Kolimechkov et al. 2019 (ALPHA-FIT)

Full name: ALPHA-FIT test battery norms for children and adolescents from 5 to 18 years of age obtained by a linear interpolation of existing European physical fitness references
Year: 2019
Population: European children and adolescents aged 5-18. The interpolated ALPHA-FIT references combine IDEFICS child norms (ages 6-9, n=18,745 from 8 countries) and HELENA adolescent norms (ages 13-17, n=3,528 from 9 countries). No single test-specific n is reported for the 4x10 m shuttle run.
Study type: Interpolated normative reference study
Link: DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2546360

About this reference

Kolimechkov et al. combined the two main European youth fitness references available for the ALPHA battery and linearly interpolated the missing ages and missing percentile columns, producing a single 5-18 year table for handgrip strength, standing long jump, and the 4x10 m shuttle run. The published 4x10 m tables report percentiles from P1 to P100 with direct values for P25, P50, and P75.

Known limitations

This is not a newly measured cohort. Ages 10-12 are interpolated, while ages 5 and 18 are extrapolated from the underlying child and adolescent reference studies.
The paper reports P3 and P97 rather than exact P5 and P95 for the 4x10 m shuttle run. This site uses P3 as a proxy for P5 and P97 as a proxy for P95.
European youth only. Values may not generalise to non-European populations.

Used for

4×10m Shuttle Run