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TOP SCULLER
MAHE DRYSDALE
MAHE POSING
MAHE HAS WON
MAHE ROWING
HOW HE'S CHALLENGED
Mahe Drysdale . . . the worlds best sculler. It was a few weeks untill the olympics were going to start. The selectors needed to select a New Zeland sculler for the beijing olympics . The selectors planed a race between Mahe Drysdale and Rob Waddell. In the first two races Mahe Drysdale ended up losing. But then in the third race he ended up winning by 20 seconds so that meant that he would progress to the 2008 olympics in Beijing olympics. But when he got to the olympics he easily passed through the heats. Then he only just made the semi finals which meant that he could compete in the finals. On the day of the finals Mahe had a serious illness which involed him throwing up and losing 4kgs, In the final he was leading the most of the race. In the last dramatic 250 metres of the race he started to fell really sick and slowed down when the other scullers were quickly gaining on him. He then got passed and then passed again. he was now coming third. Suddenly the race was over and Mahe had collected the bronze medal. He then threw up and the medics helped him. Despite him having an extremly bad illness and still coming third we think he done New Zealand really proud.
Facts Facts
Full Name:Alexander Mahe Owens Drysdale Age:29 Born: 19 November 1978 in Melbourne Australia Started Rowing at: 18 Set a world record with a time of 6 minutes, 35.40 seconds in the single sculls at the 2006 World Championships. switched to the single sculls in 2005 after finishing fifth in the coxless four at the 2004 Olympic Games. Began rowing at the University of Auckland in 1996 before taking a break to focus on his studies. He returned to rowing after watching Waddell win gold in the 2000 Sydney Games. Olympic Games Bronze 2008 Beijing Single Sculls World Championships Gold 2005 Single Sculls Gold 2006 Single Sculls Gold 2007 Single Sculls
Moral/lesson If your sick still try your best. so you can feel proud of what you've done. You could also ending up getting what you were tring to achieve or mabey even get a medal like Mahe Drysdale.
freeviewhd added this comment 2008-09-14 22:15:13-05:00
olivers is bad and elis and nicks glog is a tank!!!
freeviewhd added this comment 2008-09-14 22:09:30-05:00
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freeviewhd added this comment 2008-09-14 22:08:47-05:00
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freeviewhd added this comment 2008-09-14 22:15:13-05:00
olivers is bad and elis and nicks glog is a tank!!!
freeviewhd added this comment 2008-09-14 22:09:30-05:00
cool
freeviewhd added this comment 2008-09-14 22:08:47-05:00
mean