Important step in development of particular sport is good statistical arrangement. This post is the beginning of series of interviews with famous athletes and top coaches about future of sport statistics in Orienteering.
What does it mean "sport statistical arrangement"? Here are some examples in other sports:
2) How many knock-out victories has Vladimir Klichko?
3) How many World Cup victories has Marit Bjoergen?
4) Who is the best tennis player against Roger Federer?
5) What is the fastest serve speeds of Maria Sharapova?
6) Who has best rebounds score in the basketball team Los Angeles Lakers?
Such kind of statistic information is VERY important for funs, TV-speakers, media (and for coaches as well).
Olav Lundanes famous Norwegian O-athlete, 3x World champion answers for 2 questions:
1. In your opinion, what is the current situation with such statistical arrangement in Orienteering?
2. What kind of indicators, statistical aggregates, profile characteristics can we use in Orienteering (to make better information content in our sport)?
"Interesting questions!
1. It is very little statistic like this in Orienteering and I don't know very it is good to look for it except Wikipedia. I think it is the only place you can find how many WOC-golds for example Simone has. Worldcup-victories is impossible, I think you must ask each runner. Some results are at Worldofo, but we are definitely missing a place where you can find everything. Other statistics than results I don't believe exists.
1. It is very little statistic like this in Orienteering and I don't know very it is good to look for it except Wikipedia. I think it is the only place you can find how many WOC-golds for example Simone has. Worldcup-victories is impossible, I think you must ask each runner. Some results are at Worldofo, but we are definitely missing a place where you can find everything. Other statistics than results I don't believe exists.
2. Most important is a complete results overview: WOC medals and start, WC victories and start, average placement in each distance, who is the best on each distance (IOF-ranking don't tell that much at the moment).
Other statistics could be if runners are good in the beginning or end of the races, long or short legs. But the problem is that in orienteering it is not black or white as in biathlon, but it has thousands of possibilities.
Maybe record kilometer time can be some thing? Highest % legwins during a race or the season, is very interesting i think".
P.S. Please, leave your opinions about this matter in comments or send it to me at vinogradov.kr(a)gmail.com
P.P.S. Photo: Olav is the winner of Day Cup event in Halden (2011)
P.P.P.S. More interviews with label "Great athletes tell about future of sport statistics in Orienteering" are coming soon
Your opinion is important to set up priorities! Please, mark one or more points from list:
- Relay performance/skills
- Complete/detailed results overview, including historical statistics/ranking
- Statistics of different legs types
- Pacing/speed analysis
- Safety/mistakes analysis
Explanations and comments of these points you can read in the post Leonid Novikov tells about future of sport statistics in Orienteering.
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