Table 2.

Distribution by the birth quartile of the most successful male and female weightlifters.

Age group	Sex	Total n	Weight group	n	Q1%	Q2%	Q3%	Q4%
Youth	Female	633	light	332	32.8	23.3	26.2	17.7
			middle	182	23.6	30.8	25.8	19.8
			heavy	119	31.9	26.0	21.8	20.3
	Male	721	light	341	39.9	23.2	20.8	16.1
			middle	281	35.2	22.1	22.8	19.9
			heavy	99	40.4	27.3	20.2	12.1
Junior	Female	685	light	266	30.8	24.8	22.9	21.5
			middle	198	32.3	22.7	21.7	23.3
			heavy	221	26.2	24.4	22.6	26.8
	Male	808	light	288	34.4	20.1	22.6	22.9
			middle	319	29.5	29.1	21.6	19.8
			heavy	201	36.8	20.9	25.9	16.4
Senior	Female	511	light	199	25.1	28.1	23.6	23.2
			middle	157	22.3	26.7	20.4	30.6
			heavy	155	22.6	30.3	21.9	25.2
	Male	527	light	186	28.0	21.5	25.8	24.7
			middle	213	24.4	23.5	28.6	23.5
			heavy	128	34.4	22.7	20.3	22.6