Table 1.
Description of samples with athletes in Olympic sports.
| Total sample (N = 564) | Sample 1 (N = 169) | Sample 2 (N = 395) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) |
| 19.1 (3.70) | 16.3 (1.54) | 20.2 (3.72) | |
| Gender | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| Male | 312 (55.3) | 102 (60.3) | 210 (53.2) |
| Female | 252 (44.7) | 67 (39.7) | 185 (46.8) |
| Elite squad level | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| A & B squad | 164 (29.1) | 9 (5.3) | 155 (39.2) |
| C squad | 164 (29.1) | 28 (16.6) | 136 (34.4) |
| D/C & D squad | 236 (41.9) | 132 (78.1) | 104 (26.3) |
| Groups of Olympic sports disciplines | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| Endurance sportsa | 170 (30.1) | 36 (21.3) | 134 (33.9) |
| Team sports/sports gamesb | 90 (16.0) | 14 (8.3) | 76 (19.2) |
| Strength and speed-strength sportsc | 145 (25.7) | 71 (42.0) | 74 (18.7) |
| Combat sportsd | 65 (11.5) | 4 (2.4) | 61 (15.4) |
| Artistic composition sportse | 38 (6.7) | 10 (5.8) | 28 (7.1) |
| Shooting sportsf | 11 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (2.7) |
| Multi-discipline sportsg | 30 (5.3) | 19 (11.2) | 11 (2.8) |
| Anonymous | 15 (2.7) | 15 (8.9) | 0 (0.0) |
a
e.g., canoeing, running, cycling, rowing, swimming, cross-country skiing;
b
e.g., basketball, ice and field hockey, football, volleyball;
c
e.g., bobsleigh, weightlifting, athletics (sprinting, jumping, throwing, shot put), skeleton, ski jumping;
d
fencing, judo, boxing, wrestling;
e
e.g., artistic and rhythmic gymnastics, trampolining, diving;
f
e.g., archery, skeet, trap;
g
e.g., biathlon, decathlon, modern pentathlon, Nordic combined.