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The realities of being Olympic champion...

November 18, 2025 / 00:56

This episode features discussions about Olympic medals, recognition, and personal experiences related to fame. The conversation includes a humorous encounter at a Domino's and a memorable moment at airport security.

The guest shares a story about meeting a friend named Jimmy after traveling. They recount an amusing incident where a fan recognized them as an Olympic high jumper while waiting for pizza.

Another story highlights a frustrating experience at airport security involving the guest's Olympic medal. The medal was mishandled by another traveler, resulting in a dent, which adds a humorous twist to the narrative.

TLDR

Olympic high jumper shares funny stories about fame and mishaps with their medal.

Episode

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One of the first times I kind of realized that people do recognize me quite a lot more now is went and caught
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up Jimmy. It was like the first time we caught up since the games cuz I went traveling afterwards and he went home
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and we went and got Domino's. And so we went in and like ordered Dominoes and we
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were both sitting there like waiting for our pizzas and yeah, a guy came up and he's just like, "Mate, oh, you're like
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the high jumper in the coach." Like, oh, good on you. Oh, and good to see you
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eating some good food. I was like, [laughter] "Oh, where do you keep the medal?"
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>> The Olympic one is just at home tucked away somewhere. One time I was a little
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bit pissed off. I was going through security. I was I was coming up to Oakuckland to meet with some people and
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so I had in my bag and and it always gets pulled up in security cuz it's like
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a big punch medal and so the lady like brought it out and she was like looking at it and she oh this is cool and then
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the guy who was getting his bag checked next to me saw it and was like oh sick is that like an Olympic medal and so he
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grabbed it and then he like looks at it and then he just like dumped it down on the desk like on the desk again and like
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all the security people were like bro like what are you doing? So there's like
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a little bit of a dent because of that.

Episode Highlights

  • Recognition at Domino's
    A fan recognizes the high jumper while ordering pizza, sparking a light-hearted exchange.
    “Mate, oh, you’re like the high jumper in the coach.”
    @ 00m 14s
    November 18, 2025
  • The Olympic Medal Incident
    A funny security check story involving an Olympic medal and a careless traveler.
    “So there’s like a little bit of a dent because of that.”
    @ 00m 52s
    November 18, 2025

Episode Quotes

  • Oh, where do you keep the medal?
    The realities of being Olympic champion...
  • Is that like an Olympic medal?
    The realities of being Olympic champion...

Key Moments

  • Pizza Catch-Up00:07
  • Security Check00:27
  • Medal Mishap00:52