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''The age-related decline in Olympic distance triathlon performance differs between males and females''

Etter FKnechtle BRüst CaRosemann TRomauld Lepers

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AdultMale11035 Institute of General PracticeAging''EXERCISE PERFORMANCEGENDER''Adolescent610 Medicine & healthSWIMMERSAthletic PerformanceRunningYoung AdultSex Factors2732 Orthopedics and Sports MedicineMARATHONHumans3612 Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and RehabilitationEXERCISE PERFORMANCESwimming[SCCO.NEUR] Cognitive science/NeuroscienceBicyclingCross-Sectional StudiesAthletes[ SCCO.NEUR ] Cognitive science/NeuroscienceFemaleGENDERhuman activities

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Etter, F. | Knechtle, B. | Ruest, C. A. | Rosemann, T. | Lepers, R.; International audience; ''Aim. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to compare the age-related declines in swimming, cycling, and running and overall race times between males and females in an Olympic distance triathlon, the 'Zurich Triathlon' in Switzerland. Methods. Swimming (1.5 km), cycling (40 km), running (10 km) and overall race times of 7939 total finishers (1666 females and 6273 males) from 2000 to 2010 in the "Zurich Triathlon" were analysed. Results. There was a significant (P50 years) 5 for cycling (>40 years) and for overall race time (>40 years). Conclusion. These data suggest that the age and gender interactions in an Olympic distance triathlon performance differ between the three locomotion modes. Further studies investigating training regimes, competition experience or socio-demographic factors are needed to get a better insight in the phenomenon of the gender specific age-related declines in endurance performance.''

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2013-05-30
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00906579