Can 1st 2nd and 3rd place winners in a race be collectively

Can 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in a race be collectively exhaustive?

Solution

It depends on the type of race. If there are only three athletes in the race, then they can be surely collectively exhaustive. But if there are more than 3 athletes, then it will depend on the type of event we are talking about.

If the event is \'getting a medal\' and there are only three medals, then again they will be collectively exhaustive.

But if the event is \'winning the race\' then they are not collectively exhaustive.