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[quote=Anonymous]No, it really depends on your perspective.  Statements like "bigger always" better, are patently false.  You need to think about it like a distribution.  I'm thinking you're likely average or less in size, so it appears that bigger is always better in sports, but when you get into the extremes 99th percentile in height, there are only certain sports where it's an advantage.

I think what is confusing is that often time shorter athletes think they are fast, but if you look at track and field in the Olympics, even the sprinters tend towards the 6'0" to 6'2" range.  So many sports, field sports that is going to be an optimum.

So, what shorter athletes tend to excel at are agility and reflexes.  Even reflexes can be sort of a mixed blessing for example really tall people can dominate ping pong or baseball, because they don't have to move their feet.  But say video games or something, it can actually be an issue.

At the extremes tall athletes tend towards skilled throwing sports, QB's, Goalies, Pitchers, Basketball players.

So, agility X-sports type things, gymnastics, skateboarding, trick cycling, trick skiing, martial arts, etc.

Swimming height is an advantage up to about 6'4" where skin drag dominates other forms of drag.

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