How much is worth in the women's athletics the prestigious world record that yesterday Liu Hong obtained in Huangshan (CHN) in the 50km race walk breaking down the barrier of 4:00:00 hours and setting it at 3:59:15.
The tables in use at the IAAF tell us that this performance corresponds to a score of 1.284 points.
Using the same tables we went to see which individual performances correspond to the various specialties of athletics the score of 1.284.
Sprint and hurdles
Event | 1.284p mark | World Record | Who is better in all time list |
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100 metres | 10:62 | 10:49 | Florence Griffith-Joyner |
200 metres | 21:56 | 21:34 | Florence Griffith-Joyner |
400 metres | 48:09 | 47:60 | Marita Koch - Jarmila Kratochvilova |
100 hurdles | 12:04 | 12:20 | |
400 hurdles | 51:53 | 52:34 | |
Middle-distance, steeplechase and long-distance
Event | 1.284p mark | World Record | Who is better in all time list |
| | | |
800 metres | 1:53.38 | 1:53.28 | Jarmila Kratochvilova |
1500 metres | 3:50.45 | 3:50.07 | Genzebe Dibaba |
3.000m Steeplechase | 8:44.84 | 8:44.32 | Beatrice Chepkoech |
5000 metres | 13:59.40 | 14:11.15 | |
10000 metres | 29:21.38 | 29:17:45 | Almaz Ayana |
Marathon | 2:15:09 | 2:15:25 mx 2:17:01 w | |
Race Walk
Event | 1.284p mark | World Record | Who is better in all time list |
| | | |
20km road walk | 1:21:54 | 1:24:38 | |
Jumps, throws ed heptathlon
Event | 1.284p mark | World Record | Who is better in all time list |
| | | |
High Jump | 2.06 | 2.09 | Stefka Kostadinova - Blanka Vlasic Lyudmila Andonova - Anna Chicherova |
Pole Vault | 5.04 | 5:06 | Yelena Isinbayeva |
Long Jump | 7.30 | 7:52 | Galina Chistyakova - Jackie Joyner-Kersee Heike Drechsler - Anisoara Cusmir Tatyana Kotova - Yelena Belevskaya Inessa Kravets - Tatyana Lebedeva Olena Khlopotnova - Marion Jones Brittney Reese |
Triple Jump | 15.62 | 15.50 | |
Shot Put | 21.22 | 22:63 | 22 athlets from Natalia Lisovskaya (22.63) to Valerie Adams (21.24) |
Discus Throw | 71.49 | 76.80 | 15 athlets from Gabriele Reinsch (76.80) to Sandra Perkovic (71:41) |
Hammer Throw | 81.75 | 82.98 | Anita Wlodarkczyc |
Javelin Throw | 71.07 | 72.78 | Barbora Spotakova - Olisedylis Menendez |
Heptathlon | 7.056 | 7.291 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
So in the sprint races and obstacles only three athletes did better than the score obtained by Liu Hong.
In the middle distance, steeplechase and long distance only four.
In jumps in elevation only five athletes.
In jumps in extension nine athletes (and all in the long jump)
In throws, 40 athletes have done better
In the heptatlon only one.
This is the athletic value of yesterday's performance by Liu Hong.
We do not believe we are wrong if we indicate her as the best walker of all time.