9 Responses to “Who is Marian Woronin? White Men Can’t Sprint?”

1. Seth on October 8th, 2007 3:53 pm

   I must ask a question: Why Mr. Jimmy Lee are you so intent to prove that one race is superior to another at something-in this case-sprinting? As a sprinter of non-African descent (half white/half yellow), I find your article offensive and discouraging. Perhaps more diversity in track would be a good thing.

   I’m sure articles about white dominance in the high jump, field events, 400 m sprint or the decathlon won’t be written from your pen any time soon. Maybe I should write an article on European versus African IQ differences and how that translates to standard of living? Perhaps comparing both Japanese and European space programs with those of African or Caribbean countries. Your thoughts?

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3. Mail for questions on January 27th, 2008 4:41 pm

   This is a very interesting topiq. There are of course racial differences that effect results in sprintint between west africans and rest. But i also believe there are differences between different white racial gruops and between different asian(mongoloid) groups.
   I think it not is a coincidence that the fastest man was of east european ( slavic) descent. Men from e.g Poland, croatia, serbia have often a very high genetic/natural muscle mass compared to other from the “white racial gruop”(italians, swedes, germans, britts, greeks and so on), look on e.g “the dominator” Mariusz Pudzianowski, many other poles in “strongmen”, world strongest women is polish.. And very many are of “slavic descent” in these power sports. And i do not think it has a mainly traditional explanation.
   I myself am of polish sprinter living in an germanic country, who have experienced difference between individs of polish and other slavic( jugoslavs) compared to germanic induviduals. In fact every single one that i know who is from polish descent(7-8 persons) here in this germanic country has a better ‘natural sprinting speed’, often the fastest induviduals in school class. I talked to a friend down in poland, and we discussed this matter. We compared times of results in the ’school sport activities’-subject, on 100 meters. between our schools. In the polish class almost every boy ran under 13 seconds. In the germanic class only a few where under, mainly times over 14 s.
   I talked with a proffessional polish 400 m coach about this matter, he thought my ideas were very posible. He thought that east european/jugoslavic people have better rythm, coordination, and higher muscle mass.. My own experience is that poles have very much more interest for music, and are often playing instruments and have a good sense for rythm and dancing( at least they like dancing) compared to other white and asian gruops. (Music talent is genetic)
   Except from Woronin, the fastest white sprinter(pole).One of the fastest whites on the 200( if not the fastest) is also a Pole, MarcinUrbas (19,98). And Dariusz Kuc has also done 10,15 on 100 ( he is born 1986, and did it 2 years ago), i think he have the chance of going under 100 even though he stopped developing the latest year. And look, the poles where the only whites in the 4×400 osaka medalist.they actually bet the jamaicans taking a bronze medal..
   And isn’t Wariner looking very slavic?(even though i heard something about he having indian blood).
   And i Do NOT think this all is a coincindence, the observations i have made are surely supporting this..
   Another gruop that show greater speed in the popoluation compared to the germanic that live here, are immigrants from Thailand.
   It’s a shame nobody has made researches on this..

4. Mail for questions on January 27th, 2008 4:54 pm

   Another intersting this is that i have a book about physiological antroplogy. At the pages about poles is says that Poles have a noticly very develeloped thigh muscles, which i have also personally observed.

5. Mail for questions on January 27th, 2008 4:59 pm

   Sorry, my english is not perfect. The book says; highly developed calf muscles( on poles).
   Even though i honestly never have seen a white youngster near my age with such big quadriceps muscles that i have on my legs..

6. Jimson Lee on January 27th, 2008 7:01 pm

   @ Mail for questions - Thanks for some interesting research. I will follow up on your insight.

   This brings up another topic for a future post - The Worlds Greatest Female Sprinter is Poland’s Irena Szewinska (though you may argue she was Russian born). I’ll save that for a future post.

7. Mail for questions on January 31st, 2008 7:44 am

   Yes, i do know about Szewinska, but do not know so much about her results and medals.
   Did she put any world records? What is her P.B ?
   Is she also the perhaps fastest female non black sprinter?

   I just want to point on that i am not trying to send some ethnic propaganda. It is just a strictly scientific idea that i have come up with, because I do think it lays a lot of truth in it. To become a top sprinters doing times world/europe. It surely can’t happen if you don’t possess the right genetics.

8. Jimson Lee on January 31st, 2008 9:13 am

   @ Mail for questions - I will be posting an article about Irena on Monday or Tuesday.. stay tuned!

   Also, while some people may not agree with your opinion, I am sure they will respect it.

9. Jimson Lee on February 11th, 2008 9:08 pm

   http://speedendurance.com/2008/02/11/worlds-greatest-female-sprinter-irena-szewinska/

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