The Most Complicated Disciplines in Athletics?

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Thanks!...

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Let's hope that how it plays out!...

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Thanks, I was hoping for a visual at how he looked - any video of this 4x4 and LJ?...

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Good, nice to see! How did he look?...

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Speaking of Boling where is this guy. Does not seem to have competed since late Jan. I must admit I'm having some doubts about his improvements and whether...

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Kranz 6.52 PB, =NR, MR...

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How come no one cared enough about records when new tech. came out for shoes and tracks decades before Bolt?

Is anyone keeping track of races...

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Or how unnatural it it is to make yourself walk like that - about as fun as constipation....

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I did in the OP: "And I guess we could roughly define "complicated" as that which combines things like speed, power, coordination, technical...

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It thought what a lame excuse to ban it given the other dangers in other events. Is there a backstory as to why they "really" banned it or did...

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Now that just reminds me of the somersault LJ! That might have had some success if allowed to be mastered. I'm guessing the excuse of too dangerous was...

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I saw that and thought it was pretty incredible. Is it not efficient?Why not teach it? Could it help some vaulters? Or does it just add complexity to...

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The obvious one - Bolt!

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Speaking of PV what is the 'consensus' on Huffman's vaulting technique?

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Makes me wonder what or how to rate these events. I would think that any hurdles event was more complicated than just the event without them - 400mH more...

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After watching a video on the TJ and Edwards comment about it being one of the most complicated disciplines in athletics what, in your opinion or research,...

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Randy Barnes perhaps!...

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No one noone! ...

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It just means we have to have a 1555m race to split the difference....

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I get your point but to me 500 people since 1963 is still quite elite. Then again I suck at the mile....