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What athletes have gone far despite having the 'wrong' body type for their sport?

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What athletes have gone far despite having the 'wrong' body type for their sport?

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Asklemmy · 1 year ago

e.g.

Chiyonofuji: sumo wrestler with low body fat

Mike Tyson: heavyweight boxer who is short

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I found this kinda clickbaity article with some examples: https://web.archive.org/web/20200308145022/https://globalsportmatters.com/science/2020/01/16/too-tall-too-short-too-big-athletes-breaking-body-stereotypes/

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