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Relationship between stature level and success in elite judo: an analysis on four consecutive Olympic Games

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Purpose

The rationale of our study derived from the important changes in judo rules, with particular consideration of the leg grabs. Therefore, the present study aimed at demonstrating the relationships between stature and successful matches in elite judo, in relation to both genders and seven weight categories.

Methods

Stature levels and final ranking position of each participant were recorded on the base of the year of Olympic Game (Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016), gender, and weight class. A one-way ANCOVA was applied to determinate possible differences (p ≤ 0.05) among judoka’s statures related to each Olympic Game.

Results

Results showed that no difference has been reported for stature level of each judo Olympic Game in all and only male judoka. On the contrary, for female, difference (p = 0.007) on judoka’s stature levels among ranking positions generally emerged, reporting increases in stature levels between the first and the fifth (from 163.62 ± 7.95 to 167.90 ± 8.88 cm; p = 0.004), and the seventh (from 163.62 ± 7.95 to 168.26 ± 8.53 cm; p = 0.016) ranking position.

Conclusion

Considering that no relationship between stature and successful matches in elite judo emerged in the analyzed four Olympics Games, it can speculate that no advantage can be attributed to the taller judoka’s for the rule changes regarding the leg grabs.

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  1. NeuroMuscular Function Research Group, Department of Medical Sciences, School of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Torino, Turin, Italy

    Paolo Riccardo Brustio, Gennaro Boccia & Corrado Lupo

  2. CeRiSM Research Center “Sport, Mountain, and Health”, Rovereto, TN, Italy

    Gennaro Boccia

  3. School of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Torino, Turin, Italy

    Paolo Moisè & Luca Laurenzano

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The study was approved by the Ethical Committee of the University of Torino (Turin, Italy; prot. 26831) and performed in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration.

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Brustio, P.R., Boccia, G., Moisè, P. et al. Relationship between stature level and success in elite judo: an analysis on four consecutive Olympic Games. Sport Sci Health 14, 115–119 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11332-017-0411-4

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