The Devastating World Of Coming In Fourth
For many athletes, the Olympics can be a world of loss and disappointment especially when they are just one spot shy of the medal stand. Check out 20 heartbreaking images of athletes who finished fourth at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
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The Devastating World Of Coming In Fourth
Stacy Lambe
1. Matthew Centrowitz (US) - Men’s 1,500m
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2. Dai Greene (GB) - Men’s 400m
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3. Iryna Kindzerska (UA) - Women’s Judo
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4. Seth Kelsey (US) - Men’s Individual Epee
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5. Nicool Mornati and Lorenzo Carboncini (IT) - Men’s Rowing Pair
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6. Chuang Chih-Yuan (TW) - Men’s Table Tennis Singles
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8. Kasumi Ishikawa (JP) - Women’s Singles Table Tennis
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9. Khatuna Lorig (US) - Women’s Individual Archery
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10. Claudia Wurzel and Sara Bertolasi (IT) - Women’s Rowing Pair
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11. Richard Schuil (NL) - Men’s Beach Volleyball
(Pictured behind the net.)
Image by Petr David Josek / AP
12. Tom Daley (GB) - Men’s 10m Synchronized Diving
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13. Aleksandr Balandin (RU) - Men’s Individual Rings
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14. Alexei Klimov (RU) - Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol
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15. Rick van der Ven (NL) - Men’s Individual Archery
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17. Kosuke Kitajima (JP) - Men’s 200m Breaststroke
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19. Travis Stevens (US) - Men’s Judo
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20. Sin A Lam (KR) - Women’s Individual Epee
(More on Shin’s story here.)
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David Duncan 9 months agoThe last picture is, I’m fairly sure, from the semi-final bout not the bronze match, where the South Korean was robbed of a guaranteed silver by the clock being reset to 1 second, after ticking down to 0 (and losing the semi-final from a last minute jab that actually took longer than 1 second). Was one of the worst things I’ve seen in Olympics outside of athletes cheating
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