This is not about the disqualifications that occurred or may occur, but about the actual athlete that is vaulted into a winning slot due to the disqualification.
Hypothetical:
Out of winners 1, 2, & 3, #2 gets disqualified. So #3 moves to #2's spot and #4 moves to #3's spot. How do you feel if you are #3 and #4? Do you feel like you really won? Or do you feel like your medal is fake?
I ask because I saw a runner in this position earlier on tv and he said something to the effect that it wasn't a "real win, but [he'd] take it".
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