2012
DOI: 10.2147/oajsm.s37819
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Gender differences in wheelchair marathon performance – Oita International Wheelchair Marathon from 1983 to 2011

Abstract: BackgroundThe purpose of the study was (1) to examine the changes in participation and performance of males and females at the Oita International Wheelchair Marathon in Oita, Japan, between 1983 and 2011, and (2) to analyze the gender difference in the age of peak wheelchair marathon performance.MethodsAge and time performance data for all wheelchair athletes completing the Oita International Wheelchair Marathon from 1983 to 2011 were analyzed.ResultsMean annual number of finishers was 123 ± 43 for males and 6… Show more

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“…Nevertheless, maximal performances of able-bodied athletes have been plateauing for three decades and now seem to have reached their upper limits ( Marck et al, 2017a ). Similarly, the rate of progression of WCA seems to have considerably slowed down, at least through the observation of world records or the best performances such as in the Oita marathon ( Lepers et al, 2012 ). WCA gap gradually increased with the race distance.…”
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“…Nevertheless, maximal performances of able-bodied athletes have been plateauing for three decades and now seem to have reached their upper limits ( Marck et al, 2017a ). Similarly, the rate of progression of WCA seems to have considerably slowed down, at least through the observation of world records or the best performances such as in the Oita marathon ( Lepers et al, 2012 ). WCA gap gradually increased with the race distance.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Since the first 1960 Paralympic Games, an increasing number of athletes with physical, visual or intellectual impairments have participated to elite para-athletic competitions ( Dyer, 2015b ; Fagher et al, 2016 ). Scientific and technological progress, such as prosthetic equipment, contributed to para-athletic promotion and the improvement of their performances ( Lepers et al, 2012 ; Dyer, 2015b ; Grobler et al, 2015 ). Indeed, beyond the impairment type, para-athletic performance is a complex process including both intrinsic parameters such as genetics, morphology (height and mass) or age and extrinsic factors such as environmental conditions (temperature, humidity, pollution), training methods, nutrition or technology ( Berthelot et al, 2015 ; Blauwet et al, 2016 ).…”
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“…It has one of the highest medal counts at the Paralympics Games alongside track and field and cycling (Tweedy and Howe, 2010 ). As a result of public support, geopolitical issues, and the increasing media coverage of the Paralympic Games, the Para athletes' performances have strongly evolved in recent years and are consistently improving (Fulton et al, 2009 ; Lepers et al, 2012 ; Grobler et al, 2015 ; Burkett et al, 2018 ) in comparison to non-disabled athletes who are reaching their performance limits in many sports (Berthelot et al, 2015 ; Marck et al, 2017 , 2019 ). Consequently, Paralympic swimming performances have progressed more than Olympic swimming performances over the past two decades for the majority of impairment classifications (Burkett et al, 2018 ).…”
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