Great DFLs in History
If you're new to the site, you might not be aware that in addition to the last-place finishes at the Games going on at the time I'm blogging (Athens in 2004, Torino now), I've also blogged about notable last-place finishes -- from the inspiring to the jaw-dropping -- in the past. You could dig through the site archives (see the calendar on the right-hand sidebar) to find them or, you could use the following list:
(Note that, strictly speaking, these aren't true DFLs as I define them in the standings here -- some are in finals or heats -- but they're in the right spirit, if you follow me.)
- Yao Bin and Luan Bo (figure skating, 1984)
- David Moorcroft (5,000-metre run, 1984)
- The Jamaican bobsled team (bobsled, 1988)
- Derek Redmond (400-metre sprint, 1992)
- Pyambu Tuul (marathon, 1992)
- A Baser Wasiqi (marathon, 1996)
- Eric Moussambani (swimming, 2000)
- Alexander Penna (cross-country skiing, 2002)
- Justin Wilcock (diving, 2004)
- Mark Jenkins (triathlon, 2004)
- Prawat Nagvajara (cross-country skiing, 2006)
(Note that, strictly speaking, these aren't true DFLs as I define them in the standings here -- some are in finals or heats -- but they're in the right spirit, if you follow me.)
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