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Some results of anthropological study of highly qualified athletes, members of Russian National team for rock-climbing

Bondareva E.A. (1), Godina E.Z. (1), Negasheva M.A. (2), Khomyakova I.A. (1), Zadorozhnaya L.V. (1), Anisimova A.V. (1), Svistunova N.V. (1)

1) Lomonosov Moscow State University, Anuchin Research Institute and Museum of Anthropology, Mokhovaya st., 11, Moscow, 125009, Russia; 2) Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of biology, Department of anthropology, Leninskie Gory, 1, p.12, Moscow, 119991, Russia

Bondareva E.A., Ph.D., ORCID ID: 0000-0003-3321-7575, e-mail: Bondareva.E@gmail.com; Godina E.Z., D.Sc., prof., ORCID ID: 0000-0002-0692-420X, e-mail: egodina11@gmail.com; Negasheva Marina A., Ph.D., D.Sc., ORCID ID: 0000-0002-7572-4316, e-mail: negasheva@mail.ru; Khomyakova I.A., assistant prof., Ph.D., ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2811-2034, e-mail: irina-khomyakova@yandex.ru; Zadorozhnaya L.V., Ph.D., ORCID ID: 0000-0002-3143-3226, e-mail: mumla@rambler.ru; Anisimova A.V., e-mail: anna.anisimova@anthropos.msu.ru; Svistunova N.V., e-mail: svistunova.n@mail.ru

Abstract

Sports of high achievements can be considered as an extreme model of the definitive manifestation of a phenotype resulting from genotype-environment interactions. The aim of the present paper was to study morphological characteristics in rock-climbers of high qualification. 32 rock-climbers (14 women and 18 men), members of the Russian National team, aged from 16 to 33 years, took part in the investigation. 56 women and 72 men, non-athletes, aged from 16 to 35 years, formed a control group. The program included anthropometric measurements (30) and bioimpedance analysis. Significant differences were revealed in morphological traits: in male athletes body height and leg length, as well as knee and ankle breadths were decreased, while corpus length and elbow breadth were increased. Skinfold thickness (measured at 9 points) had significantly lower values both in male and female athletes. Muscle mass was increased, but only in women athletes the differences were statistically significant. Hand grip strength in rock-climbers was almost doubled when compared to the control group.

Keywords

sports anthropology, rock-climbers, morphofunctional traits, athletes of high qualification, sports selection

Цит.: Bondareva E.A., Godina E.Z., Negasheva M.A., Khomyakova I.A., Zadorozhnaya L.V., Anisimova A.V., Svistunova N.V. Some results of anthropological study of highly qualified athletes, members of Russian National team for rock-climbing // Moscow University Anthropology Bulletin (Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Seria XXIII. Antropologia), 2016; 2/2016; с. 92-97