# What Olympian are you? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 3, 2012, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-olympian-are-you/630284 "2012-08-03T12:48:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-olympian-are-you/630284/1 "2012-08-03T12:48:58Z")
The BBC has a fun little app [here](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19050139). 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. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-olympian-are-you/630284/2 "2012-08-03T13:28:02Z")
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! ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-olympian-are-you/630284/3 "2012-08-03T13:40:13Z")
I’m a British female handball player named Ewa Palies, apparently. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-olympian-are-you/630284/4 "2012-08-03T13:42:45Z")
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! ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-olympian-are-you/630284/5 "2012-08-03T14:37:08Z")
> [@divemaster](#): > > “Athletics”? What the hell sport is "athletics? It’s what the US calls Track and Field. I’m a female shot putter. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-olympian-are-you/630284/6 "2012-08-03T15:11:18Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-olympian-are-you/630284/7 "2012-08-03T15:15:05Z")
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… ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-olympian-are-you/630284/8 "2012-08-03T15:15:08Z")
> [@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](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seychelles), swimming. ---
**Author:** ![Lightray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightray/32/391_2.png) [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-olympian-are-you/630284/9 "2012-08-03T16:41:14Z")
I’m either German diver, or British hockey players. Presumably, that’s supposed to be “field hockey”. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-olympian-are-you/630284/10 "2012-08-03T16:51:36Z")
I’m one of two British females, dabbling in Equestrian and gymnastics. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-olympian-are-you/630284/11 "2012-08-03T16:53:43Z")
I’m a Greek weightlifter! Pass the stuffed grape leaves. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-olympian-are-you/630284/12 "2012-08-03T17:01:07Z")
Maria Fernanda Valez (I’m male BTW) ---
**Author:** ![Dublin11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Dublin11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dublin11)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-olympian-are-you/630284/13 "2012-08-03T17:46:01Z")
> [@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. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-olympian-are-you/630284/14 "2012-08-03T17:52:05Z")
OK…I’m closest to either a heavyweight female judo competitor from the Seychelles or Mitt Romney’s horse. ---
**Author:** ![Kitten\_Mitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b782af/32.png) [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-olympian-are-you/630284/15 "2012-08-03T18:02:13Z")
> [@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. ---
**Author:** ![Disheavel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@Disheavel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disheavel)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-olympian-are-you/630284/16 "2012-08-03T18:07:55Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-olympian-are-you/630284/17 "2012-08-03T18:23:29Z")
I am now know as…[Jane Mayes](http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/2012/athletes/f35d18c2-e861-433e-bd26-d60a4ce78b3e), A kinda hot looking Handballer from GB. I best start practicing! ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-olympian-are-you/630284/18 "2012-08-03T18:30:49Z")
Apparently, I’m most like an Israeli sailor. But if I grew a foot I’m be a Greek high jumper. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-olympian-are-you/630284/19 "2012-08-03T18:37:48Z")
> [@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? ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-olympian-are-you/630284/20 "2012-08-03T18:46:57Z")
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. 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-olympian-are-you/630284.md?page=2)