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How rare is that 3-way tie for silver medals in the men’s 100 fly tonite? Not all that rare. There have been 21 previous cases at the Olympics where there have been 3 (or more) tied for a medal. It has happened twice for gold medals, in the men’s pommel horse in 1948 and 1988; 8 previous times for silver medals – 5 at the Summer Olympics and 3 at the Winter; and 11 times for bronze medals, most recently at the 2012 men’s athletics high jump, and including once at the Winter Games. There was one 4-way tie, in the 1984 men’s gymnastics horse vault. Here are all the examples of this.

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Year,Season,Sport,Class,Event,G,S,B,TM

1948,Summer,Gymnastics,Men,Pommelled Horse,3,0,0,3

1988,Summer,Gymnastics,Men,Pommelled Horse,3,0,0,3

1906,Summer,Athletics,Men,Standing High Jump,1,3,0,4

1908,Summer,Athletics,Men,High Jump,1,3,0,4

1956,Summer,Gymnastics,Men,Floor Exercise,1,3,0,4

1964,Summer,Gymnastics,Men,Individual All-Around,1,3,0,4

1984,Summer,Gymnastics,Men,Horse Vault,1,4,0,5

2016,Summer,Swimming,Men,100 butterfly,1,3,0,4

1906,Summer,Weightlifting,Men,Unlimited Two Hands,1,1,3,5

1908,Summer,Athletics,Men,Pole Vault,2,0,3,5

1912,Summer,Athletics,Men,Pole Vault,1,2,3,6

1948,Summer,Gymnastics,Men,Horse Vault,1,1,3,5

1980,Summer,Gymnastics,Women,Uneven Bars,1,1,3,5

1992,Summer,Athletics,Men,High Jump,1,1,3,5

1992,Summer,Gymnastics,Men,Parallel Bars,1,1,3,5

1992,Summer,Gymnastics,Women,Floor Exercise,1,1,3,5

1996,Summer,Gymnastics,Men,Horizontal Bar,1,1,3,5

2012,Summer,Athletics,Men,High Jump,1,1,3,5

1948,Winter,Speedskating,Men,500 metres,1,3,0,4

1964,Winter,Speedskating,Men,500 metres,1,3,0,4

1968,Winter,Speedskating,Women,500 metres,1,3,0,4

1928,Winter,Speedskating,Men,500 metres,2,0,3,5

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