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16th August 2016
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The Frenchman was booed throughout the contest, even during his run-ups, and was bitter as hell after finishing second. So much so that he compared the home crowd to the supporters that turned against black Anerican athlete Jesse Owens at Berlin 1936, held in Nazi-run Germany. Owens famously won four gold medals at the Berlin games and, in the process, showed up Adolf Hitler's proclamations that the Aryan race was superior, in every way, to all others. Lavillenie was clearly incensed after what he felt to be an unfair contest but his comments were somewhat extreme. https://twitter.com/ONS_Rio2016/status/765387410633060352 https://twitter.com/ONS_Rio2016/status/765387710194454528 There was a media and online backlash to the comments and, once he had a chance to calm down, Lavillenie stepped forward to apologise. https://twitter.com/airlavillenie/status/765437191438860288 Better luck next time. On the latest episode of the GAA Hour Hurling Show Wooly and the lads reflect on a monumental weekend of action. Listen below or subscribe here on iTunesThiago Braz da Silva: #Gold medal, Olympic record in pole vault. What a badass! ?? #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/ZWXQT2q6rg
— Neal Rogers (@nealrogers) August 16, 2016
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