Olympic gold medalist, 71, fights off attacker

[Are_grits_groceries]

NOOSAVILLE, Australia -- Dawn Fraser, who won swimming gold medals at three Olympics, fought off and helped capture a man who tried to rob her home north of Brisbane.

The 71-year-old Fraser said Monday the man grabbed her but she fought back.

"This guy came out of the gate and grabbed me and I grabbed him by the ear and I kicked him in the groin," she told several Australian television stations.

"So he had to let me go. He threatened my life and I got really annoyed about that and just grabbed him by the ear and the hair."

She said a male friend made the man lie on his stomach until police arrived on Sunday.

Fraser won eight Olympic medals, including four golds, and held the 100-meter freestyle world record from 1956 to 1972. She won the 100 free at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics.

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/swimming/news/story?id=4433531

He really shouldn't have annoyed her. He should have quit while he was behind.

[monmouth]

1. I have been told numerous times that 70 is now like the new 50-55. We took

care of ourselves, at better, had some form of exercise in our lives, etc. That's what they told me and I'm buying it...LOL.

[BlooInBloo]

2. "I got really annoyed about that" - You go granny!

:rofl:

[Occulus]

5. Beat me to it

Annoyed?

...

ANNOYED?

:spray: :rofl:

[malaise]

3. Bravo Dawn

He messed with the wrong woman.

[Bluzmann57]

4. Boy did he pick the wrong person to rob!

An Olympic gold medalist. He will have a few years to think about what an idiot he is now.

[demodonkey]

6. Yup, 70 is the new 50. Maybe 40.

Go Dawn Fraser, go!

:yourock: