The Performance, Physiology and Morphology of Female and Male Olympic-Distance Triathletes

Puccinelli, Paulo J; de Lira, Claudio A B; Vancini, Rodrigo L; Nikolaidis, Pantelis T; Knechtle, Beat; Rosemann, Thomas; Andrade, Marilia S

doi:10.3390/healthcare10050797

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Puccinelli, P. J., de Lira, C. A. B., Vancini, R. L., Nikolaidis, P. T., Knechtle, B., Rosemann, T., & Andrade, M. S. (2022). The Performance, Physiology and Morphology of Female and Male Olympic-Distance Triathletes. Healthcare, 10(5), 797. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10050797

Abstract

Sex differences in triathlon performance have been decreasing in recent decades and little information is available to explain it. Thirty-nine male and eighteen female amateur triathletes were evaluated for fat mass, lean mass, maximal oxygen uptake (VO2 max), ventilatory threshold (VT), respiratory compensation point (RCP), and performance in a national Olympic triathlon race. Female athletes presented higher fat mass (p = 0.02, d = 0.84, power = 0.78) and lower lean mass (p < 0.01, d = 3.11, power = 0.99). VO2 max (p < 0.01, d