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What athletes have gone far despite having the 'wrong' body type for their sport? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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e.g.

Chiyonofuji: sumo wrestler with low body fat

Mike Tyson: heavyweight boxer who is short

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

Loris Baz a motorcycle racer. He’s 190cm (6’3”) in a sport where the average is 172cm 5’8”. He isn’t super accomplished when it comes to podiums or anything. But he still managed to drive in the MotoGP class which is the highest motorcycle racing class.