Lutkenhaus isn't quite in uncharted territory. I am not even convinced he will claim Nijel's U20 record. Amos also peaked at age 18. Lutkenhaus himself is extraordinarily well developed for a sixteen year old, he doesn't have a whole lot of growing left to do.
Remember: The list of teen prodigies who fizzled out into nothingness is a lot longer than the list of teen prodigies who lived up to what people expected of them.
Lutkenhaus isn't quite in uncharted territory. I am not even convinced he will claim Nijel's U20 record. Amos also peaked at age 18. Lutkenhaus himself is extraordinarily well developed for a sixteen year old, he doesn't have a whole lot of growing left to do.
Remember: The list of teen prodigies who fizzled out into nothingness is a lot longer than the list of teen prodigies who lived up to what people expected of them.
Reminder that his agent admitted he was really 22 in London.
Lutkenhaus isn't quite in uncharted territory. I am not even convinced he will claim Nijel's U20 record. Amos also peaked at age 18. Lutkenhaus himself is extraordinarily well developed for a sixteen year old, he doesn't have a whole lot of growing left to do.
Remember: The list of teen prodigies who fizzled out into nothingness is a lot longer than the list of teen prodigies who lived up to what people expected of them.
Reminder that his agent admitted he was really 22 in London.
Being 16 and 18 or 19 are completely different. He might even grow a little taller in the next couple of seasons. His times are not going to just freeze at 16. Barring any unforseen injury, I expect him to keep progressing as crazy as that sounds. Cooper is in absolutely uncharted territory, as the world has never seen any 800 runner this good, this young. Comparing his situation through the lens of Mo Aman isn't a good starting place because even Mo still improved after 16. If he stays fairly healthy the next few years, there is no way he has peaked yet. That's just not how healthy 16 year olds develop on average. In fact, should he somehow make it to the worlds final in the next few weeks, as bonkers as it sounds, he might run a 1:41 before this season is over. Being that 1:42 was his first reaction to being in a race with true world class competition, he might have another second or god knows how low drop in him right now.
This post was edited 5 minutes after it was posted.
Reason provided:
Grammar edit.
The hype is at Athing Mu level. Everyone said she would beat the WR and she got nowhere near it.
If Brazier can come back at 28 to run a 1:42.1 PB, and looks to be able to go quicker, I would think athing Mu certainly can come back and challenge the WR if her mind is in it.
coopers rise won’t continue to he linear he will have challenges like all of the greats do, it’ll come down to his mindset. If he has the brazier mindset he will be fine, if he has the Mu mindset he will struggle to reach his full potential. He has plenty of time
While the overall point that one doesn't know when an athlete has reached peak age, using an African runner born in a village, without a hospital record, isn't the way to get there.
Athing Mu is a solid comparison, though, albeit at age 19 rather than 16.
Lutkenhaus isn't quite in uncharted territory. I am not even convinced he will claim Nijel's U20 record. Amos also peaked at age 18. Lutkenhaus himself is extraordinarily well developed for a sixteen year old, he doesn't have a whole lot of growing left to do.
Remember: The list of teen prodigies who fizzled out into nothingness is a lot longer than the list of teen prodigies who lived up to what people expected of them.
With the recent technology 1.41.73 is comparable to 1.40.70
While the overall point that one doesn't know when an athlete has reached peak age, using an African runner born in a village, without a hospital record, isn't the way to get there.
Athing Mu is a solid comparison, though, albeit at age 19 rather than 16.
Athing Mu ran her fastest time at age 21, not age 19.
Lutkenhaus isn't quite in uncharted territory. I am not even convinced he will claim Nijel's U20 record. Amos also peaked at age 18. Lutkenhaus himself is extraordinarily well developed for a sixteen year old, he doesn't have a whole lot of growing left to do.
Remember: The list of teen prodigies who fizzled out into nothingness is a lot longer than the list of teen prodigies who lived up to what people expected of them.
Reminder that his agent admitted he was really 22 in London.
As for you, the WA site is notorius for not fixing anything, especially when it comes to Africans who jave been caught doping to their eyeballs, like the very slow upstairs DJ Zorro, known as Nijel Amos on the track. Now why would people be jealous of a proven doper?
As others have rightfully told you, go back to relating to your goat.
He also became a DJ and partied/smoked a lot of weed which is why his career was so inconsistent
Yes!! That’s why that one poster above called him DJ Zorro. He must have been aware of that. Amos rode the African Pity Train for years while officials knew he was an age and drug cheat. But it was all for the good of the sport and to help muh poor Africans, right?
