Darvis PATTON among the favourites ?

[79.]

Unfortunately still too much undercovered by
the medias, this extremely talented athlete I
admire is to my mind a clear favourite among
the many candidates for the 200m throne:
His progresses:
2000: 10"22/20"29
2001: 10"16/20"31
2002: 10"14/20"12
2003: 10"00/20"03
2004: ????
He has already beaten all the top 200m runners
in the World.
If healthy, I see him set a regular 19"80 time
next Summer.
What is his best time for the 400m?

[bigred]

Re: Darvis PATTON among the favourites ?

Wow, rewind on that clear favorite comment. Not even sure if he'll make the team.

[The King]

Re: Darvis PATTON among the favourites ?

I'm not sure about his 400m PR but he has jumped 8.12m (+0.1m/s) on 31st of March 2001 in Arlington, TX.
He has jumped over 8m on other occassions aswell;
2000: 8.04m (+2.0m/s) on 25th March 2000 Baton Rogue.
2002: 8.04m (+1.8m/s) on 1st of September 2002 Padova.

[KevinM]

Re: Darvis PATTON among the favourites ?

It really wasn't until 2002 that it became apparent that Patton would focus on the LJ. Many people don't realize how talented the guy is:

100m 9.97 (2.1) 10.00
200m 20.03
LJ - 8.12
TJ - 15.84

Quite the all-around talent.