Birthplace and birthdate of Brazilian Olympic medalists

The aim of the present study was to analyze the association between birthplace and relative age with winning Olympic medals in Brazilian athletes. The sample consisted of 186 Olympic medalist athletes born in Brazil. Data analysis was performed through descriptive (incidence and percentage) and infe...

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Published inRevista brasileira de cineantropometria & desempenho humano Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 364 - 373
Main Authors Tozetto, Alexandre Vinicius Bobato, da Rosa, Rodolfo Silva, Mendes, Felipe Goedert, Galatti, Larissa Rafaela, de Souza, Edison Roberto, Collet, Carine, de Moura, Bruno Monteiro, da Silva, Walan Robert
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Florianopolis Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Desportos 2017
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Subjects
atletas
esportes
grupos etários
Olympic games
população
SPORT SCIENCES
Atletas
Grupos etários
Esportes
Population
Athletes
População
Sports
Age groups
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Summary:The aim of the present study was to analyze the association between birthplace and relative age with winning Olympic medals in Brazilian athletes. The sample consisted of 186 Olympic medalist athletes born in Brazil. Data analysis was performed through descriptive (incidence and percentage) and inferential statistics (Chi-Square to binary logistic regression). The association between population contingents and Olympic champions presented a significant result (p<0.05); however, no significant associations were found with relative age. It was concluded that most Olympic medalists were born in places that present better living conditions, with intermediate MHDI, which appears only in cities with more than 100 thousand habitants, and relative age is not an important criterion in winning medals among athletes investigated.
ISSN:1415-8426
1980-0037
1980-0037
DOI:10.5007/1980-0037.2017v19n3p364