Evolution and revolution: gauging the impact of technological and technical innovation on Olympic performance.

摘要: Abstract A number of studies have pointed to a plateauing athletic performance, with the suggestion that further improvements will need be driven by revolutions in technology or technique. In present study, we examine post-war men's Olympic performance jumping events (pole vault, long jump, high triple jump) determine whether has indeed plateaued and techniques, derived from models human growth, for assessing impact technological technical innovation over time (logistic double logistic growth). Significantly, two involve well-documented changes material pole vault) technique (the Fosbury Flop jump), while other do not. We find all four cases, appears no “general” improvement should expected. case model provides convenient method modelling quantifying interve...