Table 1.
Morphological characteristics of Olympic sprint paddlers at Sydney 2000.
Female Paddlers (n = 20)
Male Paddlers (n = 50)
Mean (±SD)
Range
Mean (±SD)
Range
Age (years)
26.4 (5.1)
19.0 – 36.0
24.8 (3.0)
20.0 – 31.0
Body Mass (kg)
67.7 (5.7)
59.1 – 80.7
85.2 (6.2)
73.6 – 99.8
Height (m)
1.70 (.06)
1.59 – 1.84
1.84 (.06)
1.70 – 1.96
Seated Height (cm)
90.4 (2.6)
84.8 – 98.0
96.9 (3.0)
91.6 – 103.1
Sum of 8 Skinfolds (mm)
80.0 (16.9)
52.9 – 103.7
55.4 (15.2)
30.9 – 116.1
Data obtained from Ackland et al. (2003) (pp288).