Proportions of Athletes

From left to right.

Kenny Bednarek - 6 feet 2 inches

Noah Lyles - 5 feet 11 inches

Erriyon Knighton - 6 feet 3 inches

https://www.avpress.com/sports/lyles-leads-us-sweep-in-200/article_f0f2350e-0986-11ed-a970-03cc6513ebcd.html

Hello,

This is my first post. I am glad this community is here. In this post I’m really just going to gauge lower leg and femur of mostly track athletes since it’s so easy to get pictures of their proportions.

When I look at these pictures knee height usually looks really similar. The femur and upper body seems to be where the main differences lie.

I don’t have any questions here. I just want to share and keep a log of photos of male proportions just for analysis purposes.

Left to right:

Yohan Blake - 5 feet 11 inches

Nickel Ashmeade - 6 feet

Asafa Powell - 6 feet 3 inches

Usain Bolt - 6 feet 5 inches

https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-from-left-to-right-jamaicas-yohan-blake-nickel-ashmeade-asafa-powell-115270604.html

From left to right:

Trayvon Bromell - 5 feet 8 inches

Fred Kerley - 6 feet 3 inches

Marvin Bracy - 5 feet 9 inches

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-07-17/Kerley-leads-home-American-sweep-of-men-s-100m-final-1bK7DRpljOg/share_amp.html

Left to Right:

Justin Gatlin - 6 feet 1 inch

Trayvon Bromell - 5 feet 8 inches


https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-beijing-china-23rd-aug-2015-justin-gatlin-l-and-trayvon-bromell-of-86648037.html

Andre de Grasse - 5 feet 9 inches

Jerome Blake - 6 feet 2 inches

Brendon Rodney - 6 feet 5 inches (seems inaccurate compared to people around him. Probably 6’3?)

Aaron Brown - 6 feet 1 inch

https://imgur.com/a/Rdr3Sbx

This is awesome. Thanks for sharing these comparisons.

It's pretty crazy (and comforting in a way) to see how close the knee heights are across such a wide range of heights.

I'm getting femurs done with Dr. Becker on 5/10/23. Excited!

Exactly. It makes me think femur lengthening is better than lower leg lengthening for a variety of reasons including aesthetic and safety reasons. I am hoping to do 3 inches in the femur with the Becker Betz institute in June of 2024. I hope you share your journey. You got this!