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According to the Men's Health magazine in 2014, the fittest man in sports is football player Cristiano Ronaldo. Sports Illustrated also listed the fittest athletes in 2014, rating LeBron James ahead of Ronaldo. Ronaldo was also rated the fittest in 2017 by Sports Illustrated Magazine. See more on the World's Fittest Athlete.

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Men's Health Top 20 Fittest Men in 2014

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Football / Soccer)
2. Ashton Eaton (Decathlon)
3. Kohei Uchimura (Gymnastics)
4. Rich Froning (CrossFit)
5. Frederik Van Lierde (Ironman Triathlon)
6. Calvin Johnson (American Football)
7. Eric Murray (Rowing)
8. Jon Jones (MMA)
9. Zydrunas Savickas (Strongman)
10. Blake Griffin (Basketball)
11. LeBron James (Basketball)
12. Javier Gomez Noya (Triathlon)
13. Denes Varga (Water polo)
14. Rafael Nadal (Tennis)
15. Carlin Isles (Rugby Sevens)
16. Michael Phelps (Swimming)
17. Wilson Kipsang (Marathon)
18. Floyd Mayweather (Boxing)
19. Jordan Burroughs (Wrestling)
20. Dan Green (Powerlifting)
21. Usain Bolt (Sprinter)
22. Alex Honnold (Climbing)
23. Fabian Cancellara (Cycling)
24. Kilian Jornet Burgada (Ultra-marathon)
25. Steve Langton (Bobsled)
26. Martin Fourcade (Biathlon)
27. Ted Ligety (Alpine Skiing)
28. Kris Letang (Ice Hockey)
29. Phil Dalhausser (Beach Volleyball)
30. Maxim Trankov (Ice Dancing)
31. Louie Vito (Snowboarding)
32. Mike Trout (Baseball)
33. Adrian Peterson (Football)
34. Ilya Ilyin (Weightlifting)
35. Chris Froome (Cycling)
36. Antonio Douthit-Boyd (Modern Dancing)
37. Kelly Slater (Surfing)
38. Yasiel Puig (Baseball)
39. Dustin Johnson (Golf)
40. JJ Watt (Football)
41. Kai Lenny (Stand Up Paddleboard)
42. Martin St. Louis (Ice Hockey)
43. Novak Djokovic (Tennis)
44. Sven Kramer (Speed Skating)
45. Chris Weidman (MMA)
46. Steve House (Climbing)
47. Mo Farah Distance (Distance Running)
48. Trevor Brazile (Rodeo)
49. Tim Howard (Football / Soccer)
50. Colin Kaepernick (American Football)

Source

• Men's Health: https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/g19543194/50-fittest-athletes/ (published July 29, 2014)

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Related Pages

• Sports Illustrated listed basketball player LeBron James as the world's fittest male athlete in 2014
• Another Men's Health list: The 100 Fittest Men of All Time (2012)
• Other lists of the fittest athletes in the world
• Testing to determine the world's fittest athlete
• Who really is the greatest athlete of all time?