A sportsperson (gendered as sportsman or sportswoman) or athlete's a person who participates regularly in a sport. Athletes can be professional or amateur. A superior athlete's one who's above average physical skills (strength, agility, and endurance) and's thus more suited for physical competition. An Ancient Greek word for "contest" was athlos, and those competing in early Greek games were called athletes. Most professional athletes have particularly well-developed physiques obtained by extens… (More on Sportsperson)