In the 1908 Olympics in London the final of the 400 metres was between three American runners and Wyndham Halswelle of the UK The Americans used team tactics to block Halswelle and an official broke the tape and declared the race void The London OOC ordered the race to be re-run but the US athletes refused to take part Next day Wyndham Halswelle ran on his own - to win Only the gold medal was awarded

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