World records

GOAT_Ali

Out of all the Curent track and field world records, what would you consider to be the best or the toughest for future performers to break...
I would have to say either Johnson's 200m of 19.32 or Kevin Young's 400m Hurdles of 46.78

Any thoughts

p.pete

3,000m because as far as I'm aware opportunities to run at that distance are few and far between

It'll probably be a while for the sub 2hour marathon, though that doesn't exclude the possibility that the current record can be broken.

GOAT_Ali

Good one mate..I forgot about the marathon. But I'm really talking about lowering the record, not a specific barrier, (e.g sub 19 secs 200m, sub 2 hr marathon)......

thirtyfoot

Johnson's 200 will last a long time but if Kerron Clement can get his race head right he'll go close to 46.78, remember he ran 47.24 this year and is only 20 years old. I didn't see the US Trials where he ran that time but it was supposed to have been savage.

Koch in the womens 400 , Flo-Jo in the 100-200 are pretty untouchable at the moment, in fact womens 1 to 15 are very tough.

GOAT_Ali

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Common Sense

Paula Radcliffe's marathon is, in my view, drug free and also, in my view untouchable (unless Paula happens to break it again). On the men's side, I agree Johnson's 200m should last and also possibly his 400m.

thirtyfoot

Johnson's protege Jeremy Wariner could threathen his 400m record. Still 21, he has a backroom of Clyde Hart and Johnson, and has maybe 10-12 years left at the top of his game.

robinph

The University of Wolverhampton thinks they have it figured out for you:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4417322.stm

Common Sense

"World records in many athletic events are peaking - and will not be broken unless athletes take drugs, say researchers."

This seems to be the nub of researchers article. But, surely, an important point has been lost sight of in the article and that is the improvement in the surfaces on which athletes run, also equipment, shoes etc. Since Bannister achieved the "impossible" feat of breaking the 4 minute mile barrier, surfaces have improved from cinders, to tartan, mondo etc. These surfaces, far more than the use of drugs, have fuelled world records over the last 50 years. As surfaces, shoes etc improve into the future other improvements in world performances will occur irrespective of the presence (or not) of drugs.

LegacyUser

Yuri Sedyichs 86.71m Hammer Record. Hasn't been touched in 20 years except at the Bulgarian Championships, which says enough.

Bubkas Pole vault records are also up there

Pherekydes

Unre wrote:

Yuri Sedyichs 86.71m Hammer Record. Hasn't been touched in 20 years except at the Bulgarian Championships, which says enough.

Bubkas Pole vault records are also up there

Sedykh. 86.74m Belarussian.

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