Intra-race position for medal winners in the track endurance events at the 2008 Olympic Games
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| Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Die Rennposition der Medaillengewinner in den Bahnausdauerdisziplinen bei den Olympischen Spielen 2008 |
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| Autor: | Duke, Joseph W.; Mickleborough, Timothy D.; Stager, Joel M.; Chapman, Robert F. |
| Erschienen in: | New studies in athletics |
| Veröffentlicht: | 26 (2011), 3/4, S. 89-96, Lit. |
| Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
| Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
| Medienart: | Elektronische Ressource (online) Gedruckte Ressource |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| ISSN: | 0394-1973 |
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| Erfassungsnummer: | PU201211007507 |
| Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine how intra-race positioning and finishing sprint ability were related to the final rank order finishes of competitors in the track endurance events at the 2008 Olympic Games. Split times for each 100m were obtained for all men’s and women’s 800m to 10,000m finalists and mean race position over each fifth of the race was calculated, with the exception of the 800m for which fourths were calculated. It was found that position or racing strategy is different between events and sexes. Medallists in the shorter events (i.e., 800m and 1500m) typically move into medal position earlier than those in the longer events. Medallists in the longer men’s events tend to rely on finishing sprint ability to achieve their final position while women medallists generally move into medal position earlier in the race. Verf.-Referat