Is Gail Devers the greatest short athlete ever?

[JMysterio]

5 foot 3 inches.

[Atticus]

Five-foot . . . ZERO.
SAFP.

[SoCal45]

Five-foot . . . ZERO.
SAFP.

Yes, but SAFP doesn't do hurdles! :-)

[JMysterio]

Five-foot . . . ZERO.
SAFP.

Multiple sources say 5'3" and personally I can't think of any athlete at 5'0' who is anywhere close unless it's a distance runner. What does SAFP mean?

[JMysterio]

Yes, but SAFP doesn't do hurdles! :-)

Yes!! And Devers was Oly Champ at 100m too.

[SoCal45]

Multiple sources say 5'3" and personally I can't think of any athlete at 5'0' who is anywhere close unless it's a distance runner. What does SAFP mean?

Shelly Ann Fraser Price...certainly no slouch!!!!!

[JMysterio]

Shelly Ann Fraser Price...certainly no slouch!!!!!

No doubt. But Devers ran both the 100 and hurdles in the same Olympics?

[JMysterio]

Sorry, I thought I posted this in the historical forum.

[aaronk]

Shelly Ann Fraser Price...certainly no slouch!!!!!

A few initialized names---
SAFP (Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce)
ETH (Elaine Thompson Herah, but without the hyphen)
KK (Konstanze Klosterhalfen)
SMU (Shaunae Miller-Uibo)
MJ (Well, could be any of 3--Michael Jordan, Michael Johnson, orr Marion Jones)
SFH (Suzy Favor Hamilton)
Mondo (aka Armand)

LOL (Laugh out Loud or Lots of Love)

[aaronk]

More seriously, I believe Guy Texereau (sp??), A French Steepler from the 50's, was just 5-3!!
His best was about 8:35, a very good time in those days!
And Steeple hurdles are, of course, far more difficult to navigate than Devers's!!

[RunningInCircles]

Are you talking only about track and field athletes? Because outside of track and field there have been a lot of great short women, like Simone Biles.

[Davidokun]

A few initialized names---
SAFP (Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce)
ETH (Elaine Thompson Herah, but without the hyphen)
KK (Konstanze Klosterhalfen)
SMU (Shaunae Miller-Uibo)
MJ (Well, could be any of 3--Michael Jordan, Michael Johnson, orr Marion Jones)
SFH (Suzy Favor Hamilton)
Mondo (aka Armand)

LOL (Laugh out Loud or Lots of Love)

Marching to the beat of a different drummer does not apply to the spelling of other people's names. It's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, with two hyphens, and Elaine Thompson-Herah, with one hyphen. Direct from the sources:

https://www.instagram.com/realshellyannfp

https://www.instagram.com/fastelaine

[noone]

A few initialized names---
SAFP (Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce)
ETH (Elaine Thompson Herah, but without the hyphen)
KK (Konstanze Klosterhalfen)
SMU (Shaunae Miller-Uibo)
MJ (Well, could be any of 3--Michael Jordan, Michael Johnson, orr Marion Jones)
SFH (Suzy Favor Hamilton)
Mondo (aka Armand)

LOL (Laugh out Loud or Lots of Love)

KJT Katarina Johnson-Thompson

[Allhepcon]

Multiple sources say 5'3" and personally I can't think of any athlete at 5'0' who is anywhere close unless it's a distance runner. What does SAFP mean?

Hi,

SAFP is short form of Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce . Ref: SAFP Meaning in Track And Field

[JMysterio]

A few initialized names---
SAFP (Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce)
ETH (Elaine Thompson Herah, but without the hyphen)
KK (Konstanze Klosterhalfen)
SMU (Shaunae Miller-Uibo)
MJ (Well, could be any of 3--Michael Jordan, Michael Johnson, orr Marion Jones)
SFH (Suzy Favor Hamilton)
Mondo (aka Armand)

LOL (Laugh out Loud or Lots of Love)

Actually she's more known as Koko.