Comparison of Anthropometric Characteristics and Biomotor Ability Variables of Athletes in Different Combat Sports

Authors : Nuray Satilmiş, Mehmet Söyler, Gökmen Kilinçarslan

Pages : 829-837

Doi:10.22282/tojras.1352653

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Publication Date : 2023-10-20

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study aims to compare the anthropometric characteristics and the biomotor ability variables of the athletes in boxing, taekwondo, and wrestling and examine the relationships of the research variables in terms of branches. A total of 83 voluntary male athletes who took part in the national teams participated in the research in the branches of boxing (n=28), wrestling (n=33) and taekwondo (n=22). The mean age of the participants was 20.4, and the mean weight and height were 75,5 and 174,9. The mean BMI of the participants was 24,5. Indirect VO2max values of the athletes were obtained based on their height, weight, BMI, grip strength, squat jump (SJ) and countermovement jump (CMJ), anaerobic strength obtained from a vertical jump, standing long jump, 30 meters speed test and 20 meters shuttle running test. There was no significant difference between the groups regarding grip strength, anaerobic power and VO2max abilities. When the groups were compared regarding sprint values, there were significant differences between the athletes in the taekwondo and wrestling branches (p<0,05). The standing long jump test results determined that the boxers had statistically lower mean scores than the taekwondo and wrestling athletes (p<0,05). In the SJ and CMJ test values, in which vertical jumping abilities were determined, there was a similarity between the athletes in the boxing and wrestling groups, while it was understood that there were significant differences between the athletes in taekwondo and the other two branches. Taekwondo athletes were found to have higher mean scores when compared to box and wrestling groups (p<0,05). It is thought that this is due to the sport events-specific acts and training method of taekwondo.
Keywords : Antropometrik özellikler, biyomotor yetenek, sporcular, mücadele sporları