so in some events, like soccer, when its down to four teams or ppl, say a b c and d, it can to like this:
a beats b
c beats d
then in finals a beats c
and in bronze match, b beats d
c gets silver, b gets bronze
but look, c and b did not play each other, and had identical records, beating d and losing to a. so why should c get a higher medal? hasn't anyone noticed this?