Online magazine about celebrities height weight and body measurements. For instance nba players had the highest average height out of any sport at a staggering 792 inches 5 inches more than the runner up nfl players.
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Average height and weight by sport. The average male olympic rower is 192 m 6 ft 3 1 2 in and the average female olympic rower is 173 m 5 ft 8 in well over the average height. Laura carson october 7 2016. And nfl players had the greatest average weight at 2469 pounds nearly 25 pounds more than the average nba player. Laura carson october 15 2016. Katy botnar october 21 2016. The average sized american male thats dreamed of becoming a.
Sportchart released this interesting graph showing the average heights and weights of professional athletes by both sport and. Sources of all info and statistics are newspapers books resumes or. The average athlete in every sport but three ski jumping flyweight ufc fighting and gymnastics is taller than the average american male height of 59. However for the coxswain of the boat it is advantageous to be shorter since having a lower body mass would contribute to a faster time for the overall crew. Nfl nose tackles are the heaviest. Athletes in sports that restrict weight classes including judo taekwondo and weightlifting.
Hottest professional sports women. The average height for medalists in 2012 was 6 foot 4 for men and 5 foot 11 for women.