@[email protected] to [email protected] • 1 year agoWhat athletes have gone far despite having the 'wrong' body type for their sport?message-square62fedilinkarrow-up1112arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1107arrow-down1message-squareWhat athletes have gone far despite having the 'wrong' body type for their sport?@[email protected] to [email protected] • 1 year agomessage-square62fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 year agoMeh. He is a bit taller than the norm at 6’ 5" for a 100m sprinter, but for over the past 50 years every single 100m gold medalist has been 6’ to 6 3". So really, he’s only 2" taller than most champions.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish9•1 year agoI think he’s taller than usual, so it takes him longer to accelerate at the start, but then he makes up for it with long strides.
minus-squarePons_Aeliuslinkfedilink2•1 year agoIIRC: He takes 2 or 3 less strides to reach the 100m finish than most sprinters.
Usain bolt, to some extent
What’s wrong with his body?
Being tall is not ideal for short distance sprinting.
Meh. He is a bit taller than the norm at 6’ 5" for a 100m sprinter, but for over the past 50 years every single 100m gold medalist has been 6’ to 6 3".
So really, he’s only 2" taller than most champions.
Which is a lot when you are at that level of competition.
I think he’s taller than usual, so it takes him longer to accelerate at the start, but then he makes up for it with long strides.
IIRC: He takes 2 or 3 less strides to reach the 100m finish than most sprinters.