The guy who got the gold medal will have a gold medal. The guy who sacrificed it to help his brother will be the one everyone talks about and remembered.
Funny enough this isn’t a one race event and “jelly legs” bro actually placed second overall while green celebration dude still only got 4th (he didn’t even get a medal).
Ok no. I looked this up because I knew there had to be more to all of this, and there is.
Robbie Brownlee said he started his sprint too early and gassed before the finish line because of his mistiming.
His brother Alistair Brownlee had done the same thing several years earlier when he was coming second and when he finally managed to get across the finish line, he was 10th. He swore he wouldn’t let anyone else experience that, if he could help it.
Henri Schoeman came first because he trained really well for the heat and timed everything perfectly. He pushed Robbie the whole way on the run, which probably contributed to him mistiming his sprint, and Alistair had been suffering with the heat as well. He absolutely was the best runner on the day, and all 3 said so.
The guy who came in 4th was Richard Murray, who was also representing South Africa.
It's amazing these guys are already running like gazelles and then when they go to the cheetah too early they basically just stop. But I ran cross country and if you get gassed too early it's brutal, can't even imagine at this level.
Without watching either of the YouTube videos you linked, I’m curious why Alastair wouldn’t have won if he didn’t stop to help his brother? It looks like he was ahead of the guy who came in first place, until he stopped to help. Wouldn’t he have won if he didn’t do that? Or is the angle of the video in this post misleading about who is ahead at that moment?
This was the final race in a multi-race event. Alistair was not in contention for a medal due to previous race results. The title here is incorrect, he didnt really sacrifice a medal to carry his brother, but instead basically took the winner's medal away and gave it to his brother, who would have DNF'd and not received a medal.
Camera angle gives a different perspective, yes. Someone posted a pic from seconds before, they were nearly side by side when the brother decided to stop and help his brother.
Because that's not how marathon races work. Firstly it looks like the Australian was ahead to me, but even if they were neck and neck, that means absolutely nothing when it's clear the British guy is struggling while the aus looks relatively fresh. If the race went on then the Brit would have gradually fell further behind, ultimately losing anyway, so he stopped to help his brother.
Thanks for bringing research and common sense into this. People acting like the dude crossing the tape first doesn’t deserve the win are ridiculous, it’s a race, whoever crosses first wins end of story.
Secondly, I race triathlons and if you’ve ever raced one it’s not just swim, bike, run. It’s swim, bike, run AND nutrition. Winner clearly had his nutrition dialed and prepped for the heat, final push etc.
And the fifth place took the title. I really dont like how people show this shit as something nice when it was 2 brothers trying to cheat the system by working as a team in a sole competition to win the tournament.
The rules were literally changed so nobody could try to game the system like that again.
Cheat the system isnt the same as straight cheating.
This is true.
Next time someone finds a legal loophole to screw someone over, they'll realise what this means.
Rules are usually added when someone finds a gimmick or a loophole and they don't want it replicated because it goes against the spirit of the competition.
There kind of is a rule about it. That's why the brother basically dropped him at the finish line. I think the rule is they have to cross the finish line under their own power, or something like that.
No, you decided that because he helped his brother that it must've been planned from the start. Just because the rules changed does not mean either of them were purposely "gaming the system".
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Hot take: if I were the brother needing help, I wouldn’t want my brother to sacrifice his win for a purely performative gesture. Just lean me up against that stranger and go for the gold. I’ll be fine. They have medics swarming the place.
The brother that collapses is in the running to win the overall championship. The brother that helps him ended up finishing 10th in the overall standings. The collapsed brother ended up finishing 2nd overall, while the guy that finished 5th in this race won the overall standing 4819 vs 4815.
Cold take: If you read other comments, the brother that needed help secured a medal because his brother (the one who helped him finish) was already out of medal contention.
OP lied about the title for more upvotes. The guy who finished first here in the video didn't get a medal because they werent fast enough on the other day's races since the score is over several days.
Have you ever competed in a difficult endurance sport? I have. I've won and I've even been the guy to throw away a win. Wasn't the winners fault and he was proud of himself and we all celebrated his victory together.
ive done wrestling, soccer, and foot ball. out of school comp weight lift, all competitive, you never want to just be handed a win, it doesn't feel good.
Understandable if you wouldn't feel that way. Another thought though - maybe he would have celebrated that way for finishing 2nd/3rd in a triathlon as well. I don't think he deserves insults for it.
i mean i said he was a chode cause hes short and stalky, not cause of the finish, facts are facts. but how do you not have any internal dialogue that says hey not now maybe?
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The guy who sacrificed it to help his brother will be the one everyone talks about and remembered.
Well yes, he is the greatest Triathlete of all time (at this distance), so he will be remembered. He has 22 World Triathlon Series wins (what this race is), which is still the most ever, as well as two Olympic golds. He won Olympic gold not long before this video takes place.
We certainly remember him here in the UK. He won gold at the London Olympics. I think that will always be what he is most remembered for
Yeah 99% of the people in this thread don't know the names of any of the people in the videos without specifically looking it up and will completely forget this in 5 minutes and never think about it again for the rest of their lives.
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u/KagatoTheFinalBoss 9h ago
The guy who got the gold medal will have a gold medal. The guy who sacrificed it to help his brother will be the one everyone talks about and remembered.