Ranking Every Track and Field Event
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- Tier list ranking every track and field event at the Olympics (based on my opinions, as a distance runner)
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If you disagree with me on any event let me know in the comments! I'd love to spar over opinions
there is so much chaos in the 4x100, which is why it is better than the 4x4
what about 1600 and 3200
Tara Davis is great to watch in the long jump. The 400m Hurdles is fantastic on the women’s and men’s sides. The 3000m steeple is disrespected by you too. Do you even watch track and field? Have you heard of Noah Lyles? 😂
those arent olympic events, he said hes only doing olympic events@@TrashDino357
Allie's gonna kill you for that 3000m steeple rating
Every former track athlete know the 4x400m is the best event at every meet. There is a reason it's the closer. As a former hammer thrower, I reluctantly agree... It's a strange event that not many people know about. The shot is the money maker of throwing events, so it deserves to be highest... discus and jav are both in the middle somewhere.
One way to look at a list like this is "how simple is the event to translate into a casual viewer's perspective?" What I mean is that anyone sitting at home can understand a flat out sprint or running a mile for time or throwing a heavy thing as far as possible or jumping high or long. Those are the events where you can measure yourself against the athletes on TV and really appreciate what they're doing. Events like triple jump or 110 hurdles or even the 10k are just too far from our every day experience to get too excited about.
One final thought on the 4x100m relay. While its certainly exciting, it's just about teamwork and handoffs. It rarely comes down to which team has the 4 fastest runners... whereas the 4x400m relay or DMR are all about lining up your 4 best runners and going at it... so I agree with the 4x100m placement.
I love the 4x400 and agree completely. For some reason it wasn't on the tier list I used but I would put it in the GOAT tier.
10 k is one of my favorites, because it seems to be a nice mixture of speed and endurance. To be good at the 10K it seems like you need the endurance and toughness of the marathoner but the speed of the 5k. So, you can’t just sit at a slow pace for a while like in the marathon, but you also can’t just get in shape real quick and do 3 miles hard and get a good 5 k. You need the best of both worlds. All that being said, I love watching almost all the races, especially the 1500 3000 5000 and 10,000. Paris 2024 baby 🎉
@@aaronjames3728I feel like as interesting as the 10k can be, it’s not very fun to watch and it’s more commonly known as a road race.
10K is way closer to endurance IMO. The speed training is a few weeks of sharpening, but months to years of aerobic base building. @@aaronjames3728
@@theperfecteraser5988 I agree 100%. Usually with the 10k, I will watch the first 2-3 laps skip ahead, watch a lap or 2 in the middle and then watch the last 2-3 laps
This video is going to piss a lot of people off 😂
That's why we love opinions
10k can stay if they make it a road race and finish the last 400 on the track.
Or just as a cross country race… & in the Winter Olympics would be awesome.
Imo the 1500m should get replaced with the 1600m. By every count it's the same as the 1500m and it's an even number of laps around the track, so splits make much more sense to the average or experienced person ("it's just 2 800's, or 4 400's, or ..."). I can get behind not wanting to do a full mile since 1600 is a nice round number and is usually run instead of the mile in American high schools, but running 3.75 laps isn't much better of a solution than running the extra 9m.
Solid take. If we could get every country on board I would down for that change.
Incoming angry European 1500 enthusiasts
Facts bro. I have thought this ever since I found out about the 1500 hundred.
The main advantage of the 1500 is that it gives runners the full back straightaway to blend in at the start. A 1600-meter start would easily become a shoving match to get on the rail of the turn, as what often happens in mile races with large fields.
@@fishflake1209 any race that has a waterfall start has the same thing happen, it's something everyone has to cope with regardless
As a thrower who never gets shown on tv because they need to show every single lap of the long distance races im bitter abt both disc and hammer being so low lolll like please they dont need to see the replay of the 5k in slow mo show me the damn throw
Agree😕
400 for viewers 😃
400 for runners 😢
When you understand the decathlon and get to know the athletes (which events they’re good at and who’s good) it definitely makes it more fun to watch.
For example, in the 2019 wc in Doha, if one knew that niklas kaul is an incredible javelin thrower and incredible 1500m runner (last two events), they would know that it’s possible for him to medal despite not being in the top 5 with seven events completed. He eventually won gold after winning javelin and the 1500m by a huge margin.
It’s understandable that most track and field athletes don’t appreciate the decathlon, perhaps outside of their incredible athleticism, but there’s so much to the event that most people don’t see/appreciate.
These days the multis are exploding in talent, especially in the US with Anna hall, kyle garland Harrison Williams, so hopefully it gets more recognition in the future
bro forgot racewalk💀
Race walk is not a T&F event. That's why he also didn't mention the marathon. Those are road races.
@@RunningMan1414they have race walk on the track too
Can you restart the video and listen carefully to the literal 1st phrase Spencer says?
There are also ultras ran in the track, also the 3000m, 2000, the mile, Pentathlon, etc.
You should be ashamed you even wrote that right now man, racewalk?! Like are you serious or do you need someone to explain logic to you?
It doesnt even compare its so good
allie’s been real quiet since the 3000 steeplechase got put in “just another event”
I wish there was an Olympic dmr race
that would be awesome
Nobody would watch it. The legs are too long
@@JuwanJordan-dp5wq Very true. I would like it as a concept and because I'm a distance runner, but the actual event wouldn't interest many people because of the leg lengths.
7:55 are we not gonna talk abt the dude in the last lane😂
😂😂😂😂
I'm literally laughing out loud right now 🤣 that's incredible
thats the moment haitians are known for in track sadly 😢
While I love almost every event in T&F and each event at the Olympics is glorious from my point of view, everyone also knows that the 100m dash is THE “glory event” at the Olympics. You know it. I know it. You know it in your bones. Don’t try to deny it.
The triple is cooler than the long jump to me. I honestly think Pole Vault is just under the "Best Strongest Greatest" category. I agree that the 200 is the best sprint event.
triple jump is really bottom tier. without from rojas, that event would be dead.
Pole vault is also a bit overatted, I agree.definitely no top tier
Absolutely agree, triple jump takes so much skill and it’s so intense. That’s why it deserves the upmost redpect
I'm a triple Jumper so I'm biased but I don't think its bottom of the tier, its low don't get me wrong but its very technical and complicated and Ill need a double knee and ankle replacement in 30 years because of it 😭
@@kaibrouchiha2490you probably do triple jump
Not mentioning Femke Bol while talking about 400mH is an absolute crime 😢😢
Brow hahahahahaha, ik zit hier even te scrollen en zie ineens deze comment. Ik d8 zo van, dit moet wel een Nederlander zijn en het is gew fk David😭
@@twanfrankena hahhahahahha kom jou ook overal tegen 😝
who??? You mean the girl that is smoked by sydney every time they race
While I love me some Femke, she is a full tier below Sydney. To be fair, so I s everyone else that ever competed in that event.
Cuz she ain’t even close to Sydney
The 1500 is the off brand mile
I feel like the best way to think about ranking events like this from a viewer’s perspective is based on peoples' innate understanding about the difficulty and therefore how amazing the performances are in each event. If the event is one that a person can image themself doing than it is more interesting to watch. Things like the hammer throw and discus are not as interesting because most viewers have never tried to throw a discus or a hammer and have no idea what those things even feel like or how heavy they are. Whereas the shot put or javelin, even if viewers have never held either one, they can image what it feels like to try and throw a heavy rock or throw a spear because those are actions they have experiences with from childhood or whatever. In that same vein, events like the high jump and long jump are fun to watch because people understand trying to jump high or far, however the triple jump on the other hand is not something anyone has ever attempted besides the athletes who do the triple jump. Most people would have no idea about how to even do it even after watching it because it is an awkward thing to do with all sorts of little rules and mechanics. The 100, 200, 400 and maybe the 800 are the most fun to watch because everyone has tried to run these distances at some point in their lives. Maybe not on an actual track, but the distances are imaginable for people. The 1500/mile is a bit less fun for the laymen to watch because most people have not tried to go all out for 4 laps on the track. Only athletes who run have had experience running all out for this distance and therefore understand just how hard it is and can place themselves in an athlete's shoes and really understand how crazy a 3:30 1500 meter is and can appreciate it. The same can be said for the 5,000, but many people have casually tried a road 5,000, so at some level they understand what a 12 or 13 minute 5,000 means as far as athletic greatness. The 10,000 is very lame to watch because it is just too long and I think it does not add anything to the sport as you said and just having the 5,000 is sufficient. Events like the pole vault are a bit weird because most people can't really imagine what it feels like to do it themselves, but they understand gravity and the obvious strength and coordination it must take as well as the fear of heights and risk of injury, so it is very entertaining to see someone hurl themselves through the air like that. The hurdle events are very hard for the laymen to understand unless they have stood on the track next to one of the hurdles before or tried to jump over it themself, so for other track athletes it's amazing, but for normal spectators it is a bit of a stretch to understand it well enough for it to be truly amazing to watch, but I do think the 400 hurdles is more interesting than the 110s and of course the steeple which is just a weird event from a casual viewers perspective.
great analysis
More people have not tried to run an 800 than a mile - the 800 is probably the least 'casual' track event there is, only dedicated track athletes seriously run it. Going all out for 4 laps on the track is actually quite common in US middle and high schools. And not many people try to run a 200 which is half a lap. 100 yes, 400 yes (1 lap). Don't necessarily disagree with the rest.
I agree with that - far more people have seriously gone all out for a mile on the track than an 800, but for those who haven't, imagining running two laps is easier than imagining running four laps. But I get your point that the mile is a far more contested distance because of high school gym class than the 800. @@crimsonreaper835
Every time I watch the pole vault, I always think to myself that I am not nearly as athletic as I think that I am! 😂 Crazy good event!
So the next time I am running a 10k, I just need to remind myself that it is a watered down 5K? Sure doesn't feel like it!
i agree lol
The pole vault athletes are so good. I tried it at practice a few times in college and I could only clear like 9 feet. And I'm a pretty athletic distance runner
Much of one's opinion on any given event is often dictated by how it's showcased/presented.
How many 10,000's do you see in it's entirety- without interruption ? NEVER !!
Always cutting off to another PV, shot or HJ...
I love the slow burn of a 10,000- watching everyone's expression- are they struggling- are they not ?
The accelerations, those resisting temptation to "go"- wondering when the one without a kick is going to go...
The 5000m is a little too short to really hurt someone- most can suffer this long...
As for order of events- I truly love them all... get genuinely excited by every one- almost...
I'd bin the relays... and the steeple doesn't really get the juices flowing- as not enough nations put much emphasis on it...
great takes
Yeah, personally, the runner in me prefers the 10K. The 5K is just too short, and so it's basically all out. But the 10K, you kinda go at that 5K level of attack but you gotta keep it up. As a runner, my favorite race is the 10K. That biases my thinking on the olympic runs.
I can certainly see the argument you really only need one, the 5K or the 10K, but, for me, it's the 10K.
What are you on man?
Triple Jump - I agree, its not even necessary.
Long jump, High Jump, Javelin are top tier events for me. I think they measure something very relatable in life (Like how far can you jump over that puddle, or over the wall, or how far can you throw a spear)
Being a Senior Olympics person that was a middle/long distance runner in the 1970s/80s, now doing Shot/Javelin/400/800/1500....love that SB voted my 5 favorites in the upper tier!
I think he just really wanted to show that he doesn’t like triple jump 😂
As someone who has competed in 33 unique track and field events, this ranking was botched. 5k is top tier, but steeple is mid and triple jump is bottom??
triple jump is really bottom tier. without from rojas, that event would be dead
@@afrobuddy4801it’s not about one person or the events popularity. It’s about his opinion which was botched. Triple jump is one of the highest technique based and mechanical out of all track and field events. Not fair to rate it this low based on that
Top tier I would say 100m, 800m, long jump, high jump, javelin, shot put.
These are the classic how fast can you run, how high or long can you jump and how far can you throw.
finally jav getting respect 🙏🙏
This video may come back to bite you if you ever make an Olympic team and get a triple jumper as a roommate 😂
Man the discus was one of the originals and is so iconic. Agree about the 10k though
Actually agree with most of this aside from the triple jump, not fussed by relays at all.
triple jump is really bottom tier. without from rojas, that event would be dead
as a Brit we gotta support the event, one of our own still holds the WR 🤣, doesn't happen very often 😪@@afrobuddy4801
Are we forgetting the 100m Wheelchair.
That was an event in my last meet I’m not even kidding
4x100 is an incredible race! So awesome to watch; and exciting! The baton dropping adds an element of jeopardy.
Please do a tier list ranking all conferences in either track or crosscountry for D1 and D2
As a triple jumper I gotta disagree with you. Triple jump is the most technical event there is. Also requires the most strength and power.
I was about to say. I still think vault is more technical, but triple is such a skill based event. So many pieces of the pie that you have to get right that set up the next jump. I can understand from a layman's perspective that its not the most exciting thing to watch, but I think its more fun to watch than long jump (which was my main event).
It does take a lot of skill, but it’s so similar to the long jump that I’d rather just watch one or the other then move on to the more diverse events
Absolutely agree
@@Zoominguy007not similar to Long jump at all. It’s a complicated event and some people just don’t understand it and respect it because they don’t know entirely what it is. If this guy had then he wouldn’t have rated it so low
@@kaibrouchiha2490 okay but like long jump compared to the mile is completely different. Long jump compared to triple jump?😂
Sir, how to run a mile under 5 min.
Can you please make a video on workouts to run a mile under 5 min.
Thank you!
I agree in that 10km is way too long to be a track event, theres simply no interest in watching 30 or so mins of laps of the track. I would definitely be happy if they switched it up by making it either a cross country race or making it a road race like the marathon/race walk.
4x4, 400, triple jump all top tier. Pretty solid tho. 10k is silly. Imagine going to a cross country race and there's a 5k and a 10k for no reason. Or a 10k and a 15k or whatever you people do
(+ means that it should be moved up and - means down) 100m +1, 800m - 1, 10k - 1, discus +1, 4x100m +2, triple jump +2, long jump +1, 5k - 2 and javelin +1 (because I'm from a javelin country)
Gonna be honest - what an L take on relays. It’s so fun to see your country competing as a team at the Olympics in track or swimming. I’m a distance runner but no one is getting excited about the 5k or the 1500m in America.
4x400 is GOAT for sure.
Also I know you dislike the jumps, but pole vault and high jump can be so entertaining when it’s coming down to the last few heights and people are dropping like flies
- Agreed with 75%-90% of your list.
- I disagree with the 200m over 100m. There is much more competition in the 100m, and most of these competitors don't enter many 200m races.
- 5K is only fun when they race way before 800m to go. They should also get rid of it since, in most cases, it becomes a 600m to 800m event.
- Steeplechase had some dramatic races in the past. It is sometimes much more fun to watch than a 3k or a 5k race. I would put it in the middle.
I think the track event that get the most disrespect are the 3000m and 3000m steplechase. I don't know why everyone decided that the 3000m was an irrelevant distance
@@afrobuddy4801 I second that
10k is fire, best test of aerobic strength in stadia. Also steeple is super baller, should be way higher
But I feel like the type of athletes who are the best at the 5000, are also the best at the 10k. It's nearly the exact same energy system and the people with more type 1 muscle fibers will be better at it. Whereas you have to have way more type 2 muscles for 1500
I totally agree with you cause I love racing the 10k & Steeplechase on the track
10k is a fun event to run, not as fun as a spectator though. The way championship events are run it's basically just a giant group of people for the first 15-20 minutes until the pace winds up and then brief excitement for the last 800-400m. It's way more exciting as a spectator for record attempts in the 10k, as it quickly dwindles down to 3-5 people and anything can happen when the pace is fast, so you're always anticipating somebody getting dropped. That's sort of why the marathon can be fun to watch imo, after the first half you have this smaller group and you are always anticipating somebody making a move/falling off pace/etc.
200 goes in "get rid of it". The event itself isn't that bad, but everyone on the planet thinks they can do it, so 200 heats are still going at highschool & college meets that started last year.
Worse for the 100
Well at least the 800 is in thr right spot. You mf forgot a lot of events
Forgot the 3200
@@SquidSquab + Mile, 3k, 4x4
@@eliasderechte16 he forgot the 4x400 I think by accident, but the other ones aren't actual events (in the summer Olympics). Also, the marathon isn't on the track, probly why he didnt include it, and the race walk...I mean
@@dgarr2224 yeah but at least the 3k is an Event, and that also missing
@@eliasderechte16 well, the 3k steeple is, but the open 3k is not in Olympics, not even in NCAA outdoor
My ratings:
Tier 0: 4x400m (so awesome it deserves its own tier)
Tier 1: 200m, 400m, 800m, 5000m, pole vault
Tier 2: 100m, 1500m, high jump, javelin
Tier 3: 400m hurdles, shot put, discus, long jump, 3000sc, 100/110m hurdles, hept/decathlon, 4x100m
Tier 4: Triple jump, hammer throw, 10k
+ some REALLY spicy takes:
- Replace 1500m with mile
- Add 600m
love the ratings
4x400m has been on a decline since the 2000s. It is basically an afterthought at the end of major championships. 4x100m basically surpassed it in popularity due to the Bolt era and it has continued to be the most popular relay event because of how many top tier athletes are in the 100m and 200m also. It also doesn't help that the 400m is on a decline itself. Most 400m runners are jumping ship to the 100m/200m. Heck the 400mh is more popular than the 400m this days and some runners that would be very good in the 400m are running the 400mh instead.
4x400m is still very popular at high school and college level tho, just not at the pro level.
fun to see a middle distance runner do this. as a sprinter, i’m like 50/50 with your takes haha
Nearly Goated list.
If 4x4 was an option that’s the real 🐐
4x400m has been on a decline since the 2000s. It is basically an afterthought at the end of major championships. 4x100m basically surpassed it in popularity due to the Bolt era and it has continued to be the most popular relay event because of how many top tier athletes are in the 100m and 200m also. It also doesn't help that the 400m is on a decline itself. Most 400m runners are jumping ship to the 100m/200m. Heck the 400mh is more popular than the 400m this days and some runners that would be very good in the 400m are running the 400mh instead.
4x400m is still very popular at high school and college level tho, just not at the pro level.
The mile definitely the best event. Non fans won’t really know what an 800 is but everyone knows what a mile is. So it’s hyped for non fans and actual fans. Plus now since the world record is about to be broken!
no one cares about the mile outside the US. thats why the 1500m exist
Watch it cause I’m a 10k racer & Steeplechaser & I love these events to watch & do
10k road race, yes please. 10k on the track, fast forward to 800 out. The first 9k are completely useless and boring as hell to watch.
I say get rid of 10k, hammer throw,Discus, triple jump, and pole vault. The best event I believe is Shot put, 200m, 800m, 1500m and high jump
All the relays are good closing events at world champs / olympics. All the sprinters from their individual comps get to go at it one last time. All definitely at least in the fun to watch category. Also helped Bolt cement his legacy as a 3x3 time gold medal winner at all his olympics
4x400m has been on a decline since the 2000s. It is basically an afterthought at the end of major championships. 4x100m basically surpassed it in popularity due to the Bolt era and it has continued to be the most popular relay event because of how many top tier athletes are in the 100m and 200m also. It also doesn't help that the 400m is on a decline itself. Most 400m runners are jumping ship to the 100m/200m. Heck the 400mh is more popular than the 400m this days and some runners that would be very good in the 400m are running the 400mh instead.
4x400m is still very popular at high school and college level tho, just not at the pro level.
200m is also the oldest Olympic event. Middle and long distance came next, then wrestling
Like you, I love both the 800m and 1500m, they're my favorite events, but when you're being tough like this you have to choose one. If one is in, the other has to be out. If we had no 1500m, distance runners would choose 800m or 5000m and adapt, the cream would still rise to the top.
100% agree about the triple jump lol, such an odd event
I agree with the 1500 EXCEPT at the Olympics when they jog for 2 minutes and sprint the last lap
You should rank swimming events next, but put all but 1 in 'get rid of it' lol
Im just dunking on swimming cuz if 1 person is the best at all events then they are too similar. Could you imagine the 100m champ also being the 10000m champ?
Great idea btw! You were brave. You stuck your neck out. A discuss will soon enter your home through a closed window. You need to do a part 2 to cover the events you missed.
"If you get a bad start in 100 meters, it's over for you"
-a person that forgot that Usain Bolt existed
I might agree with Javelin's position
biased bc i'm a jav thrower but jav is a top tier event ngl
5k and 800 need to move down, and that’s coming from a 5k runner. I agree with the 100 being not as exciting after Usain Bolt, but I feel like overall its prestige should have it swap with the 200. The 4x400 definitely needs to be added and at the top tier, second only to the great 1500. Also 400H I honestly think is top tier in our current era.
Top tier: 1500, 4x4, 400H, 100, Pole Vault
4x400m has been on a decline since the 2000s. It is basically an afterthought at the end of major championships. 4x100m basically surpassed it in popularity due to the Bolt era and it has continued to be the most popular relay event because of how many top tier athletes are in the 100m and 200m also. It also doesn't help that the 400m is on a decline itself. Most 400m runners are jumping ship to the 100m/200m. Heck the 400mh is more popular than the 400m this days and some runners that would be very good in the 400m are running the 400mh instead.
4x400m is still very popular at high school and college level tho, just not at the pro level.
I understand 400H is technically probably harder than the 400 but I gotta say the 400 is so fun to watch having ran it and knowing how ridiculous it is.
I've come to love the 800 as well. Mainly because those athletes have no fear. I don't think I've ever seen an 800 that wasn't on world record pace at 400. Not saying there's no strategy, but I love how tactics never obscure the pure guts it takes to suffer like that. Plus, there's the symmetry of waiting for someone to break the "100-second barrier."
I thought he was gonna say to get rid of the 1500 to bring back the mile
I was waiting with anticipation to hear your take on race walking!! Running backwards would be more entertaining. Also Marathon, which would be interesting considering your brutalizing of the 10K. : ( When will there finally be a 4x200m?? I also love the 4x400 much more than the 4x100. The woman's 4x400 is a thing of beauty!!! My god!!!!! You also forgot the mixed sex 4x400m relay - awesome!!! Pure power and beauty!!
Where would you put 3000/3200
you forgot to put racewalk in the last
1500 is definitely a GOATED event. Great tier list.
You should do this with all distance spikes
The history of the long jump moves it up.
LJ hasn't been relevant since the 90s
This is easy! 100-400 Sprints are over in less than a minute. 5000-10,000, even the steeple Who doesn't love watching people run around in a circle for 15-30 minutes? Relays, changing track from an individual event to a team event. If you are going to do it for sprints, do it for everything, steeple, discus, etc. otherwise you are just favorign given events. Field events. People throughout history have jumped, high or long. Nobody did it with a pole or hop, stepped and jumped. We throw things, a spear is just a javelin but nobody ever threw a hammer, not in hunting and not in war.
Best event: 1500m
Best field event: Long Jump and High Jump
Underrated event: Javelin
Overrated event: Pole Vault and Shot Put
Get rid of: Triple Jump, Steeple Chase, Discus and/or Hammer Throw, Heptathlon (maybe). Move 10k to road only.
My only problem is throwing cause with running you can be good at multiple events but in throwing you have to commit to one to be good
Long jump in the same category of 3000m Steeple Chase is so so strange
5k and above can be a little disappointing when the best runner set the pace to his/her convienience and no runner is brave enough to challenge it. Its still a mind game but less fun when that happens.
I agree with triple jump get rid if it
800m is the least interesting event for me.
The winner will be different if done one more time by the same runners.
It’s depending too much on the luck.
It's most unlike T&F.
4x1 should be up there, fun asf to run and watch
400m by far is the hardest one
400m is on a decline. Most 400m runners are jumping ship to the 100m/200m. Heck the 400mh is more popular than the 400m this days and some runners that would be very good in the 400m are running the 400mh instead.
I think steeple chase and the 400 were done wrong, but I agree with everything else. Steeple chase is weird and fun, and it deserves to be put into the fun to watch class. Could be a bit shorter though. As for the 400, it’s the purest event in track. It has maximum speed, but also endurance since you can’t 100% the whole thing, as well as an extraordinary amount of guts. More than that, it is also a purely speed dependent race. There’s no measure of who’s kick was better, block starts don’t play a huge role, there’s no positioning strategies with the 800 and beyond, and it’s both with and against the wind. It’s hype as hell
Well I have certainly never sat through an entire 5000 or 10,000m event, and I get very annoyed that such events are given priority over say field events which are going on at the same time which I personally would much rather be watching. And saying 'what is the point of triple jump as we have long jump', is an even more ignorant statement than saying 'why do we have 5000m as we have 800m'? TJ involves an entirely different set of skills to LJ, the main being plyometric ability and the ability to hold your form/ balance through the phases with huge forces going through the body- they are entirely different events, certainly when you compare something like 1500m to 5000m.
1500 is the best event, the sweet spot
1500m should be in "why does this exist" because the 1600m should take its place. I simply don't understand what taking 100m off of an even number of laps does for the race.
As a pole vaulter this list was S-tier as soon as you put pole vault in top tier
The hate on discus is real
putting jumps that low is ridiculous
I think they should get rid of a running event.. instead of 100, 200, 400, 800, 1500, 5,000, 10,000.. I think it should be 100, 275, 625, 1300, 4,600, 10,000. I say this because you are starting to get MANY athletes that are pushing the barriers in all 3 sprinting events and having to make difficult decision as to which way the careers should go. (The same can be said for elite middle and distance runners). If you restructure the running events, you won't have runners trying to straddle three different events anymore (as they shouldn't) Their are many very talented athletes lately that are knocking on the sub 10, sub 20, sub 44 club. Many more do not pursue this because the 400m is so gut wrenching. Fred Kerley is a prime example. It was likely a logical decision. Train his ass off and burn out in the 400m or switch to 2 events (the 100 and 200) for more competition opportunities (and therefore titles and paychecks) BUT, he is not an outlier. Poor Matthew Boling. He may never make an Olympic team in his career and his track resume in the 100, 200, 400, and long jump is off the charts. BUT, which event should he train for, What gives him the best chance to make the USA team. The relays also make that decision more complicating because their isn't a 4x200. But there is now a mixed 4x400 (which if we are taking about an event that should be gone. IT IS DEFINITELY THIS ONE!!). Allyson Felix's career would not have been so padded (not a hater - she is my favourite female track athlete all time) if the running events weren't so structurally biased to allow for 3 event participation (unless you are that 1 in a billion hall of fame superstar, it likely hurts you more than helps). Don't even get me started on how ridiculous having 4 different strokes in swimming is. It's not to hard to guess which sport has individuals with the most medals won at the Olympics. Then, automatically say they are the best Olympic athlete EVER. Okay, Michael Phelps is a swimming GOD, but opportunity and sport structure has to be taken into consideration when it is not uncommon to have multiple athletes in swimming walk away with 5 or 6 medals every Olympic games. Imagine 100m backwards running, or the 200m medley run, skip, hop, backwards run or the 4x100medley run relay. To a non-swimmer, it seems a bit silly. I guess from an outward perspective, all sports may seem a bit silly. HOWEVER, to win a Olympic gold medal in basketball, you better be a USA born career hall of fame bound player of you aren't getting on the team even. Don't even imagine a second medal at the same games because it IS NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN. Yet, some of these athletes, with proper training, may be competitive in either the high jump or triple jump. (but no one is leaving 30 million+ per year on the table.. That is the fucking craziest shit imaginable). I likely have swimmers that don't think too highly of me right now. At least gymnastics has different skills.. I think in that way if is much like the decathlon. Only 1 major difference,, very rarely do you get a decathlete that can be competitive in any single event (like gymnastics).. Once in a while they could pop off a big long jump that could complete and maybe event medal on a good day (and maybe if their complete focus was long jump they would do alright) or the 100mH, but these are the stretched thin and rare exceptions to the rule. (Jackie Joyner-Kersee - Heptathlon / long jump)/ I took this video in an entirely different off-topic direction. It was suppose to be about track and field internal events, and I brought other external events that are irrelevant to the video into my response. But it think these ideas that I brought up are interesting when comparing sport not just internally, but externally as well. I guess the follow-up questions are which sports should be gone (in terms of multisport international games like the Olympics).. One thing I can say is that they day they remove track and field from the Olympics is the day I burn the Olympic flag.
Bro not even lying but I had my 4x400m event today and our first runner messed up very badly and we came dead last and I’m pretty sure I tore sth in my calf, so yea I hate 400m now
As someone who does 800m I see this as a absolute w
I feel like decathlon and heptathlon should g we more credit, and 400 should be ranked higher as it is the true strength of sprinters not the 200, i also think triple jump should get more credit as it is a dangerous and challenging event
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Agree!!! 1500 and the mile are the best two events in the Track and Field, but i think 5k shouldn't be the top, probably just the second tier
I agree with most of your takes, Spencer. Especially, the multi events and 4 x 100. I'm just trying to establish who is who on a 4 x 1 leg and the baton is on to the next one. I would probably swap PV and HJ. I do enjoy PV, but I really love the beauty and elegance of the HJ. That's just personal though. Where I really have to disagree is with discus. I find the athleticism of the discus far superior to the shot. I would definitely swap them. I kind of feel about the 800 and Rudisha the way you feel about the 100 and Bolt. That said, there's no way I wouldn't put the 800 at top tier: it's just too fire. Great video. I think it's cool to look at each one of these.
1500m is the best event all time.
I think the steeplechase is one of if not the most fun to watch
As a middle distance runner, I’d definitely say 4x4 and 800 belong at top top tier. Idk why we do the 1500 I wish we could just do the 1600, but it’s wtv, cool event. Also, who tf wants to do a 10k on a track? Not me lol. If u do then. Y all means but me personally I’ll stick to my 3k and below.
Also 4x8 is top tier
Triple is my favorite event
I actually agree with most of the list in general, even the 10k, as reluctant as I am to admit it and what you said about decathlon/heptathlon was spot on. I want to like steeplechase, but it's always kinda disappointing (though I love seeing people hurdle the water jump now). The only track event I don't watch is the 100h (not sure why since I do watch the 110h). The field events I don't watch are hammer, disc, LJ and TJ. 800 is mid-tier for me and 400>200>100 for the sprints.
Never heard of the 1500
We always do 1600
1500 is usually done in Europe and olympics and isn’t common in high school
Let’s go pole vault
Spencer! You should do the same video but with ALL summer olympics sports!
Bruhh only the triple jump 😢
Change the 1500m to the mile. Then it would be the best event. I still rank 1500m in my top 3. mine goes (5000m, 800m, 1500m)
mile is not even ran at the olympic/worlds. it is only run in the US
800 = Best, Toughest, Greatest!!!