Characteristics of Body Length Proportion of Gymnast Champions in Olympic Games

Year 2018, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, 210 - 216, 22.06.2018

Ranu Baskora Aji Putra Muhammad Arif Alı

Abstract

Body length of gymnasts is important in the selection of movement and satisfaction in artistic
gymnastics. The data show that the average champion gymnast has a moderate height and
tends toward the short. This study was carried out to determine and identify the ideal body
length proportion variable in the artistic world gymnast. This descriptive study of image
analysis focuses on the coarse size of the body length proportion of the world gymnasts,
including height, shelf, tread length, thigh length, calf length, upper arm length, and bottom to
know and identify ideal proportion, data collection done with the technique of browsing and
found as many as 75 world champions all around Olympiad. Image analysis postures of
Olympic artistic gymnasts were defined using UNG software “Ukuran Nyata Gambar”. This
study answers the question of the ideal length for the champions of gymnasts which are; 1)
Profile Olympians Champion / all-around Olympiad men and women vary but fall into the
category of small and low body mass, with the body type of dominance ectomesomorphy.
This is a physiological adaptation to master movement on all apparatus, 2. Standard height
and ideal body length proportion of MOG (Men Olympic Gymnastic) champion range of
height between 162 to 169 cm with a ratio of 41.3% -43.7% upper body length, 55 - 56.2%
lower body length, while WOG (Women Olympic Gymnastic) champion is high between 151
to 161 cm with a length ratio between upper body of 40-45% and 55 - 56.2% lower body
length. 

Keywords

Artistic Gymnastics, body length proportion, gymnast champion all around

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