There are no events that are "not in metric" anymore, except for special exhibition events such as classical mile runs. Field events are "metric" as long as the height or distance is accurately measured with a metric tape. It doesn't matter how the results were broadcast on TV or announced to the spectators. There may be a protocol that requires that the distance/height be in even centimeters, in which case I suppose excess millimeters would be discarded.
Running events are all done over actual metric distances, with the exceptions mentioned above. I don't believe (although I am not absolutely sure) that a interval time recorded in a mile run of about 1600 m would count toward a record in the standard 1500 m run--not that such a thing is likely to ever happen. HARRY WYETH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard Ressel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 06:10 Subject: [USMA:30482] Re: Olympic trials on USA Network > You would think the IOC would not recognize the US Team if they were > qualified using English units and not the standard metric ones. Even > high school sports teams use metric now so they qualify for > international competition. Would a new "world" record in an Olympic > trial count if it was not in metric? > > Howard Ressel > Project Design Engineer, Region 4 > (585) 272-3372 >
