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European athletes dominate performances in Double Iron ultra-triathlons - A retrospective data analysis from 1985 to 2010

Beat KnechtleRomauld LepersVincent OnyweraChristoph Alexander RüstPatrizia KnechtleThomas Rosemann

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Male11035 Institute of General PracticeFuture studiesPhysical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation610 Medicine & healthCHILDRENEXERCISEAthletic PerformanceRetrospective data2732 Orthopedics and Sports MedicineAGEADOLESCENTSHumansOrthopedics and Sports Medicine3612 Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and RehabilitationPREDICTORSUltra enduranceAnalysis of VariancebiologyENDURANCE RUNNERSAthletesLife styleRACE TIMEGeneral Medicinebiology.organism_classificationEuropeGeographyCYCLING PERFORMANCEDEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICSAthletesNorth AmericaLinear ModelsFemaleLIFE-STYLE[ SCCO ] Cognitive scienceSportsDemography

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International audience; We investigated the participation and performance trends of ultra-endurance triathletes from all nationalities competing in a Double Iron ultra-triathlon (7.6-km swim, 360-km cycle and 84.4-km run) from 1985 to 2010. A total of 1854 athletes participated in 92 Double Iron ultra-triathlons. The majority of the winners came from Europe with 72 victories, followed by North America with 17 victories. The race time for the European ultra-triathletes was 1340 (s=95.3) min, decreasing highly significantly (r(2)=0.28; P<0.0001) across the years. North American ultra-triathletes finished the races within 1556 (s=124.5) min; their race time showed no changes across the years (r(2)=0.045; P=0.07). The race time for the Europeans was highly significantly faster compared to the North Americans (P<0.0001). Future studies should investigate each country in Europe and North America in order to find the country with the largest participation of athletes and their best performance.

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2014-01-01
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01159598