Female weightlifting is the important item of our country to medal in world's competition and performed well in recent years. To maintain this achievement, find suitable athletes and make training object are important. In this study, 47 female weightlifters joined 1st R.O.C. Game served as subjects. Collected their age, playing year and somatotype data to study the relationship between them and to offer the reference for coaches. Results indicated that:1.subjects' average age was 20.55 years old. Average playing years was 6.30 years and began to train when they were 14.25 years old. Excellent subjects' (1st, 2nd and 3rd athletes in each level) age and playing year were bigger than others significantly (P< .05). Subjects' playing year and performance (weights of snatch, clean & jerk and total) correlated significantly (P< .05). 2.Subjects' height, sitting height, lower extremity length and arm length increased by level. Comparing with 4, 6 and 7 level, others had shorter lower extremity and longer sitting height. Subjects over 20 years old had longer height. But sitting height, lower extremity, arm length and sitting height/ lower extremity ratio were not different significant (P< .05) with subjects under 20 years old. As for the correlation with performance, it was significant with subjects' height and sitting height (P< .01). 3.In all index, Quitlet's Index had the strongest relationship with performance. It's average is 40.48 and increasing with level. Using the index to assess we found 1 and 2 level subjects were thinner. 3, 4, and 5 were moderate. 7 and 8 level were fatter. 4.Using age, playing years, extremities, body weight and somatotype index to predict performance, only playing years and body weight could predict. In snatch, clean & jerk and total, playing years and body weight predicted 51.7%, 55.4% and 54.3%.
Female weightlifting is the important item of our country to medal in world's competition and performed well in recent years. To maintain this achievement, find suitable athletes and make training object are important. In this study, 47 female weightlifters joined 1st R.O.C. Game served as subjects. Collected their age, playing year and somatotype data to study the relationship between them and to offer the reference for coaches. Results indicated that:1.subjects' average age was 20.55 years old. Average playing years was 6.30 years and began to train when they were 14.25 years old. Excellent subjects' (1st, 2nd and 3rd athletes in each level) age and playing year were bigger than others significantly (P< .05). Subjects' playing year and performance (weights of snatch, clean & jerk and total) correlated significantly (P< .05). 2.Subjects' height, sitting height, lower extremity length and arm length increased by level. Comparing with 4, 6 and 7 level, others had shorter lower extremity and longer sitting height. Subjects over 20 years old had longer height. But sitting height, lower extremity, arm length and sitting height/ lower extremity ratio were not different significant (P< .05) with subjects under 20 years old. As for the correlation with performance, it was significant with subjects' height and sitting height (P< .01). 3.In all index, Quitlet's Index had the strongest relationship with performance. It's average is 40.48 and increasing with level. Using the index to assess we found 1 and 2 level subjects were thinner. 3, 4, and 5 were moderate. 7 and 8 level were fatter. 4.Using age, playing years, extremities, body weight and somatotype index to predict performance, only playing years and body weight could predict. In snatch, clean & jerk and total, playing years and body weight predicted 51.7%, 55.4% and 54.3%.