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. 2020 Sep 25;15(9):e0239378. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239378

Table 2. Senior international medallists’ and non-medallists’ main-sport and other-sports coach-led practice hours through three age categories: Until 14, 15 to 18 and 19 to 21 years.

Medallists Non-Medallists
M (SD) n M (SD) n
Age (years) 25.0 4.7 83 24.2 4.4 83
Age of peak performance (years) 23.5 3.9 83 23.3 4.0 83
Main-sport practice (hours)
    until 14 years 1005.7 1057.0 83 1482.4 1246.0 83
    15 to 18 years 2300.3 1451.2 83 2783.0 1648.8 83
    19 to 21 years 2783.7 1503.2 81 3007.0 1422.5 81
Other-sports practice (hours)
    until 14 years 728.6 1021.8 83 179.7 336.0 83
    15 to 18 years 274.7 505.3 83 60.5 133.1 83
    19 to 21 years 90.0 245.9 81 63.5 191.5 81