60s) I was the 2nd pole vaulter on our track team for one reason only. Most schools had only 1 vaulter, many of our meets were only two schools.

Each event awarded 1st, 2nd & 3rd place points. So, my job was to get that 3rd place point. Which I sometimes did with a hair raising vault of 3 or sometimes even 4 ft! It was so funny.