Vegetarian Sports Athletes?!
Vegetarian Sports Athletes?
Can anyone name any?
I got into an argument with my brother today at lunch, once again with regards to my chosen diet. He ranted on about how vegetarianism must be unhealthy because there aren't any celebrated sportsmen who follow this ideology. I’m sure that he’s wrong but didn't know any to be able to mention at the time.
(I’ve tried Google but can only seem to find nutritional guidelines and stuff for would-be veggie athletes)
1 month ago
Thanks everyone!!
Answers:
1 month ago
Thanks everyone!!
http://www.alphaomegafood.com/vegetarian...
http://www.ivu.org/people/sports/...
Hope that helps =)
There probably ain't that many, because of the lack of protein.
Carl Lewis says his best years in competition were when he ate a vegan diet. There's loads of veggie athletes, even bodybuilders, and ironman competitors.
You should argue that he doesn't know that "celebrated sportsmen" are not veggie.
A lot of veggies don't advertise the fact.
A while back I read an article about a famous Korean weightlifter that actually won a medal in the Olympics. He was much smaller than other the other competitors, but much stronger. He said this was due to his vegetarian diet, and heating lots of kimchi.
http://www.gotohealth.com/athletes/veg_a...
Here are some to get you started ..maybe you could print it and hand it to him .. tell him there are tons more .. these athletes are Vegan :Brendan Brazier, a Vancouver-based professional Ironman triathlete , James Southwood, Savate Martial Artist
Wendy Gabbe, Basketballer & Duathlete
Catherine Johnson, Elite Cyclist
Rob Bell, Inline Skater
Tim VanOrden, Mountain Runner
Schulyer Love, Boxer
Maria Vlasak, Elite Duathlete
Molly Cameron, Pro Cyclist
Scott Jurek, Ultramarathoner
Kenneth Williams, Pro Bodybuilder
Katie Coryell, Pro Surfer
Christine Vardaros, Pro Cyclist
Tonya Kay, Dancer
Robert Cheeke, Bodybuilder
Adam Myerson, Pro Cyclist
Brendan Brazier, Pro Triathlete
Jason Sager, Pro Mountain Biker .... these next group are Vegan /and /or Vegetarians who have won olympics , and hold world records ..... :
Ridgely Abele
Winner of eight national championships in karate ....... Surya Bonaly
Olympic figure skating champion ...........Peter Burwash
Davis Cup winner and professional tennis star ......... Andreas Cahling
Swedish champion bodybuilder, Olympic gold medallist in the ski jump ........Chris Campbell Olympic wrestling champion ......... Nicky Cole
First woman to walk to the North Pole ........ Ruth Heidrich Six-time Ironwoman, USA track and field Master's champion ......... Keith Holmes World-champion middleweight boxer ....... Desmond Howard Professional football star, Heisman trophy winner ........... Peter Hussing European super heavy-weight boxing champion ......... Debbie Lawrence World record holder, women's 5K racewalk ........... Sixto Linares
World record holder, 24-hour triathlon .......... Cheryl Marek and Estelle Gray
World record holders, cross-country tandem cycling ........ Ingra Manecki
World champion discus thrower .......... Bill Manetti Power-lifting champion ......... Ben Matthews U.S. Master's marathon champion .......... Dan Millman World champion gymnast .......... Martina Navratilova Champion tennis player .......... Paavo Nurmi
Long-distance runner, winner of nine Olympic medals and 20 world records ......... Bill Pearl Four-time Mr. Universe .......... Bill Pickering World record-holding swimmer ........ Stan Price World weightlifting record holder, bench press .......... Murray Rose
Swimmer, winner of many Olympic gold medals and world records ......... Dave Scott
Six-time winner of the Ironman triathlon .......... Art Still
Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs MVP defensive end, Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame ...... Jane Wetzel U.S. National marathon champion .......... Charlene Wong Williams Olympic champion figure skater ........ Many athletes as Carl Lewis also went either Vegan or vegetarian during training for the health benefits .. next tell him to look at actresses and actors .. How great they LOOK!!
wow. he must be kidding you!! there are so many!!! paavo nurmi holds 20 world records for running.
Ridgely Abele
Winner of eight national championships in karate
Surya Bonaly
Olympic figure skating champion
Peter Burwash
Davis Cup winner and professional tennis star
Andreas Cahling
Swedish champion bodybuilder, Olympic gold medallist in the ski jump
Chris Campbell
Olympic wrestling champion
Nicky Cole
First woman to walk to the North Pole
Ruth Heidrich
Six-time Ironwoman, USA track and field Master's champion
Keith Holmes
World-champion middleweight boxer
Desmond Howard
Professional football star, Heisman trophy winner
Peter Hussing
European super heavy-weight boxing champion
Debbie Lawrence
World record holder, women's 5K racewalk
Sixto Linares
World record holder, 24-hour triathlon
Cheryl Marek and Estelle Gray
World record holders, cross-country tandem cycling
Ingra Manecki
World champion discus thrower
Bill Manetti
Power-lifting champion
Ben Matthews
U.S. Master's marathon champion
Dan Millman
World champion gymnast
Martina Navratilova
Champion tennis player
Paavo Nurmi
Long-distance runner, winner of nine Olympic medals and 20 world records
Bill Pearl
Four-time Mr. Universe
Bill Pickering
World record-holding swimmer
Stan Price
World weightlifting record holder, bench press
Murray Rose
Swimmer, winner of many Olympic gold medals and world records
Dave Scott
Six-time winner of the Ironman triathlon
Art Still
Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs MVP defensive end, Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame
Jane Wetzel
U.S. National marathon champion
Charlene Wong Williams
Olympic champion figure skater