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The Shape of Success: A Scoping Review of Somatotype in Modern Elite Athletes Across Various Sports.
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- Relationship between nutritional adequacy and anthropometric profile characteristics according to playing position in professional female soccer players: a cross-sectional study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Beyond the Disc: Positional Differences in Morphological and Physical Performance Characteristics Among Male Ultimate Frisbee Players.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Somatotype and body composition of healthy adult men and women and their contribution to civilization diseases risk.Journal of physiological anthropology · 2026Article
- Dermatoglyphics and schizophrenia: A comprehensive review of neurodevelopmental biomarkers.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Review
- A National Study of Somatotypes in Mexican Athletes Across 43 Sports.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Beyond somatotype categories: composition-based clustering of body types in young adults.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Case Report: Anthropometric profile and weight control strategies in a world boxing champion.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
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Abstract
This scoping review aimed to determine the somatotype of modern elite athletes across various sports. The literature search followed the PRISMA guidelines for scoping reviews. Four databases were consulted, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Clarivate InCites, as well as platforms such as Google Scholar, Taylor & Francis Online, Books Ovid, CAB eBooks, MyiLibrary, and Core Collection. Eligibility criteria included articles published between 1995 and 2024 involving athletes at the elite level, such as junior, senior, Olympic, first-division professionals, world-class competitors, national competitors, black belts, master athletes, non-professional athletes with at least 10 years of experience, those ranked in the national or international top 10, and high-level collegiate athletes. A total of 66 studies were included. Modern male elite athletes predominantly exhibited an endomorphic mesomorphic somatotype, whereas female athletes were classified as central. The present study was the first to synthesize data from 66 articles, encompassing athletes of varying elite levels, both males and females, while providing detailed information on age, weight, height, BMI, somatotype and its classification, and complemented by somatoplot references. Future research is recommended to include a greater diversity of sports and a more significant number of elite female athletes to enhance the representativeness of elite athletes.
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