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Fans react to 4th place Olympic medals
After news got out that British bookshop owner David Mitchell has decided to produce and send medals to many Olympic athletes who finish fourth in their events, fans took to Twitter to express their varied opinions.
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Posted: Aug 03, 2012 1:19 PM EDT | Last Updated: August 3, 2012
With the number of countries competing in the Olympics up over 200, a British bookshop owner has decided that the Games needs to hand out four medals per event. The self-proclaimed Olympic history buff has started to send 4th place medals to athletes in London. (Photo by Martin Bureau/AFP/GettyImages)
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