Do Taller People Run Faster Than Shorter People?

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A taller person can run faster than a shorter person.Why?A taller person has bigger muscles so he has more leg power
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I don't think taller people run faster then shorter people but the reason I think tht is because shorter  people have  more stamina to run and more endurance but taller people have longer legs and stronger legs but short people have really fast legs
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sabrina morales answered
No not at all. Height has nothing to do with speed. I know a lot of short ppl who are really fast and beat ppl twice their height.
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It depends. With longer legs, you take longer strides, but it requires more energy. With shorter legs, you take shorter strides, but it requires less energy.

I guess it depends on how strong your leg muscles are.
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I think yes and no because it depends on how strong there muscles are and how active they are
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wadley pierre answered
Yes because they have longer legs and can reach more distance in one step than short people
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In most of the cases, its is the right thing to say as taller people has long legs compared to that of a shorter man. So the distance covered by a tall man in one step is more than that of a short man.
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A taller can run faster than a shorter person , so can a shorter person run faster than a taller person. It depends on the person him/herself.
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It depends on if the smaller person is making their legs run twice as much as the taller person
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Short people run faster because my uncles r in nfl and no one catches them there 5,7
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Not really it depends on their technique and natural talent like usain bolt the fastest man in the world from jamaica ran the quickest time ever in 100m and is 6 ft 5 inches and every time he runs he comes first and every final sets a new world record. But jessica ennis is a british heptathlon athlete and was the shortest in the heptathlon and won gold because she ran well it doesnt matter on height but a lot of tall people are really fast like most of the jamaica, trinidad and tobago, and american 100m team are tall but have you noticed that some fast people have big muscles too maybe that has something to do with it?
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Max Robert answered
Generally,yes .This is because taller people have longer legs and they could cover a larger distance in one stride than shorter people can.But still,with practice and stamina shorter people can run extremely fast too.
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Melissaa. xo answered
It depends what length their legs are, I guess if they have short legs then they are more likely to rn slower than a person with long legs. So height doesn't really matter, unless someone tall has long legs or someone small has short legs!
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No shorter people  can run a father distance and can  do more in my opinion because they have shorter legs and they wont trip over there legs . Someone tell me yes or no please I need it for  science fair project
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Taller people run faster than shorter people because taller people  can  reach more distance than  shorter people.
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I think that taller people run faster than  shorter people because tall people have strong legs and have longer legs tooo .That's what I heard so far what the people have been saying that y I think taller people run faster
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I think that too but i read another artical and some said that most times a tall person can weigh more so i think yes and no at the same time
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No shorter people usually run faster because yher more compact and can move there legs quicker . Taller people have more to move but also cover more ground but it's not that much of a difference . Example I play baseball and I am 5 6 and I run a 6.7 sixty and a 4.3. Forty . All of the fastes guys on the team are under 5 8 . The shorter guys have mor agility and are quicker in short quik distances . The only disadvantage short people have is they can't reach thing in a high place everything else shorty people seem to excel .I am just saying that from what I have seen
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Yes because they bigger and stronger muscles and bigger strides, sally taller people run faster because they have bigger muscles so most likely they have the ability to run faster than average speed
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Not exactly, it depends which person has a better stamina or a stronger runner. During the olympics, the winners for running are mostly shorter than tallest person, which came in last.
So it really depend on the individual.
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No its not true I'm much faster than my mothers brother who is 6.4 and I'm 5.9 and he is 24 by the way.
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