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Differences in kinematical parameters between men and women in Tsukahara entry on vault in artistic gymnastics

The purpose of this investigation was to determine kinematical differences between men and women in the first flight, Tsukahara entry on vault. The sample consisted of ten Tsukahara jumps performed by elite gymnasts (men and women) participants of the World Cup in Osijek - the FIG World Cup 2017. A sample of variables consisted of eleven kinematic variables of the first flight. Investigation was done in real time at the competition and videotaped by three cameras. Data processing and kinematic 3D analysis were performed by the Ariel Performance Analysis System (APAS, 2016). The normality of data distribution was determined by the Shapiro-Wilk test. Differences in kinematic variables between men and women were calculated by univariate analysis of variance (ANOVA) with Bonferroni correction at the level of statistical significance p<0.05. The results show that there is a statistically significant difference (p=0, 02) between men and women in only one variable: angle in the left hip at first foot contact with springboard (ALHFCS) where women have a greater angle of 10.62° than men. This is due to the men have stronger take off before the springboard, so the legs pass the trunk earlier, and they come sooner to the springboard, and this is the reason why angle in the hip is smaller and the trunk was in the forward bend.

artistic gymnastics ; vault ; Tsukahara entry ; first flight ; biomechanics

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