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Comparison of anthropometric characteristics and sprint start performance between elite adolescent and adult sprint athletes

Dirk Aerenhouts Department of Human Biometry and Biomechanics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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Christophe Delecluse Department of Biomedical Kinesiology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Friso Hagman Department of Human Biometry and Biomechanics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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Jan Taeymans Teaching and Research, Ausbildung Physiotherapie, Landquart, Switzerland
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Sofie Debaere Department of Biomedical Kinesiology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Bart Van Gheluwe Department of Human Biometry and Biomechanics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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Peter Clarys Department of Human Biometry and Biomechanics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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Pages 9-15 | Received 14 Jun 2010, Accepted 20 Sep 2010, Published online: 17 Aug 2011

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