IAAF Calibration and Testing Manual
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................ 3 GENERAL ......................................................................................................... 5 MEASUREMENT OF DISTANCE ....................................................................... 8 MEASUREMENT OF MASS ............................................................................... 12 WIND GAUGES ................................................................................................. 12 SYNTHETIC TRACK SURFACE ......................................................................... 16 PHOTO FINISH ................................................................................................. 16 STOPWATCHES ................................................................................................ 16 TRANSPONDER TIMING .................................................................................. 16 FALSE START EQUIPMENT.............................................................................. 16 HURDLES ......................................................................................................... 16 SAFETY CAGES NETTING................................................................................. 20 HAMMER HANDLE ........................................................................................... 20 ATTACHMENTS: A - STOPWATCH CALIBRATION ....................................................................... 21 B - HAMMER HANDLE TESTING ..................................................................... 25 C - PHOTO FINISH CALIBRATION.................................................................... 29
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