Table 1 Characteristics of olympic male athletes by event

All (N)

55

56

58

56

 Age at race (years)

29.7 ± 5.9

23.8 ± 3.0

22.7 ± 3.1

26.0 ± 4.5

<0.001

 Weight (lbs)

136.8 (62.1 kg) ± 12.3 (5.4 kg)

156.6 (71.1 kg) ± 12.1 (5.5 kg)

165.0 (74.9 kg) ± 17.7 (8.0 kg)

207.9 (94.4 kg) ± 20.2 (9.2 kg)

<0.001

 Height (in)

67.0 (1.70 m) ± 1.6 (0.041 m)

69.7 (1.77 m) ± 2.0 (0.051 m)

72.1 (1.83 m) ± 3.1 (0.079 m)

73.5 (1.87 m) ± 2.2 (0.056 m)

<0.001

 USA athlete (%)

5.5

17.9

19.0

20.0

0.12