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How many medals will Dara Torres win at the Beijing Olympics?
Settled as Dara wins three medals
http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/9/222009.shtml
3 silver
Background:
OK...this is really amazing...a 41 year old mother of a young child competing in the Olympics...in SWIMMING, one of the most physically challenging of the sports. And she should have a chance to win some medals! AGAIN!
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So how many will she win? Doesn't matter for this question whether they're gold, silver, or bronze. Doesn't matter for this question whether it's an individual or relay team medal. Just how many will she take home?
Question will suspend on August 10, the first day of swimming competitions...not sure if any of hers will be completed by then. Jist want to leave it open as the interest builds for the Olympic Games.
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http://www.newsweek.com/id/144947
So how many will she win? Doesn't matter for this question whether they're gold, silver, or bronze. Doesn't matter for this question whether it's an individual or relay team medal. Just how many will she take home?
Question will suspend on August 10, the first day of swimming competitions...not sure if any of hers will be completed by then. Jist want to leave it open as the interest builds for the Olympic Games.
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Settled as Dara wins three medals on Sat 16th Aug 8:25pm PDT
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Settlement details:
As reported by a major mainstream news source.
Suspend date: Wed 20th Aug 11:59pm PDT
Settlement date: Sat 16th Aug 8:25pm PDT
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sat 16th Aug 7:45pm PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods:
Dara wins no medals: 10%, Dara wins one medal: 20%, Dara wins two medals: 35%, Dara wins three medals: 20%, Dara wins more than three medals: 15%
Action history:
Created Tue 8th Jul 4:33am PDT by bayoubear
bayoubear
Suspended Sun 10th Aug 11:59pm PDT : Suspend date reached
Unsuspended Mon 11th Aug 9:34am PDT by 
tisha: Suspend date moved to end of swimming finals
tisha: Suspend date moved to end of swimming finals
Suspended Sat 16th Aug 7:46pm PDT by bayoubear: Final race for Torres is about to start...relay race 4 X 100 medley relay
bayoubear: Final race for Torres is about to start...relay race 4 X 100 medley relay
Settlement requested Sat 16th Aug 7:51pm PDT by 
jake: Settle as three medals.
jake: Settle as three medals.
Settled as 'Dara wins three medals' Sat 16th Aug 8:25pm PDT by 
jenniandboys: http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/9/222009.shtml
3 silver
jenniandboys: http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/9/222009.shtml
3 silver
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score: 10
Boston Globe 3 weeks ago
them to pipe down and chill out. 'Then I have to remind myself that I was once them,' Dara Torres says. It's been 24 years since Torres, then a leggy and exuberant 17-year-old from Beverly Hills, Calif., made her first Olympic splash in Los Angeles,
score: 10
MSNBC 3 weeks ago
recently, all three women had fallen off their fitness programs.That was before Dara Torres.Torres, 41, became the oldest Olympic swimming medalist Sunday when she anchored the U.S. women's 4x100-meter freestyle relay to a silver medal finish. She has
score: 10
Forbes.com 3 weeks ago
skipping rope at 47. Until recently, all three women had fallen off their fitness programs. That was before Dara Torres. Torres, 41, became the oldest Olympic swimming medalist Sunday when she anchored the U.S. women's 4x100-meter freestyle relay to a
score: 10
Philadelphia Inquirer 3 weeks ago
different. I'm cheering on someone like me - a middle-aged mom. This is the fifth Olympics for swimmer Dara Torres, who 'retired' twice but keeps coming back for more. She set her first world record at 17. Since then, she'as accumulated 10 Olympic
score: 10
The Daily Mirror, UK 3 weeks ago
Home Sport Olympics . American veteran Jason Lezak saved Michael Phelps £1million and kept him on course for Olympic history.. . Lezak, 33...
With the Olympics coming up, wouldn't it be good to have a category for the Olympics under the Sports heading?
Whatcha think?
Jul 25, 9:33 AM (ET)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -Dara Torres' swim coach is traveling to the National Institutes of Health instead of training camp in Singapore after being diagnosed with a rare, potentially fatal blood disorder.
Michael Lohberg says he's suffering from aplastic anemia. He told The Miami Herald late Thursday that "it's really, really bad," and that doctors have told him he might only have days to live.
The disorder causes bone marrow to stop producing enough new blood cells. Treatment can include blood transfusions or a bone marrow transplant.
The 58-year-old coach planned to take a friend's private plane to the NIH in Maryland early Friday.
Torres and seven other Olympic swimmers from five other countries train under Lohberg in South Florida.
Also, she may only be competing in 2 or 3 events at the most...even though she qualified for 5, including relays, I think I saw that she wasn't going to compete in all 5...so everyone might take that into consideration when making selections....
BTW, in watching her last night, if her teammates had been as good as her, USA would have had gold instead of silver...She's got a really good shot at 3 medals...
"Her remaining event is her best, the 50-meter freestyle coming later this week."
http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/2008/8/11/dara_torres_leads_us_to_silver.htm
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