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- Title
Birthplace and birthdate of Brazilian Olympic medalists.
- Authors
Vinicius Bobato Tozetto, Alexandre; Silva da Rosa, Rodolfo; Goedert Mendes, Felipe; Galatti, Larissa Rafaela; de Souza, Edison Roberto; Collet, Carine; Monteiro de Moura, Bruno; da Silva, Walan Robert
- Abstract
The aim of the present study was to analyze the association between birthplace and relative age with winning Olympic medals in Brazilian athletes. he sample consisted of 186 Olympic medalist athletes born in Brazil. Data analysis was performed through descriptive (incidence and percentage) and inferential statistics (Chi-Square to binary logistic regression). he association between population contingents and Olympic champions presented a significant result (p <0.05); however, no signiicant associations were found with relative age. It was concluded that most Olympic medalists were born in places that present better living conditions, with intermediate MHDI, which appears only in cities with more than 100 thousand habitants, and relative age is not an important criterion in winning medals among athletes investigated.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; AGE distribution; AWARDS; BIRTHPLACES; CHI-squared test; LOGISTIC regression analysis; SPORTS events; ELITE athletes; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; INFERENTIAL statistics
- Publication
Brazilian Journal of Kineanthropometry & Human Performance, 2017, Vol 19, Issue 3, p365
- ISSN
1415-8426
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5007/1980-0037.2017v19n3p364