In 1936, Luz Long was participating in the long jump event and helped Jesse Owens improve his form. Long saw Owens struggling because of his form and gave him some great advice, despite the negative sentiment in Germany at the time towards people of color. This act of sportsmanship helped Owens secure the gold medal in the event.
In 1956, at the Australian National Championships, John Landy stopped running and helped his 19-year-old opponent, Ron Clarke, who had tripped and fallen. After this, Landy resumed running and was somehow able to win the race. A statue was built to commemorate this display of sportsmanship.
Andy Roddick and Fernando Verdasco were playing each other at the 2005 Rome Masters when they were both incorrectly announced as the winners of their match by mistake. In reality, both players were still at match point and Andy pointed out that the shot he hit didn’t count. The error was caught and Verdasco went on to win the match in a 6-4 7-5 victory.
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