[Misc] What's your greatest personal sporting achievement or memory as a participant?

brighton terra

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Worthing

• Dec 11, 2024

• #201

When I was 12, I won ‘Sportsman of the Year’ at my school. I didn’t excel in any particular sport, but I was a good all-rounder and I was told that I never gave up.

Unfortunately, it was all downhill from there!

 

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METALMICKY

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Jan 30, 2004

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• Dec 11, 2024

• #202

Eastbourne Junior Table Tennis (1982?) Doubles Champion. I lost to my doubles partner in the Junior Boys Final. Don't ever call it ping pong!

 

PTC Gull

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Apr 17, 2017

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Florida

• Dec 11, 2024

• #203

2 memories.
1/ Playing the US Open South Course at Torrey Pines golf course in San Diego in a "foursomes" format and coming under par for the course. We played the week after the US Open in 2008.
2/ Completing the 2008 Atlanta Peachtree 10k Road Race with the wife on her birthday. I made a point of finishing in front of her!

 

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lochlan

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Jul 16, 2024

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• Dec 11, 2024

• #204

Played a bit of football as a teenager ended up as part of Stevenage Athletics youth team. As a result played a few matches as right back for the first team as a 16 year old in the southern league. One of which was an away match against cliff jones who happened to be playing as a left wing.Christ he could still shift even though he was in his mid thirties at the time. Also had the pleasure of playing a charity match against Tommy Steel, tibor zacash, think I have spelt that right and Ron springett. Quite lucky really

 

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MTSeagulls

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Sep 18, 2019

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• Dec 11, 2024

• #205

I had a very mediocre 'career' in amateur sports.
I rowed and coxed for Shoreham, played football for Shoreham Utd, Green Jacket, Patcham North End and Churchill Rovers and never won a thing.
I think my best memory was my first regatta in Southampton Head of River.

 

Jam The Man

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Jul 5, 2003

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South East North Lancing

• Dec 11, 2024

• #206

This thread reminded me that I wrote a blog on this topic about nine years ago.

So to save my fingers, please see the link below

This Sporting Life

Warning: contains a referenced joke from a 70s spoof movie that may offend some people

 

Last edited: Dec 11, 2024