The Distribution of Sport Talent
Jun 16, 2021
Physically gifted people are extremely unevenly distributed. The number of successful athletes depends on many factors: genetic traits, the wealth of the country, and the quality of sports education and sports pharmacology. The maps below illustrate the countries with the greatest concentration of athletic talent.
Birthplaces of the 100 Fastest 1500m Runners of All Time
Reddit user animbicile marked the approximate birthplaces of the 100 fastest 1500m runners of all time using data of worldathletics.com.
Kenya is home to the most significant number of runners in the top 100. It is also surprising to see the number of Moroccan runners in the top 100. Morocco also is home to the world record holder Hicham El Guerrouj, who ran a 3:26.00 in 1998.
