AGE OF PEAK PERFORMANCE IN OLYMPIC ATHLETES QUANTIFIED
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AGE OF PEAK PERFORMANCE IN OLYMPIC ATHLETES QUANTIFIED New statistics research provides insight into when a track-and-field athlete's performance peaks . A lot goes into an Olympic athlete's quest for gold -- years of training and rigor -- but also an athlete's age. A team of University of Waterloo students used statistics to figure out when an Olympic track-and-field athlete's peak performance will be. Track-and-field encompasses running, jumping, throwing, and combined event disciplines. Most athletes' career performance progressions can typically be visualized as a bell curve, in which they train over several years to reach their best performance, or "peak," at a certain age and then gradually decline. "Unlike other Olympic sports such as soccer and tennis that have their own high-profile competitions outside of the Games, the Olympics is the largest stage upon which track-and-field athletes compete," said David Awosoga, a master'