Sports Illustrated’s Fittest 50 2021

May 5, 2021

Each year Sports Illustrated accepts the challenge and ranks the best-conditioned athletes in the world. See the list of athletes who made the cut below and read all about each of them on Sports Illustrated.

Fittest Women:

• Maggie Steffens, Water Polo
• Sara Hall, Marathon
• Kyra Condie, Sport Climbing
• Kendall Coyne Schofield, Hockey
• Sandi Morris, Track and Field
• Aja Evans, Bobsled
• Simone Manuel, Swimming
• Caroline Marks, Surfing
• Diamond DeShields, Chicago Sky
• Dalilah Muhammad, Track and Field
• Adeline Gray, Wrestling
• Courtney Dauwalter, Ultra Running
• Tianna Bartoletta, Track and Field
• Katie Ledecky, Swimming
• Serena Williams, Tennis
• Emma Coburn, Track and Field
• Catarina Macario, USWNT and Lyon
• Naomi Osaka, Tennis
• Valentina Shevchenko, MMA
• Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Track and Field
• Tia-Clair Toomey, CrossFit
• Mikaela Shiffrin, Alpine Skiing
• Claressa Shields, Boxing and MMA
• Amanda Nunes, MMA
• Simone Biles, Gymnastics

Fittest Men:

• Joe Kovacs, Track and Field
• Ariel Torres, Karate
• Jim Walmsley, Ultra Running
• Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres
• Bryson DeChambeau, Golf
• Eliud Kipchoge, Marathon
• Jimmy Butler, Miami Heat
• Italo Ferreira, Surfing
• D.K. Metcalf, Seattle Seahawks
• Mondo Duplantis, Track and Field
• Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams
• Sam Mikulak, Gymnastics
• Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
• Mohamed Salah, Liverpool
• Carlin Isles, Rugby
• Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
• Noah Lyles, Track and Field
• Rafael Nadal, ATP Tennis
• Caeleb Dressel, Swimming
• Cristiano Ronaldo, Juventus
• Jon Jones, MMA
• Derrick Henry, Tennessee Titans
• LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers
• Novak Djokovic, ATP Tennis
• Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks