2011 World Championship's 400m relay final. In this exciting showcase Team USA reigned supreme clocking a time of 2:59.31 with South Africa & Jamiaca just behind.
The difference in the total corner, if they started at the straight, and they did not, because of the stagger, would be 11m, (5th lane vs 8th lane.) Becuz of the stagger, 2nd leg starts higher in the corner. SA did not have a good hand off. Diff is 4m on the corner for 5 vs 8. Cutover is in the stagger; b/t 5 and 8 adds 1m to lane 8. . SA smoked everyone in the 1st 200m. Got caught/beat by Jamaica and Bershawn caught up too. In all SA beat Bershawn by 5m. Doesn't matter. USA still won.
@F6SuperTornado08 no it wasnt jackson just was tired from all the hurdle rounds there third last was a hurdler to but he is the 9th fastest all time with a 44.05 in the flat but rather runs the hurdle
@sweetjemise Actually Bolt can run the 400m if he chose to. As a teenager, his times in the 200m and 400m were so impressive that many people predicted that he would be the successor to Michael Johnson. While Bolt did comment recently that he prefers running the sprints because training for the 400m is so onerous, he has never straight out said he would not or could not run the 400m.
The difference in the total corner, if they started at the straight, and they did not, because of the stagger, would be 11m, (5th lane vs 8th lane.) Becuz of the stagger, 2nd leg starts higher in the corner. SA did not have a good hand off. Diff is 4m on the corner for 5 vs 8. Cutover is in the stagger; b/t 5 and 8 adds 1m to lane 8. . SA smoked everyone in the 1st 200m. Got caught/beat by Jamaica and Bershawn caught up too. In all SA beat Bershawn by 5m. Doesn't matter. USA still won.
quadbravo 2 months ago
@quadbravo they didn't start even. Jackson was 3 lanes inside - way ahead. At the second exchange, he was behind.. Jackson got smoked.
kozmon0t 2 months ago
@kozmon0t they finished even. a quick first 200 for the S. African for sure but there was no "whoopin" going on. you gotta get it to line.
quadbravo 2 months ago
South African 2nd runner was amazing. US anchor was smart....
sshanan1 3 months ago
@F6SuperTornado08 no it wasnt jackson just was tired from all the hurdle rounds there third last was a hurdler to but he is the 9th fastest all time with a 44.05 in the flat but rather runs the hurdle
snackb30 4 months ago
That South African ran a hell of a second leg. Blistering 1st 200. Whooped the hell outta Bershawn Jackson.
kozmon0t 4 months ago
@DahliaRich actually Bolt did said he used to run 400m but stopped because its too tough
BigDoggTheDon 5 months ago
Damn, usually the USA would destroy everybody in the 4x4. putting a hurdler on the relay team was clearly a mistake...
F6SuperTornado08 5 months ago
@sweetjemise Actually Bolt can run the 400m if he chose to. As a teenager, his times in the 200m and 400m were so impressive that many people predicted that he would be the successor to Michael Johnson. While Bolt did comment recently that he prefers running the sprints because training for the 400m is so onerous, he has never straight out said he would not or could not run the 400m.
DahliaRich 5 months ago
@ronald010ify bolt dosent have the speed endurance to do a 400m
blacksoilder10 5 months ago