kk's little known facts about the Olympics

The medals at London are going to be the biggest yet, 85mm in diameter and weighing up to 400g.

kittenkat wrote (see)

The medals at London are going to be the biggest yet, 85mm in diameter and weighing up to 400g.

 

some right massive bling innit !!

Bruce C wrote (see)

kittenkat wrote (see)

The medals at London are going to be the biggest yet, 85mm in diameter and weighing up to 400g.

 

some right massive bling innit !!

It's nearly 1lb, getting a bit much no?

Tallest Olympian = 7ft 6, basketball

Shortest =4ft 5 gymnast (who only weighed 4st 10)

kittenkat wrote (see)

Bruce C wrote (see)

kittenkat wrote (see)

The medals at London are going to be the biggest yet, 85mm in diameter and weighing up to 400g.

 

some right massive bling innit !!

It's nearly 1lb, getting a bit much no?

It's being organised by a bunch of blokes - what else could we expect?

kittenkat wrote (see)

Bruce C wrote (see)

kittenkat wrote (see)

The medals at London are going to be the biggest yet, 85mm in diameter and weighing up to 400g.

 

some right massive bling innit !!

It's nearly 1lb, getting a bit much no?

I hope they'll be attached to chains with MASSIVE chain-links, to make it really street, innit

like this:

I just googled massive medals, and this pic came up....

I'm guessing here, but I think that there are rules about what should be on the medals - given that all the previous summer games medals are remarkably alike!

Some woman with a couple of sheafs of corn waving a laurel wreath, and/or a bunch or blokes lifting someone up.

In fact, from 1928 to 1968 the medals are all practically identical.

It's just as well, or goodness knows what the people who came up with that hideous logo and the truly awful mascots would have put on them.

 I still think the mascot looks like a one eyed monster.

The USA are the holder's and there for raining champions of the Rugby Olympic gold medalafter winning it in 1924 Very useful for pub quiz's.

Wilkie wrote (see)

I'm guessing here, but I think that there are rules about what should be on the medals - given that all the previous summer games medals are remarkably alike!

Some woman with a couple of sheafs of corn waving a laurel wreath, and/or a bunch or blokes lifting someone up.

In fact, from 1928 to 1968 the medals are all practically identical.

It's just as well, or goodness knows what the people who came up with that hideous logo and the truly awful mascots would have put on them.

Woah wait, kk's amazing and going to get very boring facts, can answer that...

The medals have to be a minimum of 6cm in diameter and 3mm thick... For a start.

Astroturf was introduced to Olympic hockey in 1976.

The sand for the beach volleyball course has been collected from Blackpool and tripled filtered to ensure its as pure as possible

By the hideous logo do you mean Lisa Simpson giving a blow job?

I post it if I cuffin' could

That's the one

It's alive!

Canada didn't win any gold medals when they hosted the games at Montreal and I think they might be the only country that has happened to.

Motor boating was an official sport at the 1908 Olympics.