Men's 400 hurdles All-Time : by Top-5 Average

[andres9]

http://statisticsatlet.blogspot.com/...s-ranking.html

[Daisy]

Re: Men's 400 hurdles All-Time : by Top-5 Average

http://statisticsatlet.blogspot.com/...s-ranking.html

Interesting that there is no David Hemery in the list. His two Olympic times appear to be the only ones in Peter Larrson's database. http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m_400hok.htm

1968 48.12
1972 48.52

So he never ran any other times faster than 49? Or is that a limitation of the database with respect to historical races?

[gh]

Re: Men's 400 hurdles All-Time : by Top-5 Average

just another example of why the aberration (make that abomination) that was Mexico City forever screwed up the sport's stats and statistical thinking.

[mikli]

Re: Men's 400 hurdles All-Time : by Top-5 Average

1968 48.12
1972 48.52

So he never ran any other times faster than 49? Or is that a limitation of the database with respect to historical races?

Hemery's #3 performance was 49.30 in 1972.

[JumboElliott]

Re: Men's 400 hurdles All-Time : by Top-5 Average

Wow, the top five and eight of the top ten are American born.