Top 100 T&F Olympians Of All Time
Posted by Jimmie R. Markham | August 10, 2008
Ever heard of Raymond Ewry? No? Don’t worry - neither have I. For that matter, ever heard of the standing long jump? I’ve heard of that one, but I couldn’t tell you how far a decent jump* would be (12′, maybe?). Anyway, Ray Ewry takes first place on the list of the 100 Greatest Track & Field Olympians of all time, according to a points system devised by Calvin Shulman of UK’s Times Online.
Can’t get enough of this kind of stuff? Then check out Shulman’s list from last year of the Top 100 athletes at the World Athletics Championships 1983-2005.
*I had to look it up, of course. (A track geek like myself can’t let a bit of trivia like that go by unchallenged!) As it turns out, 12′ is a very decent mark. The current world record is 12′ - 2 1/10" by Norwegian Arne Tvervaag.
Topics: Blog, Jumps, Long Distance, Middle Distance, Multi-events, Olympic Games, Olympic History, Sprints/Hurdles, Throws, Track History |