The survey involved 91 judo competitors and coaches (57 men and 34 women) from Slovenia. It included competitors from the three eldest age groups: Cadets, Juniors, and Seniors. To collect the data, examinees were required to complete the survey questionnaire and another questionnaire on their Knowledge on Doping (KD). Based on the identified hypotheses, it was concluded that level of education had statistically a significant effect on the knowledge on doping. Doping knowledge increased with higher educational level. Differences in knowledge were also affected by the length of person’s involvement in judo. Those training judo for 15 years and more scored more points than those training for 10–14 years or 5–9 years. Evaluating their knowledge on doping, seniors scored a significantly higher number of points than cadets. Important differences were also present between juniors and seniors. Seeking for guidance on food supplements, both younger age groups trusted their coach, whereas seniors trusted the nutritionist. The majority of seniors stated that they acquired the knowledge on doping and food supplements from their coach and through education. The latter also prevailed among cadets who recognised damage to health as the main issue of doping use. The majority of seniors believed that doping use had a negative effect on health and was not in the spirit of fair play. Seniors were more often chosen for doping control than the cadets. Regarding the issue of doping use in judo, 26.92% of coaches believed that it was used often (whereas 15.38% of competitors believed that). Furthermore, 38.46% of coaches and 16.92% of competitors considered a lifetime ban as the most appropriate punishment for doping. There were no statistically important differences regarding the use of food supplements.
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