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Toward an Anthropometric Pattern in Elite Male Handball

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  • Florin Valentin Leuciuc

    (Department of Physical Education and Sport, Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava, 13 University Street, 720229 Suceava, Romania
    The Interdisciplinary Research Center for Human Motricity and Health Sciences, 13 Universitatii Street, 720229 Suceava, Romania)

  • Ileana Petrariu

    (Department of Physical Education and Sport, Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava, 13 University Street, 720229 Suceava, Romania
    The Interdisciplinary Research Center for Human Motricity and Health Sciences, 13 Universitatii Street, 720229 Suceava, Romania)

  • Gheorghe Pricop

    (Department of Physical Education and Sport, Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava, 13 University Street, 720229 Suceava, Romania
    The Interdisciplinary Research Center for Human Motricity and Health Sciences, 13 Universitatii Street, 720229 Suceava, Romania)

  • Dan Mihai Rohozneanu

    (Department of Collective Games, Babes Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, 1 Mihail Kogalniceanu Street, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

  • Ileana Monica Popovici

    (Department of Physical Education and Sport, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, 30 Toma Cozma Street, 700554 Iasi, Romania)

Abstract

We investigated the anthropometric characteristics associated with specific handball skills in competition. The body anthropometric profiles differ significantly among the playing positions in handball due to the specific tasks. The aim of this study is to identify the anthropometric patterns for each playing position by collecting data from elite male handball players. To determine the anthropometric profile of the elite handball players for each playing position, we used descriptive statistics for every indicator in order to identify the optimal patterns for elite handball players from the top-four ranked teams at the most important competitions over a period of 18 years (2004–2021). Over time, the anthropometric indices evolved: the average height increased (from 190 to 192.6 cm) but less than weight increased (from 90.5 to 95.28 kg), and these affected the body mass index (increase from 25.2 to 25.67). The novelty of our study is that we identified an anthropometric pattern for each playing position and for all teams in elite male handball. Our study also covered a period of 18 years to give our results more accuracy and reliability.

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  • Florin Valentin Leuciuc & Ileana Petrariu & Gheorghe Pricop & Dan Mihai Rohozneanu & Ileana Monica Popovici, 2022. "Toward an Anthropometric Pattern in Elite Male Handball," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(5), pages 1-14, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:5:p:2839-:d:761345
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