The Fittest 50 Men (Sports Illustrated, 2016)
Who is the fittest male athlete in sports? A panel of experts was recruited by the magazine Sports Illustrated to list who they consider the current fittest athletes in sports in 2016 - what they called the "Fittest 50".
Athletes were considered based on the previous last 12 months. Athletes were assessed based on characteristics that define fitness and conditioning: strength, speed, endurance, agility, flexibility and skill in his respective sport.
In the male category, decathlete Ashton Eaton was considered the fittest. For the females, it was another multi-event track and field athlete, Jessica Ennis-Hill. Sports Illustrated have also created similar lists in 2014, 2017 and 2019. See more about rating the World's Fittest Athletes.
The Top 20 Fittest Men
Here are the top-20 of the SI Fittest 50 men.
| rank | Name | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashton Eaton | Track and Field (Decathlon) |
| 2 | LeBron James | Basketball |
| 3 | Ben Smith | CrossFit |
| 4 | Jon Jones | MMA |
| 5 | Usain Bolt | Track and Field (Sprints) |
| 6 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Football (Soccer) |
| 7 | Russell Westbrook | Basketball |
| 8 | Jordan Burroughs | Wrestling |
| 9 | Novak Djokovic | Tennis |
| 10 | Renaud Lavillenie | Track and Field (Pole Vault) |
| 11 | Dwyane Wade | Basketball |
| 12 | Gennady Golovkin | Boxing |
| 13 | J.J. Watt | American Football |
| 14 | Kam Chancellor | American Football |
| 15 | Paul Rabil | Lacrosse |
| 16 | Kieran Read | Rugby |
| 17 | Demetrious Johnson | MMA |
| 18 | Marquise Goodwin | American Football / Track and Field (Long Jump) |
| 19 | Donnell Whittenburg | Gymnastics |
| 20 | Vernon Davis | American Football |
Source: Sports Illustrated online, https://www.si.com/specials/fittest50/index.html
Related Pages
- The fittest women for 2016
- Other lists of the fittest athletes in the world
- Testing to determine the world's fittest athlete
- Who really is the greatest athlete of all time?
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