Manteo Mitchell (USA) Breaks Leg During 4 x 400m Relay - London 2012 Olympics

[@Redwineeeee]

Waiting in suspense and tensing up thinking someone's gonna break their leg any second...any second now...still waiting

[@jjhicksony5409]

he did break his leg, it just wasnt an open wound break

[@cosmo588]

Tom Tom some say Tom is still waiting to see that broken leg.....

[@tjfreer294]

Its confirmed, Tom is still waiting

[@SasukeUchiha-cz7zv]

Tom is still waiting

[@lorrainehutton3527]

lol - I am still waiting too!! I thought when one says one "breaks leg" your leg is actually broken if you are not talking about the phrase "break a leg" as in showbiz. When one breaks his leg, you are not able to walk properly let alone run!!

[@lisacs83]

14:10 Is what you came here to see. Although you'll be disappointed because there's no gross footage of a gnarly leg break. Mitchell said after the race he broke his left fibula at around 200m - not even noticeable on camera, just a slow-ish run and slight hobble towards the end of his lap.

[@bakersteven3]

But an incredible run and one of the stand out moments of the games.

[@yenice3652]

right people over here expecting to see a Kevin Ware or something

[@Yumadlol]

+Smoove i just wanted to see how it happened

[@MogensenEdits]

Lisa S we need more people like u on the internet

[@dominiclenard3668]

Lisa S p

[@iGLiiDEzHD]

He is still running today. One of the kindest men I have ever met in my life. Really inspirational human being. God bless Manteo.

[@nicolehahn2657]

The second guy did a great job of making up the time and so did the rest of them.

[@shawngordon6626]

THIS HOW WE DO IT CARIBBEAN

[@nicholaskirui4123]

Joshua Mance did incredible job, USA

[@keshavpande5583]

When a guy breaks his left fibula and still can run faster than you ...

[@blastedpotato]

Me when I'm injured and see casual runners

[@logikylearguments6852]

This guy has nothing on Frank hayes, the jockey who won a horse race while dead. Suffered fatal heart attack halfway through, dead by the time he crossed the finish line.

[@cassandramann2699]

logikyle arguments That’s so metal

[@runningthor1999]

logikyle arguments what a legend. Needs a book.

[@lotionbottlehead]

@@logikylearguments6852 technically the horse won 😂

[@tvs339]

"manteo mitchell with a poor leg". Great unintentional pun on the commentary there..

[@wayne87ist]

He still ran a 46.1 split, unreal

[@thesimon1584]

"Germany chasing the Poles down...". you did that on purpose!!!😂

[@dududu185]

He knew what he was doing 😭

[@Squidlark]

I don't get it. Someone please explain. Is it a WWII thing?

[@getrexd1217]

@@Squidlark Germany invaded Poland in WWII

[@wibgs7735]

When I said break a leg, I wasn't being serious...

[@hannahadhikari9861]

For all the people who are wondering when Manteo Mitchell broke his leg or if this video was just clickbait... Mitchell actually did break his left fibula at around 200 meters, but since it wasn't a very severe fracture, he was able to complete his leg of the race. If you rewatch the last 100 meters of his leg, you can clearly see him limping from the effort of sprinting so speedily. Still, it's a wonder that he was even able to finish the race and still run THAT DARN FAST.

[@KenyanBunnie]

Thanks for explaining. Can you tell me why the DQ Dom

[@hannahadhikari9861]

@@KenyanBunnie You're so welcome! Well, the Dominican Republic was disqualified because when you are waiting for your teammate to come around to hand you the baton, you are supposed to move into the 1st lane if your team is in first place. I'm not positive, but I think that the DR went into the first lane when they were not supposed to be there. It was difficult to tell what the commentators meant, so I could be wrong. But to my understanding, that is what they were trying to convey. Hope that this was helpful!

[@rodneythomas1001]

Awesome

[@Valthekid]

13:58 your welcome.

[@leonhardeuler675]

My what?

[@HM-hq4vf]

@@leonhardeuler675 welcome

[@bretrogersweightlifting4008]

This olympics was a serious struggle for the US mens 400 meter runners. So many injuries

[@SONICE69]

What leg did he run?!?! Wow, that guy is HEROIC!!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@sydneydowns3225]

the crowd cheering is so fun. they support all teams which is why i love the olympics

[@Freakforphotos]

for everyone who's wondering, he broke his left fibula around the 200 meter mark AND KEPT RUNNING!

[@thepaperportal662]

Yes, but it wasn't a bad break just slight, which is why he was able to still run

[@Kid20Kiel]

Tony McQuay @15:47 Amazing! Relax and Powerful! Can't get over that part!

[@markhanrahan5487]

13:42 little did he know that in only a few seconds, *snap*

[@usaggiime7543]

I'm just watching this because the French dude in gymnastics broke his leg

[@printerfromheaven]

same 😂😂😂😂

[@markirvine3208]

same 😂

[@lilblackkitten369]

same haha

[@sevensupergirlslynn3743]

same

[@jasmynalida779]

same lol

[@diadiaa892]

I’m so relived GB came 1st. The last guy fully slowed down at the end! They where people catching up, it was sooooo close😰🎉

[@blessedslave]

No they were second

[@santhosh4567]

It was Heats.. So 1st or 2nd doesn't matter.

[@sophiabray5485]

That feeling when you’re literally doing anything and all you can hear in your head is *S E T*

[@sydneydowns3225]

Bro K my favorite feeling 🥰🥰

[@nicholaskirui4123]

No one is talking about Joshua Mance of USA second leg, he did incredible job, all the way to position 2 then handing over to Tony Mcquay.

[@chasewaldschmidt494]

America can break a leg and still kick ass

[@samrhodes6173]

America didn't win...

[@MrProbablyBullets]

+sam rhodes Your point?

[@Doc_Fun]

+sam rhodes are you stupid? Their first runner fractured his leg, causing him to run sub-optimally, and somehow they still got 2nd with a tie down to 1/100th of a second. Obviously, had he not gotten a fracture, they'd have won pretty handily, even so they stomped everyone except the bahamas.

[@monicapaez4336]

+sam rhodes we still took second with one of our runners having a broken leg dumbo.

[@CycloneRecords113]

You got your arses kicked in the final in 2012. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

[@jaylew8408]

The anchor for G.B killed me. I get it's not the championship race, but he didn't need to exert extra effort, just needed to not give up at the last 2 meters

[@sydneydowns3225]

Jay Lew it hurt to watch 😪😪

[@elizabethnicole9650]

Taking the term "Break a leg" to a new level.

[@KenyanBunnie]

Still Proud my Kenyans went to finish the race!

[@DaughterofUbuntu1988]

I love Kenya spirit, the fall but raise up again to finish.

[@wanrechee3142]

Truly a sportsman. You have a spirits of a sportsman Mitchell.

[@tomriddle2778]

14:47 you can see him start limping after he's done with his portion

[@mm8693]

I’m here to applaud for Japan team! You guys did your best, hats off!

[@tejthalange]

Manteo Mitchell: I broke my leg Oscar pistorious: that’s not an excuse

[@officialpondus9404]

4:16 that belgian at the back really ran a great leg for his team 🙌🏻👍

[@ravindarbhai8760]

Thanks

[@CalvinHikes]

Whenever a video disables the like and dislik count, I always assume it's got a lot of dislikes.

[@allenlecorre]

Why was this recommended to me 9 years later

[@fatbelly27]

Lots of questions about the second heat. It wasn't obvious the USA 1st leg guy broke a leg - he just didn't run particularly fast. How did he break it? Was he coming back from a previous fracture or something? What happened to the Jamaican third leg runner? He just stopped at 200m. And why were Dom Rep disqualified?

[@kennedyhimes3468]

So many unanswered questions

[@DarlaDoug]

Watch @ 15:28 in slow motion. DR sprinter is on the outside and his first acceleration step is outside of the exchange zone.

[@korvacss]

Regarding Manteo Mitchell, he slipped on some stairs 3 days earlier and landed awkwardly on the leg, but after checkups and training they believed nothing had come from. Then it broke at the 200m mark, likely as a result of the earlier incident.

[@NotoriousTiana]

Proud to be Trinidadian 🤗💯

[@AlissaHamilton]

I don't even know why... but the first heat seemed to make me proud to be British💪💙

[@morganm.6256]

Alissa Hamilton and the second heat made me proud to be American

[@ethankoranda1770]

I love how Jamaca stops in the middle due to an "injury" and USA over here literally breaking their own legs and still getting not .1 seconds away from first place.

[@ModernDayNegro]

Dont talk trash until you understand how much pain he was in.

[@ATP980]

a broken fibula doesn't hurt as much as u think. Jamaica's injury probably hurt much more

[@melaniegonzalez3664]

+ItsCrystal ok I guess your a doctor now?

[@ATP980]

+melanie gonzalez you don't need to be a doctor to feel pain lmao

[@Ddvgh1]

melanie gonzalez I know a friend who has had both injuries in the past, and he said the injury Jamaica had was in another world of pain from a fibula break

[@claytonbayne2886]

The Health of All Olympic Athletes Comes First and the Reason the Olympics in Japan, the Sake of the World. Props to IOC!!!

[@MrAlex03061996]

I still can't understand Who and when broke their leg?? 😂

[@JamesSmith-ek1or]

He kept running. Not every break is a leg shattering

[@elisavlogs2181]

I know

[@angelahagerman5003]

+AwesomeJBEAST109 ahaha nice play on words, first "leg"

[@ryanstock7094]

+Angela Hagerman It's called a leg when you one person runs. More explanation: there are four legs in a Relay Race

[@oops6608]

I’m glad I looked at the comments before watching the video😅

[@Mr.Mia13]

I'm a long distance track runner 200m, 800m and 1600 also shot put. In December 2014 I got diagnosed with Jouvinal arthritis. I've done competitive track for 5 years and this is my first season running with my arthritis. It's going terrible. I'm behind, ankles flair up etc. My coach made me stop running at today's practice. I cried in the car snd told my mom "I mentally can do this but physically i can't. I don't want to give up something i love but my arthritis is getting in the way of it. Any suggestions or tips on what I should do?

[@Husani759]

morgan danceandcrafts Do you mean "juvenile" arthritis? I ran and jumped competitively for 7 years. Perhaps you might need orthotics because of a misalignment, or some kind of imbalance. They're pricey but they help tons of people. You also might wanna spend a lot of time in those ice water whirlpools after EVERY practice, to ease inflammation and promote healing/recovery. Spend more time doing low impact stuff such as stationary biking and pool workouts, too INSTEAD of the workouts your team is doing. And on competition time, pop those pain killers. I know the pain killers aren't the best solution, but I ran the 55M dash, the 100, 200, 400, 4X100, triple jump and long jump throughout my career. And I was a 5 time New England Champ as well as Bay State Games Metro Division Champ, amongst other things. I also ran cross country. This kind of advice/supplementation helped me. What I didn't try, that you might wanna look into are supplements for joint recovery such as MSM, Glucosamine, Chondroitin, Magnesium (with B6), Boron, Vitamin D3, Proline and Lysine. And really stay on top of them. They need to build up to adequate levels in the body. Many of them actually create lubricating surfaces within your joints to ease joint pain, besides assisting in joint recovery. I wish I knew what I knew now, back then. Good luck man.

[@Mr.Mia13]

Thanks! I use orthotics but they are for my flats not my spikes. I do swim therapy which helps! I do take a some spice thing. Im doing a relay 2 by 200 now. I've got practice 3× a week and have competitive track meets other days. Thanks for the AMAZING tips, advice and motivation! That's awesome! Amazing. I do cross country also. I modify on workouts. And yes I did mean juvenile arthritis lol. Thanks. I'm jealous lol you sound like amazing runner. I thought no one would respond. Thanks and good luck. I really want to make the Pen relays

[@Husani759]

morgan danceandcrafts No problem with the advice. I recommend using actual running sneakers with orthotics in them on all training days. Save the spikes for competition, unless you can't help it (field events). The supplements I recommended will work synergistically to help you -- know what it is you're taking. You seem a bit ambivalent about what you're taking now -- you should know what that "spice thing" does. And don't be jealous at all. My track and field days have been over for well-over 15 years. I was a better jumper than sprinter, and was competitive as far as prep schools and ivy league schools were concerned (I ran at Harvard), but I stopped competing my senior year because real life called. When I realized that I wasn't going to be a world class competitor, I had to focus on my career. So I skipped competing senior year to make sure that I was well-along in my career path. It paid off. I'm still in great shape, and am about to begin cycling as a hobby. But no more track and field for bonzo. :) I wish you all the best in future competitions. Enjoy this time while you can. Peace.

[@Mr.Mia13]

Beastly Theater Lol :-). Thats great to know. No Penn Relays for me

[@Husani759]

morgan danceandcrafts Go for it, man. Do what you can. Train your ass off. Let the coach know that Penn Relays is one of your goals. And go for it. :D

[@un_ikko8953]

I'm watching this as a warm up for the French gymnast

[@jamesyuck-bopolz9026]

its 2017 and Im still waiting for the part that shows a broken leg...ill come back on year 2050 if still breathing

[@standupfirst]

Am I the only one here for the actual races? lol

[@skyerodway5459]

No XD

[@rainneyfabrayrfcool6288]

Fresh Dumbledore nope 😏

[@AnastasiaIoppolo]

No I didn’t even see the leg break in the title, I just came for the 4x4 lol

[@TK-bi5gu]

Fresh Dumbledore nope cuz I am too lol

[@zaneclone]

45-46 secs on a broken leg ? That's impressive !!

[@rachelfarris9698]

they must've told him to break a leg

[@RedTheFred321]

i met the guy that broke his leg today at Cascade Middle School! :D

[@scxp-tile6244]

Are we just going to ignore that the guy in the last lane for the first leg just didn’t run a 42/43 second 400!

[@djdiggerjonez4063]

I love watching Trinidad do this.

[@jasminejohnston6393]

Ouch! I can feel his pain 😪

[@sahanna349]

Ayeeee Trinidad!!!!🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹 anybody here from Trinidad?

[@henry5554]

Most hard working son of a biscuit ever!Lol

[@xflicx4971]

Nobody... Me:reads title... hmmm someone breaks their leg, watches whole video uhhh no mateo did not break his leg Still me:Lays on my bed in disapointment

[@joerocksskate12]

i didnt see leg break?

[@faye201511]

me neither

[@joshmir2677]

***** that's not manteo mitchell he is on the USA team not the South African team don't be lazy

[@aaviouscod968]

You can't really see it happen but at around 14:19 you see the second to last guy from the right kinda run awkwardly for the rest of the run.

[@faye201511]

oh okay

[@daliasandy1789]

Is that all you came for

[@JayB2]

At first I thought this was mislabeled & the Jamaican runner broke his leg. But it was in fact the first leg of the US. And that was why he ran so slow. The Jamaican who pulled up was a muscle injury.

[@devinweiler4644]

7:12 - You’re welcome.

[@momoniji6439]

People expect a broken leg means like your leg spinning 180 degrees or something I swear people are stupid 😂😂

[@lucasliew4924]

The correct technical term is fractured leg. Your welcome stupid.

[@momoniji6439]

@@lucasliew4924 You're* Stupid.

[@sydneydowns3225]

Lucas Liew ??no it’s not??

[@illegitimately9624]

And the USA still got 2nd in the preliminary round. USA USA USA USA!

[@dmitry.clarke]

14:20 people. You can see him limping for a little bit when he finishes. I think that’s it

[@Prophecies101]

Second race starts at 9:30

[@KarmanyaSingh]

Well, the lanes are made in a way that each runner has to cover an equal circumference for the 1st round. Therefore, if they run in the same lane throughout, the person on the outermost lane will have to cover a distance more than the innermost person....

[@seancarney1723]

9 years later, Tom is still waiting

[@royaldeathstorm1343]

When someone on your team breaks there leg and you still get 2nd

[@itspineappleyanna4813]

I dont think he meant what we all think they meant ....he broke his lane or something dont they call them first leg.. second leg.. so on so on..

[@taylorharvey6091]

its Pineappleyanna Yes they did, he broke it

[@joseosorio2173]

he came to my school in NYC and talked to are school and also gave me a autograph and a high five

[@k1ller2one]

4:55???wtf, man with prosthetic legs?? i'm sorry, are you allowed to participate???

[@lMobiuscidl]

because he cried and whined to be there and finaly they allowed him. That's Oscar Pistorious, he killed his wife

[@JRBikes013]

He's also the guy that is apparently so good he competes in Olympics and Paralympics

[@CameronK665]

Eric Wang Yes, he is allowed. There's nothing preventing him from competing due to prosthesis. However, he did kill his girlfriend

[@brennathompson5642]

EveryDay why is that a problem

[@swifty1294]

That first heat was just a mess

[@elliaj.2554]

Yeah Bahamas where my Bahamian peeps

[@jakebangs1]

lol it's the second heat I was looking the whole time at the first heat😂

[@verniawilliams4662]

Great runners

[@joshuarodriguez1581]

when does the leg break happen?

[@sandymeadowlove]

I came for the comments lol

[@heathermontague5051]

lol "a poor leg by Mitchell" 14:55

[@wgang7534]

I run track.. I do 400 but I get tired easily, any tips to help me?

[@user-hu7vr5gs5s]

Came from Buzzfeed "8 Stages of Marathon Running" video to see this

[@dapog]

It's crazy the amount of comments of ppl that are disappointed that they did not see some horrific leg break. Some even discounting the injury. You try to run 200m with even the slightest fracture, after having run 200m already. Not to mention doing so at the highest level of the sport. Prime example Jamaica had an injury and tapped out. The USA sprinter still finished.

[@jamesbeatty-wilson5290]

Now that's a pile of outcomes.

[@bonifaceodhiambo3172]

Thank you Kenya we meet the in long race

[@dissonancetlrm]

You already know I'm checking the comments. I'm not watching all 21 minutes just to see what can be like 5 minutes.

[@matfitri8377]

8.35 what actually happened between south africa n kenya?

[@TrionSixteenisawsum]

14:57 Commentator didn't know...

[@julia1019]

Why they name video USA But there no USA on scorebroad

[@yafavtk7734]

The third USA leg was movingggg🤣

[@nicholaskirui4123]

Yes, Tony McQuay

[@psychotubecreations7808]

Waiting from 7 years to see the broken leg...Il wait forever.

[@Micaela420]

What time is it?

[@edwardkann978]

I am so fast I caan out run myass

[@seb6372]

UK's 2 leg was really fast

[@dereckdean578]

The commentator did say that The Bahamas has ' the better team' and more notably the 'best team on paper' He was right.

[@alilove2970]

Where was the leg break

[@nalasmith4985]

I did read the title of the vid and now I’m kinda scared

[@albuggy9293]

When your coach tells you to break a leg and you end up listening

[@hurricanehubbs9459]

“Another Pole hits the deck” 😂😂😂

[@mickeymortimer4407]

dominican anchor ran like legend yes bro! Luguelin Santos -silver medallist I didn't realise who he was!

[@xavierjones4574]

how does this even happen unless you're running on an injury??

[@nightfury8440]

Stress injury, bad step, and a few other things

[@wilord6969]

Even Olympic channel uses clickbait

[@RyanDeGreg]

Tony McQuay is a beast

[@legendselite15]

they didn't trip. they got caught up with each others arms. south africa and kenya struggle at the same time

[@TeW33zy]

Timestamp 8:35 dont waste your time on the video fast forward plus its cliqbait internal fracture not a actual leg break. It a misleading title for views.

[@BillyGeek1]

Buzzfeed, anyone?

[@Mrshinykoopa]

+BillyGeek1 No dude, just no

[@slappingstuff5570]

Yes the one with the stages of the runner

[@Chinpou_]

ew no

[@juicygossipworld4024]

first person to like this video!. yes me!. and Olympics, that's some cheap marketing u've got going on there. he barely broke his leg!

[@sarahlynn2859]

Yay! You were the first person. Guess we all have to bow down for you now. 😑

[@juicygossipworld4024]

Sarah lynn 😂😂😂😂

[@morganm.6256]

Juicy Gossip World how can someone " barley break a leg". Either you broke it or you didn't