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Originally posted by AGDee
Did anybody see it? Some lunatic grabbed the front runner and shoved him into the crowd. The crowd helped the runner get back on the track. He continued to lead for a little bit but then someone passed him. He ended up with the bronze. There has been a complaint filed with a request for a second gold to be awarded to him. What do you think?
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It's the same whacko (a defrocked Irish Catholic priest who allegedly has mental problems involoving rabid Bible-thumping) who pulled a similar stunt at the British Grand Prix in Silverstone, England. Dodging Formula 1 race cars hauling ass at nearly 200 mph. (Wouldn't have been sorry if one of the drivers accidentally-on-purpose hit him).
Highly unlikely they'll award a second gold, however, along with the bronze medal he was also awarded the Baron Pierre de Coubertin medal for sportsmanship, something the IOC awards very rarely during the Olympics.
While that cockamamie stunt caused by that whacko cost the Brazilian the gold medal, his perseverance in completing the 26.2 mile marathon was what earned him the Coubertin medal - lesser men would have probably dropped out of the race.