@frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 2 years agoWhat athletes have gone far despite having the 'wrong' body type for their sport?message-square45fedilinkarrow-up196arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up191arrow-down1message-squareWhat athletes have gone far despite having the 'wrong' body type for their sport?@frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 2 years agomessage-square45fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@bitrate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink7•2 years agoBeing tall is not ideal for short distance sprinting.
minus-square@ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilink1•2 years 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@bitrate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•2 years agoWhich is a lot when you are at that level of competition.
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.