Table 2 Characteristics of female olympic athletes by event

All (N)

54

25

28

 Age at race (years)

20.7 ± 3.1

20.1 ± 3.4

22.2 ± 3.3

0.041

 Weight (lbs)

127 (57.7 kg) ± 17.8 (8.1 kg)

131 (59.5 kg) ± 9.3 (4.2 kg)

149 (67.6 kg) ± 16.6 (7.5 kg)

<0.001

 Height (in)

65.6 (1.67 m) ± 2.3 (0.058 m)

67.1 (1.70 m) ± 2.1 (0.053 m)

66.9 (1.70 m) ± 2.3 (0.058 m)

0.056

 USA athlete (%)

13.0

24.0

21.4

0.41