Kinematic Analysis of Olympic Discus Throwers

1985 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Gregor ◽  
William C. Whiting ◽  
Raymond W. McCoy
Keyword(s):  
Kinematic Analysis ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Body Height ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Arm Position ◽  
Gold Silver ◽  
Foot Position

The purpose of this investigation was to record the performance of all male and female competitors in the discus throw during the 1984 Olympic Games. The final rounds of the men's and women's discus throw were filmed at 120 fps using two high-speed 16mm LoCam cameras. Height, angle, and velocity of the discus and the thrower's trunk angle were measured at release in the best three throws of the Gold, Silver, and Bronze medalists in both the men's and women's division. Little difference was observed between men and women regarding the angle and velocity of release, and results were comparable with those from previous studies on elite performers. But differences were observed in foot position at release and height of release between men and women. It appeared the men had more vertical thrust in taking them off the ground prior to release and, even relative to their greater body height, released the discus with a higher arm position. The three-dimensional nature of this event precludes any further interpretation at this time.

scholarly journals Choice of Pole and Ski Lengths Among Elite Cross-Country Skiers: The Influence of Sex and Performance Level

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Per-Øyvind Torvik ◽  
Roland van den Tillaar ◽  
Øyvind Sandbakk
Keyword(s):  
Body Height ◽  
Sprint Performance ◽  
Performance Level ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Secondary Purpose ◽  
Double Poling ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
And Performance

Cross-country (XC) skiers employ whole-body exercise to generate speed through poles and skis. The choice of optimal pole and ski lengths are therefore of high importance. The aim of this study was to document pole and ski lengths among elite male and female cross-country skiers in the classical and skating styles and to investigate sex differences in body-height-normalized pole and ski lengths. Our secondary purpose was to correlate body-height-normalized pole and ski lengths with performance level within both sexes. In total, Norwegian men and women (n = 87 and 36, respectively), participating in the Norwegian XC championship 2020, were investigated. Most athletes used poles close to the length allowed by the International Ski Federation (FIS) in the classical style among both sexes, with men using slightly longer poles than women (p < 0.05). Body-height-normalized pole lengths in skating were similar in men and women (around 90% of body height). Women used relatively longer ski lengths than men in both styles (p < 0.05). Women showed moderate correlations (r = 0.43, p < 0.05) between body-height-normalized pole lengths and sprint performance. Male and female cross-country skiers use as long classical ski poles as possible within the current regulations, while they use skating poles similar to recommendations given by the industry. The fact that men use longer body-height-normalized poles than women, where there is a correlation between pole length and sprint performance, indicate that faster women are able to better utilize the potential of using longer poles when double-poling. However, while women use relatively longer skis than men, no correlation with performance occurred for any of the sexes.

Skating start propulsion: three-dimensional kinematic analysis of elite male and female ice hockey players

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaymee R. Shell ◽  
Shawn M. K. Robbins ◽  
Philippe C. Dixon ◽  
Philippe J. Renaud ◽  
René A. Turcotte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kinematic Analysis ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Ice Hockey ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Hockey Players

Body Segment Contributions to Javelin Throwing during Final Thrust Phases

1994 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mero Antti ◽  
Paavo V. Komi ◽  
Tapio Korjus ◽  
Enrique Navarro ◽  
Robert J. Gregor
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Center Of Mass ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Segment ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Body Center ◽  
Joint Center ◽  
The Right ◽  
Release Speed

This study investigated body segment contributions to javelin throwing during the last thrust phases. A 3-D analysis was performed on male and female javelin throwers during the finals of the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. The subjects were videotaped from the right sight of the throwing area by two NAC high-speed cameras operating at 100 frames per second. Both men’s and women’s grip of javelin and body center of mass displayed a curved pathway to the right from the left (bracing) foot during the final foot contact. The position of the body center of mass decreased at the beginning of the final foot contact, but after the decrease period it began to increase. Simultaneously with the increase, the peak joint center speeds occurred in a proper sequence from proximal to distal segments and finally to the javelin at release. Release speed correlated significantly with throwing distance in both male and females.

scholarly journals Analysis of 50-, 100-, and 200-m Freestyle Swimmers at the 1992 Olympic Games

1994 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raul Arellano ◽  
Peter Brown ◽  
Jane Cappaert ◽  
Richard C. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Principal Components ◽  
Average Velocity ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Swimming Performance ◽  
Stroke Rate ◽  
Final Time ◽  
Stroke Length ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Starting Time

The performances of 335 male and female swimmers competing in 50-, 100-, and 200-m freestyle events at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games were videotaped and analyzed to determine stroke length (SL), stroke rate (SR), starting time (ST), turning times (TI = turn in, TO = turn out), finishing (end) time (ET), and average velocity (AV); relationships were then determined among these variables in addition to height, weight, age, and final time (FT). Differences were subsequently assessed within and among the events, and comparisons were made between male and female performances. ST, TI, TO, ET, and SL were identified as principal components of successful swimming performance at each distance. Results revealed statistically significant correlations between factors for all events. The men were older and taller; possessed longer stroke lengths; and started, turned, and swam faster than the women. As the race distance increased from 50 to 200 m, ST, TI, TO, SL, and ET increased for both men and women, while age, SR, and AV decreased.

A Three-Dimensional Cinematographic Analysis of the Fastball and Curveball Pitches in Baseball

1986 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Elliott ◽  
J. Robert Grove ◽  
Barry Gibson ◽  
B. Thurston
Keyword(s):  
Motion Analysis ◽  
Linear Transformation ◽  
Kinematic Analysis ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Stride Length ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
High Speed Photography ◽  
Anatomical Features ◽  
Balance Point

Three-dimensional (3-D) high speed photography was used to record the fastball (FB) and curveball (CB) actions of six members of the Australian National pitching squad. The direct linear transformation (DLT) method of motion analysis for 3-D space reconstruction from 2-D images was used to record the movement of selected anatomical features. Laterally positioned phase-locked cameras operating at 200 fps and a front-on camera operating at 300 fps were used to record the pitching action. Mean pitching velocities for the FB and the CB were recorded. A kinematic analysis of the two pitching motions from the first balance point following the completion of the pump and pivot to follow through are presented. The actions are very similar for the two pitches, as would be expected if disguised to confuse the batter. Minor differences were noted, however, for stride length, forearm action prior to release, and wrist action at release.

Mechanical Aspects of the Sprint Start in Olympic Speed Skating

1989 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jos J. de Koning ◽  
Gert de Groot ◽  
Gerrit Jan van Ingen Schenau
Keyword(s):  
High Power ◽  
Power Output ◽  
Mechanical Characteristics ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Film Analysis ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Speed Skating ◽  
High Power Output ◽  
Winter Olympic Games

Mechanical characteristics of the sprint start in speed skating were measured during the 1988 Winter Olympic Games. From three-dimensional film analysis of the first 4 seconds of the male and female 500-m races, biomechanical variables were determined. The first strokes during the start appeared to be performed by a running-like technique. At a forward velocity of approximately 4 m/sec, the skaters are forced to change this technique to the typical gliding technique as used during speed skating at steady speed. In explaining the time differences on the first 100 meters of the 500-m speed skating race, the effectiveness of the push-off appears to be more important than the observed high power output levels.

scholarly journals Following the invisible trail: kinematic analysis of mate-tracking in the copepod Temora longicornis

1998 ◽  
Vol 353 (1369) ◽  
pp. 701-712 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc J. Weissburg ◽  
M. H. Doall ◽  
Jeannette Yen
Keyword(s):  
Kinematic Analysis ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Small Animals ◽  
Fine Scale ◽  
Regular Pattern ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Temora Longicornis ◽  
Directional Change ◽  
Terrestrial Insects ◽  
Rate Of Movement

We have analysed the fine-scale kinematics of movement of male and female copepods, Temora longicornis , to resolve how these small animals find their mates. Location of the trail initially involves rapid random turning and high rates of directional change. Males subsequently increase their rate of movement as they follow the trail, and execute a regular pattern of counter turns in both x , z and y , z planes to stay near or within the central axis of the odour field. Pursuit behaviour of males is strongly associated with female swimming behaviour, suggesting that quantifiable variations in the structure of the odour signal released by females affects male tracking. The behavioural components of mate tracking in Temora are very similar to those of other animals that employ chemically mediated orientation in their search for mates and food, and we conclude that male Temora find their mates using chemoperception. The kinematic analysis indicates both sequential and simultaneous taxis mechanisms are used by Temora to follow the odour signal. This, in turn, indicates that rather than responding to a diffuse plume, males are following a signal more accurately characterized as a chemical trail, and copepods appear to use mechanisms that are similar to those employed by trail-following terrestrial insects such as ants. While Temora expresses similar behaviours to those of a variety of chemosensory organisms, the ability to track a three-dimensional odour trail appears unique, and possibly depends on the persistence of fluid-borne odour signals created in low Reynolds number hydrodynamic regimes.

KINEMATIC ANALYSIS OF A TRANSLATIONAL 3-DOF TENSEGRITY MECHANISM

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 573-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris A. Mohr ◽  
Marc Arsenault
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Solutions ◽  
Kinematic Analysis ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Translational Motion ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Inverse Kinematic ◽  
Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Pick And Place ◽  
Three Degree Of Freedom

This paper presents a novel three-degree-of-freedom mechanism based on a known tensegrity architecture. The mechanism is cable driven and shown to exhibit three-dimensional translational motion. Analytical solutions to the direct and inverse kinematic problems are produced based on the geometry and statics of the mechanism. The boundaries of the reachable Cartesian workspace are developed based on maintaining valid tensegrity configurations and requiring the actuated cables to be in tension. The low inertia, relatively large workspace volume and the movement produced by the mechanism make it promising for high speed applications such as pick and place operations.

scholarly journals Kinematics Analysis: Number of Trials Necessary to Achieve Performance Stability during Soccer Instep Kicking

2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammadtaghi Amiri-Khorasani ◽  
Noor Osman ◽  
Ashril Yusof
Keyword(s):  
Angular Velocity ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Body Height ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
The Other ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Kinematics Analysis ◽  
Stretch Shortening Cycle ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Experienced Adult

Kinematics Analysis: Number of Trials Necessary to Achieve Performance Stability during Soccer Instep KickingThe purpose of this study was to investigate the stability of kinematics responses related to stretch shortening cycle (SSC) during 10 consecutive soccer instep kicks. The kicking motions of dominant legs were captured from five experienced adult male soccer players (body height: 184.60 ± 4.49 cm; body mass: 80 ± 4.24 kg; age: 25.60 ± 1.14 years) using a three-dimensional infra-red high speed camera at 200 Hz. Some important kinematic parameters include eccentric angular velocity (AVe), concentric angular velocity (AVc), duration of eccentric (Te), and duration of concentric (Tc) at forward and impact phases selected to analyses. The AVe result of the sixth kick, relative to the first kick, was significantly lower when compared to the other kicks (with p ≤ 0.001). The AVc result of the fifth kick, relative to the first kick, was significantly lower when compared to the other kicks (with p ≤ 0.001). The Te result of the fourth kick, relative to the first kick, was significantly lower when compared to the other kicks (with p ≤ 0.011). The Tc result of the fifth kick, relative to the first kick, was significantly lower when compared to the other kicks (p ≤ 0.029). We concluded that 5 consecutive kicks are adequate to achieve high kinematic responses related to SSC.

scholarly journals The Development and Prediction of Athletic Performance in Freestyle Swimming

2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arkadiusz Stanula ◽  
Adam Maszczyk ◽  
Robert Roczniok ◽  
Przemysław Pietraszewski ◽  
Andrzej Ostrowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Athletic Performance ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Significant Evidence ◽  
The Difference

The Development and Prediction of Athletic Performance in Freestyle Swimming This paper analyses the dynamics of changes between the performances of elite freestyle swimmers recorded at particular Olympic Games. It also uses a set of chronologically ordered results to predict probable times of swimmers at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The analysis of past performances of freestyle swimmers and their prediction have revealed a number of interesting tendencies within separately examined results of men and women. Women's results improve more dynamically compared with men's. Moreover, the difference between women's and men's results is smaller, the longer the swimming distance. As both male and female athletes tend to compete more and more vigorously within their groups, the gap between the gold medallist and the last finisher in the final is constantly decreasing, which provides significant evidence that this sport discipline continues to develop.

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