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The Constituent Year Effect in European Track and Field Masters Athletes: Evidence of Participation and Performance Advantages.

Abstract

Inequalities in relative age distribution have previously been demonstrated to influence participation and performance achievements in Masters athletes. The purpose of the present study was to examine the participation- and performance-related constituent year effect among Masters athletes (N = 2,474) from the European Masters Track and Field Championships across subdisciplines and age. The results indicated that a participation-related …

Authors

Helsen WF; Medic N; Starkes JL; Williams AM

Journal

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 63–72

Publisher

Human Kinetics

DOI

10.1123/japa.2018-0439

ISSN

1063-8652