Originally posted by ChrisPackit
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Previously on "Why does the caribbean produce so many quality sprinters?"
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When I was in Barbados a number of years ago, we drove past this local guy who was completely starkers naked and the taxi driver commented he was a well known fruit cake. My wife, however, commented on the disproportionate size of his manhood. - He looked like 'Jake The Peg' - So my suggestion would be they are cheating as they have an extra leg over many of the other competitors ....
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It's the Slave Trade
Jamaica produces the best sprinters in the world by some distance. Per capita, it currently has 80 x the number of top sprinters versus the USA. (Both had 3 athletes in the 100m final, Jamaica population is 3m, USA 250m), Linford Christie is Jamaican, Jess Ennis is half Jamaican.
African people were brought to the Caribbean as slaves, without the slave trade they would not now be indigenous to the Caribbean. When slaves were selected to be brought to the Caribbean, certain traits were desirable e.g. physical strength for the manual labour that they were expected to do. These men and women were **selected** on the basis of these desirable attributes.
Fast forward a few hundred years and voila: Usain Bolt et al are the best in the world.
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It's their national sport rather than a specialist event everywhere else. Just like how S. Korea always dominate archery... simply they put far more focus on it like we do with sports like cricket and rugby.
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Originally posted by SimonMac View PostUsain Bolt runs at 31mph which sounds good, but if he hits a child there's a 40% chance they'll die.
throwing the baby out with the bathwater is a possible
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Originally posted by original PM View PostHow much of it is to do with the fact that many of these guys would have very little/nothing/live on or near the poverty line if they did not become succesful atheletes?
I just thought it was interesting that a group of tiny islands produce a disproportionately high number of sprinters at the top level.
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Originally posted by Pondlife View PostHaving a looky at a stats site it seems that Lennox Miller who won sprint medals in 68 & 72 and Don Quarrie (76, 80) must have kicked off a huge interest.
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Having a looky at a stats site it seems that Lennox Miller who won sprint medals in 68 & 72 and Don Quarrie (76, 80) must have kicked off a huge interest.
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There was a great documentary on the BBC about the history of sprinting and how the "power" sprinting phase started (originally thought lighter body types were better iirc).
IMO, it's a mix of genetics and culture - success breeds success.
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Usain Bolt runs at 31mph which sounds good, but if he hits a child there's a 40% chance they'll die.
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Originally posted by k2p2 View PostYou should take up geocaching.
I'm averagely sad, with some 500+ geocaches to my name (I did 5 today). But there are cachers out there with 25K+ caches. You could be one of them.
Edit: And my nettle stings still hurt.
I am willing to pee on you, for your own good
Not that I am still bitter about EO's fixing this years CUK University Challenge
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You should take up geocaching.
I'm averagely sad, with some 500+ geocaches to my name (I did 5 today). But there are cachers out there with 25K+ caches. You could be one of them.
Edit: And my nettle stings still hurt.Last edited by mudskipper; 5 August 2012, 21:18.
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Originally posted by k2p2 View PostDo your kids do sport, Brillo?
From my (admittedly limited) knowledge of Aspergers, the discipline and repetitive nature would seem ideally suited.
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