Starting blocks for sprint races came into use in the 1920s and '30s. They were first used at a major championship in the 1948 Olympics. But what was their origin? Who first started using them and where?
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In 1928-29 coaches George Breshnahan and William Tuttle (USA) invented starting blocks to facilitate more reliable starts. The IAAF officially sanctioned the use of starting blocks in 1937.A year later the IAAF stipulated that no official record shall be ratified without a wind gauge reading. The maximum tailwind permitted has remained 2 metres/second.
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