Comments on: Top 10 Impressive Athletics World Records

By: angryblk

angryblk — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:15:18 +0000

Edwin Moses. The single most impressive track and field athlete ever and his decade of dominance is almost unmatched in ANY sport ANYWHERE. I know the 400m hurdles isnt popular event but…

C’mon son.

By: trackfan

trackfan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:57:42 +0000

It may not be the most glamorous of events consdiering its relegation from olympic/WC status, but Wang junxia’s 8:06 3,000m world record will stand ’till th end of days for sure. Looking at the record books form a purely utilitarian perspective nothing else comes close.

Her 29:30 10k WR (also among the top 5 for sure) will probably be broken within the next 10-15 years…but 8:06?! No way. None of the current generation including Dibaba, Radcliffe etc. can manage sub 8:20 – never mind sub 8:10.

By: Doc Livingstone

Doc Livingstone — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:41:06 +0000

WITHOUT PREJUDICE…

One of your correspondents below is confusing GYMNASTICS with ATHLETICS. ATHLETICS is also known as TRACK AND FIELD in the USA and involves running around a big circular field, marked in lanes…called a TRACK.Sometimes, TRACKS are housed in big ATHLETICS STADIUMS.These competitors who run, throw, jump,vault and hurdle are called ATHLETES.

People who do GYMNASTICS are called GYMNASTS.They practice their sport indoors in places called GYMNASIUMS or INDOOR ARENAS.They use mats, bars, beams,pommel horses and equipment called APPARATUS, to which they apply dynamic muscular strength with grace, technique and control. They have high power to weight ratios and can flip, somersault, or balance in position.

Having established this slight caveat regarding ATHLETICS, yes, former Romanian, Nadia Comaneci was a phenomenal GYMNAST.

Now…back to ATHLETICS…not gymnastics,rugby, hockey or Equestrian. (which, by the way, needs a HORSE, not a pommel horse, rocking horse or clothes horse).

Looking at your top 10, I’d say Gebresellassie’s marathon of 2hr04, 10k and 5k records should be right in there, along with his countryman Bekele.

Forget Kratochvilova or Florence Griffith Joyner.These two blokes had more razor stubble than Desperate Dan, for Christ’s sake.If they shared a jacuzzi, they’d spend the evening shaving each other’s backs…or they’d end up looking like Yetis.No way did ‘Flo Jo’ run 10.49 without being juiced up to the eyeballs.

The fastest natural woman sprinter was Merlene Ottey at 10.77, or the current crop of Jamaicans, Shelly Anne Fraser and Kerron Stewart and Carmelita Jeter of the US, all capable of around 10.65 to 10.75.The fastest NATURAL female 400 meter runners, were Marie Jose Perec and Kathy Freeman at 48.2 to 48.6 seconds.

Bannister’s 4 minute mile was great, but not way ahead of the competition.Numerous others were close, including Landy, who broke it within the year.How could you not include John Walker’s first sub 3.50 mile in this category…or Seb Coe’s 3.47 mile, 1.41.75 and 1.42.3 800 metres ?

Let us not forget Michael Johnson’s 43.18 400 metres and 19.32 200 metres, 10-12 years before Usain Bolt. Let us not forget Bolt’s unbelievable 4 world records for your top 10 list !

And…how could you ignore the great HURDLERS, with Biblical names like Nehemiah, Kingdom and Moses. Moses started as a high hurdler and remained undefeated for 12 years at 400 hurdles.

Great website..great research..lists like these are always hard to compile.Plus…there will always be overlooked greats.

By: Daniel_Bickersteth

Daniel_Bickersteth — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:00:51 +0000

Um 2 words for you: USAIN BOLT

By: Michel

Michel — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:05:37 +0000

What’s wrong with people crying they’re missing gymnastics, American football and whatever sport records? Look at the title of this article: ATHLETICS world records. Sigh…

By: bossman

bossman — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:13:54 +0000

I know of a record yall probably might not be familiar with. Glen Gorbous set the record in 1957 for the longest baseball throw ever. He threw it 445 feet 10 inches. This record still stands today. He made this throw in a minor league promotion right before a game. He had just been called up to the major leagues.

By: Sceptic

Sceptic — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:06:20 +0000

Drug abuse – of women’s world records, only ONE of their records for a distance of less then 5000 metres has been broken this century (ditto many of the field events), many have stood since 1988. What happened in 1989? – Compulsory drug testing, and the fall of the Berlin wall! No more drugs for athletes, no more state sponsorship…
Flo-jo’s 100 metre record – this list states that it was performed with a windspeed of zero, which makes it all the more remarkable – but watch that anemometer go in the video!
to everybody who wants to include Gymnastics, American Football, Tiddlywinks… – this is a list of Athletics records (Track & Field in Ameringlish). And who BUT an American would call it a World Series when only the USA plays in it?

By: Xthye

Xthye — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:26:57 +0000

update with phelps ahah

By: Firestar

Firestar — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:38:28 +0000

Great list good job

By: desed2

desed2 — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:22:42 +0000

oops, article was written before his record…