Post by Cristian Anghelache on Nov 18, 2010 15:53:52 GMT 2
Eric Baldino pe northeastboard:
" Here is a comparison of total medals recieved per country in armwrestling when compared to other sports that require strength, power, speed, and technique.
World Armwrestling championships 2009
country total medals
Russia 27
Ukrain 17
Kazahkstan 8
Turkey 8
Bulgaria 7
Slovokia 5
Sweden 5
Brazil 4
Latvia 4
Uzbekistan 3
2008 olympic weight lifting
Country total medals
Russia 7
Kazahkstan 4
Belarus 3
Armenia 3
Ukrain 2
Germany 1
Poland 1
Turkey 1
Latvia 1
2008 olympic wrestling
country total medals
Russia 11
Japan 6
Ukrain 5
Kazahkstan 5
Georgia 4
Bulgaria 4
USA 3
Turkey 2
Armenia 2
Belarus 2
Population of Country that recieved medals in all three sports.
Country total population
Russia 140,702,000
Turkey 71,994,000
Ukrain 45,994,000
Kazahkstan 15,340,000
total medals recieved per capita
Kazahkstan 1 medal per 900,000 people.
Ukrain 1 medal per 1.9 million people.
Russia 1 medal per 3.1 million people.
Turkey 1 medal per 6.5 million people.
USA stats
4 total medals in armwrestling, wrestling, weightlifting
total population to pull from 303 million.
per capita is 1 medal per 75 million people.
So total number of people to pull from doesnt seem to be a big factor.
Genetics? Most people have a 50/50 distribution of slow twich vs fast twitch muscle fibers, but its well known that people from Kenya often have a higher percentage of slow twich muscle fibers that give them an advantage in marathons, but a disadvantage in strength. Maybe just the opposite occurs in certain populations.
Interest, popularity and sport promotion are other factors I can think of. If I counted correctly it appears there is somewhere between 100-130 tournaments per year in the USA when you count sanctioned and unsanctioned. I would be interested in seeing how this compares to the other country's. "
" Here is a comparison of total medals recieved per country in armwrestling when compared to other sports that require strength, power, speed, and technique.
World Armwrestling championships 2009
country total medals
Russia 27
Ukrain 17
Kazahkstan 8
Turkey 8
Bulgaria 7
Slovokia 5
Sweden 5
Brazil 4
Latvia 4
Uzbekistan 3
2008 olympic weight lifting
Country total medals
Russia 7
Kazahkstan 4
Belarus 3
Armenia 3
Ukrain 2
Germany 1
Poland 1
Turkey 1
Latvia 1
2008 olympic wrestling
country total medals
Russia 11
Japan 6
Ukrain 5
Kazahkstan 5
Georgia 4
Bulgaria 4
USA 3
Turkey 2
Armenia 2
Belarus 2
Population of Country that recieved medals in all three sports.
Country total population
Russia 140,702,000
Turkey 71,994,000
Ukrain 45,994,000
Kazahkstan 15,340,000
total medals recieved per capita
Kazahkstan 1 medal per 900,000 people.
Ukrain 1 medal per 1.9 million people.
Russia 1 medal per 3.1 million people.
Turkey 1 medal per 6.5 million people.
USA stats
4 total medals in armwrestling, wrestling, weightlifting
total population to pull from 303 million.
per capita is 1 medal per 75 million people.
So total number of people to pull from doesnt seem to be a big factor.
Genetics? Most people have a 50/50 distribution of slow twich vs fast twitch muscle fibers, but its well known that people from Kenya often have a higher percentage of slow twich muscle fibers that give them an advantage in marathons, but a disadvantage in strength. Maybe just the opposite occurs in certain populations.
Interest, popularity and sport promotion are other factors I can think of. If I counted correctly it appears there is somewhere between 100-130 tournaments per year in the USA when you count sanctioned and unsanctioned. I would be interested in seeing how this compares to the other country's. "
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