Dublin postman delivers letter addressed to "Olympic Silver Medallist"

Well, there's only so many people that could be.

Dublin postman delivers letter addressed to "Olympic Silver Medallist"

By Douglas Imrie

While the new Eircode system may have some us flummoxed, Irish posties are able to make do with limited information when delivering letters.

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So it was no surprise when Olympic sailing medallist Annalise Murphy arrived home to mail that had been addressed to:

“Annalise Murphy

Olympic Silver Medallist

Rio Olympic 2016

Rathfarnham

Dublin 14”

The 26 year-old who won silver in Rio posted a picture of the letter to her Facebook along with her thanks to her postman, “An Post doing a fine job getting mail to me with limited info!”

All credit to the guy who delivered the letter as Murphy, in the lead up to the Games, spent a large portion of her preparation in Brazil acclimatising and getting accustomed to the conditions she would face.

She returned to Dublin on Tuesday night to a rapturous welcome and her Olympic success is bound to see more mail arrive at her doorstep.

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