Table 1.

Demographic data

Demographic data				Respondents by sport
		Athletes (n)	Athletes (%)	Sport	All	Olympic	Paralympic
Age (years)	16–17	11	5.61	Archery	5	3	2
	18–24	75	38.27	Artistic swimming	5	5	0
	25–29	67	34.18	Athletics	35	23	12
	30–34	28	14.29	Basketball	11	6	5
	35–39	7	3.57	Beach volleyball	3	3	0
	40–45	6	3.06	Canoe/Kayak	7	6	1
	>45	1	0.51	Cycling	13	9	4
Years on the	0	11	5.61	Diving	8	8	0
National team	1–3	76	38.76	Equestrian	2	0	2
	4–7	61	31.12	Goalball	2	0	2
	8–11	31	15.82	Golf	7	7	0
	>12	16	8.16	Hockey	5	5	0
Training	<8	4	2.05	Rowing	19	14	5
(hrs /week)	8–12	25	12.82	Rugby	7	7	0
	13–20	71	36.41	Sailing	7	7	0
	>20	89	45.64	Skateboarding	1	1	0
	Mean	195	20.12	Sport Climbing	4	4	0
Education	Primary school	1	0.51	Swimming	27	16	11
	High school	69	35.38	Table Tennis*	3	1	3
	Diploma	20	10.26	Taekwondo	1	0	1
	Bachelor	85	43.59	Tennis	1	1	0
	Honours/masters	20	10.26	Triathlon	3	0	3
	Doctorate	2	1.03	Waterpolo	15	15	0
Gender of sport-specific coach	Male	110	56.41	Weightlifting	4	3	1
	Female	25	12.82	Total	195	144	52
	Both	60	30.77
	Presence of a female coach	85	43.59

*One athlete selected for both Olympic and Paralympic games.