According to conventional physiology statistics (where you figure most traits are normally distributed) it applies even more to the Olympics — population differ

According to conventional physiology statistics (where you figure most traits are normally distributed) it applies even more to the Olympics — population differences are more pronounced at the extremes, not less. To put it another way, the difference between a near-average man and a near-average woman (per a normal approximation) could easily go either way. The difference between a top 1% man and a top 1% woman is much more likely to be skewed toward the man.