Athletes Retirements Thread

[Monzanator 4,768]

Tomasz Majewski said that Ryan Whiting will retire at the end of the season.

 

That's odd, he will only turn 32 in November.

[rybak 3,303]

2 godziny temu, Monzanator napisał:

Tomasz Majewski said that Ryan Whiting will retire at the end of the season.

 

That's odd, he will only turn 32 in November.

He said that also Robert Harting, Gerd Kanter and Kim Collins competed in Poland for the last time as after this season all of them will retire after this season

[Monzanator 4,768]

Yes, but I've heard about the other three before so I suspect it's public knowledge already, Had no clue about Whiting though.

[hckošice 15,520]

Michal Handzuš, another legend of the SVK 2000´s golden generation officially finished his career yesterday. prior of the friendly match between his beloved Banská Bystrica nad the KHL participant Slovan Bratislava.

 

The whole ceremony here

Spoiler

 

The ceremony

 

 

 

2002 World Champion, 2000 and 2012 WCh Silver medalist.

2010 Winter Olympics 4th place

more than 1000 matches in NHL, part of the epic and legendary St. Louis Blues Slovak pack line Demitra-Handzuš-Bartečko.

Stanley Cup winner with the Chicago Blackhawks 2013

 

are some highlights of his successes.

Chapeau and thank for everything you did for our hockey and your country. Thank you Mišo !

 

a small tribute to another our retiring legend

 

[EselTheDonkey 834]

From former Javelin World-Champion Katharina Molitor and Hammer Thrower Kathrin Klaas, fourth in the London Olympics, have retired after the European Championships.

[hckošice 15,520]

20 minutes ago, EselTheDonkey said:

From former Javelin World-Champion Katharina Molitor and Hammer Thrower Kathrin Klaas, fourth in the London Olympics, have retired after the European Championships.

 

Katharina Molitor is the girl that played volleyball as well, right ?

[EselTheDonkey 834]

vor 46 Minuten schrieb hckosice:

 

Katharina Molitor is the girl that played volleyball as well, right ?

 

Exactly.

[bestmen 2,903]

the Olympic gold medalist Manu ginobili

Basketball 

 

[konig 1,556]

5 hours ago, bestmen said:

the Olympic gold medalist Manu ginobili

Basketball 

 

A very sad day for the sport in Argentina, i will never forget this play, probably, i never scream of happines more than in this match.

 

 

(Athens 2004, first game with Serbia, after the lost world cup final in 2002)

 

[dcro 10,210]

Dawn Harper-Nelson just completed the final race of her career at the meeting in Zagreb.