The rematch of the 100-meter dash continued, with the third group featuring American Ralph Metcalfe topping the group with a time of 10.5 seconds, while Germany's Erich Borchmeyer also qualified for the semi-finals with a time of 10.5 seconds, making him the only remaining German team in this event.

Erich Borhemeyer competed in the 200m and 4x100m at the last Olympics in Los Angeles, where he reached the semi-finals and 4 in the 100m, where he helped Germany win a silver medal. In the 100m, Erich Borhemeyer once ran a time of 10.3 seconds, but this time was not recognized for technical reasons. But Tinus Osendap is still one of the best sprinters in Europe.

The semi-finals of the 100-meter dash will be held tomorrow morning, and the sprinters can go back to rest, but Jesse Owens has stayed on the field to see first-hand what Chen Qiang will do in the final of the high jump.

A total of 22 athletes jumped 1.85m in the morning qualifying round, and they will all compete in the afternoon final.

The starting height of the final was 1.70 meters, and Chen Qiang directly chose PASS, while the other competitors either also chose PASS or successfully completed the test jump.

Those who can pass the qualifying round can skip 1.85 meters, so the starting height of 1.70 meters is just a warm-up for them.

The next height was 1.80m, which all the athletes successfully crossed, followed by 1.85m, and a Polish athlete was unlucky enough to fail all three jumps and became the first athlete to be eliminated in the final.

The next height is 1.90m, which is the first to cross the threshold of the qualifying round and the first test for the finalists.

Chen Qiang walked up to the running area, looked at the 1.90-meter-high crossbar in the distance, and then started to run.

He still uses the straight-line running technique, with his current physical fitness and mastered high jump skills, the height of only 1.90 meters does not need to use the arc to run.

I saw Chen Qiang jumping, jumping over the 1.90-meter crossbar without any mud and water, and the whole set of actions was completed very easily, obviously this height was not difficult for him.

The first attempt of 1.90 meters was easily completed by Chen Qiang.

Chen Qiang is not the only athlete who seems to be comfortable at this height, in addition to him, three athletes from the United States, three athletes from Japan, and two athletes from Poland also successfully crossed the height of 1.90 meters on their first attempt.

The fact that an athlete can succeed in his first attempt shows that he is much more than 1.90 meters, and that the next height will not be difficult for him.

With a height of 1.90 meters, 10 players were eliminated at once, with a nearly 50% elimination rate. There are also two other competitors, although they successfully crossed 1.90 meters, but the process is very difficult, until the third attempt to succeed, the next height, they are likely to sink into the sand.

The next height is 1.94 meters, and Chen Qiang directly chose PASS.

"Chen Qiang's PASS dropped one meter 94! He's so bold. ”

"The next height should be 1.97 meters, right? Directly from 1.90 meters to 1.97 meters, that Chinese is really confident enough! ”

"I think he's stupid, it's more than 1.90 meters high, and he can't jump over it at all if he rises 7 centimeters at once."

"Maybe he chose PASS because he couldn't jump 1.94 meters, failing at a height of 1.97 meters is better than failing at a height of 1.94 meters!"

The audience's discussion came and went.

If it is in the future, the height will be raised directly from 1.90 meters to 1.97 meters, which is not an amazing move, such as the Olympics or the World Championships, the initial height is about 2.15 meters. But in the thirties, there were only a dozen people in the world who could jump over 1.90 meters, and the height was directly raised from 1.90 meters to 1.97 meters, and the difficulty was increased by the ladder type.

The high jump is a step-by-step sport, and for athletes, every attempt is an opportunity to adjust. Regardless of whether the attempt is successful or unsuccessful, the athlete will find and fill in the gaps so that they can correct the shortcomings in the next attempt and continuously improve their performance. Especially at a relatively high altitude, every opportunity to try to jump is particularly precious.

In the thirties, 1.94 meters was a particularly high height, and no athlete would give up this height. Those who are stronger hope to improve their competitive state by trying to jump 1.94 meters high, while athletes with more average strength regard the height of 1.94 meters as a challenge.

Even the three American athletes, who are very strong and have the ability to jump 1.94m at a time, will not choose to pass this height.

For Chen Qiang, due to the existence of back-to-back technology, he can completely ignore the height of 1.94 meters.

At this time, Chen Qiang did not need to participate in the trial jump at this height, but began to patiently observe the other contestants.

With a height of 1.94 meters, if you can successfully jump in one attempt, you basically have the strength to jump 2 meters, and jumping 2 meters is already the top athlete in the world at that time.

All three American players were a one-time success.

The U.S. team sent one white and two blacks to the high jump competition at the Berlin Olympics. One of them, named Deberth Thurber, is a 19-year-old young player who has some fame in the United States, but has never won the title of American champion, let alone world champion.

The reason why Deberth Thurber did not win a championship in the United States was because his opponents were too strong. At the Berlin Olympics, Deberth's opponents became his teammates, two other players from the U.S. team.

The other two members of the U.S. team, Gunny Johnson, 22, competed in the men's high jump at the Los Angeles Olympics and finished fourth, and in July 1936, he broke the world record in the high jump with a time of 2.07 meters in a race in New York.

Another man, Dave Albriton, was 23 years old, and this was his first Olympic appearance, but it was also in New York in July 1936 that he jumped 2.07m, also breaking the world record.

That said, in that race, there were two world record-breaking athletes, Gunny Johnson and Dave Albriton, but neither of them could go any further and finish the next height.

Historically, these two world record holders swept almost all of the high jump championships in the United States from 1936 to 1938.

Now these two world record holders have also appeared at the Berlin Olympics. So in the pre-match predictions, it was widely believed that the champion would be born from these two.

In addition to the U.S. team, the Japanese team is also very strong in the high jump.

The three players on the Japanese team are Koo Yano, Hiroshi Tanaka and Yoshiro Asao, two of whom Chen Qiang has seen at the Far Eastern Games in Manila. At a height of 1.94 meters, the three Japanese athletes also made a successful attempt.

At that time, there was a great deal of technical interoperability between the long jump and the high jump, and almost every athlete who was good at the long jump would be good at the high jump, and in the same way, the athlete who was good at the high jump would also be good at the long jump. Even in the Olympic Games, there are many athletes who register for both the long jump and the high jump. Therefore, Japan, which is good at long jump, is not weak in high jump.

In addition to the three American and three Japanese, a Finnish athlete named Kalevi Kotakas is also very good. In the last three years, Kalevi Kotakas has broken the European record four times and can be considered the first person in Europe to jump long. It is worth mentioning that Kalevi Cotakas participated in the Los Angeles Olympics four years ago, but he was competing in the discus throw at the time, so he was a high jumper and discus thrower. At the Berlin Olympics, Kalevi Kotakas also competed in the high jump and discus.

The height of 1.94m stopped the two athletes from moving forward, and there were still 10 runners left in the field, while the next height was raised to 1.97m.

Since he chose PASS at a height of 1.94 meters, Chen Qiang had to participate in the test jump this time.

"With a height of 1.97 meters, if you don't use curve running techniques, you should be able to barely jump over!" Chen Qiang secretly said in his heart, and then he still used the straight-line running technique.

However, at the moment when he just took off, Chen Qiang realized that he didn't grasp the timing of the jump, and he jumped early!

Chen Qiang tried hard to control his body in the air, but he still felt that the corner of his clothes touched the crossbar, and when he landed, he did clearly see that the crossbar was shaking slightly.

However, Chen Qiang's luck was good, and the crossbar finally held on and did not fall.

Chen Qiang let out a long breath and stepped off the mat.

On the sidelines, Jesse Owens commented: "This time Chen Qiang didn't grasp the timing of the jump, he just touched the crossbar, but he was lucky that the crossbar didn't fall." But he couldn't have been so lucky in every attempt! ”

At 1.97m, the two world record holders of the United States, Finland's Kalevi Kotakas and Japan's Kono Koo, also made a successful first attempt, while another American player, Deber Thurber, achieved this height in the second attempt. Japan's Hiroshi Tanaka and Yoshiro Asao, as well as Germany's only seed, were eliminated.

Seeing the only German player eliminated, the high emotions in the surrounding audience suddenly disappeared a lot. Now that there are no German athletes in the competition, the spectators are completely reduced to spectators.

Of course, more viewers still hope for the victory of the Finn Kalevi Kotakas, who is a European athlete, and Finland has always had a good relationship with Germany, which used to be against Tsarist Russia, and now the two countries are working together against the Soviet Union, which is basically an ally relationship.

What's more, Kalevi Cotakas is a white athlete, and apart from him, the only players left on the field are the American athlete Ross Thurber is white, and the rest are either black or yellow. In that Germany at the time, people of color were clearly not the best candidates for the championship.

After 1.97 meters, including Chen Qiang, there are still six athletes left.

The next height is 2 meters, and this height is also a new Olympic record.

The first to take the stage was world record holder Dave Alblisso, who was more than capable of jumping this height, but the world record holder was not in great form and failed in his first attempt.

The second to come out was another world record holder, Gunny Johnson, who was in much better form, passing in one go.

The third Japanese athlete to appear, Koo Yano, was already a bit difficult for him to climb 2 meters, so he failed his first attempt.

The fourth to appear is Chen Qiang.

Chen Qiang still didn't use the arc running technique, and this time, he still didn't choose the right time to jump. It's just that Lady Luck didn't favor Chen Qiang anymore, the crossbar finally fell, and Chen Qiang's first attempt to jump failed.

Jesse Owens on the sidelines showed a smug smile, everything was the same as he judged, Chen Qiang's shortcomings in the back-to-back jumping style were indeed evident at a height of 2 meters.

"It seems that Chen Qiang's high jump journey in the Olympics is going to stop at 2 meters!"

Next up was the American Dross Thurber, whose best time in the United States was only 2.02m, and now the height of 2m is close to his limit, so his first attempt failed.

The last to appear on the stage was Finland's Kalevi Kotakas, who once jumped the European record of 2.04m, but it was still difficult for him to challenge the height of 2m. So his first attempt failed.

The first attempt of the 2-meter jump ended, and only the American world record holder Gunny Johnson advanced to the next height.

The second round started very quickly, and Dave Albriton, who was the first to take the stage, still couldn't jump 2 meters high, but as the world record holder, 2 meters should not be difficult for him.

Japan's Koo Yano seemed to have reached his limit, failing to cross the 2-metre mark on his second attempt.

Next, it was Chen Qiang's turn to appear.

"If I didn't use the arc running technique, 2 meters would be my limit." Chen Qiang sighed a little helplessly, and then he decided to use the arc running technique.

The back-to-back high jump and arc running techniques are like soy milk with fritters, and the two add up to a perfect match. On the other hand, the back-over-the-top high jump is incomplete without the arc-run technique.

The faster the run-up, the greater the inclination of the human body, which can not only avoid premature reversal of the crossbar during the take-off, but also naturally reduce the center of gravity of the body and lengthen the working distance during the take-off.

In addition, due to the requirements of the back over the bar, the body should be turned into a posture of turning back to the crossbar after jumping, using arc to run, the body has become a side to the crossbar when jumping, and the last step is about 20 degrees to 30 degrees angle with the crossbar, so as to ensure that the human body has a suitable vertical displacement distance relative to the crossbar after taking off. This prepares the body for take-off and allows the body to rotate around the longitudinal axis during take-off.

Thirdly, the arc run has a body from inward incline to vertical movement during the jump, and the arc curvature changes from small to large, so that the body gradually increases the inward inclination, and the reverse acceleration generated by it can increase the pressure of the support point and increase the take-off effect; The resulting tangential acceleration (i.e., centrifugal acceleration) helps in the movement in the direction of the crossbar. This is also the main motivation for the body to move from vertical to horizontal after jumping.

It can be said that the arc running technique has a qualitative effect on the back-to-back high jump.

Because the arc running technique needs to run a "J" shaped running track, Chen Qiang did not stand on the traditional starting point after he walked on the field.

The referee glanced at where Chen Qiang was standing and reminded, "Please prepare the athletes." ”

"I'm ready." Chen Qiang said.

The referee was stunned, and he reminded: "Please stand in the running position." ”

"I'm already in the run-up position." Chen Qiang replied.

The referee was stunned again, and then asked, "Are you sure you want to stand in your current position to help you run?" ”

Chen Qiang nodded: "I'm sure, I don't think this is against the rules, right?" ”

"Okay, then please start playing." The referee shook his head and stepped back.

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Jesse Owens looked at Chen Qiang blankly, only to see that Chen Qiang had already made a preparatory posture for running.

"What is he doing? Is he going to run in that position? Is this going to be diagonally rushed to the crossbar? How do you jump if you run diagonally? ”

Jesse Owens' mind was repeatedly simulating the athlete rushing diagonally towards the bar, and he couldn't figure out how to jump from such an inclined position.

At this time, Chen Qiang finally started, and unlike Jesse Owens thought, Chen Qiang did not rush to the crossbar diagonally, but ran an arc.

"What a run-up this is! It turned out to be an arc! Jesse Owens' eyes widened.

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