This study was conducted with the aim of determining and evaluating respiratory functions of National Seniors Wrestling teams of Turkey, Kyrgyzstan and Senegal. Methods. Respiratory function tests were taken from voluntary wrestlers entering in the preparation camp before the International Yasar Dogu Seniors. Freestyle Wrestling Tournament. A total of 36 athletes participated in the study, including 12 from Turkey (T) (25,67 5, 32 years, 169, 17 8,93 cm, 73, 58 11,30 kg), 12 from Kyrgyzstan (K) (23,17 2,92 years, 167,33 6,41cm, 62,67 7,43 kg) and 12 from Senegal (S) (27,00 4,52 years, 176, 50 8,55 cm, 72, 33 10, 07 kg). Results were carried out with SPSS 11.0 package software. While international differences were looked at using One-way ANOVA, the Tukey test was applied on the values yielding significant results, significance at the p<0.05 level was investigated..While significant differences at the p<0.05 level were detected in FVC and VC values and at the p<0.01 level in %FVC, %FEV1 and %VC values; no significant differences were observed among teams in PEF and MVV values (p<0.05) with regard to pulmonary functions among these countries. Conclusion. As a result, it is considered that the differences detected in respiratory functions of athletes of the three different countries can stem from external-individual and racial factors/ethnic factors.
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