the best sprinter pound for pound

[mr. 4.2 40]

I know i might catch a wrath bout this, but Calvin Smith is the greatest. He was the smallest sprinter to ever run a sub 10. he was always in carl lewis shadow. But he had a great career. Just think how the wind tore into him. a p.r. of 9.93, just think if he ever had a real start what he could had done.

[MJD]

Re: the best sprinter pound for pound

Wasn't Pietro Mennea pretty small?

[Realist]

Re: the best sprinter pound for pound

Dennis Mitchell is shorter than Calvin Smith.

[guru]

Re: the best sprinter pound for pound

I think I've gotcha both beat: Andre Cason.

[BisonHurdler]

Re: the best sprinter pound for pound

I think the original poster probably meant smallest in terms of "bulk". Smith was a pretty skinny guy was he not?

[MJD]

Re: the best sprinter pound for pound

Ok, I know I get my head handed to me worse than usual every time I venture over here but wasn't Pietro Mennea short and small?

edit-or maybe a WR, since it was at altitude, isn't enough for him to qualify?

[gh]

Re: the best sprinter pound for pound

Mennea 5-10/154.

And for those Canadians who don't like the lack of metric there, I'll note that I visited my mother in B.C. over the weekend and the big (new) sign at the entrance to town lists the elevation in feet (no meters) and the restaurant we went too listed all the beef in ounces and seafood in half-pounds (no meters).

Long live imperial!

[Brutal]

Re: the best sprinter pound for pound

Double Olympic champ Percy Williams was a 126 pounder when he pulled that off.

World record holder at 10.1 Ira Murchison was only 5-4!

They have got to be the lightest and shortest of the "great" sprinters.

CPSLO's had Bobby Turner a 9.3 guy who was like 5-6 135 or so. Kansas's Cliff Wiley was a 137 pounds and could cook a 400.

[MJD]

Re: the best sprinter pound for pound

>Mennea 5-10/154.

I thought he was smaller. Maybe he has shrunk since he got older:-).

[wamego relays champ]

Re: the best sprinter pound for pound

>I think the original poster probably meant smallest in terms of "bulk".
>Smith was a pretty skinny guy was he not?

Smith was 5-9/145. Also from the same era was Harvey Glance (10.05) who, at 5-8.25/148, ranks up there in the small-frame catagory.

[Groucho Jones]

Re: the best sprinter pound for pound

The Road Runner

[bricks]

Re: the best sprinter pound for pound

19th century 100y/220y/440y/880y/mile star, Lon Myers (109 pounds)

[Bruce Kritzler]

Re: the best sprinter pound for pound

Mel Pender was short. 5-6?