Track records: The world's top 10 fittest athletes

LeBron James is the fittest athlete according to Sports Illustrated.

17:51 08 August 2014

Basketball legend LeBron Games is the fittest athlete according to Sports Illustrated, scoring a perfect 10 in four categories – speed, strength, agility, and endurance.

This is the first time that Sports Illustrated has ranked the Top 50 fittest male athletes. ‘For the professional male athlete it is the very foundation of success. But even among the pros, some athletes stand head and sculpted shoulders above the rest,’ stated the revered magazine.

Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and the world’s fastest man Usain Bolt rounded out the podium positions. 

The top 10 fittest athletes according to Sports Illustrated are:

1.    LeBron James  -- Basketball (Score 40)
2.    Cristiano Ronaldo -- Soccer (Score 38.5)
3.    Usain Bolt – Track (Score 36.5)
4.    Floyd Mayweather – Boxing (Score 36)
5.    Dez Bryant – Football (Score 35)
6.    Calvin Johnson – Football (Score 34.5)
7.    Serge Ibaka – Basketball (Score 34)
8.    Adrian Peterson – Football (33.5)
9.    Jon Jones – UFC (Score 33)
10.    Michael Phelps – Swimming (Score 33)