HISTORICAL CHANGES IN HEIGHT, MASS AND AGE OF USA WOMEN'S OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS TEAM: AN UPDATE

• Main Authors: William Sands (Author), Steven R Murray (Author), Jeni R McNeal (Author), Cindy Slater (Author), Michael H Stone (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani), 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Nearly every modern Olympic Games has brought astonished comments and criticism of the body sizes of female gymnasts. The comments from laypersons, scientists, journalists, and physicians too often imply that these diminutive athletes are unusually small and possibly unhealthy. Purpose: An extended...