Weight tables drawn up for the general population do not necessarily reflect appropriate height to weight ratios for athletes. Bmis of 2016 olympic athletes. As an athlete you want to get in the best shape possible but understanding exactly what that means can be a challenge. The water polo players were the tallest and with the swimmers were taller than the average olympian. The first winner tom burke was 183 m 6 ft though 6 out of the next 8 winners were 171cm or lower. Some athletes were not included as all their height weight and age data was not.

Among the nba the most average player is boston celtics point guard isaiah thomas at 5 feet 9 inches and 185 pounds while olympic athlete marquise goodwin is the most typical among the nfl. Body mass index bmi is a commonly used measure of fatness calculated by dividing body mass in kg by the height in meters squared. The average ages and dimensions of winners were shrinking. Anthropometry and olympic athletes london 2012 olympic games. Height changes over time the height of the olympic 100m champion has generally increased since the first olympic games. What kinds of people are competing in the london 2012 olympics.

And weight was 101 pounds. The visualisation by craig bloodworth of the information lab shows age weight and height for each of the 11000 athletesuse the. Weight was 138 not 148lbs and height 5 ft 6 in not 5 ft 8 in. The typical age was 166 years. Ed 1964 olympic medical archives archives medicaux des jeux olympiques tokyo. The type of sport you engage in determines how extra pounds affect your performance.

Until the 1970s olympic female gymnastics medalists were typically 22 23 years old 5 feet 3 inches tall and 120 pounds. However at the montreal games in 1976 changing body types were evident on the competition floor. Here is some information from the analysis of the anthropometric data height weight and age from the aquatic sports participants at the london 2012 olympic games. Weight lifters had the highest bmi the athlete with the highest bmi was female egyptian weight lifter shaimaa haridy at 484 height 160m124kg. Toshiro azuma in collaboration with 5 co workers edited a report with tabulated data based only on the files of the olympic medical archives including height weight somatotype ratings and chest girth measurements. The height was 5 feet.

From a to z get bios photos and videos for any member of the team usa on the official united states olympic committee website. Over 10500 athletes out of some 11500 in the official olympic data feed odf have been used in this project. However we also looked at the athletes who most closely aligned with the bmi height and weight of the average man.

Gallery of Olympic Athletes Height And Weight