The Relationship Between Anthropometric Variables and Race Performance

The key elements of success in a given sports competition have become an area of interest for researchers. The reason for the success of Ethiopian runners was not proved scientifically. This study aimed at documenting the anthropometric parameters of 10,000 meter runners and to find out the associat...

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Published in:Open access journal of sports medicine 2019-01, Vol.10, p.209-216
Main Authors: Dessalew, Getachew Wassihun, Woldeyes, Dawit Habte, Abegaz, Belta Asnakew
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
anthropometry
Athletes
Body measurements
Data collection
experience
Females
limb circumference limb length
Original Research
Physiology
Researchers
Running
running time
Sociodemographics
Success
Tournaments & championships
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Summary:The key elements of success in a given sports competition have become an area of interest for researchers. The reason for the success of Ethiopian runners was not proved scientifically. This study aimed at documenting the anthropometric parameters of 10,000 meter runners and to find out the association between such parameters and performances. A descriptive field study was conducted. 32 elite 10,000 meter runners participated. The data were collected while the athletics team was preparing for the world athletics championship. The procedure was repeated three times for each individual. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 18. All the data were presented as mean ± S.D. The Pearson product-moment test was used to determine the correlation between the variables and finishing time. The level of significance for all statistical tests was set at p < 0.05. The experience of male and female athletes showed a negative association with finishing time. However, there was no statistically significant correlation between the age and running time in both sexes. A significant positive association of body weight to running time was observed in both sexes. Body height correlates positively to running time in males (p
ISSN:1179-1543
1179-1543
DOI:10.2147/OAJSM.S234067