Table 3.
Analysis of differences in rate of performance decline in percent per year (normalized to 30 years) between disciplines (upper number) and the delta/steepest slope of the pair (lower number) in 30- to 70-year-old athletes.
| 100 m | 200 m | 400 m | 800 m | 1,500 m | 5,000 m | Shot put | Javelin | Discus | Long jump | High jump | Pole vault | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 0.099 | 0.491 | 0.496 | 0.440 | 0.358 | 0.218 | 0.370 | 0.566 | 0.172 | 0.148 | 0.838 | |
| 14.5% | 45.8% | 46.1% | 43.1% | 38.1% | 37.5% | 38.9% | 97.4% | 22.8% | 20.3% | 59.1% | ||
| 200 m | 0.063 | 0.392% | 0.397% | 0.341 | 0.260 | 0.317 | 0.271 | 0.665 | 0.073 | 0.050 | 0.739 | |
| 6.2% | 36.5% | 36.9% | 33.3% | 27.7% | 46.6% | 28.5% | 97.8% | 9.7% | 6.9% | 52.1% | ||
| 400 m | 0.456 | 0.393 | 0.005 | 0.051 | 0.132 | 0.709 | 0.121 | 1.057 | 0.319 | 0.342 | 0.347 | |
| 32.2% | 27.8% | 0.5% | 4.8% | 12.3% | 66.1% | 11.3% | 98.6% | 29.8% | 31.9% | 24.5% | ||
| 800 m | 0.212 | 0.149 | 0.244 | 0.056 | 0.138 | 0.714 | 0.127 | 1.062 | 0.325 | 0.348 | 0.342 | |
| 18.1% | 12.7% | 17.2% | 5.1% | 12.8% | 66.2% | 11.8% | 98.6% | 30.2% | 32.3% | 24.1% | ||
| 1,500 m | 0.141 | 0.078 | 0.315 | 0.071 | 0.081 | 0.658 | 0.070 | 1.006 | 0.268 | 0.291 | 0.398 | |
| 12.8% | 7.1% | 22.2% | 6.1% | 7.9% | 64.4% | 6.9% | 98.5% | 26.2% | 28.5% | 28.0% | ||
| 5,000 m | 0.120 | 0.183 | 0.577 | 0.332 | 0.261 | 0.577 | 0.011 | 0.925 | 0.187 | 0.210 | 0.479 | |
| 10.9% | 17.9% | 40.8% | 28.4% | 23.7% | 61.4% | 1.2% | 98.5% | 19.9% | 22.4% | 33.8% | ||
| Shot put | 0.171 | 0.234 | 0.627 | 0.383 | 0.312 | 0.050 | 0.588 | 0.348 | 0.390 | 0.367 | 1.056 | |
| 17.8% | 22.8% | 44.3% | 32.7% | 28.4% | 6.0% | 61.8% | 95.8% | 51.9% | 50.3% | 74.4% | ||
| Javelin | 0.729 | 0.666 | 0.273 | 0.517 | 0.588 | 0.849 | 0.900 | 0.936 | 0.198 | 0.221 | 0.468 | |
| 43.2% | 39.5% | 16.1% | 30.6% | 34.8% | 50.3% | 53.3% | 98.5% | 20.8% | 23.3% | 33.0% | ||
| Discus | 0.223 | 0.160 | 0.233 | 0.011 | 0.082 | 0.343 | 0.394 | 0.506 | 0.738 | 0.715 | 1.404 | |
| 18.9% | 13.5% | 16.5% | 1.0% | 6.9% | 29.0% | 33.3% | 30.0% | 98.1% | 98.1% | 98.9% | ||
| Long jump | 0.014 | 0.077 | 0.470 | 0.226 | 0.155 | 0.106 | 0.156 | 0.743 | 0.237 | 0.023 | 0.666 | |
| 1.5% | 7.5% | 33.2% | 19.2% | 14.1% | 11.2% | 16.5% | 44.0% | 20.1% | 3.1% | 46.9% | ||
| High jump | 0.115 | 0.178 | 0.571 | 0.327 | 0.256 | 0.005 | 0.055 | 0.844 | 0.338 | 0.101 | 0.689 | |
| 12.0% | 17.4% | 40.4% | 27.9% | 23.3% | 0.6% | 6.5% | 50.0% | 28.5% | 10.7% | 48.6% | ||
| Pole vault | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Left/bottom, women; right/top, men. The % difference was calculated as the difference in slope between disciplines divided by the steepest slope. Dark gray indicates rate of decline in performance in parameter column larger than in the parameter in the row; light gray indicates decline in the performance of the parameter in the row declines faster than the performance of the parameter in the column.