The Olympics are filled with beautiful, talented athletes. I love watching them hurl their bodies through space and time, push themselves to reaches no one has ever be to before, and wonder: If I tried to do this, would it kill me? Olympians get injured sometimes in the games, but I am not an Olympian. I am a normal woman who exercises to help her depression. I do not have training in (for example) how to jump from a diving board. I don't like to be under water! In all likelihood if tried to dive from 10 meters, I would somehow smack my head against the water upon entry, knock myself out, and drown. But which events are the most likely to kill me? I have attempted to determine the answer. Events that I think could maim but not kill me (short runs, throwing things, jumping, and most team sports) have been excluded.

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