Cambridge- Gets more Olympic medals than India, Portugal and South Africa

[Sophist]

Having produced more Nobel Laureates than Germany, France and Italy, my Alma mater has done it again, this time on the sports front.

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Cambridge graduates shine at Beijing Olympics

21 August 2008

 

More than 30 countries around the world are lagging behind the University of Cambridge on the Olympics medal front.

 

Out of the ten Team GB athletes who either study at or have graduated from Cambridge, the University has racked up a stunning tally of one Gold medal, four Silver and one Bronze.

 

In fact, Cambridge's Trinity Hall alone can lay claim to a better haul of Olympic medals than India, Portugal and South Africa - to name just a few - after graduates Emma Pooley and Tom James claimed Silver and Gold respectively in Beijing.

 

However, Tom James' fantastic Gold as part of the Men's Coxless Fours at the weekend was something of a double-edged sword for Trinity Hall's senior tutor, Nick Bampos.

 

The Australian had to endure the sight of Tom and his Coxless Fours team overhauling his countrymen's boat in a thrilling finale on Saturday as they lived up to the legendary exploits of Redgrave and Pinsent.

 

As well as James' Gold and Emma Pooley's Silver in the Cycling Time Trial, Cambridge's Tom Stallard (Jesus College) and Josh West (Gonville and Caius) also claimed rowing Silver as part of the Men's Eight .

 

Although Annie Vernon (Downing College) and her team mates were inconsolable after losing out in the Women's Quad to China, her Silver medal was earned in true Olympic fashion after the team gave every ounce of effort before being pipped at the post by the host nation.

 

Wrapping up the medal count for Cambridge is Anna Bebington (Newnham College) who took Bronze in the Double Sculls.

 

Despite not making the winners' podium, the University was also proudly represented by Churchill College Classics student Alex O'Connell in the Fencing Sabre competition, Hester Goodsell (Hughes Hall) in the Double Scull (Lightweight), Sarah Winckless (Fitzwilliam College) in the Women's Eight and Andy Baddeley (Gonville and Caius) who made it to the final of the 1500m.

 

Tony Lemons, Director of Physical Education at the University, has just returned from Beijing: "Having experienced the highly competitive atmosphere in the city one can only marvel at the quality of the performances being displayed by all the competitors at the Games. Naturally we are extremely proud of all our students, past and present, who have represented their country so well at these games, and our particular congratulations must go to those who have achieved podium positions. It makes one proud to be a small part of the University of Cambridge!"

 

Further Cambridge connections in Beijing have come via the legendary Chinese Table Tennis player Deng Yaping. Regarded as one of the greatest ever players, Deng won six World Championships and four Olympic Golds.

 

She is currently studying for a PhD in Land Economy at Jesus College but is in China as Vice Director of Beijing's Olympic Village.

 

Elsewhere, Trinity Hall staff also had an interest in the performance of Adam Brown. Son of Wychfield senior porter Kim Brown, he took part in the Men's 4x 100m Freestyle Relay.

[Faheema.]

^Proud Cambridgian

[Che -Guevara]

 

It couldn't be more than he won

[Suldaanka]

An Aussie Sports commentator recently made a remark about the Brits topping the Aussies in the medal tally. He said "While we Aussies work our @sses off these bloody Brits win all their medals while sitting on their butts". He was apparently refering to the fact that the Brits got most medals in the cycling, rowing and kayaking sports - all which require for on to sit on their butt.

[Sophist]

Faheema, indeed but the correct term is Cantabrigian !

 

Che: Dont be droll old chap.

 

Suldaan, Aussie?

[NinBrown]

UCL graduate grabs Beijing gold in athletics

 

Christine Ohuruogu graduated from UCL in Linguistics in 2005, but she let her running do the talking today when she grabbed Olympic gold in the women's 400m in the National Stadium in Beijing.

400m

 

The 24-year-old crossed the line in 49.62 seconds to edge out Jamaica's Shericka Williams and American favourite Sanya Richards. And she's tipped to do the double when when she lines up with the rest of the British team in the 4x400m women’s relay on Friday, August 22nd, at 12.40pm

 

You can watch Christine's solo effort again on BBC iPlayer and her live relay race will be streamed via the BBC's website. You can watch BBC Sport and read her Olympic profile by clicking onto the links at the top of the page.

 

Christine's not the only athlete to have passed through UCL on their way to a gold medal. Tim Foster (Economics, 1994) forced nerve and sinew to the ultimate prize in 2000 as part of the coxless fours boat, starring alongside one Sir Steve Redgrave.

[Koora-Tuunshe]

Sophist, are you Cantabrigian as you wrote it?

 

I am from the Carlston School of Management.

[Sophist]

Good to see UCL is pulling its weight

 

Koore; haa walaale.

[N.O.R.F]

Seb Coe goes home and to his former School :cool:

 

http://www.london2012.com/blog/2007/02/22/sebs-sheffield-visit-in-pictures.php

 

[Mr. Gello - The proud Soma]

the Olympics are euro-centric. no wonder places like cambridge get more medals than entire nations. This is farce and must be corrected. Somalis boasting about this matter is the real joke. go and represents your nation instead of biggin' up your universities and small town in yorkshire!