"Can we have two golds?"

[Nevilledog]

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Steve Magness
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"Can we have two golds?"

This is the best moment of the Olympics. Barshim and Tamberi were tied after both clearing 2.37 meters and missing 3 times at 2.39.

They were offered a jump-off to decide the winner.

They decline so that they both could win Gold.


8:25 AM · Aug 1, 2021

[ProfessorGAC]

1. Cool!

That's a full 8cm below the world record, but there have been whispers about Sotomayor & steroids for over 25 years.
This is pretty darn close to the best ever, unaided by biochemical engineering.
Double gold is a cool idea!
Good for both of them!
I was a high jumper, so this event is close to my heart.

[3catwoman3]

2. This is a joy to behold!

In the rare past instances of ties for gold, IIRC, they do not award a silver and the next closest score/ point total/ height etc gets a bronze. I wish they would award a silver in these rare cases - let one more person experience the "thrill of victory."

I wonder - do they make a few "spare" gold medals for these rare occurences? What happens if there is a tie for silver or bronze?

[gagarux]

4. No bronze if silver tie

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_100_metres

"Officially, no bronze medal was awarded as Simpson and Stewart finished with an equal time of 10.98 seconds in the second place"

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. They'd have to have a few spares to allow for teams that have variable numbers

eg a relay team that has different members in heats and finals - while the members that compete in the final get their medals on the podium, any in the heats are given a medal too.

That raises the question of what happens at the end of the games to unused spares - melted down? Put in a museum? Put in the private collection of the official in charge?

[housecat]

3. How does it work for relays and teams? Who gets what?

[oswaldactedalone]

10. Olympic relay teams

are allowed up to 6 members. With 2 or 3 preliminary rounds needed to determine the 8 teams who compete in the finals, the other two can be used to keep the four who run in the finals as fresh as possible. When a team wins a medal, all those who participated, regardless of what round they ran in, receive a medal.

[housecat]

11. Good to know. Thanks

[PurgedVoter]

6. That is sportsmanship!

[egduj]

7. Great olympic moment

[secondwind]

8. This is so beautiful to behold..... and all I can think of is the word "mask". ugh

[TheProle]

9. Beautiful.

Kick and rec.

Take the glimpses of humanity where you can find them.

[GulfCoast66]

12. I also liked it when Dressel threw his gold to a team mate who swam in the relay prelims.

His team mate actually got his own gold because he swam in a preliminary race. Dressel knew this but wanted to publicly recognize him as being part of the win.

[Jimbo S]

13. Following the sport for 40 years

I had no idea this was an option. Akin to a baseball game ending in a tie after nine innings.

But I'm OK with it. Should be interesting to read the discussions that will take place within the sport.