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Non-Tulsa Discussions => Sports Talk => Topic started by: GG on August 08, 2012, 09:57:35 PM

Title: One Race, Every Medalist Ever Usain Bolt’s 9.63 set an Olympic record in the 100
Post by: GG on August 08, 2012, 09:57:35 PM
This is fascinating...........9 year old kids today are running faster than Medalist in 1896.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/08/05/sports/olympics/the-100-meter-dash-one-race-every-medalist-ever.html?smid=fb-share
Title: Re: One Race, Every Medalist Ever Usain Bolt’s 9.63 set an Olympic record in the 100
Post by: Townsend on August 09, 2012, 08:17:11 AM

Olympic Bodies: They Just Don't Make Them Like They Used To

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/08/09/158448224/olympic-bodies-they-just-dont-make-them-like-they-used-to (http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/08/09/158448224/olympic-bodies-they-just-dont-make-them-like-they-used-to)

(http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/09/sprinters_custom.jpg?t=1344497240)

(http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/09/marathon_custom.jpg?t=1344497212)

(http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/09/weightlifters_custom.jpg?t=1344497231)

(http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/09/rowers_custom.jpg?t=1344497217)

(http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/09/swimmers_custom.jpg?t=1344497235)

(http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/09/gymnasts_custom.jpg?t=1344497206)