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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
The thing about the mile record is that it hasn't been broken since 1999, which I find unbelievable.
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I'm not saying every year, or every 5 years, there is advancement. But in 1910 a 4 minute mile was fantasy. According to Wiki, it's fairly common now. It stands to reason this applies to other physical abilities as well.
Usain Bolt would be faster around the bases than Jim Thorpe, or Hans Lobert, or any pre war human being for instance, and skill superiority like that, of the modern athlete is, in fact provable.