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TABLE 2-5 Mean Body Mass Index (BMI) of Female Olympic Athletes, 1972–1976
Event
n
Mean BMI* ± SD
Range
Archery
10
21.7 ± 1.4
19.3–23.8
Athletics 100m run
15
20.9 ± 2.1
18.4–24.3
Athletics 200m run
15
20.5 ± 1.8
18.4–24.3
Athletics 400m run
16
19.6 ± 1.0
17.3–21.0
Athletics 800m run
16
20.0 ± 1.4
17.5–22.5
Athletics 1,500m run
18
19.0 ± 1.1
17.6–20.8
Athletics 100m hurdles
16
21.3 ± 1.0
20.3–23.3
Athletics high jump
16
20.6 ± 0.8
19.3–21.6
Athletics long jump
16
20.6 ± 1.0
19.3–21.8
Athletics shot
16
28.1 ± 2.4
23.9–31.1
Athletics discus
16
28.4 ± 3.1
23.6–34.7
Athletics javelin
15
23.3 ± 1.4
21.1–25.8
Athletics pentathlon
16
22.3 ± 1.9
20.2–26.8
Basketball
36
22.5 ± 2.0
19.0–29.0
Canoeing kayak 1
22
22.8 ± 1.6
20.3–25.3
Canoeing kayak 2
36
23.2 ± 1.3
19.4–25.2
Canoeing kayak 3
8
22.7 ± 1.5
20.9–25.0
Equestrian dressage
12
20.0 ± 2.1
18.2–25.4
Equestrian 3 day
1
21.0
N/A
Equestrian jumping
2
21.2 ± 0.4
20.9–21.5
Fencing foil
18
22.0 ± 1.6
18.6–24.2
Gymnastics beam
13
18.5 ± 1.3
16.0–20.0
Gymnastics floor
18
18.7 ± 1.2
16.0–19.9
Gymnastics vault
12
18.6 ± 1.3
16.0–19.9
Gymnastics asymmetric bars
12
18.6 ± 1.3
16.0–20.0
Hand ball
42
22.8 ± 1.4
20.0–25.9
Rowing sculls single
11
22.4 ± 1.5
18.2–24.1
Rowing sculls double
12
22.4 ± 1.4
20.1–24.9
Rowing coxless pairs
12
23.0 ± 1.8
21.1–25.1