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Flashback-Olympic Gymnast with Broken Kneecap Chooses to Compete on Rings Despite Agonizing Double Somersault Dismount


By Craig Bannister
| July 29, 2021 | 10:43am EDT
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A Japanese gymnast at the 1976 Olympics chose to continue to compete even though he had shattered his knee during the opening floor exercises, helping his team to win the Gold medal by a mere four-tenths of a point.
Despite the pain, Japanese gymnast Shun Fujimoto decided keep his injury a secret and to perform in both the pommel horse and ring exercises, both of which are scored, in part, on the quality of the gymnast’s dismount.
In his rings routine, Fujimoto knew he would have to perform a twisting double somersault and land on his injured knee, falling from a height of nearly eight feet above the floor. Fujimoto fought his way through the excruciating pain of his landing and managed to remain upright, earning a personal-best score of 9.7 and helping Japan narrowly win its fifth straight Olympic Gold Medal in gymnastics. ....

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1976 Olympics: Gymnast with Broken Kneecap Chooses to Compete on Rings Despite Agonizing Double Somersault Dismount

1976 Olympics: Gymnast with Broken Kneecap Chooses to Compete on Rings Despite Agonizing Double Somersault Dismount
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