Associação entre o desempenho no salto em distância e nos 100 metros rasos

Abstract

Introduction: The long jump and the 100-meter dash are distinct events in athletics, but they share some similarities regarding the development of sprinting speed. Objective: From this perspective, the objective of this study was to examine the relationship between performance in the long jump and performance in the 100-meter dash. Methods: The sample, obtained from the ranking available on the World Athletics website, consisted of 52 male elite athletes. The level of association between performances in the long jump and the 100-meter dash was analyzed using Spearman's correlation coefficient. Results: The findings of this study demonstrated a weak or non-existent and non-significant correlation between performances in both events. The results were as follows: personal best (PB) in the long jump and PB in the 100-meter dash, regardless of when the records were achieved (rho = -0.074; p = 0.300); PB in the long jump and season-best in the 100-meter dash (rho = -0.083; p = 0.344); PB in the long jump and PB in the 100-meter dash achieved in the same year as the long jump PB (rho = - 0.077; p = 0.406). Conclusion: Performance in the 100-meter dash is not related to performance in the long jump among male elite athletes in world-class athletics.