Moscow University
Anthropology
Bulletin
Anthropology
Bulletin
Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism, Моscow
Коryakovtseva М.S., e-mail: marik90@mail.ru
Introduction. Studying of physical development is especially important for athletes as morphologi-cal indicators quite often define the results in the chosen sport. Fencing belongs to one of the most diffi-cult types of combat sports. Characteristics of somatic development of adult athletes-fencers (18-24 years) of high sports qualification (Candidates to the Master of Sports, Master of Sports, World Class Master of Sports, winners and medalists of the Russian and international competitions) were studied in this work to create a successful fencer’s model. Materials and methods. Highly skilled fencers, members of Moscow team and national Russian team with sports training from 4 to 14 years and sports category up to the rank of the World Class Master of Sports were investigated in 2011-2014. As a control group, data on students of Lomonosov Moscow State University and Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism of MSU, who are not going in for sports on a regular basis have been taken. Altogether, 57 athletes (23 women, 34 men) and 58 students (34 women, 24 men) were measured. The program included a set of anthropometri-cal indicators measured by the standard technique [Bunak, 1941], somatotype diagnostics by V. Shtefko and A. Ostrovsky method [1929]. Results and discussion. Comparison of the results in experimental and control groups shows that athletes differ from non-sportsmen in a number of indicators which influence sports results and success in fencing, namely: bigger stature and lengths of extremities help to achieve success in the weapons posses-sion, bigger shoulder and pelvic diameters promote the steadiest position of the body on a fencing path, bigger body weight also promotes a steady position of the body, smaller than in students skinfold values reflect more vigorous physical activity. Conclusion. Some morphological changes have been shown at athletes of 18-24 years as compared to non-sportsmen of the same age. All studied characteristics, apart from the fat mass, were bigger in ath-letes when compared with the students. Presented data confirm a long-term influence of physical actions on the fencer’s morphotype. The results of the research can be considered as model characteristics of the athletes of high qualification who are going in for fencing.
sports anthropology, fencers of 18-24 years, somatic development, model of a successful fencer
Цит.: Коryakovtseva М.S. Model characteristics of the highly skilled fencers (18–24 years) // Moscow University Anthropology Bulletin (Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Seria XXIII. Antropologia), 2015; 1/2015; с. 104-110
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