4x4 splits

1 United StatesUnited States 7 0.336 2:55.39 OR

3205 MERRITT LaShawn 44.35 (1)

3239 TAYLOR Angelo 43.70 (2) 1:28.05 (1)

3209 NEVILLE David 44.16 (2) 2:12.21 (1)

3253 WARINER Jeremy 43.18 (1)

2 BahamasBahamas 5 0.297 2:58.03 SB

1098 BAIN Andretti 45.92 (6)

1096 MATHIEU Michael 44.04 (3) 1:29.96 (3)

1101 WILLIAMS Andrae 44.02 (1) 2:13.98 (3)

1095 BROWN Christopher 44.05 (4)

3 Russian Fed.Russian Fed. 4 0.220 2:58.06 NR

2770 DYLDIN Maksim 45.52 (3)

2804 FROLOV Vladislav 44.64 (6) 1:30.16 (5)

2812 KOKORIN Anton 44.34 (3) 2:14.50 (4)

2768 ALEXEEV Denis 43.56 (2)

4 Great BritainGreat Britain 6 0.246 2:58.81 SB

1838 STEELE Andrew 45.69 (5)

1839 TOBIN Robert 44.78 (7) 1:30.47 (6)

1789 BINGHAM Michael 44.61 (6) 2:15.08 (6)

1830 ROONEY Martyn 43.73 (3)

5 BelgiumBelgium 8 0.166 2:59.37 NR

1124 BORLEE Kevin 45.43 (2)

1123 BORLEE Jonathan 43.62 (1) 1:29.05 (2)

1134 van BRANTEGHEM Cedric 44.44 (5) 2:13.49 (2)

1133 GHISLAIN Arnaud 45.88 (7)

6 AustraliaAustralia 2 0.212 3:00.02 SB

1059 WROE Sean 46.07 (8)

1054 STEFFENSEN John 45.26 (8) 1:31.33 (8)

1043 HILL Clinton 44.41 (4) 2:15.74 (8)

1049 MILBURN Joel 44.28 (5)

7 PolandPoland 3 0.180 3:00.32 SB

2626 WIERUSZEWSKI Rafal 46.02 (7)

2590 KLIMCZAK Piotr 44.54 (5) 1:30.56 (7)

2589 KEDZIA Piotr 45.10 (8) 2:15.66 (7)

2605 PLAWGO Marek 44.66 (6)

8 JamaicaJamaica 9 0.196 3:01.45

2149 BLACKWOOD Michael 45.60 (4)

2166 CHAMBERS Ricardo 44.47 (4) 1:30.07 (4)

2179 AYRE Sanjay 44.86 (7) 2:14.93 (5)

2164 SPENCE Lansford 46.52 (8)

JW...43.18? Damn. Does anyone have the fastest splits run in the 4x4? That time must rank at least top five. MJ must have lite a fire up JW's ass after that pathetic 400 meter performance. Looks like when JW and LM are on a relay, everthing is ok. But when they race each other, smells like another head-case. I believe LM has his number in the big races. By the way, that 43.18 converts to around 43.35-43.45 open 400.

My vote for family of the Games goes to the Borlee family from Belgium. 1 finalist in the 400m, with his twin brother getting to the semis. And a 43.6 (!!) relay leg to boot.

And if that weren't enough, their sister ran the lead off leg for the Belgian 4x100 silver medal team yesterday. Me thinks Mrs. Borlee might be a proud lady out there in lil' old Belgium

xiphiasRunner wrote:

By the way, that 43.18 converts to around 43.35-43.45 open 400.

No it doesn't. If that was the case a handful of guys are sub 44 right now. Look at the splits. You're wrong.

former collegiate wrote:

xiphiasRunner wrote:

By the way, that 43.18 converts to around 43.35-43.45 open 400.

No it doesn't. If that was the case a handful of guys are sub 44 right now. Look at the splits. You're wrong.

If YOU are correct, then what is the conversion time? From college, the difference between the 400 open to a 400 split was always no greater than .5 of a second slower in the open 400. JW has never run (to my memory) that fast in the 400 (as a split). His previous best was around 43.3x-43.4x low. Saying that, his conversion would be correct. As for the other runners, maybe they had the races of their life...it's hard to say. And as we all know, runner's are always more "pumped-up" running relays.

Usually the adjustment is beween .5-.75 I also had Merritt in 43.70 on an opening leg which does not get an adjustment for a running start.

I go along with that.

Rooney in the GB team ran a split of 43.73 - but his time in the 400 final was 45.12.

44.60 in his semi though.

I'd say anywhere between 0.8-1.0 is accurate, maybe even more. Look at Kevin Borlee of Belgium and Alexeev of Russia for proof

hoozadaddy wrote:

My vote for family of the Games goes to the Borlee family from Belgium. 1 finalist in the 400m, with his twin brother getting to the semis. And a 43.6 (!!) relay leg to boot.

And if that weren't enough, their sister ran the lead off leg for the Belgian 4x100 silver medal team yesterday. Me thinks Mrs. Borlee might be a proud lady out there in lil' old Belgium

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