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    dougk65

    Member since 10/19/2017.

    44 posts. Last post 6 months ago.
    2 years ago 11/01/2023 6:08pm EDT
    re: MacAction

    MacAction wrote:

    Shooting was my first guess, archery was my second. What kind of impact does aging have on shooting and archery skills? Is being 60 a huge disadvantage in either sport?

    shooting was my first guess too.. I do shoot trap/skeet etc, at 63 it's about the only sport left where I feel I'm as good as I ever was.. not very, so this data point isn't worth much.

    Archery does have a slight strength component if shooting recurve rather than compound bows, the Olympics allows only recurve. So far I haven't noticed any problems with archery either.

  • GunsAndRoses

    Anonymous Poster

    2 years ago 11/01/2023 10:47pm EDT
    re: rojo

    Is that a sport?

  • No! It's not.

    Anonymous Poster

    2 years ago 11/01/2023 11:10pm EDT
    re: GunsAndRoses

    GunsAndRoses wrote:

    Is that a sport?

    this whole thread is a trick to get people to list things that are not a sport, but are called a sport.

    guns
    bows and arrows
    boats
    horses
    synchronized swimming
    baseball

    these things make the olympics pretty much a joke. One day they will add bowling, darts, fishing, skee-ball, billiards, and that pickleball thing

  • OXYRUN

    Anonymous Poster

    2 years ago 11/01/2023 11:40pm EDT
    re: rojo

    Equestrian, Shooting or Archery

  • Slazinger

    Anonymous Poster

    2 years ago 11/02/2023 8:45am EDT
    re: OXYRUN

    Steve Redgrave. Rowing. 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996. 2000.

    Ireen Wüst. Speed Skating. 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022.

    Shorter timespans but they did win a gold medal every time.

  • suggestion

    Anonymous Poster

    2 years ago 11/02/2023 8:53am EDT
    re: rojo

    I have a suggestion for the US shooting team. Headquarters should be in Chicago, with training camps in Baltimore, Philly, New Orleans, and DC.

  • Try and report back

    Anonymous Poster

    2 years ago 11/02/2023 10:05am EDT
    re: ?????

    ????? wrote:

    Huh? What about sailing?

    Sailing on an Olympic class requires a lot of strength and stamina (beside the skills). No chance anybody could be competitive at 60.

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    objectiveobserver

    Member since 07/23/2019.

    2,653 posts. Last post 4 hours ago.
    2 years ago 11/02/2023 10:34am EDT
    re: easy-

    easy- wrote:

    Also, equestrian would have been the only other option

    Or sailing!

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    objectiveobserver

    Member since 07/23/2019.

    2,653 posts. Last post 4 hours ago.
    2 years ago 11/02/2023 10:45am EDT
    re: rojo

    rojo wrote:

    Talk about perseverance.

    Guess the sport.

    .

    .

    .

    Shooting:

    "Venezuelan shooter Leonel Martinez will end a 40-year wait for a second appearance at the Olympics after qualifying for next year’s Games in Paris.z


    Martinez has sealed a place at the Olympics after ranking second in the men’s trap final at the Pan American Games in Santiago."

    Link:www.insidethegames.biz/index.php/artic...

    Here is another example:

    en.wikipedia.org
    Paul_Elvstr%C3%B8m
    Open link

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    objectiveobserver

    Member since 07/23/2019.

    2,653 posts. Last post 4 hours ago.
    2 years ago 11/02/2023 10:47am EDT
    re: Try and report back

    Try and report back wrote:

    ????? wrote:

    Huh? What about sailing?

    Sailing on an Olympic class requires a lot of strength and stamina (beside the skills). No chance anybody could be competitive at 60.

    See my link above

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    objectiveobserver

    Member since 07/23/2019.

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    2 years ago 11/02/2023 11:21am EDT
    re: objectiveobserver

    objectiveobserver wrote:

    Try and report back wrote:

    Sailing on an Olympic class requires a lot of strength and stamina (beside the skills). No chance anybody could be competitive at 60.

    See my link above

    And this link

    olympics.com
    Paul Elvstrøm Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age
    @olympics
    Visit Paul Elvstrøm profile and read the full biography, watch videos and read all the latest news. Click here for more.
    Open link

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    bigmig19

    Member since 06/28/2019.

    6,267 posts. Last post 3 days ago.
    2 years ago 11/02/2023 12:26pm EDT
    re: easy-

    easy- wrote:

    Also, equestrian would have been the only other option

    yes, horse or shootin was guess.

  • LRHSO174

    Billerica1

    Member since 05/13/2022.

    5 posts. Last post 1 year ago.
    2 years ago 11/03/2023 2:03pm EDT
    re: rojo

    Archery

  • LRHSO174

    Billerica1

    Member since 05/13/2022.

    5 posts. Last post 1 year ago.
    2 years ago 11/03/2023 2:04pm EDT
    re: rojo

    Archery

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