‘30/2029 Tae Medtls of Berl Friendship - Fiee Onlin Reaiag Comprebeasica "=" shone Sports Stories Reading oo The Medais of Eternal Friendship Japanese pole vaulters Shuhei Nishida and Sueo Oe competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. An American won the gold medal, but the Japanese teammates tied for second place. They didn't want to compete directly with each other for second and third place, but continued to jump until it became too dark to continue. At 9 p.m. the judges ended the competition and told the Japanese team to decide who would be given second place. Finally, it was settled that Nishida won the second place by vaulting 4 meters and 25 centimeters in his first try and Oe won the third place by vaulting the same height as Nishida in his second try. For the Olympic records, Oe took the bronze and Nishida took the silver. Neither one of them was happy with that result. When the friends returned to Japan, they came up with a plan. They took their medals to a jeweler who cut them both in half. Then they joined half of the silver medal with half of the bronze medal, creating a half-silver, half- bronze medal for each of them. The medals became known as the Medals of Eternal Friendship. nea: wokabecteoius com/Readin!thRendine Meda tmlree Online Reading Comprehension Werksat ac Question ata mie Bho Questions for "The Medals of Eternal Friendship" 1. When were the Summer Olympic Games in Berlin? 1936 1976 2012 syacan20 2. Which country won the 1936 Olympic gold medal in pole vaulting? Germany Japan United States 3. What was Shuhei's and Sueo's home country? ‘Australia Germany Japan 4, What do you think "eternal" means? forever nighttime take 5. Why did the pole vautting competition stop? The athletes got too tired. It got too dark outside. ‘Someone cheated. 6. In the Olympic records, who won the silver medal for pole vaulting? Earle Meadows: Shuhei Nishida Sueo Oe 7. Why were the friends unhappy with the official results of the event? because they wanted to win a gold medal because someone cheated because it was really a tie for 2nd place @Courseware Solutions Wordvile.com for Fun English Language Arts Learning ‘ntos//wortactelus com/Rending/thReodine Meda nl 2