At the end of a race which part of the body is measured crossing the line first in the case of a dead-heat?

Question

At the end of a race which part of the body is measured crossing the line first in the case of a dead-heat?

Answer 1

Mintz is spot on so i dont know why he/she gets thumbs down. Its the torso. Forget the arms legs and head. Long arms and a big d**k wont help you. A big chest will. Thats why they throw there body forward instead of leaping arms first like Superman.

Answer 2

well i think its the the foot like normal

Answer 3

SAUSAGES EVERYTIME

Answer 4

chest (torso) - rule 164.3

The athletes shall be placed in the order in which any part of their bodies (i.e. torso, as distinguished from the head, neck, arms, legs, hands or feet) reaches the vertical plane of the nearer edge of the finish line as defined above.

Answer 5

It's the athelete's torso, between shoulders and waist. Otherwise someone could stick their arms out and shave a fraction of a second off their time.  

Answer 6

Whichever bit crosses the line first - hence 'dipping' the head over the line.

Answer 7

In athletics, you may notice athletes thrust their chest and dip their heads over their line in an attempt to get a 1/100th of a second (or smaller) off their time.

Any part is measured, of the torso.

Answer 8

its the chest of the athlete, for def

Answer 9

The torso, if you look at the picture below you'll see that the line are from the torso.

Answer 10

Which-ever part of the body crosses the line first.