Question: who won a gold medal with a broken neck

title: Kurt Angle
text: Angle faced further hardships while taking part in the 1996 Olympic Trials , when he suffered a severe neck injury , fracturing two of his cervical vertebrae , herniating two discs , and pulling four muscles . Nonetheless , Angle won the trials and then spent the subsequent five months resting and rehabilitating . By the Olympics , Angle was able to compete , albeit with several pain - reducing injections in his neck . In the fall of 1996 , Angle stated that he temporarily became addicted to the analgesic Vicodin after injuring his neck . He won his gold medal in the heavyweight ( 90 -- 100 kg ; 198 -- 220 lb ) weight class despite his injury , defeating the Iranian Abbas Jadidi by officials ' decision after the competitors wrestled to an eight - minute , one - one draw . The bout saw Jadidi earn a point after two minutes and 42 seconds by turning Angle , and Angle earning a point of his own with a takedown after three minutes and four seconds . The officials ' decision was protested by Jadidi . Angle dedicated the victory to Schultz 's honor . 

Answer: answer: Kurt Angle suffered a severe neck injury in the 1996 Olympic Trials, fracturing two of his cervical vertebrae. He won his gold medal in the heavyweight class despite his injury.
answer: Kurt Angle, who suffered a severe neck injury, fracturing two of his cervical vertebrae, won a gold medal despite his injury.