Effects of age and gender on Olympic triathlon performances;Effet de l'âge et du sexe sur l'évolution des performances en triathlon olympique

Science and Sports

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 130-135

  Sultana, F ^a   Brisswalter, J ^a   Lepers, R ^b   Hausswirth, C ^c   Bernard, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^c Institut National du Sport et de l'Education Physique   (France)

Author keywords

Aging; Gender; Performance; Triathlon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX ROLE; SPORTING EVENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRIATHLON;

EID: 45549088575     PISSN: 07651597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scispo.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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