FOFC's Greatest Athlete - Official Results
GOLD MEDAL
Octavio Palmiero – Paraquay – 9094 Points
(675 Points in the 1500)
Palmiero is another competitor that wasn’t much of a factor in day 1. In fact, at the end of the first day the Paraquayan was in 9th, 1 place behind Path and 31 points behind the eventual silver medalist. Interestingly, Palmiero’s results early in day two were very good not excellent, but consistently good. Combine that solid start with the realization that many in front of him in the standings were off to a poor start on the second day, and he found himself in 5th place after the Discus. However, it was the huge result in the pole vault that launched Octavio into medal contention, and a very strong Javelin insured he’d be in the running for the gold in the 1500. Going into the 1500, Palmiero knew he needed to beat Babson’s time, because he only held a 4 point lead going into the event. Also he had to watch out for Path who is a strong distance runner. Using Path as his pacer…Palmiero stayed within 10 seconds of the Russian and crossed the line, hoping it would be enough…and it was.
Here is how he finished in each event:
Code:
100 Meters 5th
Long Jump 9th
Shot Put 9th
High Jump 9th
400 Meters 6th
Hurdles 6th
Discus 5th
Pole Vault 1st
Javelin 4th
1500 5th