Anybody know the average BMI of elite marathoners? Usually somebody is considered underweight if their BMI < 18.5. Are elites often less than that? Thanks.
Anybody know the average BMI of elite marathoners? Usually somebody is considered underweight if their BMI < 18.5. Are elites often less than that? Thanks.
athlete height (cm) mass (kg) distance BMI
alan culpepper 185.4 59.0 42000 17.2
yvonne murray 170.2 50.3 3000 17.4
greta waitz 168.9 49.9 42000 17.5
sebastian coe 175.3 54.0 800 17.6
sileshi sihine 165.0 48.0 10000 17.6
gebremariam 178.0 56.0 10000 17.7
dathan ritzenhein 172.7 53.1 10000 17.8
deena kastor 162.6 47.2 10000 17.9
sara slattery 170.2 52.2 5000 18.0
paula radcliffe 173.0 54.0 42000 18.0
abdi abdirahman 180.3 59.0 10000 18.1
hazel clark 177.2 58.1 800 18.5
wendy sly 166.4 51.3 3000 18.5
lauren fleshman 172.7 55.3 5000 18.6
jen rhines 160.0 47.6 5000 18.6
ryan hall 177.8 59.0 21000 18.7
hicham el guerrouj 179.0 58.0 1500 18.7
paul tergat 182.0 62.0 42000 18.7
anthony famiglietti 175.3 57.6 5000 18.8
kara goucher 170.2 54.4 10000 18.8
shalane flanagan 165.1 51.3 5000 18.8
matt tegenkamp 185.4 65.8 5000 19.1
tatyana kazankina 161.3 49.9 1500 19.2
galen rupp 180.3 62.6 10000 19.2
chris lukezic 172.7 59.0 1500 19.8
adam goucher 177.8 62.6 5000 19.8
treniere clement 160.0 50.8 1500 19.8
meb keflezighi 170.2 57.6 42000 19.9
steve cram 186.7 69.4 1500 19.9
dan lincoln 190.5 72.6 5000 20.0
sally gunnell 167.6 56.2 400 20.0
brian sell 177.8 63.5 42000 20.1
ingrid kristiansen 168.9 58.1 42000 20.4
bernard lagat 172.7 60.8 1500 20.4
haile gebrselassie 164.0 55.0 10000 20.4
craig mottram 188.0 73.0 5000 20.7
herb elliot 179.1 66.7 1500 20.8
khalid khannouchi 165.1 56.7 42000 20.8
leonel manzano 165.1 56.7 1500 20.8
steve slattery 177.8 65.8 5000 20.8
liu xiang 188.0 74.0 100 20.9
wilson wipketer 172.0 62.0 800 21.0
jeremy wariner 182.9 70.3 400 21.0
kenenisa bekele 160.0 54.0 10000 21.1
mbarak hussein 172.7 63.5 42000 21.3
alan webb 175.3 65.8 1500 21.4
dan brown 175.3 65.8 42000 21.4
linford christe 189.2 77.1 100 21.5
kip keino 175.3 66.2 1500 21.6
david krummenacker 188.0 77.1 800 21.8
sam burley 175.3 68.0 800 22.2
steve prefontaine 175.3 68.9 5000 22.4
jorge torres 170.2 65.8 10000 22.7
jonathan johnson 175.3 70.3 800 22.9
shawn crawford 180.3 74.8 200 23.0
emil zatopek 174.0 69.9 10000 23.1
andrew rock 185.4 79.4 400 23.1
lashawn merritt 188.0 82.6 400 23.4
kerron clement 188.0 83.5 400 23.6
nick symmonds 177.8 74.8 800 23.7
Very cool list! Where did you get that?
Magic.
are those made up
a few more...
athlete height (cm) mass (kg) distance BMI
Elvan Abeylegesse 159 40 10000 15.8 (data from iaaf)
Mizuki Noguchi 150 40 42000 17.8 (some references put her weight at 39kg)
Kim Smith 166 49 10000 17.8 (data from athletics new zealand)
Tirunesh Dibaba 155 44 10000 18.3 (data from iaaf)