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Weightlifter Unexpectedly Gives Birth While Training

Posted by samzenpus on from the insert-snatch-joke-here dept.

Elizabeth Poblete, a Chilean Olympic weightlifter, got a big surprise when she gave birth to a boy while she was training in a Brazilian gym. Poblete didn't know she was 6 months pregnant and had even consulted a doctor a week previous. Head weight trainer in the gym, Horacio Reis, said: "It was a surprise for me. A week ago I acted as a judge in a competition in Chile and this girl was competing. All went well and she won the competition. I could see she was a big girl, round and strong. That's all I noticed." Both mother and child were brought to the hospital after the surprise delivery. The boy remains in intensive care and it is reported that he can already clean and jerk a full 10oz bottle.

10 comments

  1. Discovery Health... by Thelasko · · Score: 1

    Discovery Health should totally do a story on this one.

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    One of our competitors trademarked the term "hypothesis". From now on, we will call them "boneheaded ideas".
  2. Three months early? by gman003 · · Score: 1

    I do not like that poor kids chances. 24 weeks early = 50% mortality.

    1. Re:Three months early? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I do not like that poor kids chances. 24 weeks early = 50% mortality.

      24 weeks early? addition fail

    2. Re:Three months early? by HarrySquatter · · Score: 1

      So there are 8 weeks in a month now?

    3. Re:Three months early? by gman003 · · Score: 1

      Sonuva... how the hell did I do that math wrong?

    4. Re:Three months early? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      The premature birth occurred on December 8. The birth weight was 1.15kg (2.54lb). The kid died December 17.
      http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/more/12/17/baby.ap/

      gewg_

  3. Congratulations! by archangel9 · · Score: 1

    You're not a lesbian.

  4. Natural Doping by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Pregnancy has been used as a natural form of doping in sports. Although she likely didn't do it on purpose, she should probably give back the prize that she won at the competition a week before.

    And her doctor should lose his license. How can a doctor overlook that his patient is in 6th month?

    1. Re:Natural Doping by amazingxkcd · · Score: 1

      How can she not remember whom we slept with 6 months ago? Oh right, she was weight-lifting, meaning something not good

    2. Re:Natural Doping by erroneus · · Score: 1

      Sounds like a new guest will be appearing on the Maury Povich show!