@[email protected] to [email protected] • 2 years agoWhat athletes have gone far despite having the 'wrong' body type for their sport?message-square61fedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1112arrow-down1message-squareWhat athletes have gone far despite having the 'wrong' body type for their sport?@[email protected] to [email protected] • 2 years agomessage-square61fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•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@[email protected]linkfedilink5•2 years agoWhich is a lot when you are at that level of competition.
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.