Journal of Sports Medicine & Doping Studies

Karen Grimmer-Somers

Publications

• Research Article
  Making Filipino Taekwondo Athletes Internationally Competitive: An International Comparison of Anthropometric and Physiologic Characteristics
  Author(s): Janine Margarita R. Dizon and Karen Grimmer-SomersJanine Margarita R. Dizon and Karen Grimmer-Somers
  
  Recent focus has been on combat sports and one of which is taekwondo. Whilst the literature reports on several researches done among taekwondo athletes, nothing has been done to make practical comparisons of anthropometric and physiologic measures. This paper reports on research, which had the objectives of: 1. Establishing both an anthropometric and physiologic profile of elite Filipino taekwondo athletes and 2. Comparing the elite Filipino athletes’ anthropometric and physiologic characteristics with published information on other elite athletes and provides useful information regarding components needed to be improved to enhance athletic performance. Anthropometric and physiologic testing procedures were conducted to elite Filipino taekwondo athletes. A total of twenty Filipino athletes were assessed in this study. The results of these tests were compared with the data obtain.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0673.1000105

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