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. 2023 Jan 25;13:1415. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-28398-2

Table 3.

Men descriptive results (min, mean ± SD, max) for the best country in each continent, based on a performance level.

Country Total athletes Speed (miles/h)
(Min–Max)
Speed (miles/h)
(Mean ± SD)
Top three
Africa South Africa 411 3.14–13.47 9.35 (1.73)
America Brazil 16 4.97–11.65 9.54 (1.75)
Asia Taiwan 62 3.36–10.24 8.25 (1.47)
Europe Hungary 32 5.73–11.95 9.48 (1.60)
Oceania Australia 374 4.19–13.21 8.07 (1.72)
Top 10
Africa South Africa 1166 2.52–13.47 8.63 (1.67)
America Brazil 28 4.97–11.65 8.77 (1.91)
Asia Taiwan 214 3.36–10.49 7.97 (1.22)
Europe Russia 100 5.03–14.03 9.36 (1.51)
Oceania New Zealand 239 3.38–12.39 7.31 (1.60)
Top 100
Africa Zimbabwe 12 4.61–11.88 8.01 (2.60)
America Brazil 64 3.43–11.65 7.61 (2.00)
Asia Israel 23 4.01–10.49 7.50 (1.78)
Europe Lithuania 13 4.31–12.53 8.41 (2.05)
Oceania Australia 1850 3.42–1.21 6.51 (1.60)

Min–Minimum value; Max–Maximum value. SD standard deviation.

We only considered the best country for each continent. Countries with total athletes below 10 were not considered.