TY - JOUR T1 - East African running dominance revisited: a role for stereotype threat? JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 553 LP - 555 DO - 10.1136/bjsm.37.6.553 VL - 37 IS - 6 AU - J Baker AU - S Horton Y1 - 2003/12/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/37/6/553.abstract N2 - Regardless of the possible existence of physiological advantages in East African runners, belief that such differences exist creates a psychological atmosphere that can have significant consequences on performance. This is known as stereotype threat and can feature in many sports. ER -