Male gymnasts have to be very muscular to excel at strength events such as the rings and pommel horse. Female gymnasts tend to be very light in relation to their height, and some are quite...

This saying has never been so apparent than in New York photographer Howard Schatz’s latest series of photographs, which documents the amazing diversity of body types of USA Olympic athletes. Short and tall, muscular and slim, big and small – …

2013年11月12日 · But a new project by New York-based photographer Howard Schatz has laid bare the wide spectrum of body types that can make an athlete.

2014年10月9日 · 1) All three of the medallists from the 50m freestyle at the London 2012 Olympic Games are 6″5 or taller. 2) Brent Hayden was the shortest competitor in the 100m freestyle at London, and he stands at 6″4. Decathletes compete in ten track and field events over two days while heptathletes need to master seven events over the same time.

This chart uses the official data from the Rio 2016 Olympics, charting the heights and weights of athletes across different disciples. Use the selections below the chart to compare different events!

2012年8月9日 · We've put together an infographic that explores how athletes' bodies have changed over the last century, and the role physics plays in each event. Here on Shots, we're taking a look at some of the...

2013年11月11日 · Referring to a body as an athletic build is often thought to be a perfect, rippling mass of muscle boasting a six pack, but Schatz's series reveals the wide variety of heights, widths, body...

2016年8月8日 · The three men on Team USA’s table tennis team, for instance, range in height from 5 feet 5 inches to 6 feet 1 inch, but all have lean figures with normal-to-low body mass indexes. “Fitness is...

2012年8月9日 · Looking at the sports individually, it would seem like all athletes have the same muscular body type, but when seen side by side, their differences are astounding. The different body types of Olympic athletes is presented in glorious detail by …

2016年7月11日 · This series captures the diverse range of body types of Olympic athletes, revealing the wide variety of heights, widths, body shapes, and muscle mass that make up the physiques of champion athletes across an array of Olympic sports.