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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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"What did you place in that sport" meaning

Dear all,
what is the meaning of the question "What did you place in that sport?"
Is that - what place are graded in that sport or what brought you to take part in that sport of maybe another meaning??
Thanks!!!
  

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In the sport of horseracing, three successful outcomes are considered: Win, Place, or Show. In other sports, the position of finish (first, second, third, twentieth, etc. would indicate where you ‘placed’ in the finishing of a race (such as a marathon).

— Wilpeter

  • In the sport of horseracing, three successful outcomes are considered: Win, Place, or Show.
  • In other sports, the position of finish (first, second, third, twentieth, etc.
  • would indicate where you ‘placed’ in the finishing of a race (such as a marathon).
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In the sport of horseracing, three successful outcomes are considered: Win, Place, or Show. In other sports, the position of finish (first, second, third, twentieth, etc. would indicate where you ‘placed’ in the finishing of a race (such as a marathon).
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"Where did you place in that sport?" (What is incorrect.)

Venus Williams is currently placed 24th in world tennis.
http://www.cbssports.com/tennis/rankings/wta
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