A Medal in the Olympics Runs in the Family: A Cohort Study of Performance Heritability in the Games History
Introduction: Elite performance in sports is known to be influenced by heritable components, but the magnitude of such an influence has never been quantified.Hypothesis/Objectives: We hypothesized that having a former world-class champion in the family increases the chances of an athlete to repeat t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-09-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Physiology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2018.01313/full |