An analysis of country medal shares in individual sports at the Olympics

• Published in: European sport management quarterly Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 117 - 131
• Main Authors: Forrest, David, McHale, Ian G., Sanz, Ismael, Tena, J. D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 15.03.2017
• Subjects: marginal effects; medals; Olympics; sport policy; tobit

Research question: Several studies report modelling relating countries' medal shares at the Olympics to population and per capita income (host status and political system are typically included as controls). This paper uses a similar model but disaggregates to the level of the individual sport...