The charts summarize the number of athletes each country placed in the world top-100 outdoor rankings for 2005 (plus ties) and the highest-ranked of these. Since one or two placings may represent only exceptional individuals, rather than national program strength, I've listed only countries with
Is the men's marathon the most densely populated (by a few countries) so
far, or have there been others more lopsided?
Dan
--- Roger Ruth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The charts summarize the number of athletes each country placed in the
world top-100 outdoor rankings for 2004 (plus ties) and
The charts summarize the number of athletes each country placed in the world top-100 outdoor rankings for 2004 (plus ties) and the highest-ranked of these. Since one or two placings may represent only exceptional individuals, rather than national program strength, I've listed only countries with
The tables that follow summarize the number of athletes each country placed
in the world top-100 rankings for 2002 (plus ties) and the highest-ranked
of these for each event. Since one or two placings may represent only
exceptional individuals or unusual circumstances, rather than national
program
Yesterday, I wrote:
The U.S., too has a large population, but has no athlete in the top 100
of the women's marathon
Off-list, Ryan Lamppa informed me:
Deena Drossin ran 2:26:59 at NYC in 2001. If memory serves, that time should
be in the top 40 overall.
When I checked Mirko's list, Deena is
The charts that follow summarize the number of athletes each country placed
in the world top-100 rankings for 2001 (plus ties) and the highest-ranked
of these for each event. Since one or two placings may represent only
exceptional individuals, rather than national program strength, I've
The charts summarize the number of athletes each country placed in the
world top-100 rankings for 2000 (plus ties) and the highest-ranked of
these. Since one or two placings may represent only exceptional
individuals, rather than national program strength, I've truncated the
lists to three
