"Best From a State" Rankings

[1.97hjsteve]

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going from memory but I think Sime and Budd did not make the NJ list. Sime was better than Budd, no question, and Budd's "9.2" at the nationals in NY in 1961 was highly questionable.

I was there that day in 1961 !

Who would make a good leadoff runner for a NJ relay team of Lewis anchoring, Sime running 2nd, and Budd the weakest link # 3 ? Or maybe someoine better than him ? Can't see Lewis or Sime getting bounced......

[Guest]

States

>Hey what happened to " States" ?>>

There, now it's back

[parkerclay]

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If someone has some time, an all-time World Cup fantasy matchup would be cool!

For example,

100meters
US Carl Lewis
SA Lloyd LaBeach
Eur Armin Hary
Afr Frank Fredericks
Aus Hector Hogan ??
UK Linford Christie
NAm Donovan Bailey
CAm Silvio Leonard

[Guest]

Re: States

Hary over Borzov? Bailey over the loveable Ben Johnson?

[dj]

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Picking Nits:

Kobe Bryant isn't really a Philly boy, he was from the burbs.

All-time NJ relay team? How about Dennis Mitchell for the lead-off. And if you don't want Budd on the team, how about putting Andy Stanfield on the second turn? If you want one of the all-time great starters, put Eddie Conwell on lead-off, move Mitchell to #3.

As for Budd's 9.2 being suspect, why would you say that? The auto time for that race was 9.36, indicating better-than-average hand timing. It was faster than Bob Hayes's first 9.1, his St. Louis AAU win on a rubber track (Budd was on cinders) and which was a 9.40 auto.

[1.97hjsteve]

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dj, thanks for the additional NJ sprinters. I think I will take Mitchell and Stanfield.

You are right about Budd's 9.2. It was just a accurate/good as all those other hand times. Did not mean to downgrade him.

[polevaultpower]

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The Washington Track Annual keeps lists of the best track athletes who either graduated from a WA HS or spent 2 years at one.

I keep my own (more detailed) best from WA pole vault rankings. They are online at http://www.polevaultpower.com/wa/wabest.html

[Russ7291]

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Tajikistan--Andrey Abduvaliyev
Georgia-Viktor Saneyev
Latvia-Janis Lusis

Did anyone do Luxembourg yet? That may be the one that is most indisputable.

[Guest]

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anyone that does not know the Luxemburg answer would need to bone up on the '52 OG 1500, no doubt.

[BillVol]

Manuel Plaza?

What about Gert Weil?

Your Chilean track and field information source:

http://www.fedachi.cl/

:-)

[BillVol]

Plaza



Didn't know Chile had ever medalled in track. Plaza was silver in marathon in Amsterdam '28. Gert never won a medal, although he was good.

[BillVol]

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