What Olympian are you?

[kferr]

The BBC has a fun little app here. Put in your height and weight and it will give you your closest Olympian match. Apparently I'm Andre Vonarburg, a Swiss rower. Years ago I was told I had the right shape for rowing but never looked into trying it.

[Colophon]

I looked at this the other day. Apparently I'm either a British male shooter, a Greek female sailor or a British female basketball player.

I do actually sail and have done reasonably well at clay-pigeon shooting in the past. Maybe there's something to this!

[Leaffan]

I'm a British female handball player named Ewa Palies, apparently.

[divemaster]

You are most like:

Juan Ignacio Cerra
Argentina
Athletics

R. Sayidov
Uzbekistan
Judo

Simon Terry
Team GB
Archery


"Athletics"? What the hell sport is "athletics?

But, hey, at least I'm an athlete!

[Telemark]

Originally Posted by divemaster

"Athletics"? What the hell sport is "athletics?

It's what the US calls Track and Field.

I'm a female shot putter.

[LawMonkey]

I was coming in here to say I was Zeus--I'm all about throwing lightning bolts, changing into an animal to get it on with hot chicks while my wife's not looking, and having my daughter erupt fully-formed from my head.

But according to the app, I'm most like a French handballer (M. Gnabouyou, with the best name ever), an American "athlete" (Manteo Mitchell), Japanese and Gabonian footballers (Shunsuke Ando and Didier Ovono), and a GBish hockeyist (James Fair). Also, generally speaking, pretty solidly in the middle-upper part of the distribution.

[hogarth]

It compared me to an Italian men's BMX rider. It's a bit wonky though -- it says he's 5 feet, 12 inches tall...

[runner pat]

Originally Posted by Telemark

It's what the US calls Track and Field.

I'm a female shot putter.

I thought you were a guy.


Ah, East German.

I'm Shane Mangroo of Seychelles, swimming.

[Lightray]

I'm either German diver, or British hockey players. Presumably, that's supposed to be "field hockey".

[Covered_In_Bees!]

I'm one of two British females, dabbling in Equestrian and gymnastics.

[Beware of Doug]

I'm a Greek weightlifter! Pass the stuffed grape leaves.

[etv78]

Maria Fernanda Valez (I'm male BTW)

[Dublin11]

Originally Posted by Lightray

I'm either German diver, or British hockey players. Presumably, that's supposed to be "field hockey".

Naaah. It's the Summer Olympics; not much call for ice hockey.

Seems I am a British male canoeist or an American female hammer thrower.

[silenus]

OK....I'm closest to either a heavyweight female judo competitor from the Seychelles or Mitt Romney's horse.

[Kitten Mitten]

Originally Posted by Dublin11

Naaah. It's the Summer Olympics; not much call for ice hockey.

Seems I am a British male canoeist or an American female hammer thrower.

guess we'll be competing as I am a Finish female hammer thrower.

[Disheavel]

I'm a tall hammer thrower. Clicking around it is interesting to see how the shotputters, discus throwers and hammer throwers go from heaviest to lighter(lightest seems like a misnomer) but their heights don't change as much.

[ThisSpaceForRent]

I am now know as...Jane Mayes, A kinda hot looking Handballer from GB.

I best start practicing!

[Alka Seltzer]

Apparently, I'm most like an Israeli sailor. But if I grew a foot I'm be a Greek high jumper.

[runner pat]

Originally Posted by Alka Seltzer

Apparently, I'm most like an Israeli sailor. But if I grew a foot I'm be a Greek high jumper.

You only have one foot?

[Death of Rats]

I am a Ukrainian weightlifter. Now, I can tell my wife that I don't don't need to work out, I have the body of an Olympic athlete.

[Khadaji]

Khetag Pliev from Canada in the men's Free Style

[Ulf the Unwashed]

A Romanian water polo player and a Croatian who plays team handball. Both male.

[Baker]

I am Jane Mayes, a woman's handball player competing for Great Britain.

[Kamino Neko]

Originally Posted by Death of Rats

I am a Ukrainian weightlifter.

Same here. (We're pretty damn close to exactly the same size, even - he's 6cm taller, and 6kg lighter, but that's margin of error stuff.)

[drm]

I have the body of swimmer Cameron McEvoy of Australia. He competes in the Freestyle relay.

I probably would've guessed swimmer, to be honest. Although, if I lose a kg, I'm either a female handball player from GB or a female Javelin thrower from Canada.

[The Other Waldo Pepper]

Originally Posted by Disheavel

Clicking around it is interesting to see how the shotputters, discus throwers and hammer throwers go from heaviest to lighter(lightest seems like a misnomer) but their heights don't change as much.

Having just watched SUPERMAN with my daughter, I find it mildly unsettling that our hero's physical stats -- "six foot four, two hundred twenty-five pounds" -- are an exact match for a Greek water-polo player.

[Gatopescado]

I'm an Uzbekki-bickky-bickky-stan-stan weightlifter. At least he's a dude!

[RedFury]

Looks like I'd be Steve Grotowski & play beach volleyball.

Bunch of BS...

[Vita Beata]

Jonathan Horton, male gymnast. I'll trade some of my derriere for his muscles.

[MadTheSwine]

Brett Morse-Great Britain,Men's Discus Throw

[Michael63129]

I am most like (within an inch and a few pounds lighter) two male weightlifters from North Korea and Indonesia and a female shooter from Hong Kong. The former aren't too far off either (besides the gender), since while I am not a professional weightlifter (i.e. all ripped), I do lift weights for the exercise and muscles. And no, I've never used a gun in my life.