If he didn't have a massive spring that launches him into the air, perhaps. Then again, rigerous tests will have to be made to see if it's an advantage when running as well.
@@papafico1402 Elite long jumpers with below the knee prostheses approach the board slower, but take-off more effectively than non-amputee athletes / 2017: ... on page 7 you can clearly see the advantages of the prosthesis. there are no amortization forces in the takeoff. the prosthesis absorbs the forces almost completely, stores them and returns them fully to the jumper. Hips and knees do not give way (page 8. the effectiveness of the jump is increased significantly.
@@bakey Not really. The category T64 consists of single below knee amputees and athletes who can walk with moderately reduced function in one or both legs. The later clearly have a massive disadvantage if the amputees are allowed to jump with their prosthetic leg as seen here.
@@thumbsdownbandit What you said is not even relevant? There are contestants with the same conditions as Rehm's, but they don't jump nearly as far as him. Besides you should look for the newest studies which stated he has disadvantages in speed an balance, but slight advantages in jumping.
@@thumbsdownbandit There are several classifications in long jump and those should be enough. There's always way to improve but there are people who try to make it as fair as possible. There will never be 100% fairness unless every single competitor has the same handicap but then we would hardly see any competitions at all because it's hard to find pro athletes who can compete on a high level.
