Olympics Paris 2024
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12 Aug
8:06pm, 12 Aug 2024
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Big_G
Am I right in saying it’s up to the high jump athletes if they want to share the top spot, or go on? That’s what happened in Tokyo isn’t it? If so, I find it surprising it’s up the athletes to make the decision.
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12 Aug
8:08pm, 12 Aug 2024
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SPR
Yes, up to the athletes. I don't really think they should be forced to continue jumping TBH so happy with it being up to them.
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12 Aug
8:10pm, 12 Aug 2024
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Jef
“. In 2009, though, a new rule was introduced where the jump off was made optional, which meant that athletes could share the top spot if it was mutually agreed upon. “
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12 Aug
8:15pm, 12 Aug 2024
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jda
I believe there have been cases where results are shared for first over the line, where the photo finish could not distinguish. They don’t make the athletes go again to decide a winner. I don’t see a problem with a draw when that’s the result achieved. In some ways the count back is already an artificial and arbitrary discriminant.
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12 Aug
8:18pm, 12 Aug 2024
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SPR
Yes, if the result can't be determined to .000 then it's a tie. It happened in terms of qualifying in the Olympics in one event I'm sure but I can't remember it happening in a final but it would be a tie in those cases.
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12 Aug
8:23pm, 12 Aug 2024
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Bazoaxe
I was sure Alan wells was involved in a tie. I thought it might have been the 1980 olympics, but it was commonwealth games two years later. speedendurance.com |
12 Aug
9:45pm, 12 Aug 2024
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Cheg
en.m.wikipedia.org It happens a lot in the high jump. It did happen in the women’s 100m in 2000. With Marion Jones DQ there was a tie for silver. |
12 Aug
9:49pm, 12 Aug 2024
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paulcook
1912 was a weird year. Ties in both pentathlon and decathlon, with two golds but unlike previous examples, medals for both silver and bronze awarded. But on the flip side, no gold awarded in one of the wrestling categories as there was a tie and they were both awarded silver instead!! |
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12 Aug
9:50pm, 12 Aug 2024
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paulcook
In fact the final lasted 9 hours and neither man could beat the other.
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12 Aug
10:07pm, 12 Aug 2024
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Big_G
In those examples on the track though, that is presumably in the rules. In the high jump it’s the athletes that make the decision and I’d be happier if it was taken out of their hands.
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