Footballers and 100 Meter Sprints.

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I've discussed this in the past but I was wondering if anyone knows if Thierry Henry and Michael Owen Or Giggsy has ever been timed in the 100Meters or any other footballers that you have confirmed times for.

There was false information floating around that Dennis Rommedahl ran a 10.2 100m but he later confirmed he had run it in just over 11.

One of the announcers keeps talking about Henry's "olympic pace" TBH
Henry is very fast but here are the following times for the 2004 Heats, QFs SFs and final....I would say that Henry would have no trouble making it to the heats mind you, but don't think he'd get much further...I wouldn't be surprised if he could run a 10.6 tops...nothing to sneeze at mind you but still a solid 8 meters behind the world record mark of 9.79 sec.



100m Heats

Heat 1
1 Frank Fredericks NAM 10.12 Q
2 Uchenna Emedolu NGR 10.22 Q;
3 Shingo Suetsugu JPN 10.27 Q;
4 Darren Campbell GBR 10.35;
5 Haijian Chen CHN 10.45;
6 Eric Nkansah GHA 10.54;
7 Seng Song Poh SIN 10.75;
8 Yazaldes Nascimento STP 11.00

Heat 2 Wind: -0.4 m/s
1 Mark Lewis-Francis GBR 10.13 Q
2 Aziz Zakari GHA 10.19 Q;
3 Roland Németh HUN 10.28 Q;
4 Salem Mubarak Al-Yami KSA 10.36;
5 Darren Gilford MLT 10.67;
6 Khalil Al-Hanahneh JOR 10.76;
7 Kakianako Nariki KIR 11.62;
Marc Burns TRI DQ

Heat 3 Wind: -0.1 m/s
1 Justin Gatlin USA 10.07 Q;
2 Kareem Streete-Thompson CAY 10.15 Q
3 Leonard Myles-Mills GHA 10.21 Q
4 Vicente de Lima BRA 10.23 q;
5 Andrey Yepishin RUS 10.29 q;
6 Yeóryios Theodorídis GRE 10.32 q;
7 Hadhari Djaffar COM 10.62;
8 Sultan Saeed MDV 11.72;
Juan Sainfleur DOM DNF

Heat 4 Wind: 0.8 m/s
1 Shawn Crawford USA 10.02 Q;
2 Obadele Thompson BAR 10.08 Q
3 Matic Osovnikar SLO 10.15 Q
4 Idrissa Sanou BUR 10.33 q;
5 Diego Ferreira PAR 10.50
6 Pierre de Windt ARU 11.02;
7 Chamleunesouk Ao-Oudomphonh LAO 11.30;
8 Masound Azizi AFG 11.66;
Hristóforos Hoídis GRE DNS

Heat 5 Wind: 0.1 m/s
1 Francis Obikwelu POR 10.09 Q;
2 Ronald Pognon FRA 10.18 Q;
3 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure GAM 10.26 Q;
4 Jarbas Mascarenhas BRA 10.34 q;
5 Hiroyasu Tsuchie JPN 10.37;
6 Adrian Durant ISV 10.52;
7 Nabie Foday Fofana GUI 10.62;
8 Harmon Harmon COK 11.22

Heat 6 Wind: -1.1 m/s
1 Nobuharu Asahara JPN 10.33 Q;
2 Lukasz Chyla POL 10.35 Q;
3 Eric Pacome N'Dri CIV 10.39 Q;
4 Ato Boldon TRI 10.41;
5 Issa-Aimé Nthépé FRA 10.67;
6 Gábor Dobos HUN 10.68;
7 John Howard FSM 10.85
8 Mohammad Shamsuddin BAN 11.13

Heat 7 Wind: 0.9 m/s
1 Asafa Powell JAM 10.06 Q;
2 Jason Gardener GBR 10.15 Q
3 Joshua Ross AUS 10.24 Q
4 André Domingos BRA 10.28 q;
5 Pierre Browne CAN 10.32 q;
6 Lamin Tucker SLE 10.72;
7 Kelsey Nakanelua ASA 11.25;
8 Sopheak Phouk CAM 11.56
Djikoloum Mobele CHA DNS

Heat 8 Wind: -0.2 m/s
1 Maurice Greene USA 10.18 Q;
2 Dwight Thomas JAM 10.21 Q;
3 Churandy Martina AHO 10.23 Q;
4 Alexander Kosenkow GER 10.28 q;
5 Prodromos Katsantonis CYP 10.50
6 Wai Hung Chiang HKG 10.70;
7 Francis Manioru SOL 11.05;
8 Teymur Gasimov AZE 11.17;
9 Filipo Muller TGA 11.18

Heat 9 Wind: -1.4 m/s
1 Deji Aliu NGR 10.39 Q;
2 Nicolas Macrozonaris CAN 10.40 Q;
3 Gennadiy Chernovol KAZ 10.43 Q;
4 Souhalia Alamou BEN 10.48;
5 Christie Van Wyk NAM 10.49;
6 Daniel Bailey ANT 10.51;
7 Gian Nicola Berardi SMR 10.76;
8 Carlos Abaunza NCA 11.17

Heat 10 Wind: 0.7 m/s
1 Kim Collins SKN 10.11 Q;
2 Michael Frater JAM 10.20 Q;
3 Niconnor Alexander TRI 10.22 Q;
4 Simone Collio ITA 10.27 q;
5 Eddy De Lépine FRA 10.27 q
6 Xavier James BER 10.40;
7 Sébastien Gattuso MON 10.58
8 Wilfried Bingangoye GAB 10.76


100m Quarter-Final

Heat 1 Wind: 0.0 m/s
1 Francis Obikwelu POR 9.93 Q
2 Dwight Thomas JAM 10.12 Q
2 Mark Lewis-Francis GBR 10.12 Q
4 Ronald Pognon FRA 10.15 q;
5 Shingo Suetsugu JPN 10.19;
6 Pierre Browne CAN 10.21;
7 Churandy Martina AHO 10.24;
8 André Domingos BRA 10.34

Heat 2 Wind: 0.0 m/s
1 Shawn Crawford USA 9.89 Q;
2 Obadele Thompson BAR 10.12 Q;
3 Vicente de Lima BRA 10.26 Q;
4 Matic Osovnikar SLO 10.26;
5 Deji Aliu NGR 10.26;
6 Nicolas Macrozonaris CAN 10.28;
7 Gennadiy Chernovol KAZ 10.42;
8 Idrissa Sanou BUR 10.43

Heat 3 Wind: 0.2 m/s
1 Justin Gatlin USA 9.96 Q;
2 Jason Gardener GBR 10.15 Q
3 Uchenna Emedolu NGR 10.15 Q;
4 Nobuharu Asahara JPN 10.24;
5 Yeóryios Theodorídis GRE 10.36;
6 Roland Németh HUN 10.38;
7 Niconnor Alexander TRI 10.48;
Eddy De Lépine FRA DNS

Heat 4 Wind: -0.1 m/s
1 Aziz Zakari GHA 10.02 Q;
2 Kim Collins SKN 10.05 Q
3 Michael Frater JAM 10.11 Q;
4 Frank Fredericks NAM 10.17;
5 Joshua Ross AUS 10.22
6 Alexander Kosenkow GER 10.24;
7 Andrey Yepishin RUS 10.29;
8 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure GAM 10.39

Heat 5 Wind: -0.2 m/s
1 Maurice Greene USA 9.93 Q;
2 Asafa Powell JAM 9.99 Q;
3 Leonard Myles-Mills GHA 10.18 Q
4 Lukasz Chyla POL 10.23;
5 Kareem Streete-Thompson CAY 10.24;
6 Simone Collio ITA 10.29;
7 Jarbas Mascarenhas BRA 10.30;
8 Eric Pacome N'Dri CIV 10.32


SEMI-FINALS 100m

Heat 1 Wind: -1.6 m/s
1 Shawn Crawford USA 10.07 Q;
2 Justin Gatlin USA 10.09 Q;
3 Aziz Zakari GHA 10.11 Q;
4 Obadele Thompson BAR 10.22 Q;
5 Mark Lewis-Francis GBR 10.28;
6 Michael Frater JAM 10.29;
7 Ronald Pognon FRA 10.32;
8 Uchenna Emedolu NGR 10.35

Heat 2 Wind: 0.2 m/s
1 Asafa Powell JAM 9.95 Q;
2 Francis Obikwelu POR 9.97 Q;
3 Maurice Greene USA 9.97 Q ;
4 Kim Collins SKN 10.02 Q ;
5 Jason Gardener GBR 10.12
6 Leonard Myles-Mills GHA 10.22;
7 Dwight Thomas JAM 10.28;
8 Vicente de Lima BRA 10.28;


100m FINAL

1 Justin Gatlin USA 9.85
2 Francis Obikwelu POR 9.86
3 Maurice Greene USA 9.87
4 Shawn Crawford USA 9.89;
5 Asafa Powell JAM 9.94;
6 Kim Collins SKN 10.00
7 Obadele Thompson BAR 10.10;
Aziz Zakari GHA DNF
 
Wasn't once said that the Argentinian Caniggia (played in the 1990 & 94 World cups) ran the 100 m sprint in 10.4 seconds.
 
I heard Overmars ran 100 metres in the 10 second mark.
 
YianniArvani said:
I heard Overmars ran 100 metres in the 10 second mark.
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sounds like a bit of nonsense was told to you Yianni...did that person ofer a credible source?

The fastest white athletes in Greece none ran better than a 10.16 and of all of them the career best was a 10.14. The top two were Kosenkow of Germany and Osivnakar of Slovakia and neither made it out of the QF's

I would be highly dubious of that 10 second mark for Overmars.
 
FLASHWOK said:
sounds like a bit of nonsense was told to you Yianni...did that person ofer a credible source?

The fastest white athletes in Greece none ran better than a 10.16 and of all of them the career best was a 10.14. The top two were Kosenkow of Germany and Osivnakar of Slovakia and neither made it out of the QF's

I would be highly dubious of that 10 second mark for Overmars.
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:lol: Yeah my bro told me that when i was a kid ... he supporters the gooners so figures really ... wanker he is.

Mind you, i didnt believe it myself. Just something he said and i couldnt be stuffed to look it up whether its true or not.
 
The Caniggia and Overmars times are obviously bollocks. It's very unlikely that you'll find a footballer able to go under 10.6, or compete with conditioned sprinters at the top level.

Robert Jarni of Croatia used to be a decent sprinter before he became a footballer, so he'd be up there amongst the quickest.

I also remember an article in a footy magazine ages ago that tested a load of footballers for speed. I can't for the life of me remember who won it, but I have a vague feeling it was Anelka.
 
YianniArvani said:
:lol: Yeah my bro told me that when i was a kid ... he supporters the gooners so figures really ... wanker he is.

Mind you, i didnt believe it myself. Just something he said and i couldnt be stuffed to look it up whether its true or not.
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thanks for responding to the thread at least...It's one thing that really pisses me off because here in the States with American football, virtually all of our players in the "skill" positions such as running back, defensive back, and wide receivers were serious competitive sprinters...it goes with the territory.

Virtually Every top level American College Football program (about 100 or so total teams have several players who run 100M (at ages 17-22) in the 10.2 - 10.7 range.

It upsets me for comparisons sake that in Europe and the rest of the footyworld there is no comparison available. Don't think many footy players ran track seriously since they were not in high school and were in youth academies focusing solely on footy.

I just think the topic is interesting...

(your brother probably knows the person who ran a site that said that at the time, Owen and Overmars were the fastest players in the premiership (probably true) but then said that they were clocked at 40 km/hr...strange considering that the speed of Maurice Greene and the 100 meter field maxes out at about 37 km/hr. according to that it would make Owen and Overmars 8% faster than the world record holder in the 100 meters finishing in a time of approximately 8.98 seconds :lol: ;) shattering the mark of 9.78 seconds and obliterating Ben Johnson, the fastest starter and sprinter who was also on steroids by a full nine yards. :lol: )
 
Dennis Rommedahl :D
He used to play for us, and his record is less than 11 seconds.
 
DAVID BELLION!! He looks like he runs 100m with 6 secs or so :)
 
Footballers don't need to be as quick as running backs, and of course a lot of the countries that produce good footballers don't have the high school and college system that might bring out the best athletes and link them between sports.

In general, there are very few links between athletics and football. There are plenty of nearly footballers who went on to do other things though (Stich, Schumacher, Rod Stewart etc.)
 
60 meter competition, like they have indoors (or is it 70?) in athletics would be more relevant, considering acceleration is the key in football. The first 10 steps is when you leave the opposition. If you are able to cruise at the top pace between 60 - 100 meters as the sprinters do is irrelevant for football.

So comparing footballers first 30 meters to that of the world class sprinters would be interesting and see how much behind they are.
 
AhmedDimwitson said:
60 meter competition, like they have indoors (or is it 70?) in athletics would be more relevant, considering acceleration is the key in football. The first 10 steps is when you leave the opposition. If you are able to cruise at the top pace between 60 - 100 meters as the sprinters do is irrelevant for football.
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excellent point Ahmed...the longest sprint in football lets say box to box at Old Trafford would be 80 yards...usually nobody sprints that far with a ball at their feet.

80 m is the point at which 100 meter sprinters have to fight against deceleration.

they used to have the indoor 50 meter as well as the 60 and I find those very interesting and as you said very relevant to football.

the respective world records are:

50m 5.56 sec
60m 6.39 sec

very very fast!!!! Esspecially when you consider that 50m = about 55 yards and 60 m = about 66 yards.
 
FLASHWOK said:
see my first post...he is very very quick though.
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Yeah I missed that the first time..

But there was an interview with him a few years ago in which he told he ran under 11 seconds..
 
PSV Rulezzz said:
Yeah I missed that the first time..

But there was an interview with him a few years ago in which he told he ran under 11 seconds..
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fair enough...still a very respectable time and a player I enjoy watching and that would have got him to the olympics but based on the times listed it would not have got him out of the qualifying heats...he probably would have placed about 65th out of 80 or so competitors. Certainly worthy of respect.
 
It wouldn't have got him anywhere near the Olympics ffs!
 
sincher said:
It wouldn't have got him anywhere near the Olympics ffs!
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au contraire Sincher my friend ;) a time of OVER 11 seconds was achieved by 14 competing members of the qualifying heats on day 3 of the Olympic Games....look at the times in my first post.

a 10.8-11 would not have qualified him for the quarterfinals but he would have been in the heats (if he made ti through the olympic trials in his country of course)
 
FLASHWOK said:
au contraire Sincher my friend ;) a time of OVER 11 seconds was achieved by 14 competing members of the qualifying heats on day 3 of the Olympic Games....look at the times in my first post.

a 10.8-11 would not have qualified him for the quarterfinals but he would have been in the heats (if he made ti through the olympic trials in his country of course)
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Au contraire Flashwok, my friend. Those representatives are from African countries that are allowed to send sprinters who have got nowhere near the qualifying time. To qualify from Denmark, Rommedahl would have to have been able to compete in proper track and field events on the European circuit and he would have to have been able to run sub 10.6 to do that. There are American sprinters that can run 10.3 who are nowhere near the Olympics, there are African sprinters who can run 10.8 who get in.

Btw, it's 'Les jeux sont fait'.
 
I should say - not ONLY African countries. But Rommedahl is miles off being Denmark's best sprinter, and that is the only way he'd have a hope of going to the Olympics. There is such a thing is team selection...
 
Ashley Cole is the fastest player at arsenal, not sure how fast he can do 100m in tho, but hes faster than henry
 
sincher said:
Au contraire Flashwok, my friend. Those representatives are from African countries that are allowed to send sprinters who have got nowhere near the qualifying time. To qualify from Denmark, Rommedahl would have to have been able to compete in proper track and field events on the European circuit and he would have to have been able to run sub 10.6 to do that. There are American sprinters that can run 10.3 who are nowhere near the Olympics, there are African sprinters who can run 10.8 who get in.

Btw, it's 'Les jeux sont fait'.
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you will note I said he would have to qualify through his own country etc.
I didn't say he was Denmark's best sprinter and cetainly not now at his age and without training. My point was that his time if it was sub-11 would put him ahead of many of those listed in the heats at the olympics.

there are about 300 american collegiate footballers who have times between 10.2-10.7 who would be nowhere near qualifying for the olympics. all of whom could blow Rommedahl off the track as well as many of the other participants

not to mention track athletes who are not football players.
 
Yeah, you said that the second time, but you originally said that his time would have got him to the Olympics. Which was miles off, so I corrected you. Whatever, really. I realise you were trying to make an interesting point, rather than having to be accurate all the time. :)

It's kind of interesting that his so-called best time beats some people at the Olympics. But then so does the best time of a guy I went to school with when he was 15 - in reality, it means little. The Olympics might be an elite competition but it is no way a collection of the best sprinters in the world - otherwise, as you suggest, 80% of the competitors would be from the USA, and many of the countries that have sprinters there wouldn't even be at the games.
 
AhmedDimwitson said:
60 meter competition, like they have indoors (or is it 70?) in athletics would be more relevant, considering acceleration is the key in football. The first 10 steps is when you leave the opposition. If you are able to cruise at the top pace between 60 - 100 meters as the sprinters do is irrelevant for football.

So comparing footballers first 30 meters to that of the world class sprinters would be interesting and see how much behind they are.
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Yeah this is a good point. You dont see footballers running the entire pitch with the ball at their feet. Giggsy in the 99 FA Cup Semi vs Arsenal would of received the ball around the 60m mark. Thats one of the longest individual runs in a football match which comes to mind. Of course theres more ... but no other will beat that one ;)
 
FLASHWOK said:
maybe he is faster than Henry over 20-50 yards, but Cole is only 5'7 while Henry is 6'1-6'2 and Henry would beat him at a longer distance say 80 yards +
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How do you know? Just because he's taller? :lol:
 
Did he mention Gerrard going to Chelsea, and that he had absolutely no idea who those strange men in grey suits were at the hotel? :)
 
FLASHWOK said:
Murt which part of my first post in the thread about Rommedahl did you miss? ;)
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I meant the other Danish fella at Charlton, von klinkerhoffen, full back, faster than a hot snot they say ;)
 
Is that Baron Von Klinkerhoffen? He's fast, but he uses a plane, so it's not fair really.

Promising left-back though.
 
Oba Martins has to be the fastest player in football....

Far out these poepls are fast.... i run 12.4 at school, and is like at least top 5.
 
Oba Martins can't be fast - he's too small ;)

Yeah, he's quick, so's Adriano actually. Owusu Abeyie at Arsenal is fast, and even sounds like a sprinter, so must be quick. I have a feeling Lisbie (the only footballer whose name rhymes with frisbee) is not too far behind Rommedahl as well (in sprinting terms, anyway - obviously in footballing terms he's behind my gran)
 
sincher said:
Oba Martins can't be fast - he's too small ;)

Yeah, he's quick, so's Adriano actually. Owusu Abeyie at Arsenal is fast, and even sounds like a sprinter, so must be quick. I have a feeling Lisbie (the only footballer whose name rhymes with frisbee) is not too far behind Rommedahl as well (in sprinting terms, anyway - obviously in footballing terms he's behind my gran)
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i never said that :angel: Maurice Greene is 5'9
 
Oh, go back to measuring your cock. I bet that's not 5'9 (or rather 177 cm). I bet it's not very quick, either.

:)
 
Ah well - 'scientific' examination of fast footballers over. At least we found out what happened to Two-Stroke Joe.

Are you gonna correct the French in your location then? It's bugging me.

(Now I know you won't do it, damn you.)
 
sincher said:
Are you gonna correct the French in your location then? It's bugging me.

(Now I know you won't do it, damn you.)
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Non. Jamais. C'est pour toi et pour toi seulement :p


p.s- i probably used the wrong tense of seule or seulement or whatever but I don't care. I took 6 years of French and failed three of them. C'est la vie.

I'm going to sleep.
 
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