jjjjjj wrote:
said's wrong. he had just over 2 seconds on Birech while going over the last barrier, and this had increased from 1.5-1.6 on the backstretch. So, he was actually pulling away, and don't you think that he would have kicked it in when he was going for time, as he was? Birech certainly got a huge boost from seeing Jager fall. 7:56...
Your ignorance and bias are really quite amusing.
As was CORRECTLY pointed out by Hmmmm....
http://imgur.com/P1X3Zyx
http://imgur.com/SKcFM9bTime difference is 1.6 seconds over the last barrier
So, no it was certainly NOT "just over 2 seconds".
Further, as YOU correctly point out, "Birech certainly got a huge boost from seeing Jager fall" That is certainly true. In fact, his ensuing spring finish is clearly faster than anything that Jager could have matched and unfortunately such "huge bost" sprint finishes are not readily transferred from one athlete to another.
The result of which is that Jager would have won the race if he had not stumbled and he may even have won by more than 1.6 seconds. But IF the margin was greater than 1.6 seconds it would have been the result of Birech NOT getting that "huge boost" rather than Jager magically inheriting that "huge boost" from Birech.
And the final result is that Jager would have finished at substantially less than 1.6 seconds faster than the actual winning time (or 7:57 high).
But hey, if you're still going strong with that red, white and blue Kool-Aid, more power to you.