COFFFEEEE
Rui Silva's last lap in 2004 olympics 7/8/2012 9:11PM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
what was it, like a 50.xx? 49.xx?
Ridiculous.
Stuart Douglas
RE: Rui Silva's last lap in 2004 olympics 7/8/2012 9:17PM - in reply to COFFFEEEE Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
The last 800m was even more impressive in my opinion.
Wiki
RE: Rui Silva's last lap in 2004 olympics 7/8/2012 9:29PM - in reply to COFFFEEEE Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
The almighty Wikipedia says its 51.3 with a 1:46.3 last 8

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rui_Silva
elg
RE: Rui Silva's last lap in 2004 olympics 7/8/2012 11:02PM - in reply to Wiki Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Silva was pretty smart to stay as far back as he did. Those guys that tried to stay right on Lagat and El G on the second last lap burned themselves out. The penultimate lap was about 54.8, and they probably didn't realize those two were actually going to get FASTER to 51.9 final. Silva though stayed back and on the last lap simply flew by a dying Estevez and Ukranian guy.
ENHANCE
RE: Rui Silva's last lap in 2004 olympics 7/9/2012 12:07AM - in reply to elg Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
After a complicated analysis of the youtube video(my methods consisted of clicking the pause/play button really quickly), I have come up with the following times for Rui's last 400 and 800 and El G's (for reference).

at 400 left and 800 left Rui was 2:43.3 and 1:48.3-1:48.4 (harder to see him with 800 to go). If we round his 3:34.68 finish to 3:34.7 he closed in 51.3 and 1:46.3-1:46.4 respectively.

El G, on the other hand, was 2:42.2 and 1:47.3 with one and two laps to go. Rounding his 3:34.18 to 3:34.2 gives him a 52.0 and 1:46.9 for final 400 and 800.

video I used: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge6_o4SkQGg
clearing the bs up
RE: Rui Silva's last lap in 2004 olympics 7/9/2012 12:13AM - in reply to ENHANCE Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Jim Ryun ran the last lap of a 1500 in 49 high in 1967, these drug cheats have nothing on him.
bangalangadanga
RE: Rui Silva's last lap in 2004 olympics 7/9/2012 12:24AM - in reply to clearing the bs up Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
clearing the bs up wrote:

Jim Ryun ran the last lap of a 1500 in 49 high in 1967, these drug cheats have nothing on him.


sub 50!? what was the earlier pace? the fastest i've ever heard of was fermin cacho in 1992 barcelona at 50.5sh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guse_orfEmY

the iberiann peninsula has some good coaching, or some good drugs.
clearing the bs up
RE: Rui Silva's last lap in 2004 olympics 7/9/2012 1:03AM - in reply to bangalangadanga Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
bangalangadanga wrote:

sub 50!? what was the earlier pace? the fastest i've ever heard of was fermin cacho in 1992 barcelona at 50.5sh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guse_orfEmY

the iberiann peninsula has some good coaching, or some good drugs.


the winning time was about 3:42....or 4 minute pace, if i remember correctly. this time with a 49 high last lap. and it was also a cinder track...
trueeee
RE: Rui Silva's last lap in 2004 olympics 7/9/2012 7:28AM - in reply to bangalangadanga Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
bangalangadanga wrote:

sub 50!? what was the earlier pace? the fastest i've ever heard of was fermin cacho in 1992 barcelona at 50.5sh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guse_orfEmY

the iberiann peninsula has some good coaching, or some good drugs.

Actually it looks to me like the silver medalist closed even faster. Look at where he is in comparison to Cacho at the bell and then at the finish.
Dennis Reynolds
RE: Rui Silva's last lap in 2004 olympics 7/9/2012 8:54AM - in reply to clearing the bs up Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
clearing the bs up wrote:

Jim Ryun ran the last lap of a 1500 in 49 high in 1967, these drug cheats have nothing on him.


Gonna need some proof one this one.