Why Do Population and GDP Per Capita not Have an Impact on Countries’ Performances in Elite Sport?

Nadim Nassif (nnassif@ndu.edu.lb) and Michel Raspaud (michel.raspaud@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr)
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Nadim Nassif: Notre Dame University—Louaize
Michel Raspaud: Grenoble Alpes University

Chapter Chapter 4 in National Success in Elite Sport, 2023, pp 77-99 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Without wealth and scientific advancement, a large number of inhabitants will count for nothing. Other factors undermining the importance of population are geography, mainly in winter sports, and genetics, explained in this book by the countries’ average weight and height, both decisive components in combat and strength-related sports. The impact of both population and GDP per capita is also reduced by the development of a national sport culture, which will increase mass participation independently of the number of inhabitants or wealth per capita, and offer the potential to extract a pool of talented athletes. The importance of GDP per capita and population is also reduced by the governments’ political interest to succeed in international competitions.

Keywords: Population; GDP per Capita; Limited; Impact; Sport (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-38997-9_4

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