Texas: give us a tall sprinter list

[jhc68]

Is Bolt, at 6' 5", a new prototype - the wave of the future- or abberation?

Tommie Smith, Steve Williams, who else? How tall was McKinley?

[Per Andersen]

Re: Texas: give us a tall sprinter list

Is Bolt, at 6' 5", a new prototype - the wave of the future- or abberation?

Tommie Smith, Steve Williams, who else? How tall was McKinley?

McKenley was about 6-1. Wint was close to 6-5 and had similar build to Bolt but of course Wint was an 400-800 type.
Carlos was 6-4 but Tommie Smith at 6-3 was split higher. Obikwelu is 1.95 (6-4 3/4) Jaysuma Ndure is also an unusual looking sprinter. Reed thin and 1.92.
Wave of the future probably. Maybe not in the US though.

[paulthefan]

Re: Texas: give us a tall sprinter list

Is Bolt, at 6' 5", a new prototype - the wave of the future- or abberation?

Tommie Smith, Steve Williams, who else? How tall was McKinley?

McKenley was about 6-1. Wint was close to 6-5 and had similar build to Bolt but of course Wint was an 400-800 type.
Carlos was 6-4 but Tommie Smith at 6-3 was split higher. Obikwelu is 1.95 (6-4 3/4) Jaysuma Ndure is also an unusual looking sprinter. Reed thin and 1.92.
Wave of the future probably. Maybe not in the US though.

Steve Riddick was 6'3" and so was Dave Sime and Ken Norton.

[Davidokun]

Re: Texas: give us a tall sprinter list

Steve Riddick was 6'3" and so was Dave Sime and Ken Norton.

I think you mean Ray Norton, and it says here he was 6-2.

[Hedgehog]

Wasn't Mark Witherspoon a tall drink of water?

[Bauchwalzer]

Texas - Give us some tall sprinters

Patton was 6' 1", McKenley was 6' 0 7/8", Stanfield was 6' 2", Sime and Norton were 6' 2 1/2", Carr was 6' 3 1/4", Plummer was 6' 3", Meriwether and Questad were 6' 2", Carlos was 6' 4", Smith was 6' 2 1/8", Crawford was 6' 2", Williams was 6' 3 1/2", Juantorena was 6' 2 3/4", Christie was 6' 2 1/4" & Lewis was 6' 2"

[bijanc]

Tall Speedsters

Avg. US male is 5'9", avg. woman 5'4". A 6'0" female sprinter is analogous to a much taller man. Thus the following:

Wilma Rudolph 6'0'
Marion Jones 6'0"
Marie-Jose Perec 6'0"
Christine Arron?

[Texas]

Let's see....

lane

1.Tommie Smith
2.Mark Witherspoon
3.Steve Williams
4.Usain Bolt
5.Francis Obikwelu
6.Steve Riddick
7.Carl Lewis
8.John Carlos
9.Reggie Jones

[BillVol]

Let's see....

lane

1.Tommie Smith
2.Mark Witherspoon
3.Steve Williams
4.Usain Bolt
5.Francis Obikwelu
6.Steve Riddick
7.Carl Lewis
8.John Carlos

Texas, what are the heights?

[Texas]

Let's see....

lane

1.Tommie Smith
2.Mark Witherspoon
3.Steve Williams
4.Usain Bolt
5.Francis Obikwelu
6.Steve Riddick
7.Carl Lewis
8.John Carlos

Texas, what are the heights?

All 6-3 or taller.

[jhc68]

James Gilkes?

[Davidokun]

Let's see....

lane

1.Tommie Smith
2.Mark Witherspoon
3.Steve Williams
4.Usain Bolt
5.Francis Obikwelu
6.Steve Riddick
7.Carl Lewis
8.John Carlos

Texas, what are the heights?

All 6-3 or taller.

I've never seen Lewis listed at anything but 6-2.

[Texas]

Let's see....

lane

1.Tommie Smith
2.Mark Witherspoon
3.Steve Williams
4.Usain Bolt
5.Francis Obikwelu
6.Steve Riddick
7.Carl Lewis
8.John Carlos

Texas, what are the heights?

All 6-3 or taller.

I've never seen Lewis listed at anything but 6-2.

Really have to watch all that kinda stuff. It's kinda like the football 40. The cat is taller than most sprinters...ok?

[Davidokun]

Let's see....

lane

1.Tommie Smith
2.Mark Witherspoon
3.Steve Williams
4.Usain Bolt
5.Francis Obikwelu
6.Steve Riddick
7.Carl Lewis
8.John Carlos

Texas, what are the heights?

All 6-3 or taller.

I've never seen Lewis listed at anything but 6-2.

Really have to watch all that kinda stuff. It's kinda like the football 40. The cat is taller than most sprinters...ok?

Absolutely agree. I have seen Williams listed from 6-2 to 6-3½.

[Texas]

[quote=Davidokun]

Let's see....

lane

1.Tommie Smith
2.Mark Witherspoon
3.Steve Williams
4.Usain Bolt
5.Francis Obikwelu
6.Steve Riddick
7.Carl Lewis
8.John Carlos

Texas, what are the heights?

All 6-3 or taller.

I've never seen Lewis listed at anything but 6-2.

Really have to watch all that kinda stuff. It's kinda like the football 40. The cat is taller than most sprinters...ok?

Absolutely agree. I have seen Williams listed from 6-2 to 6-3½.[/quote:36ewz7sp]

I saw Williams run a number of times, the funny (best word?) thing about a Steve Williams race was that everyone "behind" him appeared to be running faster..ha!