A Study on the performance pattern in the elite decathlon

엘리트 10종경기 선수들의 경기력 패턴에 관한 연구

  • Received : 2010.08.27
  • Accepted : 2010.10.13
  • Published : 2010.11.30

Abstract

The decathlon is an athletic event consisting of ten track and field events. Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. We considered the best 200 decathletes who competed in the recent Olympics games and World Championship decathlon. We have used correspondence analysis to identify the relationship between ordered individual performance and the overall performance. Canonical correlation analysis of first day events versus second day events could shed light on the change of the level of performance between the two days. Correlation analysis was used to verify relation between cumulative event rank and final decathlon rank. Therefore, we conclude that the decathlon favors those atheletes who do well at the track events to become the best players. The best players in the decathlon performed relatively poorly in the 1,500 metres, but did well in the long jump, the 400 metres and the 110-metre hurdles. Decathletes in this study have a positive correlation between overall performance and maximal excellence in a particular discipline. Thus, to compete successfully at this level, a uniform, relatively high performance in all individual disciplines is required.

10종경기 전 종목에 관한 효율적이고 포괄적인 동시훈련은 불가능하다는 Tidow (2000)의 지적처럼 힘, 민첩성, 속력, 지구력 및 개개인의 심리적 특성을 요구하는 10종경기에서 선수들이 가지고 있는 체력과 기술을 각 종목에 효율적으로 안배하여 활용할 수 있는 능력은 매우 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 1990년 이후 거행된 올림픽과 세계육상선수권대회에서의 10종경기 기록을 이용하여 세계적인 선수들은 경기운영을 어떻게 하는지 선도표, 대응분석, 정준상관분석 및 상관분석을 이용하여 살펴보았다. 그 결과 최상위권에 속하는 선수들은 스피드가 매우 뛰어나며 투척경기에도 강하나 지구력 경기에만 약점을 보였으며 경기력 패턴이 뚜렷하게 나타났다. 또한 상위권 선수들은 도약경기에 강세를 보이고 최하위권 선수들은 지구력 경기에 강점을 보였다.

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