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Shun Fujimoto scored 9.5 on the pommel horse and 9.7 on the rings at the Montreal Olympics on 20th August, 1976 - despite having a badly damaged kneecap, having landed catastrophically during a tumbling run.\nThat should, by rights, have ended his and his team's medal hopes - but he decided not to tell his coach or fellow competitors about the injury, and carried on with his routines. As a result of his endurance and persistence, Japan won Gold.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly ask whether Fujimoto\u2019s remarkable resilience had any cultural antecedent in Japanese traditions of self-sacrifice; explain how his regrets may still be influencing contemporary Olympians; and consider whether gymnastic judging criteria should take more account of grimacing\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018FUJIMOTO Shun: The price of gold\u2019 (Olympics.com): https://olympics.com/en/news/fujimoto-shun-the-price-of-gold\n\u2022 \u2018The Joy of Six: great Olympians\u2019 (The Guardian, 2008): https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/aug/07/olympics20082\n\u2022 \u2018The Olympic Show: Shun Fujimoto\u2019 (NBC): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq-C5-vIim8\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices