Rarely do we see a world record at the Games. At one time, I looked at
the averages from Games and World Championships for all events. If I
remember right, WC performances were always higher. Doping maybe a big
part of the reason for the performance declines, but I think that the
athletes experie
Not to muddy the water, but for a comparison of the decline in
performance in the various weight events, it is important to remember
that wind will be a significant confounding factor for the discus and
javelin -- perhaps a reason why you see fluctuations in those
performances in the time period yo
