Results:(1) males were heavier, taller, had lower body fat and higher muscle mass absolute
and relative values, circumferences and bone diameters, lower endomorphic and higher
mesomorphic components than females;(2) for skinfold thickness males presented lower
values in limbs' sites than females, but no difference was found in trunk skinfold
thicknesses;(3) few differences were found among age categories, with cadets presenting
smaller flexed arm circumference and humerus epicondyle bone breadth compared to junior …

Background and Study Aim: Judo athletes usually try to maximize muscle mass and to
minimize adiposity in each weight category, but few studies focused on comparisons of
different age categories and little is known about sexual dimorphism among judo athletes.
The aim of the study was to compare anthropometrical variables in male and female judoka
from Spanish National Teams. Material and Methods: Eighty-seven national level Spanish
judoka from all seven weight categories took part in this study: females (n= 46)-cadet (n …