Athletics at the Summer Olympic Games 2020

[dcro 10,210]

46 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

 

Not something to be proud about tbh.

[NearPup 3,052]

1 minute ago, dcro said:

Not something to be proud about tbh.

I mean it's pretty incredible that it has never happened before, just given how many Olympic podiums there have been.

[heywoodu 15,145]

2 minutes ago, dcro said:

Not something to be proud about tbh.

No, but it's an interesting stat nonetheless  

[Grassmarket 3,409]

32 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Athlete	Current points	800m difference	800m PB
Thiam	5912		2:15,24
Vetter	5848	+4,3	2:17,71
Williams	5642	+18,7	2:15,31
Oosterwegel	5641	+18,7	2:12,68
Vidts	5592	+22,1	2:09,34
Kunz	5540	+25,3	2:14,90
Schäfer	5524	+26,3	2:14,10

 

Plus or minus 2-3 tenths here and there because the exact differences also depend on simply how fast the times are instead of the differences in seconds. Also keeping in mind Williams doesn't seem to be in great shape, Oosterwegel is excellent and especially Vidts has been improving left and right and seems to be in fantastic running shape. Definitely my main pick for bronze.

800m PBs mean absolutely nothing. Every athlete does what they need to win. Very seldom you see a major podium revision on the 800m.  It’s the javelin that’s decisive.

[heywoodu 15,145]

4 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

800m PBs mean absolutely nothing. Every athlete does what they need to win. Very seldom you see a major podium revision on the 800m.  It’s the javelin that’s decisive.

It's nonsense that they mean absolutely nothing. It means enough to say that Vetter is very unlikely to beat Thiam, whereas if Vidts was in Vetter's position, you could definitely expect a hard fight for gold. Barely anybody is suddenly going to break their PB by 5+ seconds.

[Grassmarket 3,409]

3 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

It's nonsense that they mean absolutely nothing. It means enough to say that Vetter is very unlikely to beat Thiam, whereas if Vidts was in Vetter's position, you could definitely expect a hard fight for gold. Barely anybody is suddenly going to break their PB by 5+ seconds.

Like I say, at this level very few medals change hands during the 800m. No-one ever does an ounce of effort to record a good 800m mark; the most they do is stay within 3 seconds or whatever of their opponent.

[Orangehair43 251]

Dina Asher Smith has made a mistake running in the relay. It makes her look a coward for not trying the 200m.

[heywoodu 15,145]

2 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

Like I say, at this level very few medals change hands during the 800m. 

Because usually the gaps are quite significant, like is the case for gold/silver now. Not for bronze, at all.

[heywoodu 15,145]

3 minutes ago, Orangehair43 said:

Dina Asher Smith has made a mistake running in the relay. It makes her look a coward for not trying the 200m.

Only among people who have no clue about athletics and sports in general. I'd say she can safely ignore those people..

[Orangehair43 251]

5 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Only among people who have no clue about athletics and sports in general. I'd say she can safely ignore those people..

Which is the majority of the country.m

 

Imgope it’s not solely because the GB Athletics team are desperate for medals.