Table 2

Athletes, exposure, injury and illness in different event groups

SprintsHurdlesMiddle distancesLong distancesRace walkingJumpsThrowsCombined eventsTotal
Population
 Registered athletes820143142229143251240591851
 Competing athletes737143141225141263239581947
 Athletes participations11342632452561413643364513190
Injuries
 Number of injuries6918254318352417249
 Training12474074240
 Competition288153116181014140
 NA2963821010169
 Injuries per 1000 registered athletes84.1125.9176.1187.8125.9139.4100288.1134.5
 Injuries per 1000 athlete participations60.868.4102168127.796.271.437.778.1
 Injuries during competition per 1000 competing athletes38.055.9106.4137.8113.568.441.8241.471.9
 Injuries during competition per 1000 athlete participations24.730.461.2121.1113.549.529.831.043.9
Time-loss injuries*
 0 days207181281011894
 1–7 days205322596474
 8–28 days82254102437
 >4 weeks320101007
 Time-loss injuries per 1000 registered athletes37.862.935.2122.362.979.733.3135.664.2
 Time-loss injuries per 1000 athlete participations27.334.220.4109.463.854.923.817.737.3
 Time-loss injuries during competition1631208142771
 Time-loss injuries during competition per 1000 competing athletes21.721.07.188.956.753.28.4120.736.5
 Time-loss injuries during competition per 1000 athlete participations14.111.44.178.156.738.56.015.522.3
Illnesses
 Number of illnesses43117201713141126
 Illnesses per 1000 registered athletes52.476.949.387.3118.951.858.316.968.1
 Illnesses per 1000 competing athletes58.376.949.688.9120.649.458.617.29.2
 Illnesses per 1000 athlete participations37.941.828.678.1120.635.741.72.239.5
 Number of time-loss illnesses7332404023
  • * Information on time-loss is missing for 36 injuries, for one time-loss injury the time of absence in sport was not reported.

  • Since some athletes competed in more than one discipline, this is not the sum of registered athletes in each different event groups but the total number of registered athletes.