247 EISSN 1676-5133 Copyright© 2008 por Colégio Brasileiro de Atividade Física, Saúde e Esporte Sep/Oct 2004 Fit Perf J Rio de Janeiro 3 5 Correspondence to: Submitted: Accepted: Original Article doi:10.3900/fpj.3.5.247.e August / 2004 July / 2004 Identification of dermatoglyphic profile of high level foreign fencers of the three armed force, participants of fencing world championship – Havana-Cuba/ 2003 Rafael Soares Pinheiro da Cunha EsEFEx– Escola de Educação Física do Exército PROCIMH– Programa de Pós-graduação Stricto Sensu em Ciência da Motricidade Humana da Universidade Castelo Branco José Fernandes Filho PROCIMH– Programa de Pós-graduação Stricto Sensu em Ciência da Motricidade Humana da Universidade Castelo Branco CUNHA, R.S.P.;FILHO,J.F.Identification of dermatoglyphic profile of high level foreign fencers of the three armed force, participants of fencing world championship – Havana-Cuba/ 2003. Fitness & Performance Journal, v.3, n.5, p.247-253, 2004. Abstract: The aim of the present study was to identify the dermatogliphyc profile of high level foreign fencers, participants of the Fencing World Championship, staged in Havana, in Cuba, 2003. Six athletes of the three weapons participated in the study, seeing that four sabrer fencers, one epee fencer and one foil fencer. The fingerprints protocol used was Cummins & Midlo’s (1942). Values of digital patterns found for Arch (A) 0.2+0.41; Loop (L) 4.0+3.46; Whorl (W) 5.8+3.76; D10 15.7+4.08; TRC 155.8+32.44. Based on dermatogliphyc classification of Abramova et al. (1995), it can be concluded that the analyzed sample is fit between levels IV and V, with the trend to have maximized somatic-functional levels of coordination and endurance, and minimized the levels of force and stature. Keywords - Fencing, high level, profile, dermatoglyphics, fingerprints 247-253 Rua Conde de Baependi, 74/402 – Laranjeiras – Rio de Janeiro – RJ – CEP 22231-140