Survival Stories in Sport

Paul is back for another episode. This time we will explore some of the great survival stories in sport. Some of what will be discussed include:- A former American Olympic wrestler who in 2000 caused one of the great sporting upsets to win gold. He is also well-known for the many times he has escaped death and serious injury.- An American film based on the true story of a former American middle-distance athlete who survived a Japanese POW camp- Aron Ralston, Bethany Hamilton, Nikki Lauda- The Miracle on the Andes. The incredible survival story of the Old Christians Rugby team - The 2018 Tham Luany cave rescue- Turia Pitt, Tony Bullimore, Barney Ross, Afghanistan female athletes- Eric LeMarqueMiss Olivia joins in to conduct the Quiz and Sporting Spotlight. We also have our segment Then and NowWarning: This episode discusses some distressing details and topics which may be triggering to some listeners. Phone Lifeline 131114 in Australia, 988 in the US, 111 in UK.Survival Stories in Sport Sources1. https://www.turiapitt.com/my-story/2. amazon.com, unbroken: a world war II story of survival, resiliance and redemption, by laura hillenbrand, 16/11/103. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Zamperini4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unbroken_(film)5. explorersweb.com ‘great survival stories:eric lemarque’, chasing dreams travel, 15/4/216. linkedin.com 'resilience in recovery:inspirational sports stories’,the sport-professional knowledge network, 20/10/247. amp.abc.net.au ‘afghanistan’s female athletes find refuge in australia’, by tracey holmes for abc sport and the ticket, 23/8/218. craig challen and richard harris with ellis henican against all odds, forward by james cameron, viking, penguin, random house australia,20199. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fawad_Ahmed10. amp.9news.com ‘rescue mission for endurance athlete off queensland coast’,by 9news staff, 202411. skysports.com ‘the amazing survival story of a uruguayan rugby team in 1972’, by chris skudder, sky news UK, 11/10/1512. crictracker.com ‘5 lesser-known facts about matthew hayden’, by mihir korde, 29/10/2413. british murders podcast with stuart blues ‘canon alun jones’, season 18/episode 3, 5/6/2514. https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/aron-ralston-quotes15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aron_Ralston16. bbc.com ‘the water came in the boat like the niagra falls: how a british sailor survived in an upturned yacht for four days’, myles burke, 7/1/2517. bleacher report.com ‘20 athletes who have saved somebody’s life’, eric newman, 8/6/1818. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rulon_Gardner19. rulongardner.com/ ‘miracle on the mat’.20. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tham_Luang_cave_rescue21. @screen speak A7 ‘Unbroken: Louis Zamperini’s Unyielding spirit against adversity’. 19/2/2522. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Malarchuk23. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauro_Prosperi24. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cracknell25. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_Ross26. tez talk.com ‘unleash your inner athlete’ tez steinberg, 202527. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_LeMarque28. https://www.olympics.com/en/sports/wrestling/29. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Wrestler:_The_Wizard30. nbc sports.com ‘olympic wrestling gold medalist rulon gardner isn’t done yet’, by nina friend, 6/10/2331. real survival stories podcast ‘Snowmobile excursion: olympic athlete vs nature’, 13/2/25, noisier32. gloria gaynor ‘i will survive’, 23/7/22Intro music- Puncher by AbbyNoise, Outro music- Can’t Give it Up by All Good Folks from Uppbeat