Top Ranked Sports in which body composition is important
Which sports are ranked highest when considering the importance of body composition - such as the distribution of muscle and fat, and body size such as height, lengths and girths? This list is based on the ratings of the factors of success considered most important by visitors to this website.
Body composition can be considered important in sports where you have an advantage of being tall (e.g. basketball) or small (jockeys), heavy (sumo wrestling) or light (gymnastics). On this list there are some surprising sports ranked high, though there is no doubt that body composition is one of the most important factors for jockeys and divers.
The ratings are still being recorded (this list is from December 2019), so the list order may change over time. Although over 50 of the world's major sports have been analyzed, there may be others that were not included and could also be ranked highly too. You can add your own rating for sports.
| Ranking | Sport | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horse Jockey | 77.3 |
| 2 | Diving | 76.3 |
| 3 | Rowing | 73.2 |
| 4 | Gymnastics | 71.8 |
| 5 | Rugby Union | 71.6 |
| 6 | Weightlifting | 71.4 |
| 7 | Rugby League | 71.2 |
| 8 | Rugby 7s | 71.1 |
| 9 | Ultra Marathon | 71.0 |
| 10 | Basketball | 70.9 |
Related Pages
- Sports ranked by other factors of success
- Sporting components of athleticism
- A discussion about the Components of Fitness
- What is the Fittest Sport?
- Sport Specific Fitness
- Sport Specific Fitness Testing
- Sports and Fitness Top-10s
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