countback
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The US-born Swede, who chose to represent his mother's homeland, has not lost a major final since Doha in 2019, where as a teenager he missed out to American Sam Kendricks on countback.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025
American Sam Kendricks, cleared 5.95m to take silver, while Greece's Emmanouil Karalis secured bronze on countback with a best of 5.90m.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2024
Competing last season at the worlds as Katie Nageotte - she got married - she won on countback over U.S. teammate Sandi Morris.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
In the women’s high jump, Olympic silver medalist Nicola McDermott finally defeated Mariya Lasitskene, who won in Tokyo and Lausanne, on a countback after both cleared 1.98 meters.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2021
He was given Toulon for a year, failing to lead it to the semifinals on a countback of tries, and was fired in 2018.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 28, 2020
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