“So far, the relationship between wind and athletics performance has been studied mainly for 100 m sprint, based on simulation of biomechanical models, requiring several assumptions. In this study, this relationship is quantified empirically for all five horizontal jump and sprint events where wind is measured, with freely available competition results.”
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“After systematic scraping several elite and sub-elite results sites, the obtained results (n = 150,169) were filtered and matched to athletes.”
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“2.0 meters per second tail wind provides an average advantage of 0.125, 0.140 and 0.146−seconds for the 100, 200 and 100/110 m hurdles, respectively, and an advantage of 0.058 and 0.102 meters for long jump and triple jump, respectively.”
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“Performance level had a significant effect on the wind influence only for 100 m. Amateur athletes (∼13 seconds for 100m) benefit 69% more from a 2.0 meters per second tail wind than elite athletes (∼10 seconds for 100m).”
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“Practical formulas are presented for each event. These can easily be used correct results for wind speed, allowing better talent scouting and championship selection. This study demonstrates the efficacy of answering scientific questions empirically, through freely available data.”
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M.Moinat, et al
Data-driven quantification of the effect of wind on athletics performance
European Journal Of Sport Sciences — Volume 18 #9 — 2018 — page 1185