Gregorio 17.71 !!

[eldrick]

http://www.iaaf.org/GP05/news/Kind=2/newsId=29263.html

again another early season big jump in brazil like last year

hopefully no descent into 17.30 - 17.40 mediocrity in europe this year as seems to be his pattern

[tafnut]

Re: Gregorio 17.71 !!

>>hopefully no descent into 17.30 - >17.40 mediocrity in europe this year as seems to be his pattern<<

Yes, 57-foot TJers are just so MEDIOCRE!

[Jon]

Re: Gregorio 17.71 !!

He jumped 17.72m near the start of last season (also in Sao Paulo) but didn't come within 35cm of it for the whole of the rest of the season. I'm not going to hold my breath until we see another 17.60-17.70 jump outside of Brazil.

[EPelle]

Re: Gregorio 17.71 !!

You know that this can do nothing more than light a fire under Olsson... he won:t carry a favorite:s role if Gregorio can replicate this at least once more outside of Brasil. Makes for an easier comeback and fight to get back to the top.

Not taking anything away from Gregorio, but I hope he doesn:t have the same "problem" that some of the USA jumpers have, namely, only setting PBs in their home meets.

[gcheves]

Re: Gregorio 17.71 !!

Don't be too hard on Gregorio. Remember, Brazil is in the southern hemispere, which means it's winter in Brazil when the summer season is in full swing in Europe. Right now, he's peaking right at the end of the summer/early fall in the southern hemisphere. If he levels off from here, it's to be expected. How many jumpers in the north would be able to maintain 58' consistently through December?

[EPelle]

Re: Gregorio 17.71 !!

I:ll give Gregorio credit for this: He jumped 17,71m. Plain and simple, he jumped far. Excellent.

[gh]

Re: Gregorio 17.71 !!

For those who still measure things the way the gods intended, 17.71 is 58-1 1/4.

[telamonajax]

Re: Gregorio 17.71 !!

<For those who still measure things the way the gods intended, 17.71 is 58-1 1/4. >

Plural and given to Brit ways (only). That is simply too much!

[Half Miler]

Re: Gregorio 17.71 !!

Gregorio is a huge man. If I remember what I saw in T&FN (don't have it here at work), he's something like 6-8, 225. Has there ever been a man nearly that large who has jumped that far (long or triple, for that matter)?

[xcfan]

Re: Gregorio 17.71 !!

Is he capable of breaking the world mark?

[marknhj]

Re: Gregorio 17.71 !!

>Is he capable of breaking the world mark?

>>>

No

[mike renfro]

Re: Gregorio 17.71 !!

>For those who still measure things the way the gods intended, 17.71 is 58-1
>1/4.

The gods measure in cubits. I shouldn't have to tell you this.

But, wow, good early season mark (or late season, if the antipodes actually really go with the seasons. It seems like mostly, they just get an early start and then head to Europe.

[Bob R]

Re: Gregorio 17.71 !!

He's got the best pre-jump beat in triple jumping today.

[silva]

Re: Gregorio 17.71 !!

>>he's something like 6-8, 225<<

I don't think he's 6-8, probably closer to 6-5.

And why can't he break the WR? He may not have the runway speed of a Jon Edwards, but he's pretty powerful in his phases.

[gh]

Re: Gregorio 17.71 !!

<<But, wow, good early season mark (or late season, if the antipodes
>actually really go with the seasons.>>

And here's your pedantic editor with the word lesson for today: "antipodes" is not a synonym for south of the equator. It means diametrically opposed on the globe. So the Brits (who popularized the word), Oz and N Zed became "the antipodes." The antipodes of Brazil, roughly speaking, is the Phillipines.