Most Dangerous Sports

Sports were you are very likely to get hurt (or killed) while playing! Don't agree with the list? Place your vote or if you are a logged in, add a new item for others to vote on.

1) Horseback Riding

“Horseback Riding is the most dangerous sport, because you are riding a over 1500 pound, unpredictable animal, that has a bad day, you could get injured or killed. It is a extreamely hard sport, unless you practice more than once per week, and you can’t just know how to ride, by jumping on the horses back. Horses are animals, and very unpredictable.”

figureskater1o1

“I think horseback riding is the most dangerous sport because you ALWAYS need to be prepared for everything, especially if the horse is in a bad mood. Horses are very unpredictable and the is whats so risky about this sport. I ride myself and I have to admit, it is dangerous. I love it though, but all riders need to expect the unexpected.”

“I know how hard horse riding is. I have been training a 2 year old since I was 10... now come on. think about that. He threw me off and Broke me collar bone. And I’ve broken my nose. My friend broke her pelvis and another girl was paralyzed for life cause she fell off. Horse riding should at least be in the top 5.”

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2) Cheerleading

“ok, anyone who doesn’t see that this is the most dangerous sport is freakin dumb. last year, I was doing a twist cradle and I fell on my head. this year, I can’t do cheering because one mistake could mess up my head and I could get brain damage. there are more than 50,000 deaths EVERY YEAR from cheering, and more than 500,000 injuries, AND 6,000 PARALYZED EACH YEAR!”

cheerdivevolley123

“I am a cheerleader as you can see and I tink its the most dangerous because at our competitions lot of girls get hurt and they have the stretcher, aid kit and stuff already waitin for someone to get hurt because its really common. I have to be thrown really high in the air and flip in the air! also twist and kick but... I have to do all this stuff HOPING the girls underneath will CATCH me. also, I have to get flipped over peoples head really elaborately and flip people over mines and all type of stuff and still have to hope that the people underneath will ctach me. after all the risk and times you fall or get hurt it still is fun to get out dere and show people your skills and what you can do and accomplish so don’t get discouraged from cheerleading just know what your doing and if you are scared or don’t trust your catchers I advise that you tell that you are not ready or that you have a problem because it can lead to very serious problems”

cheerleader11

“personally, I think it is a very dangerous. at least a lot more dangerous than the current #1, horseback riding. I mean, not only do they have tumbling, which could cause many of various injuries. but cheerleaders have to do stunts [lift up ppl] and they throw those people in the air. then after that they have to catch them! so I think this should definitely be the #1 choice!

besides that other sports just lift weights to get muscles and endurance. but cheerleaders, they lift people! =]”

ammawesome

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3) Lacrosse

“ha the balls are like 2lb and get thrown up to 90 mph”

lacrossekid

“Its like hockey in the air it’s got to be more dangerous!”

“with the ball, flying sticks, and sometimes flying people combined with the body checks its hard to belive that most poeple don’t just get killed...but just a little hurt”

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4) Bull Riding

“I think if a Bull starting attacking you and got you then you would be sckrewed”

Crazydudewithabeard

“i totally agree. this sport is crazy. i would never do it because i dont feel like gettint thrown from an animal weighing 2000lb and dieing”

ducky12894

“This is one of the most dangerous, I went to a rodeo and some guy fell off and started having a seizure it was really scary!

You need to have nerve to be a bull rider!”

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5) Gymnastics

“I did gymnastics for 13 yrs. I had 2 compressed vertebras, a broken tailbone, broken toes and fingers, torn tendons in ankels and seperated shoulder. I was level 9 when I went to High school and would have gotten to Nationals in Uneven Bars if I hadn’t had done the vertebra issue. It is the most dangerous sport!”

mlkeene

“I was in gymnastics for 9 years and had many minor injuries, but also had some serious ones. Such a difficult sport, and super dangerous. When I was 14, I fractured my wrist so badly that they thought they were going to have to amputate it from my elbow down. Luckily, I managed to go through 3 emercency surgeries and come out of my 4 day hospital stay with my arm! I know a lady who had to have both knee caps 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 males and females. It teaches you discipline, balance, flexibility, coordination, team work, etc. It is demanding, but well worth it.”

“gymnastics can be dangerous but it can also be fun. I broke my shoulder and got back up and did the trick again.”

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6) Soccer

“Soccer is dangerous because you only have shin guards for protection”

“soccer is a very hard sport and you have to work really hard on it to make sure your safe. which still doesn’t cover for all the pain. indoor is really bad because you slam people into walls and you pull hair and cuss at eachoter. but let me be the first to tell you as a soccer player soccer is amazing. I mean its such a rush! GO KC SELECT RENEGADES!”

“soccer is so dangerous. the only padding you were are shinguards. people slide tackle, kick, you can head the ball wrong. there are so many ways to get injuries in soccer.”

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7) Motocross

“either motorcross or bull riding. how would horse back riding be all that dangerous?”

kristinfoor

“how is cheerleading more dagerous than motocross. try doing a double backflip 60 feet in the airand trying to throw a 250 pond bike around. in cheerleading you are 20 feet off the ground”

“no one has any idea
how physically and mentally
challanging motocross is until
the do it. controlling a 200-250 lbs. bike for 20 minutes straight
isnt easy!”

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8) Hockey

“haha, "i’m the best hockey player in the state... first year pee wee. "

anyways, hockey should definitely be ahead of lacrosse. hockey is a lifestyle, lacrosse is just what hockey players do in the off season.”

cobber218

“fights
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“hockey is should definitely be in the top 5 or at least ahead of soccer. You are constantly getting hit into the boards which can lead to broken bones, concussions and more. I broke my arm twice from a slash, lost 2 teeth getting high sticked, and KO some guy in a fight”

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9) Football

“I PLAY FOOTBALL IT REALLY COULD HURT YOU IF YOU GET HIT HARD YOU COULD BREAK SOMETHING

YOU COULD REALLY GET HURT”

“i play football and believe me I am only in the middle division league and ive already had a sprained ankle and a busted knee...and weve only had 3 games!!! plus you never here of center’s getting hurt...well look at me busted knee and strained ankle!!! and i am a center...FOOTBALL RULZ!!! =D”

“Even with all those pads, the average career in the NFL is 3.5 years and half of all players retire because of injury (Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Calif.). Do the math on that one and it is pretty obvious that the football field is not a safe place to be.”

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10) Rugby League

“God, this list is pathetic. SOCCER IS NUMBER SIX!?!?!?! Are you kidding me? The only way people get hurt in soccer is if they dive incorrectly and end up twisting an ankle... oh NO!

I don’t exactly like playing or watching rugby, but I know for a fact it is tougher than soccer. It is basically football... with no pads. So:
rugby>soccer
rugby>football
rugby>lacrosse
rugby>hockey
rugby>gymnastics (people aren’t trying to kill you in gymnastics or cheerleading)
rugby>cheerleading
rugby>bull riding (it’s only for 8 seconds! )
rugby>horseback riding: you have to be more specific. Racing, I can understand. Anything else, no. Even in racing, though the injures are almost sure to happen and be terrible if you fall off... if you fall off. So don’t fall off.”

Malorian

“It’s like football with no padding and much more aggressive positions. You end up doing the flips that you do in gymnastics but instead of landing someone pushes you.”

“has anyone here ever played rugby, it is by far more dangerous than anything on this list, especially football and cheerleading, you play it with no pads, no protection and you have no blockers its full contact. people break arms and legs and go away with bloody faces. then they come back for more, do your research, this IS the most dangerous sport besides maybe base jumping (not a sport i would recomend by the way.)”

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11) Racing

“Most Definitely”

MatrixGuy

“Racing is so dangerous! You can roll over and die! I wouldn’t want that to happen!”

“Here’s a list of the greats who died racing: Senna, Peterson, Vukovich, Vogler, Fireball Roberts, Clark...the list unfortunately goes on. No other sport has that many deaths.”

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12) Base Jumping

“this is much more dangerous that horse back ridding”

“sure they have a parachute but they don’t always work like when they get caught in the object you are jumping from, plus if you live it usually isn’t legal so have fun in jail”

13) Boxing

“is way rougher than cheerleading!”

“I GOT A THREE INCH SCAR ON MY FACE BECAUSE OF BOXING BUT I LOVE IT”

“An average of 10 people per year have died from professional boxing matches so far this decade. Seems pretty dangerous to me.”

14) Wrestling

“come on you got 5 point throw where most people goals are to drop u on ur head from 5+ feet with them helping to get you hit the mat harder”

“defenitly in the top 5.”

15) Rugby

“It’s like American RUles football, with barely any stopages, and you don’t wear pads. I play it, and it is one of the most physically demanding sports on Earth. I’m a State Champion Martial Arts fighter, and I find that easier than a casual game of Rugby Union between schools...”

“nonstop football without pads”

16) Jai alai

“Some players die when the ball hits them.”

17) Skateboarding

“sk8in should be in the top ten definately. have you seen the heights sum people drop in from. look at bob burnquist grinding into the grand canyon. if he missed he wudnt have time to use his parachte before he hits a rock!”

DopeWithABass

“You ride on a piece of wood with a turning system.. ollie off of gaps and such over 7 feet in the air. doing tricks and rotations. its a very dangerous activity”

“i think skateboarding is a vary dangerous sport bcuz if u think about it if u wer going down a rail and fall on stairs i garuntee ull b in the hospital if ur nat killed”

18) Cave Diving

“You are under water in a dark cave your equipment could fail, you could get lost, dying is a possibility! Also watch for hungry cave creatures!”

19) Fishing

“Fishing has the highest death rate in the whole world and slaughters number 2 (base jumping) in deaths per year.”

phigginskc

“Some people get hooks in them and even worse at times!”

“it is dangerous because so many pepole drown.”

20) Free Diving

“The New World Record is 702 feet/214 meters. The world deepest freedive ever!!! (June 14th 2007)”

“400 feet under water in a single breath can you handle it?”

21) Pole Vault

“This has to be in the top ten falling from 15 feet or higher useing just a pole come on. If you miss the pitt from that high while you upside down your risking breaking you neck.”

22) Speed Skiing

“160 mph and no metal to protect you like in a car!”

23) Baseball

“baseball can be very dangerous!!! even more than these other sports!!!”

24) Parkour

25) Sky Diving

“if the parachute doesn,t open then your pretty much dead”

26) Mountaineering

“With the risk of Altitude sickness, Avalanches, Frostbite and just falling off the mountain high altitude mountaineering is probably the most dangerous sport you can do. Above 7500m (24606 feet for you Yanks) if you don’t drink at least 4 pints of liquid before you go to sleep you probably won’t wake up.
Of those that have attempted K2 50% haven’t made it back alive. One of my best friends died mountaineering in the alps a few years back and others have lost fingers, toes and tips of ears / noses to frostbite.”

27) Paintball

“Some People kill each other when they play without a mask.”

28) Figure Skating

“I think figureskating should be #2, because there are sharp edges that if dancing with a partner, could be a death sentence if used improper, we do triple rotational jumps, spins, etc.”

29) Fencing

“If you get hit on the arm with no glove you could hit a vain that could kill you instantly.”

sarahdomino

“I’ve done tons of sports but fencing sure is diffucult. If you take one made step or wrong move you if a sharp pain of the foil go right into your chest. If you get stabbed in the left arm which as no glove you could instantly die. Sure it looks dangerous but you try it!”

30) Road Cycling

31) Supercross

“motorcycles and backflips can be a dangerous combo”

32) Pointe Dancing

“pointe is so dangerous! you could fall over and break your ankle or leg so fast. I know people who have had their toenails ripped off too because of bruising”

33) Aussie Rules Football

“No Protective gear at all just big guys tackling each other”

louiethefly

34) Water Polo

“honestly,
you haven’t played such a demanding sport
until you have played water polo.
you sit and tread water for four eight minute quarters.
i’d like to see you guys try
to get half your body out of the water,
by just using you legs.
annnd... so much goes on under the water.
hitting, pinching, grabbing, kicking, twisting of the wrists and suit.
i mean it really sucks.
people don’t think its that bad.
cuz I bet half of you don’t even know what it is.
like if all you football players complain about how hard you work,
i wanna see you last one water polo game let alone a practice.
”

35) Golf

“you can be carrying your clubs to the next hole and your back gives out most DANGEROUS ever (behind guitar hero)”

“It is a really dangerous sport because when you are holding a huge golf club and over swing you could pull a muscle in your arm!

Also you can get hit in the head with a golf ball. Which hurts!!”

36) Antarctic Racing (Sailing)

“Only half of the participants who cross the starting line are able to cross the finish line.”

37) Speed Boat Racing

“Crazy!”

gotdamnnnn

38) TT Racing

“No doubt about it, the event lasts 2 weeks a year and every year there are at least 4-5 killed. One year there was 13 deaths. Top speeds reaching 200mph on public roads with no run off area just manx brick walls. Awesome to watch!”

39) Skiing

“This has got to be one of the most dangerous sports out there. Think about this - you’re on top of a mountain with an elevation of about 11,000 feet above sea level, you’re about 20 feet away from a 90 foot drop you’re about to nail. The only thing that could possibly keep your legs, back, neck, or spinal cord from snapping is a deep layer of powder and a slight downward slope at the bottom of the cliff. Plus, to add a little more danger, you’ve decided you’re going to flip off of the cliff. Just a little bit of risk, eh?”

40) BMX Racing

“very dangerous cause so high in the air and not much protecion”

41) Windsurfing

“These guys do double forward flips 10m in the air and then they have to land safely with a board, mast and sail! theres also sharks.”

42) Acrobatic Rock And Roll

“some years ago I have heard itâ€™s the second most dangerous sport (F1 first). There were many of really serious injuries ended by wheelchair or death as well. Only it is not so visible sport so nobody knows about this. I have been dancer and trainer for 13 years so I know what I am talking about. If female partner is falling down from 5 meters high...”