Why are there so many good white sprinters in Europe but not the USA? (Serious)

1. You asked for the LAST time somebody medalled not how many times in the last 4 OG. Different questions

2. Lemaitre is not even the only white guy to make a 100 final since 2000

3. Your questions (old and new) have little to do with the topic - which is why are there so many good white sprinters from Europe (and not just male 100m runners) and no even half-way decent ones from the US?

Daphne schippers, Kim Gevaert, ...

White on white wrote:Whites with speed in US typically in soccer, baseball, football

Hank Moody wrote:

Because the fast white guys in the US would rather try and be a WR in the NFL and make league minimum.

League minimum is still way more than they'd make as a sprinter in pro track.

The real issue though is that White Sprinters do not mature as early as Black sprinters. In the USA that's a death sentence in an environment where you get weeded out at an early age.

Europe and other countries - like Australia - have club sports where kids can develop, enjoy the sport and succeed over time.

In the usa, if you aren't there at 13 years old, you never get to take the next step.

I believe that americans start training to hard as youngsters. They should do other things early in life. They are also competing way to much. Young bodies cant handle that so well.

East africans often have bodies and genes that makes them less prone to injuries from the start. White people are often heavier and need more time to build a resiliant body

white americans are not good at sports ... best proof is the nba

once racism makes its way out of the nfl, you'll see proof there as well