Are You out of Your mind, Jakob Ingebrigsten Could beat ANY WOMAN at 10k or Steeple or Marathon even the 400 what have the Woman ran this year High 48?
10k Jakob jogs 28:45 and wins easily
It's hilarious that the OP thinks the 10000 wouldn't be a slam dunk for Jakob, even on the most tired legs.
Hobbs Kessler would win the 800 and 1500. I think he could win the 400 and the 5k as well. He has the type of build that could move up to the 10k. I even wonder what he could do in the 200.
A top decathlete probably can't win the discus, shot put and hammer throw but they could win the javelin. Kevin Mayers PB in the javelin is better than the women's WR. Could win the pole vault, high jump, triple jump and long jump as well, so then it most likely comes down to what their strongest distances are for running.
Mayer is very close to the women's WR for 100, 200 and 400, but his 1500 is a horrible 4:18
In the Uk 11 and 12 year old boys throw the same weight as a senior woman, and several get out over 40m.
if you don’t think a good decathlete could send a 1k discus out to the high 70m mark, you’re seriously underestimating the difference between the 1 and 2k implement. Worse case scenario, he needs a few practices to get the timing of the lighter implement right to get it out of the cage opening.
The answer to the original question is clearly a decathlete - depending on their particular strengths, they may drop one of these, but someone competing in the decathlon would be capable of winning each of: sprints, hurdles, horizontal jumps, all throws except possibly the hammer, vertical jumps and possibly 800 - I’ve known age group male combined eventers that have run 1’56 while training for Dec, so in the right race…
Well yeah, obviously the decathlete would win every throwing event if they're using the same equipment as the women, my post was assuming they're using the mens equipment
Yes, Karsten Warholm would win the 100-400, 100 hurdles, 400 hurdles, long jump, triple jump, potentially the high jump/pole vault/800 and who knows on any of the throws. He would also win the heptathlon.
I'd say him or Grant Holloway, both had experience in the multi-events in their youth days. and would take 100-400 plus both hurdles and few of the jumping events (Holloway has LJ pr of 8.17/8.32w and HJ of 2.16) plus the hep.
Hobbs Kessler would win the 800 and 1500. I think he could win the 400 and the 5k as well. He has the type of build that could move up to the 10k. I even wonder what he could do in the 200.
He ran a 50.3 toward the end of a Michigan workout 3 years ago, and he's in much better shape now (1:49 vs 1:43 800). And his 3000m PR beats the world record beat by almost 30 seconds - 5000 would be a breeze.
When I say "lack of technique", I'm referring more to the rhythm between hurdles than to the height of the hurdles. I don't think he has enough speed margin in the flat 400m to make up for the time lost over the hurdles. Same PR on 400m flat as the two best women in the world, but probably a little less efficient on the hurdles = no victory on 400m hurdles.
When I say "lack of technique", I'm referring more to the rhythm between hurdles than to the height of the hurdles. I don't think he has enough speed margin in the flat 400m to make up for the time lost over the hurdles. Same PR on 400m flat as the two best women in the world, but probably a little less efficient on the hurdles = no victory on 400m hurdles.
Yeah he's getting wrecked in the 400 hurdles.
He's far from a guaranteed win in the open 400 too. We're just guessing what his open 400 speed might be, and people here tend to drastically overestimate the speed of distance runners.
When I say "lack of technique", I'm referring more to the rhythm between hurdles than to the height of the hurdles. I don't think he has enough speed margin in the flat 400m to make up for the time lost over the hurdles. Same PR on 400m flat as the two best women in the world, but probably a little less efficient on the hurdles = no victory on 400m hurdles.
Yeah he's getting wrecked in the 400 hurdles.
He's far from a guaranteed win in the open 400 too. We're just guessing what his open 400 speed might be, and people here tend to drastically overestimate the speed of distance runners.
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