Where are the best european road runners and what are the country variables related to it?

dc.contributor.authorThuany, Mabliny
dc.contributor.authorPereira, Sara Isabel Sampaio
dc.contributor.authorHill, Lee
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Jean
dc.contributor.authorRosemann, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorKnechtle, Beat
dc.contributor.authorGomes, Thayse
dc.contributor.institutionFaculdade de Educação Física e Desporto
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionSustainability 2021, 13
dc.description.abstractBackground: The environment can play a relevant role in performance in runners. This study aimed to verify the distribution of the best European road runners across the continent, and to investigate variables related to country representatives in the European Senior outdoor top list 2019. Methods: The sample comprised 563 European runners, aged 18–48 years, ranked in the European Senior outdoor top list 2019 for distances of 10–42 km. Country-related variables were gross domestic product (GDP), competition place, population size, and sports investment. The countries were categorized as “top ten countries” or “other countries”. Binary logistic regression was used for analysis. Results: The United Kingdom showed the highest prevalence of runners in the ranking (men—17.6%; women—23.0%), followed by Spain (male ranking—12.1%) and Germany (female ranking—8.6%). For men, sports investment (OR = 1.13; CI95% = 1.03–1.28) and country GDP (OR = 0.96; CI95% = 0.93–0.98) showed an association with the chances of the athlete to reach the Top 10 ranking, while among women, the only variable significantly related was the competition venue (OR = 3.97; CI95% = 1.40–11.23). Conclusion: As in other sports considered “non-expensive”, the economic and demographic characteristics of the place where athletes train can provide advantages in performance.en
dc.description.statusNon peer reviewed
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dc.identifier.citationThuany , M , Pereira , S I S , Hill , L , Santos , J , Rosemann , T , Knechtle , B & Gomes , T 2021 , ' Where are the best european road runners and what are the country variables related to it? ' , Default journal .
dc.identifier.issn1646-3730
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherEdições Universitárias Lusófonas
dc.relation.ispartofDefault journal
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.subjectEDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA
dc.subjectDESPORTO
dc.subjectCORRIDA
dc.subjectCORREDORES (ATLETISMO)
dc.subjectDESEMPENHO
dc.subjectMEIO AMBIENTE
dc.subjectPHYSICAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectSPORT
dc.subjectRUNNING
dc.subjectRUNNERS
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENT
dc.titleWhere are the best european road runners and what are the country variables related to it?en
dc.typearticle

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