In swimming a height advantage off the blocks gives the taller competitor a distance advantage before hitting the water. During the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, all 27 gold medals contested were captured by Caucasian swimmers. Field events (track and field) like the shot putt, discus, and the javelin have been the exclusive property of athletes from the USSR, the East Bloc, and the United States.
例如，在游泳比賽中，手長腳長的白人，跳水後就比別人遠了一截，一九八四年奧運男女游泳項目的廿七個金牌得主全是白人；奧運田賽的鉛球、鐵餅、標槍等項目，前三名也幾乎都逃不出美國、蘇聯、歐洲等國白人選手的手掌心。