摘要：Caregnato AF, Costa I, Ordonhes MT, Silva C, Sentone R, Gonçalves CE, Cavichiolli FR. Analysis of the Athletic Performance Process in Brazil from the Ranking of the Best Athletes and Their Respective Clubs. JEPonline 2016;19(5):15-29. The aim of this quantitative and qualitative study was to identify the athletic physical structures in Brazil. Data were collected on the Brazilian Athletics Confederation (CBAt) website related to the best athletes ranking for 2014. This study consisted of 1,784 athletes and their respective institutions. There is a higher concentration of institutions (42%) and athletes (73%) devoted to sports initiation and high performance in the Southeast region, which is a wider economic development in the country. But, there is also an interesting geographical distribution of athletics practice in cities in the North, Northeast, and Midwest. It was found that 7 out of the top 20 athletic teams in Brazil with athletes of both sexes in all categories followed the complete path from the talent identification to high performance. In short, the findings of this study should help Brazil to better define the objectives for Brazilian athletics and identify the teams that in fact develop performance in athletes.
