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Simon Whitfield

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The Resume

    (May 16, 1975- )
    Born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada
    Triathlete (swimming, cycling, long-distance running)
    Bronze medalist at the 13th Pan American Games, Winnipeg 1999
    Gold medalist at the Games of the 27th Olympiad, Sydney 2000 (flag-bearer for the closing ceremony)
    Gold medalist at the 17th Commonwealth Games, Manchester 2002
    Silver medalist at the Games of the 29th Olympiad, Beijing 2008
    Flag-bearer for Canada at the opening ceremony of the Games of the 30th Olympiad, London 2012

Why he might be annoying:

    Your middle name is Saint Quentin?
    He named one of his daughters Pippa Katherine (well, since he’s got ties down under, it isn’t all that ridiculous).
    He is sponsored by the Nike company.
    He quipped to a fellow Olympian about his 11th-place finish at the Athens Games (2004) that it was actually two firsts (he was answered, ‘that’s great loser math’).
    Competing at the London Games, he was cast free of his bicycle, broke his collarbone, and ended as the only triathlete (out of 55) who did not complete the men’s event.

Why he might not be annoying:

    At age 11, he entered his first triathlon, in ‘boxer shorts with cows on ’em and a Mickey Mouse hat’ — and promptly found his calling.
    He is a soccer fan.
    Having spent most of the event some 200 m behind the three lead runners at the Beijing Games, he finished only five seconds behind the German competitor.
    He has more than a dozen Canadian national championships under his belt.

Credit: Cool It All Right?


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 19 Votes: 78.95% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 72.22% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying