MORPHOMETRIC FEATURES OF WOMEN SPECIALIZING IN TRACK AND FIELD ALL-AROUND AND POLYATHLON
- Authors: Nikiforova O.N.1
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Affiliations:
- Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy
- Issue: No 5 (2025)
- Pages: 100-107
- Section: Theory and methodology of sports
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1994-4683/article/view/299749
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5930/1994-4683-2025-100-107
- ID: 299749
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Abstract
The purpose of the study is to examine the main morphometric characteristics and explore their relationship with sports results in the heptathlon and pentathlon based on the total points scored.
Research methods and organization. The athletes (Master of Sports of International Class, Master of Sports, Candidate for Master of Sports, and 1st category), with a sports experience ranging from 7 to 15 years, were examined, with an average age of 21 years. A unified anthropometric methodology adopted by the D.N. Anuchin Institute of Anthropology was employed. The primary components of body weight and size were recorded. Body weight components were calculated using the formulas of Czech researcher Matejka. Measurements were conducted during the competitive period, on the eve of the start in heptathlon or summer polyathlon. The result of each athlete (the total score attained) was also recorded. Conventional methods of variational statistics were used in processing the obtained data. The relationship between the characteristics was determined using pair correlation methods.
Research results and conclusions. It has been established that women specializing in the heptathlon and pentathlon have a similar body length to high jumpers, long shins like hurdlers, long upper limbs comparable to javelin throwers, and body circumference measurements akin to the strongest athletic group among female athletes. An analysis of the relationship between athletic performance in combined events and body composition indicators revealed that these morphological traits are significantly correlated with the level of athletic performance and can serve as a valuable criterion for assessing the readiness of female athletes for competitions. It is recommended that multi-event athletes regularly undergo morphological assessments, monitor the effectiveness of their training sessions, and observe the dynamics of changes in body fat and muscle components throughout the macrocycle.
Research methods and organization. The athletes (Master of Sports of International Class, Master of Sports, Candidate for Master of Sports, and 1st category), with a sports experience ranging from 7 to 15 years, were examined, with an average age of 21 years. A unified anthropometric methodology adopted by the D.N. Anuchin Institute of Anthropology was employed. The primary components of body weight and size were recorded. Body weight components were calculated using the formulas of Czech researcher Matejka. Measurements were conducted during the competitive period, on the eve of the start in heptathlon or summer polyathlon. The result of each athlete (the total score attained) was also recorded. Conventional methods of variational statistics were used in processing the obtained data. The relationship between the characteristics was determined using pair correlation methods.
Research results and conclusions. It has been established that women specializing in the heptathlon and pentathlon have a similar body length to high jumpers, long shins like hurdlers, long upper limbs comparable to javelin throwers, and body circumference measurements akin to the strongest athletic group among female athletes. An analysis of the relationship between athletic performance in combined events and body composition indicators revealed that these morphological traits are significantly correlated with the level of athletic performance and can serve as a valuable criterion for assessing the readiness of female athletes for competitions. It is recommended that multi-event athletes regularly undergo morphological assessments, monitor the effectiveness of their training sessions, and observe the dynamics of changes in body fat and muscle components throughout the macrocycle.
About the authors
Ol'ga Nikolaevna Nikiforova
Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy
Email: nikiforova@rgau-msha.ru
Department of Physical Culture, docent Russian Academy of Education 2006, candidate of pedagogical sciences 1991
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