In the 1936 Olympics 2 Japanese high jumpers who were friends, tied for second and refused to compete in a tie breaker. One was awarded silver and the other bronze. When they arrived back in Japan they split the medal down the middle and welded each half to the other. This way they split the victory https://redd.it/1hixz5n @r_Damnthatsinteresting
In the 1936 Olympics 2 Japanese high jumpers who were friends, tied for second and refused to compete in a tie breaker. One was awarded silver and the other bronze. When they arrived back in Japan they split the medal down the middle and welded each half to the other. This way they split the victory https://redd.it/1hixz5n @r_Damnthatsinteresting
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