陸上のメキシベナバ、喜びすぎて金メダル剥奪「こんなことになるなんて」

欧州陸上選手権で金メダルを獲得したフランスのマイディーヌ・メキシベナバがメダルを剥奪された。ゴール直前にシャツを脱いだことが原因。
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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - AUGUST 14: French athlete Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad wins gold medal in the Men's 3000m steeplechase at the 22nd European Athletics Championships in Zurich, Switzerland on 14 August, 2014. (Photo by Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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8月14日に行われた欧州陸上選手権の男子3000メートル障害決勝で、トップでフィニッシュしたフランスのマイディーヌ・メキシベナバが金メダルを剥奪された。ゴール直前にランニングシャツを脱いだことが原因。毎日新聞などが報じた。

3連覇が懸かっていたメキシベナバは、後続を大きく引き離して最後の直線へ入った。そこでシャツを脱ぎ、口にくわえて観客に歓声を求め、最後は左手にシャツを持ってフィニッシュ。レース直後に警告のみを受けたが、その後にスペイン選手団から抗議があり、「競技中は胸と背にはっきり見えるようにナンバーカード(ゼッケン)をつけなければならない」と定めた競技規則に違反したとして失格を宣告された。

(毎日新聞「陸上:シャツ脱いだら金逃す 欧州選手権で仏選手、失格に」より 2014/08/15 19:58)

メキシベナバ、金メダル剥奪までの一部始終
ATHLETICS-EURO-2014(01 of11)
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France\'s Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad competes on his way to win the Men\'s 3000m steeplechase final during the European Athletics Championships at the Letzigrund stadium in Zurich on August 14, 2014. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:FABRICE COFFRINI via Getty Images)
22nd European Athletics Championships - Day Three(02 of11)
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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - AUGUST 14: Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad of France takes his vest off as he clears the last jump on his approach to the finish line to claim gold in the Men\'s 3000 metres Steeplechase final during day three of the 22nd European Athletics Championships at Stadium Letzigrund on August 14, 2014 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) (credit:Dean Mouhtaropoulos via Getty Images)
22nd European Athletics Championships - Day Three(03 of11)
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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - AUGUST 14: Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad of France jumps the final barrier to win the Mens 3,000m Final at Stadium Letzigrund on August 14, 2014 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images) (credit:Matthew Lewis via Getty Images)
22nd European Athletics Championships in Zurich(04 of11)
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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - AUGUST 14: French athlete Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad wins gold medal in the Men\'s 3000m steeplechase at the 22nd European Athletics Championships in Zurich, Switzerland on 14 August, 2014. (Photo by Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
22nd European Athletics Championships in Zurich(05 of11)
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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - AUGUST 14: French athlete Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad wins gold medal in the Men\'s 3000m steeplechase at the 22nd European Athletics Championships in Zurich, Switzerland on 14 August, 2014. (Photo by Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
ATHLETICS-EURO-2014(06 of11)
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France\'s Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad reacts after winning the Men\'s 3000m steeplechase final during the European Athletics Championships at the Letzigrund stadium in Zurich on August 14, 2014. AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE (Photo credit should read FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:FRANCK FIFE via Getty Images)
22nd European Athletics Championships in Zurich(07 of11)
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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - AUGUST 14: French athlete Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad wins gold medal in the Men\'s 3000m steeplechase at the 22nd European Athletics Championships in Zurich, Switzerland on 14 August, 2014. (Photo by Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
22nd European Athletics Championships in Zurich(08 of11)
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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - AUGUST 14: French athlete Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad wins gold medal in the Men\'s 3000m steeplechase at the 22nd European Athletics Championships in Zurich, Switzerland on 14 August, 2014. (Photo by Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
22nd European Athletics Championships - Day Three(09 of11)
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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - AUGUST 14: Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad of France (not pictured) is shown a yellow card by an official after winning gold in the Men\'s 3000 metres Steeplechase finalduring day three of the 22nd European Athletics Championships at Stadium Letzigrund on August 14, 2014 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) (credit:Dean Mouhtaropoulos via Getty Images)
ATHLETICS-EURO-2014(10 of11)
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France\'s Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad looks on after he competed in the men\'s 1500m heats during the European Athletics Championships at the Letzigrund stadium in Zurich on August 15, 2014. Mekhissi-Benabbad was stripped of his European Championship gold medal in the 3,000m steeplechase for whipping off his vest before the end of the race. AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN (Photo credit should read OLIVIER MORIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLIVIER MORIN via Getty Images)
ATHLETICS-EURO-2014(11 of11)
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France\'s Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad reacts after he competed in the men\'s 1500m heats during the European Athletics Championships at the Letzigrund stadium in Zurich on August 15, 2014. Mekhissi-Benabbad was stripped of his European Championship gold medal in the 3,000m steeplechase for whipping off his vest before the end of the race. AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN (Photo credit should read OLIVIER MORIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLIVIER MORIN via Getty Images)

メキシベナバのレースは完璧だった。イギリス紙・ガーディアンによると、メキシベナバはパリ・サンジェルマンFCの熱狂的なファンであり、サッカー選手がゴールを決めたときのように喜びを表現しただけだと主張しているという。メキシベナバはゼッケン規則を知らなかった。「こんなことになるなんて、思ってなかった。水に流したい」と述べたという。

フランスチームも抗議を行ったが、判定は覆らず順位は2位以下の選手が繰り上がった。フランス陸上競技連盟会長のバーナード・アムサレム氏は、「メキシベナバがシャツを脱いだことで、誰か傷ついた人がいたのか」と指摘した

「残念ながら、スペインは抗議した。私だったら抗議しなかっただろうさ」

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