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- Title
COMPARISON OF ATHLETICS RECORDS OF INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED PERSONS WITH RECORDS OF INTACT ATHLETES.
- Authors
TILINGER, PAVEL
- Abstract
Comparative studies between intact and ID (Intellectually Disabled) individuals have been carried out in many areas (psychic, somatic characteristics, motor skills of individuals with ID, comparison of the level of intellect and motor performance). The study compares the records of intellectually disabled athletes with the records of majority population athletes. For comparison, we have used the existing world records registered by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), and Inas, (International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability). To compare the best Czech records with world records, the best performances of women registered by the CSMPS (Czech Sports Association for the Mentally Handicapped) were used. If we compare the World Records (IAAF and Inas), we can find differences ranging from 8.2 to 45.3%. The differences between intact and intellectually disabled men are approx. by 2 to 10% lower than in women's similar events. It is only in three events that the differences between intact and ID are slightly lower in women than in men (high jump, discus throw, javelin throw). The smallest differences between the IAAF and Inas records are in sprints events and middle running distances of men and women (10% men, or 15% women respectively). The differences in long distances reach 18% (men) and 23% (women). The differences in jumping events are very different, accounting for 20% for men and 24% for women with some generalization. Throwing events for practically both sexes bring differences above 40% (except for shot put).
- Subjects
COMPARATIVE studies; ATHLETICS; SPORTS records; PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities; MOTOR ability; INTERNATIONAL Association of Athletics Federations
- Publication
Acta Universitatis Carolinae: Kinanthropologica, 2013, Vol 49, Issue 2, p52
- ISSN
1212-1428
- Publication type
Article