Not an individual but my favourite was the girl in the pair's rowing who just threw her arms in the air and screamed "Oh my God we've just won The Olympics!"
Quote from: Plumbutt Cooper on August 12, 2012, 09:52:49 PMNot an individual but my favourite was the girl in the pair's rowing who just threw her arms in the air and screamed "Oh my God we've just won The Olympics!"I was extremely fortunate to attend the rowing on that day and saw Kath Copeland and Sophie Hosking win. I also went the day before, so my personal medal haul is 3 golds, 1 silver and 2 bronze (including Robbie Grabarz in High Jump last Tuesday)You won't be surprised to learn that I have never attended a regatta before now, but my daughter and I had the time of our lives at Eton. We really enjoyed the mens four on Saturday winning, as they beat the Australians and kept that particular gold medal in British hands for the 4th Olympics on the bounce.I love the brutality and power of the sport and how every single rower leaves everything they have on the water, there is none of this "well I didn't feel right today and not sure what happened" every rower from every country gave the maximum.On that note the personal highlight of the events I saw was actually Alan Campbell's bronze in the Single scull. I can testify that the "Eton Roar" is indeed that loud and can categorically state that Campbell would not have got that medal anywhere but at a home games. The bloke had nothing left to give when he passed me about 150 metres from the finish, the crowd lifted him though and he somehow squeezed in for bronze. The TV pictures afterwards showed him unable to get up, such had been his effort. Ditto Mark Hunter the next day.I am gutted that it is all over and will probably be something I never experience again. However, as I said at the top, my good fortune in attending the games is not lost on me.
There was a bit in the individual event Victoria Pendleton won the gold in, where with 2 laps to go, she was near the back of the pack, then suddenly puts her foot down and just sails past the entire field into the lead.Gobsmacking.