• Olympians Week: “Eric The Eel” Won An Olympic Heat With The Slowest Time In The Field

  • Jul 30 2024
  • Length: 3 mins
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Olympians Week: “Eric The Eel” Won An Olympic Heat With The Slowest Time In The Field

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  • We’re replaying some of our favorite episodes about the Games and those who have competed in them. In this episode from August 2021, swimmer Eric Moussambani of Equatorial Guinea makes a splash at the 2000 Summer Games despite finishing well behind the rest of the competitors in his event. Plus: Canadian high jumper Derek Drouin won a gold medal in 2016 when his doctors might have preferred that he rest at home!

    African novice makes big splash (BBC)

    Olympic high jump champion Derek Drouin competed in Rio with a double stress fracture in his back (National Post)

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