In giving hope to old men everywhere, Joao Rodrigues is 40 and competing (again!) in the Olympics for Portugal. He is a windsurfer (called "Sailboarding" in the Olympic vernacular)..
Last year (2011) he won the World Championship in Perth, become the first 40 year old to do so.
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Funny story - I used to work with the first Windsurfing world champion, Paul Buelow. Nice guy.
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Anyway, good luck Joao - I am pulling for you!
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| Competing . |
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| Joao is from Maderia (the "A"). He set a world record windsurfing from Salvegam Granda (the blud dot). It's only 167 miles - so I might have it way wrong on the map. |
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| Winning this year in Perth . |