TY - JOUR

T1 - Anthropometric characteristics of elite male junior rowers

AU - Bourgois, J

AU - Claessens, A L

AU - Vrijens, J

AU - Philippaerts, R

AU - Van Renterghem, B

AU - Thomis, M

AU - Janssens, M

AU - Loos, R

AU - Lefevre, J

PY - 2000/6

Y1 - 2000/6

N2 - During the 1997 Federation Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron World Junior Rowing Championships, anthropometric data on 383 male junior rowers were assessed. With 430 participating athletes, the sample represented 89% of the population. In addition to age, 27 dimensions were measured: body mass, six heights or lengths, four breadths, 10 girths, and six skinfolds. The elite male junior rowers were tall (187.4 (5.8) cm; mean (SD)) and heavy (82.2 (7.4) kg), with larger length, breadth, and girth dimensions than a nationally representative sample of Belgian boys of the same chronological age. A rowing specific anthropometric profile chart with norms was constructed. The stature of the junior rowers is similar to that of adult heavyweight elite rowers, except that the junior rowers are lighter. Compared with non-finalists, finalists are heavier (but still lighter than the adult heavyweight elite rower) and taller, with greater length, breadth (except for the bicristal diameter), and girth dimensions.

AB - During the 1997 Federation Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron World Junior Rowing Championships, anthropometric data on 383 male junior rowers were assessed. With 430 participating athletes, the sample represented 89% of the population. In addition to age, 27 dimensions were measured: body mass, six heights or lengths, four breadths, 10 girths, and six skinfolds. The elite male junior rowers were tall (187.4 (5.8) cm; mean (SD)) and heavy (82.2 (7.4) kg), with larger length, breadth, and girth dimensions than a nationally representative sample of Belgian boys of the same chronological age. A rowing specific anthropometric profile chart with norms was constructed. The stature of the junior rowers is similar to that of adult heavyweight elite rowers, except that the junior rowers are lighter. Compared with non-finalists, finalists are heavier (but still lighter than the adult heavyweight elite rower) and taller, with greater length, breadth (except for the bicristal diameter), and girth dimensions.

KW - Adolescent

KW - Adult

KW - Anthropometry

KW - Belgium

KW - Body Composition

KW - Body Height

KW - Body Weight

KW - Humans

KW - Male

KW - Physical Endurance/physiology

KW - Reference Values

KW - Sports/physiology

U2 - 10.1136/bjsm.34.3.213

DO - 10.1136/bjsm.34.3.213

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 10854024

VL - 34

SP - 213-6; discussion 216-7

JO - British Journal of Sports Medicine

JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine

SN - 0306-3674

IS - 3

ER -