High Jump trivia

[Per Andersen]

These questions all relate to Women HJers in the Olympics.

A. First Olympics where all medal winners were
floppers?

B. First champion to use the Flop?

C. Last champion to use the Straddle?

D. First champion to use the Straddle?

[Jon]

Re: High Jump trivia

Not too sure on any of them, but my guesses would be:


A - LA, 1984
B - Ulrike Meyfarth, 1972
C - Rosemarie Ackermann, 1976
D - Mildred McDaniel, 1956

[marknhj]

Re: High Jump trivia

>Not too sure on any of them, but my guesses would be:


A - LA, 1984
B -
>Ulrike Meyfarth, 1972
C - Rosemarie Ackermann, 1976
D - Mildred McDaniel,
>1956

>>>

I was going to go with your A-C too, never heard of McDaniel. Was going to swag Balas.

[Pego]

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<I was going to go with your A-C too, never heard of McDaniel. Was going to swag Balas.>

I don't think Balas ever switched to straddle.

[dukehjsteve]

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><I was going to go with your A-C too, never heard of McDaniel. Was going to
>swag Balas.>

I don't think Balas ever switched to straddle.

You beat me to it Pego, I was going to say the same thing. She used some kind of a scissors deal. And Mark, for shame not knowing McDaniel; she set a WR in winning in Melbourne at 1.76. After that it was all Balas for many years.

[Per Andersen]

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Jon is right about Ackermann, McDaniel and Meyfarth but A. 1984 is incorrect.

Balas never was able to master the Straddle and never swithed. She used a version of the Eastern Cut-off but her upper body is quite high over the bar almost like in the Scissor. I believe the Flop would have suited her just fine.

[jhc68]

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I believe that McDaniel just recently passed away. Seemed like a very classy lady.

Who was the first OG champ to straddle?

[det]

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Who was the last non-flopper to medal, what Games? (I don't know....)

[bf]

Re: High Jump trivia

Juri Tarmak, '72. For women, it might have been '80? - Keilan or Kirst.

[Per Andersen]

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You guys are too fast. How about first answering my A question. 1984 was wrong.

[Powell]

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1980 is the answer to A

[Per Andersen]

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Yes indeed, Powell 1980 it was. Simeoni, Kielan and Kirst all floppers and Ackermann the straddler in 4th.

For the questions about the men. Charley Dumas was the first Gold medal winner to straddle. (that question has been up before) and Tarmak was the last gold medal winner to straddle 16 years later.

[marknhj]

Re: High Jump trivia

>><I was going to go with your A-C too, never heard of McDaniel. Was going
>to
>swag Balas.>

I don't think Balas ever switched to straddle.

You beat
>me to it Pego, I was going to say the same thing. She used some kind of a
>scissors deal. And Mark, for shame not knowing McDaniel; she set a WR in
>winning in Melbourne at 1.76. After that it was all Balas for many years.

>>>>

There goes my credibilty!

[ltricard]

Re: High Jump trivia

speaking of women high jumpers, espn is doing a special on alice coachman, first black woman to win gold, 1948...will be aired on feb 27....she's 82 now..............