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nini

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Wed Aug-18-04 10:08 AM
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Canadian tutu man gets five months for Olympic plunge

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ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- A tutu-clad Canadian who jumped into the Olympic diving pool after a competition was convicted Wednesday of interrupting the games and sentenced to five months in jail. He was released pending an appeal.

Ron Bensimhon, 31, of Montreal, jumped off the 3-meter springboard at the diving venue Monday night wearing a blue tutu and white tights with polka dots.

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What blows me away is that he's gone to court and been sentenced already. Jeebus!!! That would take months here!!

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