These countries all still have a legacy of white sprinters. I wish I lived in a country where white athletes are respected.
Australia:
For instance in Australia Shrivington holds the 60 meter record with 6.52 seconds. The 100 meter record is held by Irish ancestry on the father's side (Patrick Johnson) with 9.93, although Shirington was faster at a young age, ran a PB of 10.03 with negative wind, and was consistently in the 10.0x range. Johnson only ran sub 10 because he was in Japan on a very fast track, and only did it once. Then the 200 meter record goes to Peter Norman's 20.06 and a silver medal at the Olympic gaames. That is what I call a legacy of white sprinters. Good luck to Aaron Stubbs!
Greece:
Has produced many talented 100 meter sprinters. Nic Macrozonaris is of Greek descent, and I sortof wish he competed for them and not canada. His PB is 10.03 to beat Tim Montgomery with no wind. Kostas Kenteris holds the Greek 200 meter record with 19.85, and won the gold medal at the 2000 Olympic Games. They had at one point the world record in the 60 meter with a blazing 6.50 seconds by Charalambos Papadias. They have several sub 10.2 sprinters and a NR of 10.11 in the hundred by Angelos Pavlakakis. For their population they may eveen be the fastest country in the world.
Other strongholds are Scotland (Allen Wells), Ireland (Paul Hession), Russia (Andrey Epishin), Poland (Marian Woronin), Italy (Pietro Mennea, Fabio Cerutti), South Africa (Morne Nagel). Outlier sprinters such as Craig Pickering of England and Christophe Lemaitre of France are the only hopes outside of these strongholds.
Australia:
For instance in Australia Shrivington holds the 60 meter record with 6.52 seconds. The 100 meter record is held by Irish ancestry on the father's side (Patrick Johnson) with 9.93, although Shirington was faster at a young age, ran a PB of 10.03 with negative wind, and was consistently in the 10.0x range. Johnson only ran sub 10 because he was in Japan on a very fast track, and only did it once. Then the 200 meter record goes to Peter Norman's 20.06 and a silver medal at the Olympic gaames. That is what I call a legacy of white sprinters. Good luck to Aaron Stubbs!
Greece:
Has produced many talented 100 meter sprinters. Nic Macrozonaris is of Greek descent, and I sortof wish he competed for them and not canada. His PB is 10.03 to beat Tim Montgomery with no wind. Kostas Kenteris holds the Greek 200 meter record with 19.85, and won the gold medal at the 2000 Olympic Games. They had at one point the world record in the 60 meter with a blazing 6.50 seconds by Charalambos Papadias. They have several sub 10.2 sprinters and a NR of 10.11 in the hundred by Angelos Pavlakakis. For their population they may eveen be the fastest country in the world.
Other strongholds are Scotland (Allen Wells), Ireland (Paul Hession), Russia (Andrey Epishin), Poland (Marian Woronin), Italy (Pietro Mennea, Fabio Cerutti), South Africa (Morne Nagel). Outlier sprinters such as Craig Pickering of England and Christophe Lemaitre of France are the only hopes outside of these strongholds.