As it turns out, bronze medalists tend to exhibit happier responses to their Olympic performances than silver medalists, according to researchers. It creates this sort of cocktail that might push people around in such a way that you can find bronze medalists who are happier than silver medalists." Those students were asked to evaluate the Olympians' reactions and emotions in the video clips, without knowing who won bronze or silver. When assessing the athletes' immediate reactions, participants indicated that bronze medalists appeared happier on average than their counterparts who won silver. The researchers found that, following a competition, athletes who won bronze appeared to be significantly happier on average and that silver medalists tend to focus more than bronze medalists on what they failed to achieve.

Source: CNN August 18, 2016 11:48 UTC