400m Trivia ...

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Who was the oldest sub-45" sprinter in history ?...

[dukehjsteve]

Mike Larrabee was either 30 or 31 when he set a WR at 44.9 in 1964. That may very well make him the oldest WR setter in the 400 but by this time I would think some other oldsters have cracked 45.

[Double R Bar]

Larrabee never did it auto-timed. He won the Olympic title in 45.15.

[dukehjsteve]

Larrabee never did it auto-timed. He won the Olympic title in 45.15.

I suppose his WR 44.9 h at the FOT is now listed as an adjusted 45.02 ?

[Per Andersen]

Is it the same guy who is also oldest to run sub-44?

[sprintblox]

MJ did sub-44 at 33 in Sydney, and Butch Reynolds did 44.89 at 34.

The WMA record for M35 (yes we know the records aren't reliably updated) is 45.76.

[Bruce Kritzler]

Angelo Taylor, Derrick Brew, and Tony Pettigrew all had long careers.

[paulthefan]

Larrabee never did it auto-timed. He won the Olympic title in 45.15.

That was an incredible race, it sure looked like Larrabee ran the first 3/4 much too slow... had he gone out a bit faster we could have had a WR... or of course a pulled hamstring.

[bf]

Pettigrew ran 44.72 at 34 ('02 Osaka). But would it be dq'ed? (I forget what year he was busted)

[sprintblox]

Angelo Taylor, Derrick Brew, and Tony Pettigrew all had long careers.

Angelo Taylor isn't even 30 yet!

[tandfman]

Pettigrew ran 44.72 at 34 ('02 Osaka). But would it be dq'ed? (I forget what year he was busted)

That mark has been annulled.