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The BBC has a "compare your weight to Olympic athletes" app!

Enter your height and weight and see where you plot on the scatter graph of Olympians. I've long criticised use of BMI as it is a population stat, not an individual guide. My BMI has been circa 25-26 since is was about 18, but on the "Olympian" plot, I am bang on the centreline... 😀

[url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19050139 ]How "Olympic" is your body mass....[/url]

My matches..

- Hugues Dubosqc, French swimmer
- Ross Hutchins, British tennis player

ETA - Damn - missed the other thread


 
Posted : 31/07/2012 7:47 am
 DrP
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True BMI has it's downfalls.
But so does comparing 'the general population' against Olympians....

DrP


 
Posted : 31/07/2012 7:54 am
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I'm either a rower, 400m runner or sailor.


 
Posted : 31/07/2012 7:57 am
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Hmmm, I'm most like a female basket ball player 🙂


 
Posted : 31/07/2012 8:09 am
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5 matches exactly the same...

Lisa Ericson, Sweeden, sailing
Sabine Hazboun, Palestine, swimming
T. Nguyen, Vietnam, swimming
Augusto Soares, Timor-Leste, athletics - marathon

or...

You are most like:
Mo FarahTeam GB

Height
1.65m, 5ft 5in

Weight
58kg, 9st 2lbs

Gender
Male

Sport
Athletics
Competing inMen's 5000m
Men's 10,000m


 
Posted : 31/07/2012 8:41 am
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Is Sumo Wrestling even in the Olympics...?


 
Posted : 31/07/2012 9:21 am
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6 matches and all women 😯

RESULT


 
Posted : 31/07/2012 9:24 am
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6 matches and all women

Result! I only weigh the same as two women - you must be huge 😀


 
Posted : 31/07/2012 9:35 am
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No one likes a smart arse 😉
proper LOL though


 
Posted : 31/07/2012 9:47 am
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Mark Cavendish woohoo 🙂


 
Posted : 31/07/2012 9:58 am
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You are most like:
Victoria Pendleton 🙂


 
Posted : 31/07/2012 10:16 am
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6 matches and all women

RESULT

Based on haircut? 😆


 
Posted : 31/07/2012 10:17 am
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Flounces .... hair swishing in the wind as he turns head to strop off

Another proper LOL


 
Posted : 31/07/2012 10:23 am
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Awesome! I'm most like Steve Grotowski, Team GB Beach Volleyballer.

got to love being 91 kilos and 197cm tall.


 
Posted : 31/07/2012 10:34 am
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Most like Jack Oliver competing in weightlifting! Erm. Not sure if that's good or not.


 
Posted : 31/07/2012 10:42 am
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Trickydisco.

Really?
It's easy to cheat.

FWIW I'm like the fat bastard Italian Shooting team.
You don't need to run when you got a gun! :mrgreen:


 
Posted : 31/07/2012 10:51 am
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Speaking of which!

You are most like:
Rashid AL-ATHBA
Height 1.8m, 5ft 11in
Weight 104kg, 16st 5lbs

Gender Male

Sport Shooting
Competing in

Men's Trap
Men's Double Trap


 
Posted : 31/07/2012 11:20 am
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I am most like a female russian shot putter!!


 
Posted : 31/07/2012 11:49 am