but the primate was declined olympic status due to it being a Chimpanzee and if it had gone it could well have won the first Gold Medal for Rwanda.
2006-11-30 02:59:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Olympics
TOM B
its people like you that drag this country down and make it so "PC". I hate people like you are you the type that asks for a dark coffee instead of a Black one?? it was a romour i had heard NOT anything to do with racism you sad sad man.
2006-11-30 03:08:53 · update #1
Its funny you should raise this point Peter J as during my Law degree one of the area I specialised in was sports and this case was actually brought to the attention of the Olympic governing body. I believe the claim was that he should have been allowed to enter as there was no specific legislation about the use of primates. However this was rejected.
I be live the jump was a whopping 22.375 meters and has never been beaten since by man or other primates. I read somewhere that the monkey is a hero in his village and travels around the world performing this spectacular feat.
Hope this helps
2006-11-30 03:10:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are an idiot about the first gold medal for Rwanda, and trying to get people upset in here.
I'm full of useless facts on the Olympics/trcak & field and I see no where anything about this that you are speaking of.
http://www.jonathan-edwards.com/home.html
but it may have been some kind of promotional event. Athletes have been know to compete a particular animal that some how has to do with their event. Sometimes it purely a way to make money after being out of the sport. Ben Johnson once ran against a horse and a race car. Carl Lewis once ran against a cheetah, I think maybe the monkey could do high jump instead of triple, a knagaroo can go against a long jumper
2006-12-01 04:10:33 · answer #2 · answered by moglie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I get the feeling that this is a racist commemt. Not very nice. I will add to my answer in responce to your comment. Compareing a chimpanzee to Jonathan Edwards is a slam on him. Any intelligent person would know a chimp can't jump as far as a man. I will stick with my original answer. Not very nice
2006-11-30 03:02:56 · answer #3 · answered by Tom B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peter, you need help. A Black person must have violated you at some point in your life that is why you choose this kind of retaliation. Get help. Jonathan Edwards is a great athlete, furthermore, a better human being. I do not think he would appreciate being associated with such sick retohric.
2006-11-30 03:14:13 · answer #4 · answered by cold runner 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If You allow animals to partake in the Olympics they would win every gold except the one in chess! Imagine a cheetah on the 100 meters...
2006-12-02 11:41:34 · answer #5 · answered by Bo V 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it happened. However if it did, a nice banana flavoured medal would be nice.
2006-11-30 14:55:04 · answer #6 · answered by iwasnotanazipolka 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
r u feel like cimpanzee or cimpanzee like human ;-) lol , just kidding
2006-11-30 03:12:31 · answer #7 · answered by ♥♥♥Mr. Dee♥♥♥ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOUR JOKES ARE IN POOR TASTE.
2006-11-30 03:13:11 · answer #8 · answered by smitty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋