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On the quality of distance measurements in athletic throwing events

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dc.contributor.author Tsakiri, M en
dc.contributor.author Stewart, MP en
dc.contributor.author Snow, A en
dc.contributor.author Karabelas, J en
dc.date.accessioned 2014-03-01T01:22:52Z
dc.date.available 2014-03-01T01:22:52Z
dc.date.issued 2005 en
dc.identifier.issn 0039-6265 en
dc.identifier.uri https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/16696
dc.relation.uri http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-15844379500&partnerID=40&md5=04859e629e5c081b43a4297def6cd30e en
dc.subject.classification Engineering, Civil en
dc.subject.classification Geosciences, Multidisciplinary en
dc.subject.classification Remote Sensing en
dc.subject.other measurement method en
dc.title On the quality of distance measurements in athletic throwing events en
heal.type journalArticle en
heal.language English en
heal.publicationDate 2005 en
heal.abstract Distance measurement in athletic throwing events is fundamentally a surveying problem which should follow the appropriate quality control procedures. This paper discusses the measurement procedure adopted by the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) for throwing events, with particular emphasis on the javelin event. Published National Survey Standards are applied to form models of the errors associated with the IAAF procedure. The effect of these random error models on measured throwing distances is discussed statistically with probabilities of 'miscarriages of justice' (one athlete throwing less far than another but being awarded a longer distance by the officials) being presented. Finally some comments and recommendations regarding the IAAF measurement specifications are made. en
heal.publisher COMMONWEALTH ASSOC SURVEYING LAND ECONOMY, C A S L E en
heal.journalName Survey Review en
dc.identifier.isi ISI:000227905700002 en
dc.identifier.volume 38 en
dc.identifier.issue 296 en
dc.identifier.spage 100 en
dc.identifier.epage 116 en


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