You best gymnasts are in their early 20s and are strong and powerful.
Alan
I would have agreed with you; however, when I looked at the data you shared, I was surprised that they don't really support your point.
Gymnasts 20 or under: 9 Gymnasts older than 20: 6 (and of these, two are 21)
Gymnasts in their teens: 6 Gymnasts aged 20--21: 5 Gymnasts older than 21: 4
You're a good poster, Alan, so I'm not trying to tear you down. It's more that I thought it was interesting and wanted to share.
My general point is that 'Female Olympic gymnasts have gotten older'. It doesn't quite prove 'Nadia C's' point wrong....but the actual Nadia was 14 when she scored that perfect 10. 14 year old Olympic gymnasts are just not as prevalent as they once were.
My general point is that 'Female Olympic gymnasts have gotten older'. It doesn't quite prove 'Nadia C's' point wrong....but the actual Nadia was 14 when she scored that perfect 10. 14 year old Olympic gymnasts are just not as prevalent as they once were.
Alan
You have a point, and like the other guy, not here to bash you. Cheers!
17, 21, 20, 16, and 20 for the golds? You kinda made the guy's point
9 of the 16 medals were 20 or older.
Compare with 1996 where NONE were 20 or older.
Alan
Its important to note that the age limit increased from 15 to 16 after 1996, which explains the difference. Most gymnastc can manage 2 olympics worth of high level training. So 15/19 increased to 19/23
Nick has 0 chance to make an Olympics in climbing. The oldest competitor in Tokyo was 33 and an outlier who has climbed since his pre teens. The ideal age strata is comparable to the 400/800 in track.
That said, I am in my 60s and outclimb most of my dedicated friends in their 20s and 30s, so it's a great lifetime sport (as a runner I am competitive maybe with 6th graders and my former half mathon pace is now an all out mile lol)
You're welcome. Not sure what gymnastics has to do with anything in this thread but its quite coincidental that athletics, gymnastics, and rock climbing are the main sports I follow 😂
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