Sickle cell trait in Ivory Coast athletic champions, 1956-1989.
Thirteen sickle cell trait carriers (SCTC) were found among 129 Ivory Coast champions or record holders in races for the period from 1956 to 1989 (10.1%). These 13 SCTC won 33 titles and national records (7.0%): 32 (12.5%) in races of 400 m or less and only one (0.004%) in races of 800 m or more, and the highest-performing SCTC won 8 titles and national records. A comparison with non-SCTC Ivory Coast champions shows that SCTC won significantly fewer titles than non-SCTC in long-distance races and that they won fewer titles during their careers.
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Centre National de Médecine du Sport, Abidjan.
Préfaut
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Dulat
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Macabies
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Lonsdorfer
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D044383:Black People; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012420:Running; D012805:Sickle Cell Trait / Q000208:ethnology*