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Originally Posted by kjones  Tedwick, are you messing with me? It's been said twice now (once in my last message that you quoted) that this has been done. They did a tape analysis and he passed the 40 yd mark in 4.38. All hand held forty times are a hoax compared to real racing times. |
No. I'm not. I haven't heard any stats regarding Gatlin, or any stats that happened less than 10 years ago. They did it with BEN JOHNSON's 100m over 10 years ago. I'm just saying that the world of sprinting has changed since then. I missed that Johnson's was 9.79, but still, johnson's run is not the gold standard of 40's. For instance, looking at Gatlin's WR 9.77, at the halfway point, he's not even the leader. There's another guy that's running a quicker 40 than him, meaning that people can accellerate quickly and not hold the WR. I'm just saying that it might be possible for a sprinter to run a sub-4.3. Not saying that gatlin ran a 3.9. Not saying that NFl times aren't outrageous. Just saying that it doesn't seem like it's physically IMPOSSIBLE like you seem to be saying. Remember, the 4-minute mile was impossible at one point.
youtube of gatlin's 9.77 is
here. Gatlin's in the 4th lane, the guy in the 3rd seems to run a quicker 40 than gatlin does. If you're wondering, Ben Johnson leads his race the whole way.