How does HEIGHT affect Sprinting Speed

Before Bolt came onto the scene the prototypical sprinter would be between 5'9" and 6'2" was "tall", the thought would be that 6'5" would be "too tall"...

If your third leg's length is too long, this is a real hindrance. Mine is also flopping around and increasing wind drag.

As a short guy I’ll be rooting for us!

An important determining factor for stride length is the speed at which you run. The greater the speed, the further you get on each step in the phase you are in the air. So just by running faster you will be able to increase your stride length.

I agree that the 200 will be broken before the 100 because basically Yohan Blake did it already. If it wasn’t for his slow start he would be the new 200 under 19 seconds world record holder. He had that power and he had that turnover and thanks to Bolt, he had all the inspiration he needed. Unfortunately, we all know his injury(ies) will never make him the record holder but his performance gives hope for the future.

0:01: Height and Sprinting Ability 0:13: Advantages of Taller Athletes 0:27: Importance of Leg Length to Body Height Ratio 0:59: Body Weight and Torso Length 1:26: Ideal Body Type for Swimming and Running 2:10: Usain Bolt's Stride Length and Frequency 3:53: The Role of Stride Length and Frequency in Speed 5:24: Justin Gatlin's Change in Race Strategy 8:20: Inconsistency in Sprinting Ability 8:38: Importance of Foot Strike and Frontside Mechanics 10:19: Tall Sprinters and World Records 11:37: Potential for Average Height Sprinters 14:00: Taller sprinters vs. shorter sprinters 14:21: 200 meters 15:07: Breaking world records

Bolt's stride length was his big advantage as he could turn over as fast as a shorter sprinter. Knighton is 6'3" and has a good stride length and amazing relaxed turn over and I think when he finally comes into his own he has the best chance of taking down Bolt's 200m record. He still continues to get

Great video as usual! I think it’ll be hard to find another 6’5 athlete with just as much turnover as Bolt, but then again we’re in the age of super spikes. Tebogo’s advantage is he has very long legs and a short torso at 6’0, hence why he’s always runs around 42/42.5 strides. His turnover needs improve then maybe he’ll stand a chance to challenge Bolt.

Impeccable research!!! I enjoyed this video,thanks.

Great video, thanks for enlightening us once again :D

Excellent analysis!💪

Excellent video and research

great breakdown! thx!

Your knowledge is really impressive! However intuitively I feel like it's the speed of the foot due to longer distance from "hub", rather than extra long way for exelaration, that gives a tall runner an advantage.

I love this video well done

Su Bingtian proved stride frequency is going to be ur biggest strength if you are shorter

I know this is about men and it is obvious that Bolt is an outlier case, but he did improve over the years and mastered his technique. The other outlier is Shelly-Ann Fraser-Price. She is almost always the shortest athlete in her field but her frequency is incredible. I would love to see you analyse her technique. Imagine if she were 4 inches taller or 3 inches in leg length. Amazing lady

Very insightful

Good vid!

Short sprinters should focus more on stride length without reducing their stride frequency, long sprinters should focus on stride frequency without reducing stride length. It should be the main goal of every sprinter.