Brazil-Ironman Elite Athlete Performance Analysis from 2003 to 2010

Performance data for the top ten elite male athletes in the Brazil-Ironman triathlon each year from 2003 to 2010. The dataset was created by Everton Crívoi do Carmo to analyze performance evolution and the influence of different race modalities. The study found no performance evolution over the years and identified cycling as the most influential modality for overall success.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the correlation between cycling performance and overall race time based on the reported Pearson coefficient (r = 0.82).
• Investigating year-over-year performance stability in elite triathlon based on the finding of no significant evolution from 2003 to 2010.
• Modeling the influence of different triathlon segments (swim, bike, run) on final ranking based on the study's aim to identify the most influential modality.

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific, elite cohort (top ten male athletes per year).
• Covers a defined eight-year time period from 2003 to 2010.
• Analysis includes statistical methods (ANOVA, Tukey test, Pearson correlation) as described in the source study.

Limitations

• Row count and specific column definitions are unknown, which limits suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect temporal and geographic bias inherent to the Brazil-Ironman event and the paperswithcode platform.

Provenance

Source

paperswithcode

Collection Method

Likely extracted from official race results for analysis in an academic study.

Time Range

2003 to 2010

Geography

Brazil (Brazil-Ironman event)