As in all sports, Track and Field athletes need to be in the best physical condition to do well in their event. Those athletes who have not trained well and are weak in comparison to their counterparts never do well in their event.
But physique is not the only thing that determines a champion, passion also plays a great role. Some of the best athletes have a meek exterior, but are still able to surpass their stronger, bulkier looking peers.
This is evident in the Jumping Events. Though most of the jumpers are tall, and one would think that height would be favorable to these athletes. This is for the most part true; as the average height of top 10 Men’s Pole Vaulters is about 195cm. But there is always an exception as is evident with Cai Shu (CHN) who jumped 54 cm higher than his height which was only 173cm. Additionally, Stefan Holm (SWE) is not as tall as his peers at a still respectable 181cm was able to over come the height disparity and take the gold medal at the 2007 Athens Olympic Games. His personal best is set at 240cm, 59cm higher than his height.
Wilma Rudolph (USA) is representative athlete who also overcame physical challenges. She suffered from polio in her early childhood and couldn’t walk without the aid of a brace on her left leg until she was 11. She was able to work past her disability and take the bronze as part of the 4x100m Relay Team at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, and taking the gold medal in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m Relay in 1960 Rome Olympic Games. She was the first American female athlete to win three gold medals in athletics at the Olympic Games.
This is evident in the Jumping Events. Though most of the jumpers are tall, and one would think that height would be favorable to these athletes. This is for the most part true; as the average height of top 10 Men’s Pole Vaulters is about 195cm. But there is always an exception as is evident with Cai Shu (CHN) who jumped 54 cm higher than his height which was only 173cm. Additionally, Stefan Holm (SWE) is not as tall as his peers at a still respectable 181cm was able to over come the height disparity and take the gold medal at the 2007 Athens Olympic Games. His personal best is set at 240cm, 59cm higher than his height.
Wilma Rudolph (USA) is representative athlete who also overcame physical challenges. She suffered from polio in her early childhood and couldn’t walk without the aid of a brace on her left leg until she was 11. She was able to work past her disability and take the bronze as part of the 4x100m Relay Team at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, and taking the gold medal in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m Relay in 1960 Rome Olympic Games. She was the first American female athlete to win three gold medals in athletics at the Olympic Games.
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