Lizzie Amistead was only 10 when he told to his parents that
he wanted to be a vegetarian. Yesterday he won the Olympic silver medal in difficult
bicycle race.
If you look at the runners from Kenya, although they are not
strict vegetarians, their diet contains very little meat, but in most cases
meals consist of rice, beans, green vegetables and dough. List of Kenyans who
have won medals is pretty long, almost endless.
However, many nutritionists still do not believe all the
benefits that a vegetarian diet can provide athletes. Diet with very little
saturated fat, which is good, this diet requires athletes to be taking quite persistent
in protein, iron and vitamin B12.
"It is hard work. Of course all this is possible, but I
lift my cap to the people who manage it, "said Linia Patel, a sports
nutritionist.
Although Lizzie Amistead vegetarian is not the first athlete
who has achieved success at the Olympics, but we honor all the athletes who
have no meat in their diet achieved a great success.
Paavo Nurmi
One of the largest long-distance runner in the history of
the sport that has won 9 gold medals, including gold in the races at 5,000 and
1,500 meters in the same day.
Murray Rose
Known as the "Order of algae" because of his vegan
diet, the Australian won four gold medals. Rose has been vegan since childhood.
Edwin Moses
Double gold medalist, Moses had an unprecedented series of
victories in a row when he won 122 medals between the 1977th and 1987 year. In
that period he broke four world records.
Bode Miller
One of the greatest alpine skiers ever. Miller won five
Olympic medals, including gold in Vancouver in 2010th year. He grew up as a
vegetarian on the organic farm in New Hampshire.
Carl Lewis
Lewis was a vegetarian when he won four gold medals in Los
Angeles 1984th years, however, only a change of diet has improved his form.
1991st year won the race at 100 meters and at that time was broken down and a
world record.
Emil Voigt
The last Briton that win the gold medal in the marathon.
Voigt was a devoted vegetarian.
Martina Navratilova
Although she lost in the quarter-finals in her only
appearance at the Olympic Games in Athens 2004th year, Navratilova is one of
the biggest players in the history of the sport. She won 18 Grand Slam,
including the nine at Wimbledon. She is a great supporter of vegetarianism.
