Who is the fastest tall man...Ever?...simple question, or ....who are some really fast tall guys
Who is the fastest tall man...Ever?...simple question, or ....who are some really fast tall guys
usain bolt is 6'4". 19.93 for 200m.
chris webber.
6foot5 ish
28:0X 10000
the jerk wrote:
usain bolt is 6'4". 19.93 for 200m.
Asafa Powell, 9.77.
In fact, can anyone name an athlete on any all-time list (sprints) who is not tall?
Cason is the only one I can think of.
Florian Schwartoff won the bronze medal in the 110 hurdles in 1996 and he is 6'7. The race was great. His body was so long he outleaned the other runners for bronze. Totally awesome!
distance or sprints?
wivverdance wrote:
the jerk wrote:usain bolt is 6'4". 19.93 for 200m.
Asafa Powell, 9.77.
In fact, can anyone name an athlete on any all-time list (sprints) who is not tall?
Cason is the only one I can think of.
Maurice Green is not very tall as well as Ato Boldon- both sub 6' I believe.
Pietro Menea (200m WR holder until MJ finally broke it, in 19.72s), he is around 5'8"
I believe there are many others
Jack Bachelor was 6'6'' and 165 pounds not too small for a marathoner
9.77 Asafa Powell 6' 2"
9.78 Tim Montgomery (US) 5'10"
9.79 Maurice Greene (US) 5' 9"
9.84 Donovan Bailey (Can) 6'0"
Bruny Surin (Can) 5' 10"
9.85 Leroy Burrell (US) 6' 0"
Justin Gatlin (US) 6' 1"
9.86 Carl Lewis (US) 6' 2"
Frank Fredericks (Nam) 5' 10"
Ato Boldon (Tri) 5' 9"
Francis Obikwelu (Por) 6' 5"
200
19.32 Michael Johnson (US) 6' 0"
19.68 Frank Fredericks (Nam) 5' 10"
19.72(A) Pietro Mennea (Ita)
19.73 Mike Marsh (US) 5' 10"
19.75 Carl Lewis (US) 6' 2"
Joe DeLoach (US) 6' 1"
19.77 Ato Boldon (Tri) 5' 9"
19.79 Shawn Crawford (US) 5' 11"
19.83(A) Tommie Smith (US)
19.84 Francis Obikwelu (Ngr) 6' 5"
19.93 Usain Bolt 6' 5"
Bachelor or Peter Maher of Canada.
That's the first person I thought of too.
How tall is Mottram?
John Henwood of NZ has to be worth a metion, he must be at least 6 foot 6. was in the olympic 10000m
Ingo Schultz - German soldier who got 400 silver in Edmonton. Wasn't he about 6'8?
Schultz 6' 7"
Henwood 6' 5"
Mottram 6' 2" 158#
Randy Johnson. 6'10", 103 mph, mullet
Sosthenes Bitok
ronin wrote:
Maurice Green is not very tall as well as Ato Boldon- both sub 6' I believe.
'Very tall' wasn't what was asked.
'Tall' is above average height.
Ergo, nearly every world class sprinter is tall.
If you have walked past/stood by Maurice Greene in person, then you realize how short he is. I stand right at 5-9 and he seemed much shorter to me. I would guess he is 5-6 to 5-7.
Joe LeMay 6'5" and low 28:00 10K.