I'm elated to see Fredericks back on top where he deserves to be, after a
2 year absence brought on by an Achilles problem. He's 34 now. He was
set for a great year in 1999, running a 19.92 Down Under in February, and
opening up the regular season with an astounding 19.87 (-1.2) in Osaka.
This year, he's the only sprinter to go sub-20 at non-altitude (Gatlin's
performances having been stricken). He also has the leading time in the
world this year for the 100m under any conditions (9.85w). I hope we
haven't seen the last of his great performances for the year. I'd like to
see him go sub-10 / sub-19.9 before the year's out.
Fredericks has to be the classiest sprinter of all time, and certainly one
of the top sprinters of all time. Great job for him!
J.
On Tue, 30 Jul 2002, Robert Kiessling wrote:
> Frankie Fredericks is back AGAIN?! Winning the 200 at the Commonwealth
> Games! How old is he anyway?
> Bob Kiessling
> New Jersey High School Track Coach
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