CHANGES IN TRACK AND FIELD PERFORMANCE WITH CHRONOLOGICAL AGING

Use of existing records to study performance decline with age has been recommended by several writers. This investigation attempts to identi fy one running, jumping, and throwing event whose performance was most affected by age. Results indicated that the 400 meter run and the lon g jump events were most affected by advancing age among both male and female master athletes whereas in the area of throws, the event most a ffected was the javelin for men and the discus for women.