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BASIC ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF FEMALE ALPINE SKIERS IN PERIOD 2006 - 2010
Marijana Hraski
Željko Hraski
Sažetak
Skiing is a highly demanding sport that requires a
high level of skier's physical efficiency. However, as in
other sports, one of the limiting factors in achieving the
top-level results is also the athlete's body weight and the
body height. The first aim of this research was to
determine the differences in basic anthropometric
characteristics of the elite female alpine skiers in relation
to their classification on the most important international
competitions in year 2006/2007. The second aim was to
determine the differences in basic anthropometric
characteristics of the elite female alpine skiers after one
Olympic period (2006-2010).
The sample for this research encompasses all female
alpine skiers who classified in Olympic games 2006 in
Turin, World championships in Äre 2007, World Cup
2006/07 as well as in Olympic games 2010 in Vancouver
(56 SL, 56 GS, 47 DH, 56 SG, and 42 SC). Variables
included in this analysis were body weight, body height
and rank in each of five alpine disciplines. In order to
calculate the differences between the basic
anthropometric models for each discipline ANOVA was
used.
In slalom and super combination the best positioned
are those skiers whose height is approximately 171cmand
body weight is approximately 68 kg. In the giant slalom
better positioned are slightly lighter and shorter skiers,
while in speed events heavier and taller individuals are
better positioned. ANOVA analyses showed no
statistically significant differences in any of the observed
disciplines within the first 30 skiers classified. However,
statistically significant difference in body height is
observed between the skiers ranked 1-10 and 31 and more
in Slalom, Downhill and Combined, as well as for the
body weight in Slalom, SuperGand Combined.
Comparing the arithmetic mean between the first
thirty skiers in each alpine discipline on the Olympics
2006th and OI 2010th year it can be concluded that there
are no statistically significant difference in basic
anthropometric characteristics in any event.
Ključne riječi
alpine skiing; anthropometrics; WC; WSC; OWG
Hrčak ID:
64525
URI
Datum izdavanja:
30.12.2010.
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