# Bronze medal Athlete fidgets and fusses during national anthem **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** olympic-sports-track\ **Created:** [June 28, 2021, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronze-medal-athlete-fidgets-and-fusses-during-national-anthem/945174 "2021-06-28T12:04:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2021, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronze-medal-athlete-fidgets-and-fusses-during-national-anthem/945174/242 "2021-07-06T03:13:40Z")
Furthermore > [@bump](#): > > something that anyone actually ever hears/knows about, like the third verse of the National Anthem. Did her protest reveal this potentially problematic verse to you? Then it worked. And if you already knew about it, well then apparently people do actually already know about it. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2021, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronze-medal-athlete-fidgets-and-fusses-during-national-anthem/945174/243 "2021-08-03T18:32:32Z")
Our activist came in next to last place in the hammer throw. > **[Tokyo 2020 Men's Hammer Throw Results - Olympic athletics](https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/tokyo-2020/results/athletics/men-s-hammer-throw)** > > Find out who took home gold, silver and bronze in 2020. Official results of the athletics Men's Hammer Throw event at the Tokyo Summer Olympics. No need to worry about a medal ceremony ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2021, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronze-medal-athlete-fidgets-and-fusses-during-national-anthem/945174/244 "2021-08-03T21:53:23Z")
She came in 11 out of 31 entrants. Maybe you were confused and didn’t realize she beat several other participants in the prelims. Or maybe you’re trying to make her look worse for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronze-medal-athlete-fidgets-and-fusses-during-national-anthem/945174/245 "2021-08-04T21:28:24Z")
Oh well, win some lose some. ![](https://c.tenor.com/bFpgkZ4iVlEAAAAC/deadpool-thor.gif "Deadpool Thor GIF - Deadpool Thor Mjolnir - Discover & Share GIFs") ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronze-medal-athlete-fidgets-and-fusses-during-national-anthem/945174/246 "2021-08-05T07:14:39Z")
I am surprised @dalej42 has said nothing about the shameful display on the podium by the silver medalist for women’s shot put. Nor has he castigated the IOC for suspending their investigation. > **[The IOC Has Suspended Its Investigation Into Raven Saunders' Podium...](https://www.npr.org/sections/tokyo-olympics-live-updates/2021/08/04/1024805283/raven-saunders-ioc-investigation-tokyo-olympics)** > > The International Olympic Committee cut short its probe following the unexpected death of the shot-putter's mother on Tuesday. She died just two days after watching her daughter win a silver medal. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronze-medal-athlete-fidgets-and-fusses-during-national-anthem/945174/247 "2021-08-05T07:24:26Z")
Nothing says “I love America” more than cheering when your nation loses a sporting event, amirite? ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronze-medal-athlete-fidgets-and-fusses-during-national-anthem/945174/248 "2021-08-05T09:23:03Z")
It all depends on how you define your “team”. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronze-medal-athlete-fidgets-and-fusses-during-national-anthem/945174/249 "2021-08-13T13:27:15Z")
When an American athlete wins a medal, the odds are very great that you played no part in it. You can take no credit for their success, you have no part if they don’t succeed. Some of them have political beliefs that align well with yours, some may be quite different. If you cheer someone’s failure to medal because they don’t think like you or look like you, you’re a very small person indeed. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronze-medal-athlete-fidgets-and-fusses-during-national-anthem/945174/250 "2021-08-13T18:04:33Z")
> [@Terminus\_Est](#): > > I am surprised @dalej42 has said nothing about the shameful display on the podium by the silver medalist for women’s shot put. Nor has he castigated the IOC for suspending their investigation. This is a matter of moderation and is not an appropriate comment at all in the Game Room. Do not do this again. No warning. I realize I’m a week late noting this, sorry for the delay. RickJay Moderator [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronze-medal-athlete-fidgets-and-fusses-during-national-anthem/945174.md?page=12)