I'm not so sure that Devers could mimic Andre. He was a long-legged type. She's a short-legged power sprinter. In fact, she's the type I'd pick to set records at Indoor 50 and 60 meter distances. Thus her 100m sprint victory at Barcelona. That usually doesn't translate well to 400H. Jackie Joyner-Kersee was more the right body type. Devers has never even shown exceptional prowess at 200m, so how the heck is she gonna run a 400H ?
By the way, the 'hurdles are lower' argument is a red herring. The hurdles in the women's 100H are so ridiculously low, that people like Devers can basically blast a 100m dash with just a slight leg movement to avoid tripping. So, by citing that the 400H hurdles are even SHORTER doesn't really mean very much. RT On Thu, 1 Aug 2002 11:58:31 EDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > now, you know that she could if she wanted too. > Andre Phillips was another > great example of hurdling versatily. > > > In a message dated 8/1/2002 2:55:27 AM, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > >The marathon is 14 times 3000 meters. If > Devers is such a great hurdler, > >why doesn't she do the 400 hurdles? That's > only 4 times as far as she's used > >to and the hurdles are much lower. > > > > >
