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Re: Happy Birthday, 101W!

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laxman wrote:
03 Aug 2021, 3:16pm
WestwayKid wrote:
03 Aug 2021, 1:27pm
matedog wrote:
03 Aug 2021, 12:35pm
laxman wrote:
03 Jun 2021, 11:54am
JennyB wrote:
03 Jun 2021, 10:35am
Miss you, Wally.

Does anyone know if his daughter is going to be in the Olympics this summer?
I'm not sure they have named the squad yet, but fingers crossed. 101W originally thought these Olympics were a bit too early for her but obviously the postponement has changed that a bit.

Not sure if I should post this, I'll delete it if people think not;

https://athletics.org.nz/tragedy-inspir ... or-imogen/
It looks like she isn't competing in Japan now. Not sure if she didn't make the team/qualify or something else (injury?).

Regardless, I found another article about her and Wally from March: https://www.newsroom.co.nz/lockerroom/n ... r-late-dad
Thanks for finding and sharing the article. It would be great to see her in Paris 2024... and Wally... what a truly great guy. I had no idea he had been a detective at Scotland Yard!
I think 101W told me that her target was originally the Commonwealth Games next year in Birmingham but then she had a really good season in which she made more progress than expected, and the Olympics became a possibility, in part due to the one year delay. As far as I can tell none of the NZ pole vaulters managed to meet the minimum pre tournament qualification requirement for the Olympics, in no small part due to the lack of tournaments available to achieve the qualification.

101W was planning on coming back to the UK for the Commonwealth Games. :(
Yeah that's a real shame as it would've been great to meet up. Still he was and is one proud pop.
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Re: Happy Birthday, 101W!

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matedog wrote:
03 Aug 2021, 12:35pm
laxman wrote:
03 Jun 2021, 11:54am
JennyB wrote:
03 Jun 2021, 10:35am
Miss you, Wally.

Does anyone know if his daughter is going to be in the Olympics this summer?
I'm not sure they have named the squad yet, but fingers crossed. 101W originally thought these Olympics were a bit too early for her but obviously the postponement has changed that a bit.

Not sure if I should post this, I'll delete it if people think not;

https://athletics.org.nz/tragedy-inspir ... or-imogen/
It looks like she isn't competing in Japan now. Not sure if she didn't make the team/qualify or something else (injury?).

Regardless, I found another article about her and Wally from March: https://www.newsroom.co.nz/lockerroom/n ... r-late-dad
Shit, I'm sitting with tears running down my face reading that, what a bloke. So, so sad.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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Re: Happy Birthday, 101W!

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Heston wrote:
03 Aug 2021, 5:21pm
matedog wrote:
03 Aug 2021, 12:35pm
laxman wrote:
03 Jun 2021, 11:54am
JennyB wrote:
03 Jun 2021, 10:35am
Miss you, Wally.

Does anyone know if his daughter is going to be in the Olympics this summer?
I'm not sure they have named the squad yet, but fingers crossed. 101W originally thought these Olympics were a bit too early for her but obviously the postponement has changed that a bit.

Not sure if I should post this, I'll delete it if people think not;

https://athletics.org.nz/tragedy-inspir ... or-imogen/
It looks like she isn't competing in Japan now. Not sure if she didn't make the team/qualify or something else (injury?).

Regardless, I found another article about her and Wally from March: https://www.newsroom.co.nz/lockerroom/n ... r-late-dad
Shit, I'm sitting with tears running down my face reading that, what a bloke. So, so sad.
Thing is he is most likely up there laughing and thinking how great it is having the longest birthday ever. ;)

June 2nd to Aug 3rd ain't bad going.
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Re: Happy Birthday, 101W!

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Happy Birthday brother. We all miss you, and heavy metal misses you too.

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Re: Happy Birthday, 101W!

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matedog wrote:
03 Aug 2021, 12:35pm
laxman wrote:
03 Jun 2021, 11:54am
JennyB wrote:
03 Jun 2021, 10:35am
Miss you, Wally.

Does anyone know if his daughter is going to be in the Olympics this summer?
I'm not sure they have named the squad yet, but fingers crossed. 101W originally thought these Olympics were a bit too early for her but obviously the postponement has changed that a bit.

Not sure if I should post this, I'll delete it if people think not;

https://athletics.org.nz/tragedy-inspir ... or-imogen/
It looks like she isn't competing in Japan now. Not sure if she didn't make the team/qualify or something else (injury?).

Regardless, I found another article about her and Wally from March: https://www.newsroom.co.nz/lockerroom/n ... r-late-dad
Reading that article from March really got to me. Barny was as amazing in life as he was on here. Seeing his daughter using his memory as inspiration is both sad and awesome. Thank you for posting the article. Miss you 101 ....
From what I see there's still a little hope
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Re: Happy Birthday, 101W!

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revbob wrote:
03 Aug 2021, 9:38pm
Happy Birthday brother. We all miss you, and heavy metal misses you too.
I think heavy metal missed him completely. :mrgreen:
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My humanity
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The end of liberty


We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.

"Without the common people you're nothing"

Nos Sumus Una Familia

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