Cool fitness pics of women-all sizes/sports
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netsnotes16
Cathlete
Wow thanks for sharing!
kathryn
Cathlete
So interesting! Thanks for posting that.
Look at the first group: Lisa Leslie at 6' 5" (!! I don't even know any MEN that tall) next to Tegla Loroupe (sp? Hard to see) at 4' 11". They almost look like different 'breeds' of humans. Like different breeds of dogs can be so different in size.
And in the fourth group: Amy Acuff at 6' 2", 145 (she looks either shorter than that, or like she would weigh more at that height).
Anyone know offhand what 5 events are in a heptathlon?
Look at the first group: Lisa Leslie at 6' 5" (!! I don't even know any MEN that tall) next to Tegla Loroupe (sp? Hard to see) at 4' 11". They almost look like different 'breeds' of humans. Like different breeds of dogs can be so different in size.
And in the fourth group: Amy Acuff at 6' 2", 145 (she looks either shorter than that, or like she would weigh more at that height).
Anyone know offhand what 5 events are in a heptathlon?
meowracer
Cathlete
Kathryn - I was curious...from Wikipedia-
There are two versions of the heptathlon. The first is an outdoor competition for women, and is the combined event for women contested in the Athletics program of the Olympics and in the IAAF World Championships in Athletics. The IAAF World Combined Events Challenge determines a yearly women's heptathlon champion. The women's outdoor heptathlon consists of the following events, with the first four contested on the first day, and the remaining three on day two:
The other version is an indoor competition, normally contested only by men. It is the men's combined event in the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics. The men's indoor heptathlon consists of the following events, with the first four contested on the first day, and remaining three on day two:
The scoring is similar for both versions. In each event, the athlete scores points for his/her performance in each event according to scoring tables issued by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).[1] The athlete accumulating the highest number of points wins the competition.
The heptathlon has been contested by female athletes since the early 1980s, when it replaced the pentathlon as the primary women's combined event contest (the javelin throw and 800 m were added). It was first contested at the Olympic level in the 1984 Summer Olympics. In recent years some women's decathlon competitions have been conducted, consisting of the same events as the men's competition, and the IAAF has begun keeping records for it. But the heptathlon remains the championship-level combined event for women.
There are two versions of the heptathlon. The first is an outdoor competition for women, and is the combined event for women contested in the Athletics program of the Olympics and in the IAAF World Championships in Athletics. The IAAF World Combined Events Challenge determines a yearly women's heptathlon champion. The women's outdoor heptathlon consists of the following events, with the first four contested on the first day, and the remaining three on day two:
The other version is an indoor competition, normally contested only by men. It is the men's combined event in the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics. The men's indoor heptathlon consists of the following events, with the first four contested on the first day, and remaining three on day two:
The scoring is similar for both versions. In each event, the athlete scores points for his/her performance in each event according to scoring tables issued by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).[1] The athlete accumulating the highest number of points wins the competition.
The heptathlon has been contested by female athletes since the early 1980s, when it replaced the pentathlon as the primary women's combined event contest (the javelin throw and 800 m were added). It was first contested at the Olympic level in the 1984 Summer Olympics. In recent years some women's decathlon competitions have been conducted, consisting of the same events as the men's competition, and the IAAF has begun keeping records for it. But the heptathlon remains the championship-level combined event for women.
aveggiegirl
Cathlete
Different Breeds of human...Never thought of it that way until you mentioned it. Yes, they do! How cool.
kathryn
Cathlete
How true.
Especially since, depending on the time period, only certain 'breeds' are seen as most desirable (voluptuous women in the 19th century, very thin women with boyish figures in the roaring 20's and the 60's, etc.). And whether your 'look' (breed) is acceptable or not is pretty much a matter of chance.
ldy_solana
Cathlete
nancy i googled this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_aerobics
i love this, its what its all about for me. not looking a certain way but showing the heart you have to the game(regardless of your sport). strength and confidence. and those that are gonna base it on looks, get in the game and show us what you have and i bet its nothing on us! i bet the 300lb weightlifter can crush a few guys her sport, rock on girl!!
kassia
i love this, its what its all about for me. not looking a certain way but showing the heart you have to the game(regardless of your sport). strength and confidence. and those that are gonna base it on looks, get in the game and show us what you have and i bet its nothing on us! i bet the 300lb weightlifter can crush a few guys her sport, rock on girl!!
kassia