r/trackandfield

7d ago

u/Sea-Anteater8882

Athletes who got to an elite level in an unusual combination of events?

Not necessarily the most versatile overall given that would mostly be the greatest decathletes but athletes good in events that don't normally have much overlap. The example that comes to mind for me was Peter Blank mostly a Javelin thrower who also had a 2.25m high jump which so far as I know is the best anyone has been in both a throwing and a non throwing event. He was also did at least one decathlon scoring 7651.

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TyWebb11105

7d ago

Rachel Glenn. 2nd in the high jump, 5th in the 400m hurdles at the 2024 US trials.

Sea-Anteater8882

7d ago

That's a good example I hadn't heard of.…