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Athletes Retirements Thread

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On 4/10/2024 at 7:51 AM, Grassmarket said:

And not just in Poland.  :GBR Gymnastics legend Max Whitlock will retire after Paris.  Cannot tell you how unlikely a British Olympic Gold Medallist in Gymnastics seemed back in the 70s and 80s, but he got there.

 

Max Whitlock to retire after Paris 2024 Olympics - BBC Sport

To those of us of a certain vintage, British gymnast (or Irish for that matter) was an oxymoron on the level of a Samoan luger. Sure, it was technically possible, but they weren't gonna win much. Neil Thomas was legendary for his seemingly lone bid to make British gymnastics actually mean something, until the arrival of Beth Tweddle, who probably ought to have ben the first Olympic gold. But for Max to be sitting on 3 Olympic golds, 6 medals including an AA medal, and be in the conversation for the greatest pommel worker of all time...

 

He will be missed.

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J'den Cox :USA (wrestling) left his shoes on the mat after taking a loss at the Olympic Trials.

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:ESP Garbine Muguruza (tennis)

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5_JAmyITay/?igsh=eGIzaWdmZzN2NWM5


Former World #1, and two time Grand Slam Champion. Won the French Open in 2016, and Wimbledon in 2017.

 

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:ESP Garbine Muguruza (tennis)

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5_JAmyITay/?igsh=eGIzaWdmZzN2NWM5


Former World #1, and two time Grand Slam Champion. Won the French Open in 2016, and Wimbledon in 2017.

 

@Monzanator

I watched her in Paris one of my favourite players. She has so many injures but she could make more :(

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On 4/16/2024 at 11:34 PM, mpjmcevoy said:

To those of us of a certain vintage, British gymnast (or Irish for that matter) was an oxymoron on the level of a Samoan luger. Sure, it was technically possible, but they weren't gonna win much. Neil Thomas was legendary for his seemingly lone bid to make British gymnastics actually mean something, until the arrival of Beth Tweddle, who probably ought to have ben the first Olympic gold. But for Max to be sitting on 3 Olympic golds, 6 medals including an AA medal, and be in the conversation for the greatest pommel worker of all time...

 

He will be missed.

In 1996 no British gymnast finished in the top 50 in any Olympic event.

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:ITA Daniele Garozzo (fencing)

 

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2x Olympic medalist in men’s foil, winning gold in Rio and silver in Tokyo. 

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