ABO Blood Groups and Sport: A Theory of Specificity of Dinaric Alps Population

Abstract

The blood group could represent a dominant predisposition for a certain person to become successful, for example: politician, teacher and/or athlete. When it comes to the Dinaric Alps, this approach has not been applied until now, nor are there any studies in which blood groups were analysed, that is, the relationship of individual blood groups with certain occupations and business successes was examined. Nevertheless, when you take into account the extreme successes of the inhabitants living in the area of the Dinaric Alps, in certain professions (collective sports, high politics, etc.), but also extreme failures in some others (general education, democracy, etc.), it is logical to make a connection between those phenomenon. In addition to the already established specific body composition of the mentioned population, the ABO system of blood groups can be a significant factor when it comes to exceptional results, especially in sports. The analysis of the distribution of blood groups in these areas and their relationship with individual occupations should provide adequate answers to centuries-old questions that significantly burden people from these areas and, among other things, significantly improve the selection process, first of all in sports, but also in other professions that may be under the aforementioned influence.