Video: When last man won the race, most unexpected gold medal in Olympics history, read to know more

Chandigarh, January 9

A video of Men’s Short Track 1,000 m final at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake has surfaced online as four winning players ended up in a corner pile-up. With hardly 50 metres to go, the last man on the track, four-time Olympian Steven Bradbury, came out of nowhere and crossed the line to win Australia’s first Winter Olympic Gold Medal.

As he raised his arms in a pleasant surprise the crowd booed. He must have wondered as to what happened.

“I wasn’t the fastest skater on the ice tonight. I was obviously not the most deserving guy. I had a lot of luck on my side….But I won’t take the race for the 1 minute it was on. I’ll take it for the 10 years of hard work that I put in. I’ll take it as a reward,” said Steven Bradbury.

The Australian ex-short-track speed skater was the first athlete from Australia to win a Winter Olympic gold medal. Bradbury is a four-time Olympian.

He won the 1,000 m event at the 2002 Winter Olympics after all his opponents were involved in a last-corner pile-up. It surely was one of the greatest wins amid the odd spoilsport.