Kineziologija, Vol. 35. No. 1., 2003.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
Anthropometric characteristics and performance of 110m and 400m male hurdlers
Janusz Iskra
; Academy of Physical Education, Department of Individual Sports, Katowice, Poland
Anna Walaszczyk
; Academy of Physical Education, Department of Individual Sports, Katowice, Poland
Sažetak
The men’s hurdle runs (110-m hurdles and 400-m hurdles) belong to a group of complex athletics events. Performance in hurdle races depends on motor abilities, technique and anthropometric profiles. The aim of this longitudinal study (1994-1999) was to find relationships between male hurdle performance and various anthropometric and body composition parameters on 60 Polish hurdlers and 60 students of the Academy of Physical Education in Hatowice, divided in two samples: 110-hurdlers and 400-m hurdlers (N1,2=30). A Polish hurdler is the athlete who is tall (184.3 cm), has long lower limbs (97.7 cm) and large muscle circumferences (specially thigh and calf) as well as a low level of fat percentage (mainly thigh, triceps and abdominal). Also significant correlations (p < 0.001) between hurdle performances and body mass, muscle mass, LBM (kg), stature and arm and thigh circumferences appeared, stronger in the group of 110 than 400-m hurdlers. None of three somatotype components influenced the results in hurdle races. Principal component factor analysis condensed anthropometric and body composition parameters into three (stature, muscle and fat) dimensions which accounted for 52.4% of common variance. The correlation of the muscle factor with the hurdle performance yielded 0.45 (p < 0.01).
The best combination of variables for the prediction of hurdle-run results consisted of: stature, thigh girth and thigh skinfolds (R = 0.66, r2 = 0.44, F = 14.53, p < 0.001).
Ključne riječi
anthropometric characteristic; body composition; somatotype; llO-m and 4OO-m hurdles
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226249
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Datum izdavanja:
24.10.2003.
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