Al Oerter of the United States did the same in the discus throw despite a cervical disc injury that forced him to wear a neck harness and torn rib cartilage incurred a week before the competition.

• 美国的奥尔特尔在铁饼比赛中也完成了这一壮举，当时他由于颈椎间盘突出，还戴了一个颈部护具参赛，而在一周前他的软肋骨还有撕裂伤。