A rise in peak performance age in female athletes

Elmenshawy, Ahmed; Machin, Daniel R.; Tanaka, Hirofumi

doi:10.1007/s11357-015-9795-8

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“…On a general average, male athletes reached the age of peak performance approximately one year later than female athletes. The stratified results by gender and sport discipline exhibited in Table 3 and Table 4 are generally consistent with recent studies related to specific sport disciplines at high levels of competition (e.g., Elmenshawy et al, 2015;Hollings et al, 2014;Hunter et al, 2011;Kovalchik, 2014;Malcata et al, 2014;Wolfrum, et al, 2013).…”

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Age of peak performance in Olympic sports: A comparative research among disciplines

Longo¹,

Siffredi²,

Cardey³

et al. 2016

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Longo, A.F., Siffredi, C.R., Cardey, M.L., Aquilino, G.D., & Lentini, N.A. (2016). Age of peak performance in Olympic sports: A comparative research among disciplines. J. Hum. Sport Exerc., 11(1),[31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41]. This research aimed to study the ages of peak performance in Olympic sport disciplines, and to distinguish age groups among them. The ages (in decimal years) of athletes with the best performances at the 2012 Summer Olympics were considered (n = 3548). A total of forty sport disciplines were included; the athletics events were classified in six disciplines: Sprint, Middle-distance, Long-distance, Combined, Jumping and Throwing. A full statistical summary was produced. A regression tree was proposed for each gender to discriminate groups of sport disciplines according to age. The ages ranged from 14.0 to 52.8 years. The 72% of the athletes aged between 20 and 30 years, and the 99% aged below 40 years. The mean ages for men and women were 27.0 and 26.2 years, respectively. The regression tree analysis generated four groups of sport disciplines in men, and five in women. In men, the mean ages of the groups were: Group 1 = 24.4, Group 2 = 25.9, Group 3 = 28.0 and Group 4 = 30.8. In women, the mean ages of the groups were: Group 1 = 19.9, Group 2 = 22.7, Group 3 = 24.6, Group 4 = 26.5 and Group 5 = 28.3. The combat, gymnastics and swimming disciplines located mostly in the youngest groups in men; a similar tendency was evidenced in women, except for the combat sports. Apart from Combined, all athletics disciplines located in the groups 4 and 5 in women. On the contrary, these disciplines sited mainly in the groups 1 and 2 in men. All game and nautical sports placed in the two eldest groups in both genders, excluding women Water Polo.

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Age of peak performance in Olympic sports: A comparative research among disciplines

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Siffredi²,

Cardey³

et al. 2016

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“…In the last 20-30 years, the age of peak athletic performance increased in women but not in men (Elmenshawy et al 2015). A further explanation could be training.…”

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Performance trends in master freestyle swimmers aged 25–89 years at the FINA World Championships from 1986 to 2014

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Nikolaidis

König

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Performance trends in elite freestyle swimmers are well known, but not for master freestyle swimmers. We investigated trends in participation, performance, and sex difference in performance of 65,584 freestyle master swimmers from 25-29 to 85-89 years competing in FINA World Masters Championships between 1986 and 2014. The men-to-women ratio was calculated for each age group, and the trend across age groups was analyzed using single linear regression analysis. Trends in performance changes were investigated using a mixed-effects regression model with sex, distance, and calendar year as fixed variables. Participation increased in women and men in older age groups (i.e., 40 years and older). Women and men improved race times across years in all age groups and distances. For age groups 25-29 to 75-79 years, women were slower than men, but not for age groups 80-84 to 85-89 years. In 50, 100, and 200 m, women reduced the sex difference from 1986 to 2014 in age groups 30-34 to 75-79 years. In 400 m, women reduced the gap to men across time in age groups 40-44, 45-49, and 55-59 years. In 800 m, sex difference became reduced across time in age groups 55-59 and 70-74 years. In summary, participation increased from 1986 to 2014 in women and men in older age groups, women and men improved across time performance in all distances, and women were not slower compared to men in age groups 80-84 to 85-89 years. We expect a continuous trend in increasing participation and improved performance in master freestyle swimmers.

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“…In the last 20-30 years, ages at which peak athletic performance is observed have increased in female but not in male athletes. 26…”

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Performance trends in age‐group runners from 100 m to marathon—The World Championships from 1975 to 2015

Nikolaidis¹,

Zingg

Knechtle

2017

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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This study examined changes in performance in age-group track runners across years from 1975 to 2015 for 100, 200, 400, 800, 1500, 5000, 10 000 m, and marathon and the corresponding sex differences. Athletes were ranked in 5-year age-group intervals from 35-39 to 95-99 years. For all races and all years, the eight female and male finalists for each age-group were included. Men were faster than women and this observation was more pronounced in the shorter distances. The younger age-groups were faster than the older age-groups and age exerted the largest effect on speed in 800 m and the smallest in marathon. There was a small variation of speed by calendar years. The competition density varied by sex and race distance. Half of participants were from USA, Germany, Australia, and Great Britain, but the participants' nationality varied by sex and race distance. In summary, the variation of competitiveness by sex in short race distances might be important for athletes and coaches. Considering the event's competitiveness and that athletes are participating in both 100 and 200 m or in 200 and 400 m, master women should be oriented to 200 m and master men should be oriented to 100 and 400 m.

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A rise in peak performance age in female athletes

Cited by 35 publications

References 13 publications

Age of peak performance in Olympic sports: A comparative research among disciplines

Age of peak performance in Olympic sports: A comparative research among disciplines

Performance trends in master freestyle swimmers aged 25–89 years at the FINA World Championships from 1986 to 2014

Performance trends in age‐group runners from 100 m to marathon—The World Championships from 1975 to 2015

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