Mr and Mrs X

[Powell]

The category is 'famous married couples':
One of them is the reigning world champion. The other one has never won a global title, but has a total of 5 medals from Olympics and world champs.

[Jon]

Re: Mr and Mrs X

I doubt it's either of these couples, but it's worth a shot:

Kelli White & Boris Henry?
Allen Johnson & Torri Edwards?

(though I don't think Allen & Torri are actually married....)

[Powell]

Re: Mr and Mrs X

I don't think either of these couples has married... if they had, Johnson and Edwards could be the right answer (Edwards has actually won 5 medals in OG and WCh, including relays). Boris Henry has only won 2 medals at the global level, though.

[Jon]

Re: Mr and Mrs X

When you say "one of them is current world champion", does that include World Indoors and World XC....?

[Powell]

Re: Mr and Mrs X

>When you say "one of them is current world champion", does that include World
>Indoors and World XC....?

Yes, potentially...

[Jon]

Re: Mr and Mrs X

Is it Mirela Manjani? Her husband has placed well at the Olympics and World Championships in weightlifting.

[Powell]

Re: Mr and Mrs X

>Is it Mirela Manjani? Her husband has placed well at the Olympics and World
>Championships in weightlifting.

Nope. The couple I have in mind are both T&F athletes.

[Powell]

Re: Mr and Mrs X

The answer isn't that obvious... but still I'm slightly disappointed nobody has got it yet...

Small clues (I don't want to make it too easy, either):
- I did mean a reigning OUTDOOR world champ from Paris
- the couple don't use the same last name

[Jon]

Re: Mr and Mrs X

Jana Pittman and Rohan Robinson?

[Powell]

Re: Mr and Mrs X

>Jana Pittman and Rohan Robinson?

Nope. Robinson never won any global medals, plus once again, I believe they're not married.

[Jon]

Re: Mr and Mrs X

>>Jana Pittman and Rohan Robinson?

Nope. Robinson never won any global
>medals, plus once again, I believe they're not married.


Ah, really thought I had it then. There were some rumours that they were married, but they have only ever been engaged - Rohan split with her, just a couple days after her WCh win!

[Powell]

Re: Mr and Mrs X

Still no correct answer ??? How much easier do I have to make it for y'all ? ;-)

- it's the wife who is the current world champion
- the husband also competed in the Paris WCh, but did not medal
- both represent the same country, but do not specialize in the same event

[Jon]

Re: Mr and Mrs X

On behalf of Mump Boy and Flumplestiltskin, of IAAF forum fame (who have forgotten their password for this forum!) they say the answer is Irina Yatchenko and Igor Astapkovitch.

[Jon]

Re: Mr and Mrs X

BTW, great question, Pav!!

If Mump and Flump were regulars on here, they'd be great at the trivias!!

[Powell]

Re: Mr and Mrs X

>On behalf of Mump Boy and Flumplestiltskin, of IAAF forum fame (who have
>forgotten their password for this forum!) they say the answer is Irina
>Yatchenko and Igor Astapkovitch.

Indeed, Yatchenko and Astapkovich is the right answer. Well done !
...and thus my claim that T&FN Boarders lack knowledge of int'l T&F has been confirmed once again...