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Bid_Embarrassed t1_jc4zkm1 wrote

Im 5’10” and I have my high school high jump record 6’ 61/4” and I most definitely would not have been successful without the “Fosbury Flop”. Thank You Dick!

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Blewfin t1_jc5z17f wrote

I'm still genuinely amazed that you guys measure field events in feet and inches. That's 199cm for anyone else wondering

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7Thommo7 t1_jc61vfp wrote

Thanks. Feet and inches just makes no sense in Athletics.

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Bid_Embarrassed t1_jc78d6b wrote

I knew as soon as I posted that in feet and inches I was gonna get booed haha actually in university track and field here in the states they do use the metrics system. I remember the throwing team had the conversions from meters to feet on t shirts as a joke

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