TIL: That during the 1936 Olympics, two Japanese pole-vaulters tied for second place. Instead of competing again, they cut the silver and bronze medals in half upon returning home and fused the tw... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL: That during the 1936 Olympics, two Japanese pole-vaulters tied for second place. Instead of competing again, they cut the silver and bronze medals in half upon returning home and fused the two different halves together so that each of them had a half-silver and half-bronze medal.

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