Top 10 Most Dangerous Sports

I don't go to many rodeos, but I know the risks of bull riding. Once you get bucked off and land awkwardly, you can break bones.

Also, once you are off, the bull will try to trample you, and that can result in death.

I agree with this being the most dangerous because you are working with an animal that is like 1,500 pounds or even more. They do not speak human language and are probably not that happy, being inherently very aggressive by nature. They also have a lot of testosterone.

Don't get me wrong, I do barrel racing, and I do believe that horseback riding is dangerous as well. But with bull riding, you get slammed around in and out of the gate. You have seconds to react once hitting the floor to not get stepped on, charged, or even thrown. Even hitting the floor, you risk broken bones or maybe even worse depending on how you land.

There was a death of a rider, Mason Lowe, who died from injuries at a Denver event where a bull stomped on his chest and crushed his ribs. In 2021, Amadeu Silva was killed at an event in California when he got caught underneath a bull.

I do it, and people don't understand the amount of strength it requires in your core, your legs, and your mind. You have to create a bond between you and the horse. Otherwise, you will go nowhere in this sport.

Jumping, especially, is incredibly dangerous. When you start going up to the 1.00m, you get air, and from on top of a horse, who could at any point bolt, spook, rear, buck, or spin, your risk of injury becomes insanely high. Horses are animals, not balls or people. Many equestrians have been killed or seriously injured due to errors or bad circumstances. You could be killed in the blink of an eye by these animals.

My trainer is off due to tearing everything in her left leg, from her knee down to her ankle, just from getting on. Another girl broke her humerus completely, the bone barely touching her shoulder. It's a ruthless sport.

Here's to the people who say cheerleading isn't a sport and that cheerleaders aren't athletes. The very definition of a sport is, and I quote, "an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature." We practice just as much as you do: every day of the week for two hours.

We condition, we run, we do ab workouts, push-ups, and planks. No, we don't lift weights. We lift our athletes - and we hold them 10-15 feet in the air until our arms shake and our legs quiver. Don't underestimate the flyers either. We have more muscle than you seem to think.

The amount of balance, leg muscle, and core strength it takes to stay in the air is unbelievable to someone who has never done it before. We run full speed at nothing, then flip in the air, twist, and land on our feet. We jump. We jump high - without a trampoline. We concentrate on pointed toes, extended legs, tight arms, jump height, facial expressions, and smiling.

Ever based a basket toss? You get blood blisters on your hands. Softball-sized bruises start to appear as if by magic. As for the flyers, if you're not tight, expect to have your back jammed into your base's knee. Don't forget about the backspots. We are the lifeguards of cheerleading. We save lives every day. We get concussions, get hit, and get rammed into the ground. Without us, your flyers would be injured.

Sprained ankles, broken fingers, and pulled muscles don't slow us down. You practice like it doesn't hurt. Now you have 2.5 minutes on a paneled mat. You have 1,000 people in the crowd every time you go on that floor. Four judges. Two and a half minutes of intense physical activity, and we make it look easy. Perfection doesn't exist, but we strive for it anyway. You hit or you miss. Toes weren't pointed? Deduction. Didn't stick your tumbling? Deduction. Stunt didn't hit? Deduction.

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I was in gymnastics for nine years and had many minor injuries, but also some serious ones. It's a difficult and super dangerous sport. When I was 14, I fractured my wrist so badly that doctors thought they might have to amputate it from my elbow down.

Luckily, I managed to undergo three emergency surgeries and came out of my four-day hospital stay with my arm intact. I know a lady who had to have both kneecaps replaced due to all the damage from gymnastics over the years. I have weak wrists and knees now, but I'd do it all over again if I could.

I recommend this sport for both males and females. It teaches you discipline, balance, flexibility, coordination, teamwork, and more. It's demanding but well worth it.

Football is one of those sports where, in every game, someone gets injured and can't come back for a few weeks! We put our careers at risk every day. One wrong move, and you could have an injury that impacts you for the rest of your life.

Also, concussions from football affect you long-term. A concussion you get in high school can come back 15-20 years later and kill you. That's why we have so much protection.

How many other sports can you play with a broken arm and not even notice it until you get back to the locker room? We play with broken toes, broken fingers, messed-up knees and shoulders, and many other injuries without even coming out of the game.

Coaches constantly scream in your face, but you can't get your feelings hurt. You just understand they're trying to help you. Cheerleading is not a sport more dangerous than football.

There's a very solid reason why boxers are some of the most capable fighters on the planet. There is no martial art more brutal than boxing.

Technically, it is a martial art since my personal definition of the term is any structured method of combat that can be utilized for self-defense. Boxing is a highly efficient method of self-defense because of a combination of how hard and fast professional boxers can hit and how nimble they are on their feet, plus an advanced knowledge of human anatomy which is where to direct those incredibly hard, fast punches.

Alright, I've been playing hockey for 3 years (now in the midget league), and each year I went to the hospital at least once: broken bones, fractures, sprains. I'm lucky! I could have had some bad concussions or had my throat slit by a blade. It's rough, and some people go out to hurt people. On ice, it's hard. Look what happened just the other week: Habs vs. Bruins, Chara. That happens more often than you think. That was just serious. You never know what can happen.

Horseback riding is dangerous too. I do it. Maybe not as dangerous, but soccer? Come on, seriously? Put some hockey players on the ice with just shin pads, and you'll see what happens then! We've broken the glass three times this year with pucks - a midget team! They're hard rubber and go fast. Maybe not number 1, but ahead of soccer? I think so.

Motocross is arguably the hardest sport due to the treacherous tracks. Several competitors have lost their lives from a single fatal error: slipping and then falling, causing a domino effect that involves others. I personally jumped high over a crash only to collide with the track's border, sustaining fractures in my arms from the walls and in my left leg from the dirt bike's weight.

About 30 people were in the race, and over half were involved in the crash. Although I was the eighth person to crash, I don't remember anything after the incident. I was told that 19 people crashed and five died. Most were injured, but the severity of their injuries was unclear. Eleven people were in the back and managed to stop before reaching the crash site. They witnessed the aftermath but did not see the initial cause.

The race was canceled, but the winnings were posthumously awarded to the five who died, acknowledging their skill and proximity to the end of the race. It was a tragic event. Though I can't recall the exact date now that I'm older, the memory of the accident remains vivid. So, for those skeptical of motocross's dangers, I urge you to experience it firsthand.

I come from a small province in New Zealand with fewer than 100,000 people living in it. In the last year, two people died and one was paralyzed playing rugby just in my province. That's not including the countless broken bones, concussions, and other injuries.

In rugby, if you run straight at someone and have a head knock, you're going to have a bad time. If you are in the middle of a ruck and the other team starts stomping with cleats, you're going to have a bad time. If you're in a maul and it collapses on you, you're going to have a bad time.

Rugby is bad if you want to be safe. This list irritates me because people vote for their favorite sport, not the most dangerous one. My favorite sport is cricket, which is pretty dangerous but not as bad as rugby. So, don't vote for sports like soccer. Vote for rugby because it's dangerous.

It's a disgusting sport and should be banned. The poor bulls don't stand a chance, although a few have been known to gore matadors. Still, I think all the bulls end up dead. It's an utter disgrace!

It's very dangerous because you could get killed by the bull, and that would hurt. It's also scary.

I play lacrosse, and it is very hard on your body with hard hits and a fast pace, which can lead to injuries. Yet this is my favorite sport.

Every lacrosse game, you're nearly guaranteed to have at least one serious injury. In our last game, we had to stop 12 seconds early when one of the kids on the other team got sandwiched hard. Concussion. Dislocated shoulder. The whole shebang. We called in the ambulance, and the kid didn't remember half of it the next day. The best part: it was a completely legal hit.

Today, our goalie got knocked unconscious by a hit. A guy got hit in the throat with a cross-check. Have you ever been hit in the throat by a guy sprinting at you? All we could do was watch him squirm on the ground, struggling for air. Meanwhile, one of the guys on the other team took a shot on goal and hit our teammate straight in the head. That knocked him out for a little bit too.

I challenge anyone to explain how activities like falling off a horse, being tackled by a large opponent, performing high flips, executing gymnastic handstands, and fighting are considered more dangerous than parkour. Parkour involves jumping between buildings over ten stories high and executing acrobatics on solid concrete. If you underestimate parkour's dangers, you're severely mistaken.

I recently began training in parkour and freerunning, and despite only starting a few weeks ago (plus watching numerous professional videos), I already foresee the high risk of severe injury. Whether it's climbing thin fences with minimal support or leaping across large gaps, the dangers are evident. Parkour, with its high risk of severe, life-altering injuries for the slightest mistakes, should top the list of dangerous hobbies.

It's extremely rare for a parachute to just "not open," and it is usually the result of careless packing when it happens. You also have a reserve that has to be packed by an FAA-certified rigger. Not to mention your AAD that automatically fires if you become incapacitated.

Non-jumpers don't realize that almost everyone who is killed or injured skydiving does so underneath a fully open and functional parachute. People don't die from equipment malfunction. People die when they get careless, complacent, or cocky and do something stupid underneath their canopy.

Let's compare a small horse-riding jockey to a lightweight MMA fighter. The MMA fighter would have enough strength to hold on to and control a horse, while the jockey would stand no chance in a fight. They're fragile compared to any MMA fighter and would get smashed! MMA fighters can take a hit and would have more than three times as much chance of surviving a fall from a horse as any jockey. MMA fighters can kill with their bare hands!

First, let's see if any MMA fighter can ride a horse on a track without falling off. Then let's pit any jockey against an MMA fighter in a full-fledged match and see how long the jockey lasts. Jockeys can't beat MMA fighters!

Rock climbing is easily one of the most dangerous sports out there. When you're on belay, you're relying on your equipment and abilities to stay alive, along with other people, especially your belayer, who literally has your life in their hands. If a piece of equipment breaks, or a rope snaps, you're dead.

Free soloing is even more dangerous, without any equipment to break your fall. Many companies such as Cliff don't even sponsor many free climbers anymore, though many have amazing skills such as Alex Honnold. If you rate it out of one-third between climbing and other sports measuring how dangerous they are, climbing will be sure to surpass the other sports by far.

I love climbing and am extremely passionate about it, but it is extremely risky.

Much harder than it looks, easily number one. You must make a jump, and then steering is extremely difficult to control. If you don't steer well, you will run into the edge of the cliff and die.

You must open the parachute at the right angle, time, and place if you want to stay alive. Then, you must control your para-suit so that you land in the correct spot.

The landing is also very dangerous. You could get seriously injured.

Famed base jumpers like Steve Sutton died only one year ago from a miscalculation in his wingsuit, striking an alpine ridge at approximately 150 mph. His body was so severely damaged that DNA tests needed to be executed to determine it was his body.

More people than you think have met their demise through base jumping. It's an incredibly dangerous sport and profession. Anyone is susceptible.

In rugby, people are intentionally trying to bring you down, plus you have no protection. Getting stepped on by a 180-pound man with cleats doesn't feel good. Yes, sports like motocross are dangerous, but in motocross, people aren't trying to hurt you.

For every rugby game you play, there is a guarantee that you will be sore, and if you're lucky, you won't be injured. Imagine running at full speed and then having another person running full speed tackle you from the side. The impact on your spine and ribs is brutal.

It knocks the breath out of you and makes you feel like throwing up, but you have to keep running and keep tackling. Rugby is not for the weak, and it is dangerous, no doubt. Not as dangerous as skydiving, but certainly more dangerous than soccer, cheerleading, and motocross!

Anything could happen to you when surfing. It could be a normal day and you go for a wave and fall, and this time you hit your head on a rock or sandbar. It is unpredictable.

Just the slightest shift in the wind can decide whether you'll come out the way you went in. Your board could pop up and hit you. You can cut your face, foot, leg, etc. You can get held underwater and drown.

And then, of course, there are sharks and other fish in the water that could mistake you for a meal. Surfing is so unpredictable, which makes it such a dangerous sport.

How is this not at number 1 or close to that? Okay, cheerleaders, see you on the mountain. Let's really put you to the test.

So basically, to start out, you save up a few thousand just to start. Then you fly 5,000 miles or so to your destination. Then you take a never-ending hike up the mountains and through all the villages with 30 pounds on your back the entire way.

Finally, you make it to the mountain, out of breath and sweaty but cold. As time goes on, air becomes more and more of a need until you're taking 20 steps with one breath. You can't even enjoy yourself once you get to the top because you have to rush back down due to the lack of oxygen. This may sound like it's a two- or three-day trip. Try two or three weeks, or even months depending on the weather. You stick to your competitions. We will stick to our goals to survive.

Cliff diving is quite dangerous if you don't know how to land, but at the same time, it's quite fun. I've been cliff diving before, and it was amazing. People should just be aware of their surroundings: rocks, shallow waters - you get the point.

Diving in general is dangerous. If you do it wrong, you can get seriously hurt!

Jumping from a high cliff can give you a thrill... or a heart attack.

Of course it's a sport. It's in the sports pages, not the real estate pages. The brainless "not a sport" claim is actually meant to suggest that it's not an athletic endeavor.

And it is a brainless claim to say that maintaining forceful yet precise and lightning-fast control of the car for over an hour, when g-forces are peeling the muscles off your bones at all times and the engine is roasting you, doesn't require superb fitness. Anyway, the American College of Sports Medicine studied this argument and put it to bed, saying that top race drivers are in fact "elite athletes."

Not just specifically mountain biking but DOWNHILL/FREERIDE. It's the most intense sport I do and definitely the most exhilarating. Snowboarding does not produce the same amount of adrenaline (yes, not just groomers but the terrain park).

One slip-up and it's very easy to get injured. Even more dangerous than motocross, in my opinion. DH is a growing sport and you will definitely hear about it in the future.

Should be number one. Obviously, people haven't been stupid enough to try it, eh guys? That moment when you do a jump off a small cliff and you fall, you stand up with your hand feeling bruised. You brush it off, ride down the hill with your bike, and later the next day find out you broke your hand.

We pretend we are not hurt on mountain bikes, unlike football where they cry over a graze.

Besides the twelve-hour practices, dancers are constantly working. We have six-day weeks most weeks, all year round. Dancers never stop training.

Injuries are common. Most will work through broken toes or torn muscles. I'm not going to compare dance to cheer, gymnastics, or figure skating because I believe we all deserve the top of the list.

Dance is both an art and a sport. Bodies are destroyed by dance for the greatest reason: passion. Dancers are incredibly flexible and have incredible core and leg strength. Most other sports have padding or only operate for one season, but not dance. Our work is without protection, all day, every year round.

Wow, luge is after walking? This is one of the most dangerous sports ever! If you flip over, have fun scraping your face off, and God knows what else.

You go incredibly fast and you have little handholds to grab onto. If you slip, there go your fingers!

If you do flip and go sailing through the air, no one knows if you'll land without busting your head wide open, or worse, death! How is walking more dangerous?!

Whoever thinks freediving isn't dangerous, think again! Holding your breath for five minutes while swimming down to 70+ meters on a single breath of air in shark-infested waters! For starters, an average human will pass out after three minutes with no oxygen to the brain.

A depth of 70 meters is a very long way down and requires as much mental strength as physical strength to reach it. "Horses are an unpredictable animal." Do you know what else is an unpredictable animal that is much more dangerous than a horse? Sharks. Consider this: what would you rather do - be 50 meters underwater with a great white shark swimming up to you, or racing a horse?