Bahamian Thomas wins high jump gold

Relative newcomer Don Thomas won the high jump title clearing 2.35 meters on his first attempt. Yaroslav Rybakov of Russia and Kyriakos Ioannou of Cyprus also cleared 2.35 meters, but needed two tries to do so. (WCSN, WCSN.com)

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[bis94er]

asian guy at 0:49 :D:D hes like: wtf, he could jump over my house!

[ItsLehcar]

its so annoying when people keep commenting on black people in track. just because they're black, it has nothing to do with it. they train hard and work hard. there are plenty of other world record holders and good athletes who aren't black so stop using it as an excuse. black people are just normal people so shut the hell up.

[judaht666]

@ItsLehcar yeah and there is not a black guy faster than hicham el gurouj or how ever you spell his name in mid-distance running

[iamshotacon]

I don't think he needs to worry about fences anymore.

[LedZeppelin4ACDC]

@ItsLehcar well im pretty sure most fast black people are fast because of their ancestors and heritage in africa like nigerians and ancient tribes were built for speed to take down fast moving prey and stop being offended like we're insulting black people its a good thing to be athletic so chill

[thEadriansalas34]

@ItsLehcar Someone sounds alittle booty tickled haha

[keewee1091]

@Moiez101 maybe a study would be nice...but i wouldnt say physically superior, only because there are tons of records held by non-blacks, tons of professional athletes that arent...i would define it as having a natural inclination to be athletic in many, but not all, cases

[Moiez101]

@keewee1091

fair enough. yeh, i can't say that all black people have this advantage but the co-relation is strong enough that there should be some study done on it. it would be hard without spawning some huge controversy and attacks from the public for "racist research". I think it's a fair claim to say that black people, in general, are physically superior.

[keewee1091]

@Moiez101 *facepalm* please read my comment...the point im making is that this advantage is not specific to "black people"...certain nationalities who HAPPEN to be black have this advantage...youre trying to represent all black people of having this, but thats untrue

[Moiez101]

@keewee1091

i'm not denying technique but i know i'm not wrong about certain black cultures having higher testosterone levels. I doubt it's by pure hard work as well as coincidence that black people dominate many sports. Ever heard of hard punching in boxing? To this day, it is accepted that punching power is something to be born with but you can improve with technique. guess who dominates boxing in punching power? black people.

[keewee1091]

@Moiez101 actually YOU are wrong...it is not by race....people native of jamaica, and certain african countries? yes...but there are MANY other countries with black natives, who do not have this advantage....and either way it is irrelevant...the world record holder is cuban, stefan holm is white and hes close to the record....if you knew anything about high jump, its about technique, not just how high you can jump

[daye560]

Calling people black isn't good. It's as if you were calling them nigger.(: just saying guy's((