European athletes dominate performances in Double Iron ultra-triathlons - A retrospective data analysis from 1985 to 2010

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL.1, 2014, Pages

  Rüst, Christoph Alexander ^a   Knechtle, Beat ^b   Knechtle, Patrizia ^b   Lepers, Romuald ^c   Rosemann, Thomas ^a   Onywera, Vincent ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Gesundheitszentrum ^*  (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^d KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

cycling; running; Swimming; ultra endurance

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PHYSIOLOGY; SPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; SPORTS;

EID: 84893093893     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2011.641033     Document Type: Article

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