This article examines the development of Olympic geography. The author uses the number of Olympic Games medals won by athletes from different regions of the world as indicators of Olympic geography development. The aim of the study is to identify the geographical distribution of Olympic Games medals in different periods of the Olympic movement. The author uses the periodization of the Olympic movement proposed by V. N. Platonov, which identifies four periods. The article presents calculations of the correlation coefficient between the number of participating countries and medal winners at the Olympic Games. A qualitative analysis of the historical development of Olympic geography by individual regions of the world is presented. Data on the regional distribution of medals, taking into account the number of recognized states, is also presented. In conclusion, the author concludes that despite the IOC's policy, observed throughout all four periods, to integrate all regions of the world into the Olympic movement, at the present stage, for countries in certain regions, this integration is more nominal than real. A large number of countries in Asia, Australia, Oceania, and, especially, Africa have never won medals at the Olympic Games.
Autors:
Sharipov M. F.
Keywords:
#Olympic Games
#Olympic geography
#Olympic medal
#unofficial team standings
#world regions
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More about the authors:
Sharipov Marat – Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Physical Education Management, Ural State University of Physical Education, Chelyabinsk, Russia. 454091, Chelyabinsk, Ordzhonikidze St., 1. Email: girewik1987@bk.ru