“Why isn’t suntanning an Olympic sport?”/“You can only get bronze.”

A popular joke about the Olympics is:
   
Q: Why isn’t suntanning an Olympic sport?
A: Because the best you can ever get is bronze.
 
The joke has been cited in print since at least 2008.
 
     
Enough about you…
8/15/2008
Little Olympic Jokes
Q: Why isn’t suntanning an Olympic sport?
A: Because the best you can ever get is bronze.
 
Twitter
Carl’s Jr of Vegas
‏@carlsjrofvegas
Q. Why isn’t suntanning an Olympic sport?
A. Because the best you can get is bronze!
9:20 PM - 9 Feb 2010
 
Twitter
Josh Sánchez
‏@jnsanchez
Why isn’t suntanning an Olympic sport? Because the best you can ever get is bronze. - BOOM! #LameJoke
4:50 PM - 16 Feb 2010
 
The Telegraph (UK)
London 2012: Best Olympic jokes
The Olympics don’t naturally inspire comedy gold, but if you can stop groaning at the terrible puns there are occasional laughs to be had.
7:00AM BST 10 Aug 2012
Golden gags
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Why isn’t suntanning an Olympic sport? Because the best you can ever get is bronze.
 
reddit
Why isn’t suntanning an Olympic sport?
submitted August 9, 2016 by Sleepless_Devil
Because the best you can get is bronze.
 
Twitter
LaffGaff
‏@LaffGaff
Why isn’t suntanning an Olympic sport?
Because the best you can get is bronze.
#funny #jokes #jokeotheday
4:12 PM - 16 Aug 2016