Uri Goldbourt wrote (Be quiet, Carol!), slightly edited:
"Anybody noticed that (blank blank blank) won the high jump and places 2 to
6th were all awarded for clearing the same height and decided on false
tries?"
I'm not sure what time NBC is showing this. CBC had live coverage. The
reason for this unusual result was that after one jumper had cleared 2.35m,
torrential rains began.
Incidentally, two other advantages of CBC coverage, in addition to their
real-time broadcasting: I believe they showed every jump of the
competition, although they were alternating between the high jump and
women's tower diving, so some jumps were tape-delayed by a few minutes; and
Geoff Gowans', calm, knowledgable commentary may be the best anywhere in
track and field.
Cheers,
Roger
