Investigation of time Relationship Between First Competition and PB Performance of All-Time Top 100 Athletes in Women's 20 km Race Walk

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Objective: The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between the participation of female athletes ranked in the all-time Top 100 list in the Women's 20 km walk event in their first international competition and their personal best times. Method: The research group consists of the top 100 athletes in the all-time list for the women's 20 km walk event. The athletes' date of birth, nationality, personal best (PB), PB competition date, WA points corresponding to the PB, and competition year information based on their first competition registration were obtained from the official World Athletics (WA) website (WA, 2024). The data was analized Pearson's correlation statistics were used to determine the relationships between the variables. Results: It was observed that athletes on the Top 100 race walking list had an average age of 26, the competition performance range was around 4 minutes, and athletes reached their PB performances on average 8 years after their first international competition registration. When examining the distribution of athletes in the Top 100 list by nationality, Russian athletes ranked first with 37%, while China ranked second with 25 athletes. In other words, Russian and Chinese athletes together accounted for 62% of the Top 100 list. A Statistically significant and strong correlation was obtained between the ages of athletes in the Top 100 list and the time it took them to enter the Top 100 list (r=0.80). In other words, as athletes' ages increase, the time it takes them to enter the Top 100 list also increases. Russian and Chinese nationality, who dominate the research group, are analyzed, it is understood that older athletes demonstrate their PB performances in competitions later in the year. Conclusion: Knowing the age at which elite athletes reach their peak performance is important for the healthy implementation of long-term athlete development programs. In long distance events like Race walking ıt is essential to have very long and consistent training periods until the best results.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Race Walk
• Top 100
• 10 Years Training Rule

Kadınlar 20 km Yürüyüş Branşında Tüm Zamanların En İyi 100 Sporcusunun İlk Yarışması ile Kişisel En İyi Performansı Arasındaki Zaman İlişkisinin Araştırılması

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Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı Kadınlar 20 km yürüyüş branşında tüm zamanların Top 100 listesinde yer alan kadın sporcuların uluslararası ilke yarışmaya katılımları ile kişisel en iyi zaman arasındaki ilişkininin incelenmesidir. Yöntem: Araştırma grubu, kadınlar 20 km yürüyüş yarışmasında tüm zamanların en iyi 100 sporcusundan oluşmaktadır. Sporcuların doğum tarihi, uyruğu, kişisel en iyi derecesi (PB), PB yarışma tarihi, PB'ye karşılık gelen WA puanları ve ilk yarışma kayıtlarına dayalı yarışma yılı bilgileri, resmi Dünya Atletizm (WA) web sitesinden (WA, 2024) elde edilmiştir. Veriler, değişkenler arasındaki ilişkileri belirlemek için Pearson korelasyon istatistikleri kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular: Yürüyüş sporunda ilk 100 listesinde yer alan sporcuların ortalama yaşının 26 olduğu, yarışma performans aralığının yaklaşık 4 dakika olduğu ve sporcuların ilk uluslararası yarışmaya kaydolduktan ortalama 8 yıl sonra kişisel en iyi performanslarına ulaştıkları gözlemlenmiştir. İlk 100 listesindeki sporcuların milliyetlerine göre dağılımı incelendiğinde, Rus sporcular %37 ile ilk sırada yer alırken, Çin 25 sporcuyla ikinci sırada yer almıştır. Diğer bir deyişle, Rus ve Çinli sporcular Top 100 listesinin %62'sini oluşturdu. Top 100 listesindeki sporcuların yaşları ile Top 100 listesine girmeleri için geçen süre arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ve güçlü bir korelasyon elde edildi (r=0,80). Diğer bir deyişle, sporcuların yaşları arttıkça, Top 100 listesine girmeleri için geçen süre de artmaktadır. Araştırma grubunu domine eden Rus ve Çin uyruklu sporcular analiz edildiğinde, yaşlı sporcuların yılın ilerleyen dönemlerinde yarışmalarda PB performanslarını sergiledikleri anlaşılmaktadır. Sonuç: Elit sporcuların en yüksek performanslarına ulaştıkları yaşı bilmek, uzun vadeli sporcu geliştirme programlarının sağlıklı bir şekilde uygulanması için önemlidir. Yürüyüş gibi uzun mesafe yarışlarında, en iyi sonuçlara ulaşmak için çok uzun ve tutarlı antrenman dönemleri geçirmek şarttır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Yürüyüş
• Top 100
• 10 Yıl Antrenman Kuralı

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