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Hidden : 10/11/2024
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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At the posted coordinates and the two nearby waypoints you will find plaques honouring Dunedin born or based Olympic medallists.
Hopefully Finn Butcher, Hamish Kerr and Anna Grimaldi will be added some day soon after their gold medal performances at the recent 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics
Finn Butcher won the men's kayak cross and Hamish Kerr won the men's high jump. Anna won the 200m and also earned bronze in the 100m (both in the T47 class). All three were born in Dunedin.

S  45° 5A.BCD′
E 170° 3E.FBC′

Posted Coordinates:
Yvette Williams placing at the 1952 Olympics in the Long Jump = A
Arthur Porritt's placing at the 1924 Olympics in the 100m = F

Waypoint 1:
Russell Coutts  won gold in Finn Class Yachting at the 19BD Olympics

Waypoint 2:
The number of medals won by Jan Shearer at the 1992 Olympics = E

The total number of Olympians recognised at all three locations (ie: total number of plaques) = C

Please bring your own pen

Checksum A+B+C+D+E+F = 26

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

unatvat ybj ba srapr cbfg (arne srapr vagrefrpgvba)

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)