Aussie season gets into swing

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mastermulti said:
and with Chris Noffke returning to form that's three over 8.33 this season

I just saw his 8.33 on iaaf.org. Looks like he was a world youth champion (7.97m as a 17 y.o.), and is very young still (born 1988). Looks like Australia has got the long jump covered, as well as the pole vault.
 

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when I first started watching track in the early 70s long jumpers with the speed of these guys would have doubled up and run in our 4 x 100.
I guess you can't do this anymore but it really made for some fun. Doing the relay really gave them a totally different (i.e.team) experience.

My last coach who is now 57 is still number five female LJer on our national list with her 6.72 legal and 6.90 (excess wind) from way back in '72. She used to often get a relay guernsey and loved the challenge and comraderie. It was a fun event after the intense and personal nature of the jumps.
 
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