@[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.
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.