Success in developing regions: world records evolution through a geopolitical prism

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 4; no. 10; pp. e7573 - 7581
• Main Authors: Guillaume, Marion, Helou, Nour El, Nassif, Hala, Berthelot, Geoffroy, Len, Stéphane, Thibault, Valérie, Tafflet, Muriel, Quinquis, Laurent, Desgorces, François, Hermine, Olivier, Toussaint, Jean-François
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 28.10.2009; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Archives & records; Athletes; Center of gravity; Citizenship; Cold War; Data Collection; Developing Countries; Drugs & sports; Evolution; Geography; Geopolitics; Globalization; Humans; Impact analysis; International relations; Medals; Models, Economic; Models, Statistical; Multimedia; Olympic games; Physical education; Physiological aspects; Physiology; Political factors; Politics; Population Dynamics; Public Health and Epidemiology/Exercise and Sports; Public Health and Epidemiology/Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health; Regional development; Slopes; Sports history; Swimwear; War; World records; Czech Republic; United States > US; Eastern Europe; Czechoslovakia; France; Germany; Western Europe; Russia

A previous analysis of World Records (WR) has revealed the potential limits of human physiology through athletes' personal commitment. The impact of political factors on sports has only been studied through Olympic medals and results. Here we studied 2876 WR from 63 nations in four summer disci...