Elite national athletes reach their peak performance later than non-elite in sprints and throwing events

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Gennaro BocciaMarco Cardinale

Abstract

The aim of this study was to describe and analyse the performance career trajectories for Italian athletes that participated in sprint, hurdles, discus throw, and shot-put athletics events. Retrospective study, data collected between 1994 and 2014. A total of 5929 athletes (female: n=2977, 50.2%) were included in the study. The age of entering competition and personal best performance was identified in the official competition records. Personal best performances were ranked in percentiles and top-level athletes were considered those in the highest 4% of the performance distribution. Overall, when controlling for the age of entering competition, top-level athletes reached their personal best later (i.e., around 23-25 years old) for all events compared to the rest of the athletes. Moreover, regression analysis showed that entering competitions later was linked to better performances during adulthood. Also, only 17%-26% [90% CI] of the top-level adult athletes were considered as such when they were 14-17 years old. Together, these findings suggest that early sport success is not a strong predictor of top-level performance at senior level. Entering sport-specific competitions later and lengthening the sports career at beyond 23-25 ...Continue Reading

Citations

Apr 9, 2019·International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance·Paul A SolbergThomas A Haugen
Feb 29, 2020·European Journal of Sport Science·Matthias WeippertSven Bruhn
Jul 6, 2019·Frontiers in Psychology·Paolo Riccardo BrustioGennaro Boccia
Dec 10, 2020·International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance·Gennaro BocciaPaolo Riccardo Brustio
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Sep 4, 2020·Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports·Gennaro BocciaPaolo Riccardo Brustio
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