title: Relative age effect in Olympic Taekwondo athletes.
abstract: Relative age effects refer to the effects of age differences among individuals who have been grouped together for a performance activity. This study aimed to investigate the relative age effect on Olympic Taekwondo athletes, in several Olympic Games, and in both sexes. The study sample consisted of 291 athletes who had competed in Atlanta, Sydney, and Beijing Olympic Games. The relative age effect was examined for the general distribution of athletes by quartile, for each of the individuals, and for male and female athletes. There were no discernable effects of relative age on Olympic Taekwondo athletes.
authors: Instituto Superior de Educação Anísio Teixeira, Fundação Helena Antipoff and Faculdade de Ciências Humanas, Sociais e da Saúde, Universidade FUMEC, Ibirité-MG, Brazil. maiconbhz@yahoo.com.br
authors: Maicon R
authors: MR
authors: Albuquerque
authors: Guilherme Menezes
authors: GM
authors: Lage
authors: Varley Teoldo
authors: VT
authors: da Costa
authors: Renato Melo
authors: RM
authors: Ferreira
authors: Eduardo Macedo
authors: EM
authors: Penna
authors: Luiz Carlos Couto de Albuquerque
authors: LC
authors: Moraes
authors: Leandro Fernandes
authors: LF
authors: Malloy-Diniz
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D056352:Athletes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016139:Martial Arts / Q000706:statistics & numerical data