Would seem to me that if we are talking about a performance that should be confined to an event or days worth of competition ... And in that regard, while I have never been a big Carl Lewis fan, his 100/LJ competition in Tokyo (9.86 WR and best LJ series ever) should rate as #1 !!! The LJ itself could rate #1 with 3 leaps over 28'11.5 let alone tacking on the 100 !!!
Conway Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Kaplan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 10:04 PM Subject: Re: t-and-f: Jesse Owens #1 and #2 > My mistake, thanks for correcting me. I had the idea right, just the > wrong numbers... For what it's worth, 45 minutes is the time span I've > always seen posted for his record setting spree. > > Dan > > --- Christopher Goss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Plus, weren't one or two of the records converted marks for > > > distance en route, i.e the 200m split of his 220y record? > > > > 3:15 - The "Buckeye Bullet" ran the 100-yard dash in 9.4 seconds > > to tie the world record. > > 3:25 - In his only long jump, he leaped 26-8¼, a world record > > that would last 25 years. > > 3:34 - His 20.3 seconds bettered the world record in the 220-yard > > dash. > > 4:00 - With his 22.6 seconds in the 220-yard low hurdles, he became > > the first person to break 23 seconds in the event. > > > > Some credit Owens with setting five world records, saying he also > > beat the marks for the shorter 200 meters and 200-meter low hurdles. > > > > So, Dan, Owens did indeed break or tie the world record in four separate > > individual events and by reasonable analysis (see 1500m/1600m high > > school record controversies) was involved in six world records that day. > > > Anyone still want to claim that this isn't the number one individual > > athletic performance? > > > ===== > http://AccountBiller.com - MyCalendar, D-Man, ReSearch, etc. > http://Run-Down.com - 10,000 Running Links, Free Contests... > ------------------------------------------------------------ > @ o Dan Kaplan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <|\/ <^- ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) > _/ \ \/\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] (lifetime forwarding address) > / / (503)370-9969 phone/fax > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. > http://personals.yahoo.com >
