Sydney Morning Herald (Australia):
Win silver, or lose gold? Why second is the worst place
10 April 2018
A team of researchers at London's Centre for Economic Performance employed 800 volunteers to analyse athletes' faces as they stood on the medal podiums during the London Games, in order to assess their happiness level. It found silver medallists were less happy on average than those who took home bronze, but the closer they were in their performance to the bronze medallist, the happier they were.