Somatotypes of male Olympic high, long and triple jumpers
| Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Konstitutionstypen von maennlichen Olympiateilnehmern im Hoch-, Weit- und Dreisprung |
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| Autor: | Travill, A.L.; Carter, J.E.L. |
| Erschienen in: | South African journal for research in sport, physical education and recreation |
| Veröffentlicht: | 18 (1995), 1, S. 67-75, Lit. |
| Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
| Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
| Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| ISSN: | 0379-9069 |
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| Erfassungsnummer: | PU199704204626 |
| Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
The purpose of this study was to compare the somatotypes of 58 male Olympic high (n=23), long (n=15) and triple (n=21) jumpers using combined samples from three Olympic Games (1960, 1968, 1976). The mean somatotypes were 1.4-4.5-3.7, 1.5-4.6-3.3, 1.6-4.7-3.2, for high, long and triple jumpers respectively. There were no differences by event between mean somatotypes, scatter of somatoplots about their mean, or means of separate components. The overall mean was 1.5-4.5-3.5. Fifty-nine percent were either balanced mesomorphs or ecto-mesomorphs. The event groups did not differ in age, but high jumpers were taller and heavier than long and triple jumpers. These findings support the concept that somatotypes of elite jumpers are similar regardless of difference in body size, and reinforce previous findings of few proportional differences in the same athletes. Verf.-Referat