Man, the Olympics have . I am in absolute awe of the talented, driven, getting up on after years of . While we’re seeing the absolute crème de la crème of athletes, even getting close to qualifying to represent your country is a huge honour — and it turns out that there are a bunch of celebrities who did just that and almost made it to the Olympics.
So, without further ado, let’s see which celebrities we could’ve seen in some sort of spandex in an alternate timeline. Celebrities who almost made it to the Olympics Jason Statham On-screen actionman was a competitive diver before he made a name for himself as an actor. In 2008, he told the BBC that he first became fascinated with the sport when he was on holiday in Florida with his family as a kid.
“There was a guy who used to do a high dive at noon every day from one of the hotels we stayed in. And I say ‘when we get home, I am going to do that,” he . “I joined the club then, I was like 11 or 12 years old.
Within a year, I was part of the British team and it gained momentum and I spent the next 10 years doing that.” In 1990, he represented England in three different events at the Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand — the one-metre springboard, the three-metre springboard and the 10-metre platform. He attempted to make the Olympic Games twice, participating in the Olympic trials for the Seoul Olympics in 1988 and the 1992 Barcelona Games.
Sadly, he didn’t make the cut but looking back, he thinks.