I mean this guy came out of nowhere to win the 100m olympic gold, then faded back to mediocrity almost as quickly as he appeared.
He was relatively untested when he was under the radar. Needle up, go from 10 flat to 9.8, grab a gold, realize there's too much spotlight, stop taking drugs, and fade away back to the 10.x times. Same story as Makhloufi.
Look up Lamont's previous trainer, that guy was a known PED distributor. When Lamont won gold, he denied any connection to this trainer even though they were associated and visible on one another's IG page (pre-gold timeframe).
I mean this guy came out of nowhere to win the 100m olympic gold, then faded back to mediocrity almost as quickly as he appeared.
He was relatively untested when he was under the radar. Needle up, go from 10 flat to 9.8, grab a gold, realize there's too much spotlight, stop taking drugs, and fade away back to the 10.x times. Same story as Makhloufi.
Look up Lamont's previous trainer, that guy was a known PED distributor. When Lamont won gold, he denied any connection to this trainer even though they were associated and visible on one another's IG page (pre-gold timeframe).
That PED ridden liar would make a great politician.
I mean this guy came out of nowhere to win the 100m olympic gold, then faded back to mediocrity almost as quickly as he appeared.
He was relatively untested when he was under the radar. Needle up, go from 10 flat to 9.8, grab a gold, realize there's too much spotlight, stop taking drugs, and fade away back to the 10.x times. Same story as Makhloufi.
Look up Lamont's previous trainer, that guy was a known PED distributor. When Lamont won gold, he denied any connection to this trainer even though they were associated and visible on one another's IG page (pre-gold timeframe).
Interesting.
So a winning strategy for a gold medal would be take a relatively mediocre D1 sprinter (10.2), make sure he doesn't run the pro circuit for a year or two, pump him full of PEDs, cycle off when you start competing again and collect gold?
He was relatively untested when he was under the radar. Needle up, go from 10 flat to 9.8, grab a gold, realize there's too much spotlight, stop taking drugs, and fade away back to the 10.x times. Same story as Makhloufi.
Look up Lamont's previous trainer, that guy was a known PED distributor. When Lamont won gold, he denied any connection to this trainer even though they were associated and visible on one another's IG page (pre-gold timeframe).
Interesting.
So a winning strategy for a gold medal would be take a relatively mediocre D1 sprinter (10.2), make sure he doesn't run the pro circuit for a year or two, pump him full of PEDs, cycle off when you start competing again and collect gold?
Nice theory but, are you assuming steroid use? Medical doctors will tell you steroid use damages ligaments and tendons. About 45 years ago when steroids became a problem in N.F.L., sign of steroid use, frequent injuries. The unusual stress on ligaments & tendons, going from 10.2 to 9.8 would be significant. Victor Conte a few weeks ago said on Jason Whitlock, Fearless podcast there are undetectable seemingly natural growth hormones in T&F. If that's true, why cycle off? If true, broader than one Italian-U.S. man.
He was relatively untested when he was under the radar. Needle up, go from 10 flat to 9.8, grab a gold, realize there's too much spotlight, stop taking drugs, and fade away back to the 10.x times. Same story as Makhloufi.
Look up Lamont's previous trainer, that guy was a known PED distributor. When Lamont won gold, he denied any connection to this trainer even though they were associated and visible on one another's IG page (pre-gold timeframe).
Interesting.
So a winning strategy for a gold medal would be take a relatively mediocre D1 sprinter (10.2), make sure he doesn't run the pro circuit for a year or two, pump him full of PEDs, cycle off when you start competing again and collect gold?
A 10.2 sprinter isn't going to drop 4 tenths without it being EXTREMELY obvious by looking at them that they are literally juiced to the gills, and even if they were they'd be unlikely to drop that much as it's also about form, and holding nerve which someone with no experience is unlikely to do.
LJ, although possibly doped, was a very injury prone athlete and was capable of sub 10 beforehand anyways.
So a winning strategy for a gold medal would be take a relatively mediocre D1 sprinter (10.2), make sure he doesn't run the pro circuit for a year or two, pump him full of PEDs, cycle off when you start competing again and collect gold?
A 10.2 sprinter isn't going to drop 4 tenths without it being EXTREMELY obvious by looking at them that they are literally juiced to the gills, and even if they were they'd be unlikely to drop that much as it's also about form, and holding nerve which someone with no experience is unlikely to do.
LJ, although possibly doped, was a very injury prone athlete and was capable of sub 10 beforehand anyways.
Shelly Ann went from 11.4’s to 10.78 in a single year. Elaine Thompson went from 23.23 to 21.66 in a single year. Did they looked juiced to the gills? Nope. They looked like they did before. Obviously it’s not necessary to look significantly different while getting huge benefits from PED’s. How many cycles you can get away with or how long you can cycle must be a factor as well. Jamaica has at least seven athletes who have made massive leaps in performance without body transformations.
The strangest thing for me about Jacobs is how he switched from long jump to sprinting well into adulthood, only to become the Olympic champion of the most prestigious event in track and field. He must be the most mis-identified athlete ever.
After a couple years on the track, he only broke 10 for the first time in May 2021 with 9.95. Only a couple months later, in a two-day span, he went 9.94 - 9.84 - 9.80 for the gold. He must also be the most perfect peak-er ever.
I mean this guy came out of nowhere to win the 100m olympic gold, then faded back to mediocrity almost as quickly as he appeared.
I’d argue Nils Schuman would be on the same level; but your point is very well taken. I would also posit that there were/are some shenanigans involved.
I feel the one hit wonder thing is a sign of being clean. The guys that are at the top year after year are the most suspect to me. Running is really a contest of who can train with the most volume/intensity, without getting injured or burned out. The doper wins that contest.
So a winning strategy for a gold medal would be take a relatively mediocre D1 sprinter (10.2), make sure he doesn't run the pro circuit for a year or two, pump him full of PEDs, cycle off when you start competing again and collect gold?
A 10.2 sprinter isn't going to drop 4 tenths without it being EXTREMELY obvious by looking at them that they are literally juiced to the gills, and even if they were they'd be unlikely to drop that much as it's also about form, and holding nerve which someone with no experience is unlikely to do.
LJ, although possibly doped, was a very injury prone athlete and was capable of sub 10 beforehand anyways.
Well, what if he was doing more pushups for his magical transformation? It certainly worked for Farah.
Look, when Marcell left Tokyo as the Olympic champion, I'll admit I was extremely suspicious. But to call him a one hit wonder would be incorrect. He won WORLD INDOORS the next year beating Coleman. He then did everything he could to compete at Worlds in 2023 (where he won 4 x 100 silver) and then won Euros after Worlds.
Now it's fair to say except for 2021 and 2022, he's mostly been a 10.0X sprinters.
2018 10.08 +0.7 2 Savona 23 May 2018 10.04w +3.0 1h1 Savona 23 May 2019 10.03 +1.7 1 Padova 16 Jul 2020 10.10 +1.6 1 Trieste 1 Aug 2021 9.80 +0.1 AR 1 Tokyo 1 Aug 2022 9.95 +0.1 1 München 16 Aug 2023 10.05 +0.3 5s1 Budapest 20 Aug
I mean this guy came out of nowhere to win the 100m olympic gold, then faded back to mediocrity almost as quickly as he appeared.
He was relatively untested when he was under the radar. Needle up, go from 10 flat to 9.8, grab a gold, realize there's too much spotlight, stop taking drugs, and fade away back to the 10.x times. Same story as Makhloufi.
Look up Lamont's previous trainer, that guy was a known PED distributor. When Lamont won gold, he denied any connection to this trainer even though they were associated and visible on one another's IG page (pre-gold timeframe).
What do you mean "same story as Makhloufi"? Taoufik very nearly became the second man in history to win 2 1500M golds ('12 gold, '16 silver) and also got an 800m silver 4 years after his London gold. He got silver at the WC in Doha seven years after his London run.
He also didn't come out of nowhere -- he ran 3:32 two years before he won gold. He ran 3:32 or under every year from 2010 - 2019.
Look, when Marcell left Tokyo as the Olympic champion, I'll admit I was extremely suspicious. But to call him a one hit wonder would be incorrect. He won WORLD INDOORS the next year beating Coleman. He then did everything he could to compete at Worlds in 2023 (where he won 4 x 100 silver) and then won Euros after Worlds.
Now it's fair to say except for 2021 and 2022, he's mostly been a 10.0X sprinters.
2018 10.08 +0.7 2 Savona 23 May 2018 10.04w +3.0 1h1 Savona 23 May 2019 10.03 +1.7 1 Padova 16 Jul 2020 10.10 +1.6 1 Trieste 1 Aug 2021 9.80 +0.1 AR 1 Tokyo 1 Aug 2022 9.95 +0.1 1 München 16 Aug 2023 10.05 +0.3 5s1 Budapest 20 Aug
Let's see what he does this year.
If we're being fair, winning Euros in the 100m isn't exactly the hardest thing in the world.
You have Hughes and then a massive gap to anyone else capable. Maybe Prescod on a good day. All the good guys retired since the 2018 championships.
He was basically guaranteed a silver if he just ran an average race.