Original scientific paper

Anthropological characteristics of sailors regarding different sailing classes

Nikola Prlenda ; Kineziološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Vlatka Škudar ; Kineziološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Mate Maglov ; Kineziološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Abstract

Sailing and windsurfing are specific sports that differ from many other sports activities in water, therefore the preparation of athletes must be specific. High level of technical and tactical intelligence is required to ensure that the results achieved in sailing are at the highest possible level, but it is widely known that success in sport, and therefore also in sailing, is gratly affected by anthropometric characteristics . The aim of this study was to determine the optimal range of anthropological measures of body height and body mass among sailors, both male and female, in a total of 8 Olympic classes in sailing. For the purposes of the research, the data of the first 15 best placed male and female sailors at the Olympics from 2008 to 2016 were collected. Two anthropometric measures were studied in the research: body mass and body height. Based on the collected data, a statistical analysis was performed to obtain descriptive parameters. A total of 555 achieved results were processed, of which 330 rankings were achieved by men sailors, while 225 rankings were achieved by female sailors. Descriptive data show that average values of height and weight are increasing, with the exception of class 470 and RS:X in which the results differ around the mean values. Based on the obtained results, it is assumed that at the future Olympic Games the majority (min 70%) of the most successful sailors (first 15) will be in the range of the obtained anthropometric characteristics. The obtained values can serve as modal characteristics in sailors and make the selection of the athletes easier.

Keywords

anthropometry, body height, body mass, Olympic classes

Hrčak ID:

263082

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/263082

Publication date:

30.7.2021.

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