countback

/ ˈkaʊntˌbæk /

noun

1. a system of deciding the winner of a tied competition by comparing earlier points or scores

Example Sentences

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.

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Double Olympic champion Duplantis took victory with a first-time clearance over 6m - winning on countback after Greece's Emmanouil Karalis required three attempts to surpass that mark, before both failed at 6.10m.

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Molly Caudery placed fifth in the women's pole vault after failing to go clear with three attempts at 4.73m, as New Zealand's Olivia McTaggart won on countback as one of four athletes to clear that height.

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In a competition disrupted by technical issues, Caudery - with a season's best of 4.85m - missed out on a medal on countback after failing to clear 4.75m.

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Jordan's final win was by Giancarlo Fisichella at the 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix, a victory that was first given to McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen after a chaotic wet race before Jordan appeared to establish that the Italian was the correct winner on results countback.

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