frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoWhat athletes have gone far despite having the 'wrong' body type for their sport?message-squaremessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1113arrow-down1message-squareWhat athletes have gone far despite having the 'wrong' body type for their sport?frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square61fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareli10@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·11 months 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_Aelius@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoIIRC: He takes 2 or 3 less strides to reach the 100m finish than most sprinters.
minus-squarebitrate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·11 months agoBeing tall is not ideal for short distance sprinting.
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·11 months 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-squarebitrate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoWhich is a lot when you are at that level of competition.
What’s wrong with his body?
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.
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.