Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Chuck and six time Olympic Marathoner from Angola.

2 comments:

Eric Brandt said...

Great. Now we have someone to cheer for.

Eric Brandt said...

Make sure he sets his alarm for race day. Sometimes there is a separate volume for the radio.

Joao N’Tyamba (pronounced JOW Na-TEE-em-BA), 40, will compete in the Beijing Games in the marathon competition for a third straight Olympiad. He will carry the Angolan flag in the Opening Ceremonies in Beijing and was a member of the Angolan Olympic Team previously in 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004. He competed in the 1500 meters in the 1996 and 1992 Olympic Games and in the 800 meters in the 1988 Seoul Games. He was an Olympic marathoner previously in 2000 and 2004. N’Tyamba trains in Albuquerque, New Mexico and at his residence, at over 8,600-feet of altitude, in Bogota, Colombia.