What part of a horses body has to cross the line first? The nose, but this may vary from country to country and with different types of racing. For US Thoroughbred racing it is the nose and by which nose REACHES the finish line fir…st. 10 people found this useful.
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RE: QUESTION - Rule for finish line (part of the body) 4/13/2012 8:10AM - in reply to Flagpole. Reply. Return to Index. Report Post. Newly retired track coach lied to you. The race is over when the torso, as distinguished from the head, neck, arms, legs, feet, or hands.. This is from the 2012 NFHS Rules Book.
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Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas dived over the finish line — unintentionally, she said — to win gold ahead of the United States’ Allyson Felix in the women’s 400 meters Monday night. Credit Matt Slocum/Associated Press.
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What part of your body has to cross the finish line first in the Olympics?   The clock stops when any part of your shoulders, chest or torso crosses the line. Head, arms and legs do not stop the clock.
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For other uses, see Photo finish (disambiguation). A photo finish record of the first triple dead heat in harness racing: Patchover, Payne Hall and Penny Maid at Freehold Raceway (USA). A photo finish occurs in a sporting race when multiple competitors cross the finishing line at nearly the same time. As the naked eye may not be able to discriminate between which of the competitors crossed the line first, a photo or video taken at the finish line may be used for a more accurate check.
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Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas dived over the finish line — unintentionally, she said — to win gold ahead of the United States’ Allyson Felix in the women’s 400 meters Monday night. RIO DE JANEIRO — Allyson Felix, a graceful and enduring American sprinter, has earned a lot of loyalty from track and field fans worldwide through the years.
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(Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch) The Olympic gold-medal winner in the women’s 400 meter last night (Aug. 15) didn’t run across the finish line. She flew. Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas edged out US runner Allyson Felix, who was favored to take the gold, by the narrowest of margins, diving across the line to secure the win.
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I have always believed that in a close race (at least for the places that matter), they would override the computer results for a d-tag and use visual evidence/video tape to identify the correct winner or a race. RE: QUESTION - Rule for finish line (part of the body) 4/13/2012 8:35AM - in reply to runn.
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QUESTION - Rule for finish line (part of the body) 4/13/2012 7:47AM. Reply. Return to Index. Report Post. So, I was helping as a finish line timer for my daughter's HS track meet earlier this week, and one of the people helping was a recently retired track coach.
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By a nose, or rather a torso. The Olympic gold-medal winner in the women’s 400 meter last night (Aug. 15) didn’t run across the finish line. She flew. Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas edged out US runner Allyson Felix, who was favored to take the gold, by the narrowest of margins, diving across the line to secure the win.
https://qz.com/759267/this-is-a-totally-fair-way-to-win-an-olympic-gold-medal-in-track/
what part of the body has to cross the finish line?
Any part of your shoulders, chest or torso have to cross the finish line. The body has to cross the finish line is any part of your shoulders, chest or torso.