Chapter 179 Olympic High Jump Champion(1/2)
"Chen Qiang ran an arc!" Everyone looked at Chen Qiang in shock. No one had seen such an arc running-up method.
First, the Joseon-style cross-rod technology, and now it is the arc running-up technology, which refreshes people's understanding of high jumping. When Chen Qiang rushed to the crossbar and started to jump, many people's heads were still in a state of crash.
On the field, Chen Qiang began to accelerate. When he had four or five steps left before the crossbar, he slowed down, increased the pace frequency, and then exerted force in front of the crossbar and jumped high.
After taking the air, Chen Qiang's body stretched out, and the centrifugal force of the arc ran allowed his body to accelerate while forming a very natural rotation around the longitudinal axis. Under this rotation, his head and shoulders easily crossed the crossbar.
Then Chen Qiang raised his head and continued to play the move. He raised his chest in the air, gathered his legs, allowing his entire drive and hips to cross the crossbar. Then he swung his legs and his whole body easily flew over the crossbar.
At a height of 2 meters, Chen Qiang successfully jumped.
"Jumped over!" Jesse Owens took a breath of air conditioning.
The next second, Jesse Owens immediately thought: "Can this arc run-up help with the jumping method with back to crossbar?"
Jesse Owens frowned and began to think. He knew that just a successful jump in one try would not prove anything, nor could it mean that Chen Qiang's new technology is more advanced, unless Chen Qiang can continue to succeed and even set a new world record, so that he can prove that a certain new technology is advanced.
Just like the way Nanbu Tadaehide was, when he used the stand-up gamble, other athletes were also skeptical, but when Nanbu Tadaehide broke the world record, the stand-up gamble instantly became the most advanced long jump technology.
There are many people around discussing Chen Qiang's arc running-up. Some people think this running-up is very powerful, while others think it is just a sensationalist.
The competition is still going on, with white American player Drosserber successfully skipping 2 meters in his second try jump, while Finnish athlete Kalevi Kotakas failed in his second try jump.
After the third trial jump, American Dave Albretton finally found some world record holders, and he successfully crossed the height of 2 meters.
Japanese player Yano Kyoshi still failed in his third try jump. He became the sixth eliminated player, while Finnish Kalevi Kotakas was successful, and this European only seedling successfully came to the next level.
The next height is 2.03 meters, which is another new height in the Olympic arena. Those who can cross this height mean that they have broken the Olympic record in the high jump event.
For the two white players, this is an extremely difficult height. American Drosserber's best score is only 2 meters 02, so this 2 meters 03 has exceeded his ability; while Finnish player Kalevi Kotakas' best score is 2 meters 04, and the height of 2 meters 03 has reached his limit.
As for the two world record holders, they have the ability to cross 2.03 meters, after all, the world record is 2.07 meters.
Dave Albriton took the lead in the field. He was indeed not in his best condition today, and his first jump ended in failure.
The second appearance was Gunie Johnson, but his condition was very good. So far, all the heights were successful at one time. At a height of 2.03 meters, he still maintained a good condition and achieved success in his first try jump.
Next, it was Chen Qiang's turn to appear.
Countless curious eyes focused on Chen Qiang. At this time, people were not interested in whether Chen Qiang could skip the height of 2.03, but Chen Qiang's back-by-Brief high jump and arc running-up technique.
Although Chen Qiang didn't have to do his best to do his best, he didn't dare to be careless at all. He focused on the crossbar in front and then started running.
It is still a rhythmic arc running-up technique. With the technology of back-to-the-Bizzard, it looks very easy to cross the height of 2.03 meters.
"He ran another arc!"
"I still jumped over with my back to my back!"
At this time, even the stupidest person realized that the arc run-up just now was not a coincidence, but a new technology specially prepared by Chen Qiang.
"2.03 meters still did not stump Chen Qiang, which shows that the new technology he developed is at least not worse than the existing technology." Jesse Owens commented in his heart.
Not only Jesse Owens, but also the coaches and high jumpers on the scene, have also realized this. A new technology that has just emerged, which can cross the height of 2.03 meters, has fully proved that this technology is completely feasible. Moreover, considering that this new technology has just appeared, there must be many imperfections. If it can be improved, the results may be improved.
Of course, these coaches and athletes did not know that the back-by-win high jump used by Chen Qiang was a complete body that had been continuously improved for half a century. With people's understanding of sports at that time, there was no way to change it.
So far, two players have skipped 2.03 meters, namely Chen Qiang and Guni Johnson.
Next came the American player Dros Thurber, and 2.03 meters was a height he had never challenged.
Sure enough, Drosserber failed and he failed to cross 2 meters.
The last Finnish player Kalevi Kotacas appeared to be a little unconfident when facing a height of 2.03 meters.
At this time, Kalevi Kotakas seemed to have realized that he had been cleared out of the championship.
Kalevi Kotacas' best score was 2.04 meters, which was also the European record at that time. If he skipped 2.03 meters, then next, he would challenge the height of 2.06 meters, which is a height he had never completed before.
Since Chen Qiang and Guni Johnson have both crossed 2.03 meters, even if Kalevi Kotakas successfully skipped 2.03 meters, he will face the competition between Chen Qiang and Guni Johnson, among which Guni Johnson is the world record holder who jumped 2.07 meters abroad.
The next height is 2.06 meters. At a height that has never been successful, against an opponent with successful experience, Kalevi Kotacas has no confidence in winning at all.
This lack of confidence was also reflected in the field, and Kalevi Kotacas' first jump failed.
In the next second try jump, Dave Albriton, Dross Thurber and Kalevi Kotakas will continue to try, but the three of them still failed to cross the 2.03 crossbar.
There is still one last try jump left, and if the three of them are unable to succeed, they will be eliminated.
Dave Albritton looked ahead with a serious expression, and it can be seen that he was carrying heavy pressure at this time.
The two world record holders at the scene, Guney Johnson, had successfully skipped 2.03 meters for the first time, but Dave Albriton failed twice in a row. In such an important game as the Olympics, Dave Albriton certainly felt under a lot of pressure!
"No, I can't lose. Guni Johnson and I are on the same starting line. If I lose today, wouldn't that mean I'm worse than him?" Dave Albrett gritted his teeth. The self-esteem of the world record keeper made him feel excited, but it also brought him greater pressure.
Dave Albritton started running and jumped up in front of the crossbar.
On the side of the field, everyone's eyes were staring at Dave Albriton, and the one with the most nervous expression was Guney Johnson.
Guney Johnson knew that this old opponent had a strength that was not inferior to him. If anyone could defeat him in this game was Dave Albretton.
However, when Dave Albretton jumped and his body reached its highest point, Guney Johnson breathed a sigh of relief. He had realized that Dave Albretton's attempt to jump this time would end in failure.
Sure enough, although Dave Albriton's upper body crossed the crossbar, his body was in a downward trend. During the downward process, his thighs rubbed against the crossbar and the crossbar rolled down directly.
Dave Albritton looked at the bar behind him that had fallen to the ground in frustration, and his expression was full of loneliness.
Dave Albriton, one of the world record holders, was eliminated at a height of 2.03 meters.
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Dave Albretton's exit made player Guni Johnson breathe a sigh of relief, and his biggest opponent was eliminated, which made Guni Johnson feel that the Olympic champion was already waving to him.
The remaining two white players started their last try jump one after another, but both failed.
At a height of 2.03 meters, three athletes were eliminated, and only Chen Qiang and Guni Johnson were left on the field.
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In the stands, the audience member, Mr. Kohler, stood up.
"Dear, where are you going?" Kohler's girlfriend next to her asked.
"I'll go have a beer," Kohler answered.
"But the game is not over yet!" said my girlfriend.
"There is only one Chinese and one black man left. What else can I see in this game? I'm not here to watch the Chinese and black man compete for the championship." Kohler curled his lips and turned around and walked towards the exit.
In fact, there are many people like Kohler. When they see white contestants, many spectators in the stands choose to get up and leave. They either go to the bathroom or go to the snack shop around the stadium to buy some snacks.
This is Germany in 1936. In the eyes of many German audiences, the competition without Aryans was unattractive, and there was no need to watch the competition between yellow people and black people.
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The height has been increased by 3 cm, reaching 2.06 meters.
At this time, Guni Johnson looked confident. Although the height of 2.06 was only 1 cm away from the world record of 2.07 he maintained, he had skipped this height many times. Today Guni Johnson felt that he was in very good condition. He had not made any mistakes in his test jump since the beginning of the game. There must be no problem over the height of 2.06.
"The only Chinese guy left his opponent. Although he invented a new high jumping technique, the strange running-up that I didn't realize was, and the jumping with my back to the bar could reach the world record level."
Guney Johnson stood on the field with confidence. He looked at the crossbar not far away and started running.
Although the height of 2.06 is able to cross Guney Johnson, it is already close to his limit. If you want to cross this height that is close to the limit of personal ability, in addition to strength, you need some luck.
Guney Johnson's first jump was lacking in a little bit of luck. He knocked off the crossbar and failed the jump.
However, Gunie Johnson was not discouraged. While he walked off the field, he kept recalling in his mind that in the trial jump just now, he did not do well enough and could continue to strengthen. He had to find out his shortcomings and correct it in the second trial jump.
Guney Johnson just walked off the field, and Chen Qiang was also ready to run.
The rhythmic running-up has become Chen Qiang's signature. When he used it again, people were no longer aware of it.
Chen Qiang used the same way of jumping in the back of the Vietnamese style throughout the game, and his entire set of action has been seen by everyone.
At this time, Chen Qiang's new technology could no longer attract the audience in the stands. The focus of everyone's attention was whether Chen Qiang could successfully skip the height of 2.06 meters.
Chen Qiang stretched his body in the air, and his head and shoulders easily crossed the crossbar. Then, under the action of centripetal force, his body was like a half-ring, which circled half a circle above the crossbar, and then landed on the mat.
People did not pay attention to Chen Qiang on the mat. Everyone stared at the crossbar. They wanted to know if the crossbar would fall.
The crossbar stayed there motionless, and it was as stable as a dog.
Chen Qiang succeeded at a height of 2.06 meters!
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There was a sparse applause in the audience. In that era, most Germans were not interested in the achievements made by people of color. So even though Chen Qiang showed new high jump technology and used this technology to skip 2.06 meters, he still did not get the recognition of these German audiences.
In the eyes of those white racists, skin color is original sin!
Guney Johnson was originally summing up the gains and losses of his last try jump and was preparing to improve in the second jump. However, when he looked at the high jump field, he happened to see Chen Qiang successfully crossing the crossbar.
"What! That Chinese jumped over! And one success!" Guney Johnson's expression frozen instantly.
A few seconds ago, Guney Johnson was still full of confidence in himself. He even felt that after Dave Albretton was eliminated, he was the champion!
But at this time, Guni Johnson suddenly discovered that Chen Qiang's strength was comparable to that of him.
At this moment, Gunie Johnson suddenly remembered the title of "the world's number one athlete" on Chen Qiang's head, and he even remembered the Los Angeles Olympics four years ago.
Four years ago, Gonny Johnson was also a member of the United States team, and when Chen Qiang won the 100-meter sprint championship, Gonny Johnson happened to be present, so he clearly remembered Eddie Tolan's expression of loss and frustration after losing to Chen Qiang.
"Will I lose to that Chinese like Eddie Tolan? And his weird new jumping method, where is the limit?"
To be continued...