Records by the dozen: Weia Reinboud notches her latest HJ mark
W60 Weia Reinboud of Holland, the high jump specialist and world stat expert, may have set a record for records in the event: She wrote Friday: “Tonight in my hometown Utrecht I have improved my own indoor record of last year. This 1.43 [4-8 1/4] makes a dozen world records. It was a mixed meet and the prescribed starting height was 1.38 [4-6 1/4]. After clearing that in my first attempt, the record height of 1.43 took two attempts. [Her listed indoor WR was 1.41] In fact it was not a really good jump, technically, but a record is a record. The next height of 1.48 [4-10 1/4] was clearly too high.” See results here. She adds: “Jan Huijbers [set a] national record M60 of 1.58 [5-2 1/4], first meet after a long injury, he is absolutely able for bigger heights.” Age-Graded, Weia’s 1.43 at age 61 is worth an open mark of 2.08 [6-9 3/4]. Jan’s 1.58 is worth 2.17 [7-1 1/2] Great efforts, Weia and Jan!
An oldie but a goodie image of Weia originally posted in 2010.
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Congratulations, Weia! Once again proving that you can’t keep a good Dutch girl down…
Way to fly, Weia. Congratulations. Smartty
well done Weia – you are one high flying woman.
Yes, yes. Congratulations. World records are not easy. Also excellent multiple-photo montage. While high jumping technique appears to be highly variable, in general, is it better (more efficient, leads to high jumps) to land with your feet (or body, as shown by Weia) pointed at the far post, to land with your feet pointed perpendicular to the bar, or to land with your feet pointed back at the near post, or does it matter? Perspiring minds want to know.
Great job Weia!! Wish I could see you compete in person. Keep up the good work this season young lady!
Thanks, all! This photoshop picture of videoframes (video 50 fps) is of 2000, not 2010, a difference of 10 centimeters, alas.
@David: the foot of the take-off leg is by many jumpers placed parallel to the bar, but this leads to much more risk for injuries. So it is advocated to point the toe to the far post or exactly in the direction of the flight of the jump. Look at high speed recordings of a jumpers foot and see how much deformation the foot has to withstand. Those with more risky foot angles immediately change that position.
Is this an answer or were you asking something else?
By the way, Ken suggests twelve records in one discipline would be a record itself but I don’t think so. Think of Olga Kotelko, Christel Happ and many others. I fear we have no statistics of the record progressions
I have put my current records as movie on my site, four times slower than reality. Ccroll down at http://home.xmsnet.nl/weiatletiek/hoogspringtechniek.html
Three movies, one of my star pupil, than me at 1.50 (coming down) after my outdoor 1.47 september 2000, than my indoor 1.43 last week. I know what is wrong…
Excellent! Congratulation!
Weia!Wow! Herzlichen GlГјckwunsch! Unglaublich!
Hi Geezers,
It would apper that the only activity us old geezer jocks particpate in is track & field….Check out some of the Master Handball players around the contry….Boston, NY, Cal, are hotbeds. Tough sport tough old guys.
PS great publication.
Thanks,
Ron
Weia: I was curious about the position of the feet when landing in the pit, not at takeoff. As noted, in the pit your feet appear to be pointed at the far standard. The other options are for the feet to be pointed perpendicular to the bar, or pointed back at the near standard.
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