nonsense
i post under 1 handle
more nonsense
this thread was so "fascinating", it had been dead for ~ 9y
my opinions on Ryun are based on hard analysis based on vids/splits/tracks
seeing as Ryun was a 20y ole kid in his prime, it's not hard to get more considered opinion
salazar, is considered best & probably best informed coach in the world today :
he reckoned mo was good for 3'30
i said his upper limit from watching races & use of an online calculator was 3'28
shows how much sal knew about his own guy who he has studied microscopically
sometimes athletes & coaches aren't best judge of potential
best judge of potential is to analyse some quality races or finishes, if available
nonsense
i have never wanted to know anything other than if Ryun felt if he was in better shape in '67 v '66
i need nothing from him about his '72 shape
the races tell us he was a shadow of his '67 peak :
a paced 3'52+ on synthetic in '72 doesn't anywhere compare to a solo 3'51.1 on dirt in '67
no chance
you don't run slower on synthetic than dirt if you are in same shape
this claim appears wishful thinking in an attempt to amplify the loss he musta felt at getting tripped in heats of 1500 by some chump
i don't think Ryun wouda been in better than 3'31/3'32 shape in munich
a mere fraction of his '67 shape
i still don't think he wouda won final, as that "reindeer-blood" finn was possibly in 3'31 at worst, perhaps even 3'30 shape & had run a euro record 1'44+ prior to games
Ryun's '72 claims seem an indirect way of claiming he wouda won gold in '72 if re-instated to next round & then reach final
i don't think he wouda won