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Gabriel Cole (athlete)

 * ... that 2012 Australian Paralympic 100 metre runner Gabriel Cole became a serious runner as a result of his high school French teacher?
 * Reviewed: Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul

Created/expanded by LauraHale (talk). Self nom at 12:03, 16 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg QPQ Done
 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Hook formatted correctly, not sure if 100 m should be used
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Article is new enough, long enough and supports hook fact. ⇒ T A  P  21:31, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't advise using "convert" in this case; meters aren't that much longer than yards, the only reasonable conversion alternative. I would, however, recommend a slight change to "as a result of", which isn't ideal; ALT2 is more involved as it brings in the talent scout:
 * ALT1: ... that 2012 Australian Paralympic 100 metre runner Gabriel Cole became a serious runner after the intervention of his high school French teacher?
 * ALT2: ... that 2012 Australian Paralympic 100 metre runner Gabriel Cole became a serious runner after his high school French teacher arranged for a talent scout to see him run? —BlueMoonset (talk) 02:37, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

I wouldn't use convert either because it is a distance. There is a spelling difference that might drive USAians nutty. :) Talent scout isn't quite right but I'm also happy with ALT1.  In either case, green tick and some one move to Paralympic holding area? :D --LauraHale (talk) 12:15, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
 * If "talent scout" isn't quite right then the article itself needs to be changed; those two words are the words used in the Wikipedia article and the Griffiths source; I would have changed "talent" to "track" or "track and field" but I wasn't sure of the Australian terminology for the sport so I figured it was best to go with the word choice already made. BlueMoonset (talk) 13:15, 23 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg, as requested. :P ALT1 good to go. ⇒ T A  P  12:17, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
 * I have struck both the original hook and ALT2 due to the issues raised. BlueMoonset (talk) 13:19, 23 July 2012 (UTC)