What Happened to USA Track & Field?

Question

We used to own the rest of the world, and now we're very mediocre. Gone are the days of Carl Lewis, Jackie Joyner Kersey, Gail Devers, Gwen Torrence, and of course Superman- Michael Johnson :(

Answer 1

yep, every reign comes to an end I guess.

but running is a young mans sport now, wait till 2012 and there will be a whole now breed out there.

I don't know what those Jamaicans eat, but I want some. Maybe jerk chicken?

Answer 2

We are far from "Mediocre."  We still have great runners.  Countries like Jamaica found out they have fast runners.  The United States is training a lot of other runners at the collegiate level that run for other countries.  Other runners are taking advantage of our great resources.  Must be nice.

Answer 3

In essence, everybody's American at the Olympics. Most the swimmers, track & field and other athletes who are true amatures go to US universities to compete at the NCAA level which is the most competitive in the world for amatures. We have made other people as good as us. Also, the "serbian" who almost beat Michael Phelps out of his 7th gold medal is an American born and raised. His parents are immigrants from Serbia. How does that work????

Answer 4

you should be glad you won so many medals, we (south africa) won our first medal the day before yesterday! lol... so things could've been worse you know..!

Answer 5

USA won all three medals gold, silver and bronze in the men's 400 meter hurdles. What fun would it be if we won every single race? There are plenty of medals to go around.

Answer 6

JAMAICA!

Answer 7

Wow, USA Track and Field has slipped from the top. How do smaller countries like Jamaica dominate the sprints? You can't tell me that out of 300 million Americans there isn't more talent out there. I love track and field and know the U.S. is still strong in the 400 and 400 hurdles. Let's set up our athletes for success by giving them more time to recover from the trials and practice together as a team.  

Answer 8

BALCO closed down.

Answer 9

Well, a lot of the foreigners train here in the USA