Four Paralympians ran 1,500m faster than the gold medalist at Rio Olympics
How did they do it?
Pemenang Paralimpik 1500m (Kategori Buta)
By Chris Chase
Sep 12, 2016 at 6:10p ET
"Wow" pretty much sums it up.
Four 1,500-meter runners in the T13 class at the Paralympics (a category for the visually impaired) all ran faster in their final than the time that won American Matthew Centrowitz the gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Rio last month. The men weren't competing in wheelchairs or on artificial blades - the T13 race is exactly the same as the Olympic race, except for the fact that the runners are visually impaired. (The T11, T12 and T13 categories are for runners with that disability. The T11 race is for the most visually impaired, the T13 race is for those with the least.)
Centrowitz wins the 1,500m. (Getty Images)
Centrowitz wins the 1,500m in Rio. (Getty Images)
Centrowitz went a 3:50.00 in his surprise win, the first gold for an American in the event in 108 years. Here were the finals times for the Paralympians:
So what's the deal? Are the visually impaired runners at an Olympic level?
To take absolutely nothing away from the accomplishment of the medalists and all the competitors in the Paralympic race, not quite. Comparing times in the 1,500 is like scanning marathon times from different courses (ones that have more hills, lots of downhills, are run in sweltering heat, etc.) and using those as a barometer to decide who's fastest. There are too many variables.
Pemenang Olimpik 1500m Rio
Gold
Matthew Centrowitz Jr. United States 3:50.00
Silver
Taoufik Makhloufi Algeria 3:50.11
Bronze
Nick Willis New Zealand 3:50.24
4
Ayanleh Souleiman Djibouti 3:50.29
The long-distance races at the Olympics are won with tactics just as much as talent - given that the top competitors are all the most talented runners in the world. Without a rabbit used in professional racers (a runner paid to set the pace early who drops out after a certain point), a race and its pace are at the whims of the pack. If nobody takes out the lead early, as in Centrowitz's race, the group can be content to stay together until kicking it into gear in the final 500 meters. That's what happened in the Olympic final, a slow race until everyone put it into gear far later in the race than usual.
Kalau ikut analisis pengulas, atlit Olimpik (terutama lari jarak sederhana dan jauh spt 1500m, 10 000m) ini target utamanya menang Emas berdasarkan strategi bukan kelajuan. Jadi conserve energi sebelum pecut last lap. Kalau semua masing-masing tunggu sampai ada yg memecut baru kejar, maksudnya kemungkinan rekod baru itu kurang. If nobody takes out the lead early, as in Olympic 's race, the group can be content to stay together until kicking it into gear in the final 500 meters.
Ini berbeza dengan Olimpik pecut spt 100m atau 200m.
catatan olimpik normal tu memang hanjeng sangat...slow yamatz...nak sangat buru pingat emas so they ran too tactical...masing2 tunggu siapa nak make the move first...theyol set for sprinting finish..so d first two rounds semua lari mcm siput babi kekonon nak safe stamina nak pecut mcm usain bolt for the last 100m...hasilnya??
for the record...Women's world record acara ni is 3:50.07...lebih pantas dari pemenang silver lelaki kat Rio tu...
Setahu saya dalam Paralimpik berkaitan penglihatan ada 3 kategori : T11, T12 dan T13.
Salah satu kategori adalah untuk Buta Sepenuhnya manakala yang dua lagi berkaitan Visual Impairment (ada sedikit daya penglihatan).
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