French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati went viral after his stiff performance at the 2024 Olympics on Saturday, where he failed to advance after the crossbar had a sudden and unexpected collision with his penis.
Footage of the incident clearly showed Ammirati attempting to clear the vault, only for his manhood to collide with the crossbar, visibly flopping in his singlet as he fell to the ground, rather than sticking the landing.
For Ammirati himself, his loss was very serious. An unfortunate mishap surrounding his genitalia ended up thrusting him out of the competition and ending his dreams of Olympic gold this year. But for the Internet, Ammirati ended up winning the gold in Olympic comedy.
Internet reacts to French pole vaulter's penis-related defeat
Many online immediately declared that Ammirati lost due to his rather sizeable endowment.
One commenter wrote that Ammirati lost the Olympics, "but he already won the genetic lottery."
Anthony Ammirati might’ve lost the #Olympics competition but he already won the genetic lottery… https://t.co/7Y1r97PNqf pic.twitter.com/2xOOistfQL
— Baveer (@bexocad) August 3, 2024
Another wrote that losing the gold medal isn't the worst thing when it is because "you're packing a French Baguette."
Not the worse thing in the World losing a Gold Medal in the #Olympics because you're packing a French Baguette Anthony Ammirati you sir won at life pic.twitter.com/QfYVWNeGeR
— Opie Radio podcast (@OpieRadio) August 3, 2024
Several others pointed out the snake tattoo on Ammirati's forearm, which social media users now claim is in reference to his trouser snake, and one other user took the time to add a cartoonish "boing" sound effect.
Couldn't resist adding a cartoon boing to Anthony Ammirati's pole vault. What a way to clip the bar fair play to the guy. pic.twitter.com/wGPtco2fy6
— Matthew Highton (@MattHighton) August 3, 2024
Several X users also showed Ammirati's Instagram page, highlighting how his follower count began to climb. Indeed, at the time of writing, it has grown to over 61,000.
I wonder how Anthony Ammirati feels gaining over 4k followers in just one hour all thanks to his pole…..vaulting skills pic.twitter.com/rPg9x7TbDk
— Taylor Austin (@tayausjax) August 3, 2024
Others also shared images of the 2024 Paris Olympics logo, where the rings were arranged to look like an Eiffel Tower but could also arguably look like a penis, shaft, and balls and all.
That headline.. “Anthony Ammirati's huge pole leads to big loss in Olympics pole vault” https://t.co/WbXLpocpkI pic.twitter.com/mgkrQaMqop
— Neferast (@Neferast) August 4, 2024
Many others pointed out the sheer irony of Ammirati's loss: His pole vaulting attempt was foiled by his own "big pole."