Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Triathlon participation for the physically challenged athlete: Medical considerations

  • Published:
Current Sports Medicine Reports

Abstract

An overview of the evolution of challenged athlete participation in sports is presented, and specifically as it relates to triathlon participation. Currently there is little literature relative to sports participation for the physically challenged athlete. There is credibility for sports participation for the physically challenged relative to physical, mental, and social issues. Positive aspects of competitive sports for the challenged athlete are apparent to any health professional who has had the opportunity to witness first hand the growth in self-confidence, enhanced self-image, and all around maturity that accompanies those participating in sport.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References and Recommended Reading

  1. American Academy of Family Physicians: The Team Physician and Conditioning of Athletes for Sports: A Consensus Statement. Leawood, KS: American Academy of Family Physicians; 2000.

    Google Scholar 

  2. Birrer RB: The Special Olympic athlete: evaluation and clearance for participation. Clin Pediatr 2004, 43:777–782.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Ring Haim: International rehabilitation medicine: closing the gaps and globalization of the profession. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2004, 83:667–669.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  4. Banta J: Athletics for people with disabilities. Dev Med Child Neurol 2001, 43:147–147.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Furst DM, Ferr T, Megginson N: Motivation of disabled athletes to participate in triathlons. Psychol Rep 1993, 72:403–406.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Mitten MJ: Enhanced risk of harm to one’s self as a justification for exclusion from athletics. Marquette Sports Law J 1998, 8:189–223.

    Google Scholar 

  7. American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Sports Medicine and Fitness: Medical conditions affecting sports participation. Pediatrics 1994, 94:757–760.

    Google Scholar 

  8. US Department of Labor: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Available at http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/statutes/ofccp/ada.htm. Accessed March 22, 2007.

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Rocky Mountain Human Performance Center, 2031 North Fork Drive, Lafayette, CO, 80301, USA

    Stephen A. Black DSc, PT, ATC, NSCA-CPT

Authors
  1. Stephen A. Black DSc, PT, ATC, NSCA-CPT
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Stephen A. Black DSc, PT, ATC, NSCA-CPT.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Black, S.A. Triathlon participation for the physically challenged athlete: Medical considerations. Curr Sports Med Rep 6, 195–199 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11932-007-0028-5

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11932-007-0028-5

Keywords

Search

Navigation