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France's Christophe Lamatrie wins the 100 metre European gold.
youtube ^ | 07/28/2010 | youtube

Posted on 07/28/2010 3:37:28 PM PDT by northwinds

France's Christophe LeMaitre wins the European championship in the 100 meter. He is the first European-American to break the 10 second mark in the 100 meter in a previous race.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: sports; trackandfield

1 posted on 07/28/2010 3:37:31 PM PDT by northwinds
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To: northwinds

What the hell is a European-American?


2 posted on 07/28/2010 3:38:34 PM PDT by Doulos1 (Bitter Clinger Forever)
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To: Doulos1
Right. The hell?

He's French. He's European-European if anything.

3 posted on 07/28/2010 3:42:29 PM PDT by The KG9 Kid
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To: The KG9 Kid

After watching France’s World Cup soccer team, I’m shocked there are anymore White French athletes.


4 posted on 07/28/2010 3:43:51 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Doulos1

It another way to divide us so the liberals can conquer us.


5 posted on 07/28/2010 3:48:10 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (The US will not die with a whimper. It will die with thundering applause from the left.)
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To: northwinds

Pretty impressive.


6 posted on 07/28/2010 3:49:21 PM PDT by Frantzie (Democrats = Party of I*lam)
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To: northwinds

A Russian (oops a Ukrainian) won the 100 Olympic meters in maybe 1976 and a Scotsman in 1980. I don’t think a White runner has won since then. Blacks really do dominate the sprints.


7 posted on 07/28/2010 3:52:05 PM PDT by yarddog
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To: yarddog

I guess Olympic 100 meters sounds better than (100 Olympic meters).


8 posted on 07/28/2010 3:53:32 PM PDT by yarddog
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To: The KG9 Kid

Sorry...my bad...I’m so used to posting on threads where blacks are referred to as African-American (note capitalization)...and whites are refererred to as “whites” (no capitalization) that I have gone to a tit-for-tat type of “language”. Clearly, Christophe is a white Frenchman as oppose to the “Norwegians, Italians, etc.” that were lining up against him. He is clearly a pretty exciting and interesting figure in the world of track and field at this point no matter how we label him.


9 posted on 07/28/2010 3:55:09 PM PDT by northwinds
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To: yarddog

Not today...


10 posted on 07/28/2010 4:20:55 PM PDT by northwinds
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To: northwinds
He is the first European-American to break the 10 second mark in the 100 meter in a previous race.

Kinda like them “African_American” Frenchmen(according to CNN) who rioted in France last year and set several thousand cars on fire? :)

Back on point, the Frenchman did really well, given that he had a pretty slow start and came back from behind to win it.
I see Dwain Chambers is back racing again. Wasn't he suspended a few years back for using steroids?

11 posted on 07/28/2010 4:25:43 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: yarddog
Alan Wells only won in Moscow because Jimmy Carter the weakling boycotted the Moscow Olympics in 1980. There were no Americans in that Olympics.
12 posted on 07/28/2010 4:30:03 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe

And what American would have beaten Allan Wells?


13 posted on 07/28/2010 4:43:34 PM PDT by northwinds
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To: SmokingJoe

I remember reading that Alan Wells sent a letter to the people making the movie “Chariots of Fire” that he was going to win the 100 meters for Eric Liddell, and he did.


14 posted on 07/28/2010 4:52:45 PM PDT by Shanda
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To: northwinds

I bet the second place finisher was a German


15 posted on 07/28/2010 4:58:38 PM PDT by JRios1968 (The real first rule of Fight Club: don't invite Chuck Norris...EVER)
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To: northwinds
Stanley Floyd for starters. He was the # 1 ranked 100 meters runner on the planet in 1980.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Floyd

16 posted on 07/28/2010 5:05:25 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe

An American probably would have won if not for the boycott. That still does not change the fact that Wells beat those from Jamaica, Cuba, all the other Caribbean and South American countries plus all the African ones too. Also the Russians often have a good one same for the East Germans.


17 posted on 07/28/2010 7:04:40 PM PDT by yarddog
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To: yarddog

Oh don’t let those facts get in the way of those who believe in black athletic superiorty....like Chris Matthews. LOL


18 posted on 07/28/2010 7:14:30 PM PDT by northwinds
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To: northwinds

I think Blacks are superior in certain areas. I was a sprinter and hurdler in college and often would be the only White guy in a race.

Whites are superior in other ways. You almost never saw a Black shot putter of discus thrower. Interestingly if you did see a Black one he was generally good, same in the sprints or hurdles. If you did see a White guy he was usually good.

I think baseball is pretty much neutral. There are probably more players from the Caribbean than there should be but that is mainly because they love baseball there. Same for boxing and Hispanics. I once worked in a sporting goods store in San Antonio while waiting for a civil service position. I bet I sold 100 pairs of boxing gloves to Hispanics to one for Anglos.


19 posted on 07/28/2010 7:24:39 PM PDT by yarddog
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“I once worked in a sporting goods store in San Antonio while waiting for a civil service position. I bet I sold 100 pairs of boxing gloves to Hispanics to one for Anglos.”

Yet, most of the boxing title belts are currently held by whites....including the heavyweight division....but the MSM suddenly won’t cover boxing....Having two good looking white brothers, who have P.hds and speak several languages dominating blacks in the heavy weight division doesn’t sit well with the cultural marxists who want white folks to lay down and give their culture and society away. If you walked down the street in any major city and asked who the Klitscko brothers are nobody could tell you. HBO will give you “Entourage” and “Curb your Enthusiam” but not the Klitscko’s fighting a heavy weight title bout. If the MSM says its not important....its not important


20 posted on 07/28/2010 7:35:29 PM PDT by northwinds
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