# What the holy marathonic fuck!???

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [August 29, 2004, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-holy-marathonic-fuck/262106 "2004-08-29T17:04:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-holy-marathonic-fuck/262106/61 "2004-08-31T01:34:10Z")

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> [@Spezza](#):
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> I just find it extremely sad that these athletes train and suffer for years before the Olympics for their 15 minutes of fame; which is so easily ruined.

The bittersweet irony here is that Lima will be much more famous than either the silver or gold medalists for a lot longer.

Oh, and per **Otto** ’s long explanation, you’re wrong about Hamm’s gold.

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**Author:** ![Rashak\_Mani](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@Rashak\_Mani](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rashak_Mani)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-holy-marathonic-fuck/262106/62 "2004-08-31T02:27:20Z")

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> [@Cervaise](#):
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> The bittersweet irony here is that Lima will be much more famous than either the silver or gold medalists for a lot longer.

Very true… want Proof ? Just ask what where the names of the gold and silver medal winniners ? I don’t know… 🙂

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