t-and-f: Kelli White's knee
World champion sprinter Kelli White has not trained for four months because of a knee injury that could hinder preparations for the 2004 Summer Olympics. http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/sports/7659887.htm Regards, Martin
t-and-f: National Depth--400 meters
The charts summarize the number of athletes each country placed in the world top-100 outdoor rankings for 2003 (plus ties) and the highest-ranked of these. Since one or two placings may represent only exceptional individuals, rather than national program strength, I've listed only countries with three or more athletes in the top 100. The data base drawn upon is the world deep list from Mirko Jalava's web site http://www.tilastopaja.com/. MEN'S 400 METERS 2003 WOMEN'S 400 METERS 2003 Country Top 100 Highest Country Top 100 Highest United States 27 1 United States 18 9 Jamaica 10 8 Russia 17 3 Japan6 32 Jamaica 10 2 France 4 11 Germany 5 42 Great Britain4 37 Brazil 4 33 Australia3 23 France 4 70 Russia 3 60 Nigeria 3 16 South Africa 3 23 Poland 3 27 China3 38 37 countries represeted 32 countries represented 100th = 45.85 100th = 52.32
t-and-f: National Depth--400 Meter Hurdles
The charts summarize the number of athletes each country placed in the world top-100 outdoor rankings for 2003 (plus ties) and the highest-ranked of these. Since one or two placings may represent only exceptional individuals, rather than national program strength, I've listed only countries with three or more athletes in the top 100. The data base drawn upon is the world deep list from Mirko Jalava's web site http://www.tilastopaja.com/. MEN'S 400 METER HURDLES 2003WOMEN'S 400 METER HURDLES 2003 Country Top 100 Highest Country Top 100 Highest United States 28 4 United States 19 3 Jamaica 7 2 Russia 9 1 South Africa 7 10 China5 15 Japan7 28 Jamaica 5 16 Russia 6 26 Brazil 5 35 Great Britain4 7 Ukraine 4 9 France 4 18 Poland 4 17 China4 70 Germany 4 18 Spain3 47 Great Britain3 6 Brazil 3 48 Italy3 23 Japan3 31 France 3 67 32 countries represented37 countries represented 100th = 50.22 100th = 57.61 In the women's event, another unusual distribution, with 15 countries represented in the first 20 places--RUS, AUS, USA, BAR, ROM, GBR, RSA, UKR, PUR, CUB, CHN, JAM, POL, GER, KAZ.
