NDLI: Paralympic Sprint Performance Between 1992 and 2012.

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Author	Grobler, Lara Ferreira, Suzanne Terblanche, Elmarie
Description	Country affiliation: South Africa Author Affiliation: Grobler L ( Dept of Sport Science, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.)
Abstract	UNLABELLED: The Paralympic Games have undergone many changes since their inception in 1960, one being the advances made in running-specific prostheses (RSPs) for track athletes with lower-limb amputations. PURPOSE: To investigate the sprinting-performance changes in athletes with lower-limb amputations since 1992 to assess whether the influence of developments in RSP technology is evident. METHODS: The results of the Olympic and Paralympic Games ranging between 1992 and 2012 for the 100-m and 200-m were collected, and performance trends, percentage change in performance, and competition density (CD) were calculated. RESULTS: The results indicate that the greatest performance increases were seen in athletes with lower-limb amputations (T42 = 26%, T44 = 14%). These performance improvements were greater than for Olympic athletes (<3%), as well as Paralympic athletes from other selected classes (<10%). The T42 and T44 classes also showed the lowest CD values. DISCUSSION: These results suggest that although there is an overall trend for improved Paralympic sprint performances, RSP technology has played a noteworthy role in the progression of performances of athletes with amputations. It is also hypothesized that the difference in the performance improvements between the T42 and T44 classes is due to the level of disability and therefore the extent to which technology is required to enable locomotion. CONCLUSION: It is evident that RSP technology has played a significant role in the progression of performances in athletes with lower-limb amputations.
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	15550265
Issue Number	8
Volume Number	10
e-ISSN	15550273
Journal	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance
Language	English
Publisher	Human Kinetics
Publisher Date	2015-11-01
Publisher Place	United States
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Discipline Physiology Discipline Sports Medicine Amputation, Traumatic Artificial Limbs Athletic Performance Physiology Competitive Behavior Running Rehabilitation Disabled Persons Humans Prosthesis Design Journal Article
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Sports Science

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