Its usually depends who the second place finisher is in big meets. But yes, they usually do get paid but much less.
Carl Lewis
1896
YES!! It's even in the Olympics.
Tyson Gay is one famous runner.
A 'heat' is a preliminary race where the top finishers qualify to run in the final race and the low finishers are eliminated from competition. For example, let's say there are 32 competitors in the 100 meter dash. Four 'heats' would be run where the top 2 finishers of each heat would qualify to run in the final race to determine the winner of the event.
gold, first place
any age over nine really, but if your talking professional 15.
No he is not, as he is currently banned for professional Track and Field running.
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Jim Thorpe
Track and Field
Jim Thorpe.