eli5: In competitions where there is a tie for a specific rank, such as when two participants share the first position, why is the subsequent rank is typically skipped?

Question

eli5: In competitions where there is a tie for a specific rank, such as when two participants share the first position, why is the subsequent rank is typically skipped?

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Answer 1

Because the person still can in that position even if people ahead tied… like if two people tied for 3rd there are still 4 total people ahead of them, thus they’re 5th.