Talk:Ruth Beitia

Latest comment: 2 months ago by Gorpik in topic London 2012 medal

London 2012 medal

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The last edition in which I added the bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics was reverted, as it has not been confirmed yet by IOC and IAAF. However I edited the article based on that publication on Spanish newspaper "Marca" https://www.marca.com/atletismo/2019/02/01/5c547fb522601dca768b45ac.html --JL-Cuenca (talk) 10:54, 9 February 2019 (UTC)Reply

True, but Marca went overboard with their news scoop. Beitia should eventually be granted the bronze medal, but this is not yet official until IOC and IAAF ratify it. And this usually takes some time.--Gorpik (talk) 09:59, 11 February 2019 (UTC)Reply
Hasn’t this been done now? Either way, the article both records her as winning bronze in 2012 and as not winning a medal because she came on 4th. In other words the article contradicts itself. 92.234.154.81 (talk) 04:13, 5 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
You are right: World Athletics now shows her as bronze medalist in London 2012. I'm fixing the article accordingly. Gorpik (talk) 08:26, 5 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
I've just read the article and this had already been fixed. It says that she ended 4th in 2012, which was true at the time, and later it mentions that she was retroactively awarded the bronze medal. It happens that, as the next paragraph explains, finishing 4th is important for her later career, since she returned to competition frustrated by not having won an Olympic medal, so we cannot just remove it. I think the article is correct as it is now, thought you might suggest some improvement, of course. Gorpik (talk) 08:34, 5 September 2024 (UTC)Reply