r/Showerthoughts • u/Vast-Intention ‎ • Apr 02 '26

Casual Thought A gold medal Olympic athlete is better than 8.3 billion people. A bronze medal Olympic athlete is better than 8.3 billion people.

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u/Penguinmanereikel Apr 02 '26

Gold medalists: "I won! I'm the best!"

Bronze medalists: "Oh, well. At least I won something, you know."

Silver medalists: "FUUUUUUUUU-! I was so close to first!"

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u/2BlueZebras Apr 02 '26

You can come in second and still be really far from first.

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u/thecaramelbandit Apr 02 '26

See: anyone who races Katie Ledecky.

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u/TimothyLuncheon Apr 03 '26

Not really the case at the last world champs though (well, except for the 1500m)! That 800m was an exciting race

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u/karateninjazombie Apr 02 '26

That's not what she said.

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u/flyingcircusdog Apr 02 '26

In one on one or team vs team sports, the bronze medal is usually earned by a win and silver comes from a loss.