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World Best Beep Test Scores
The beep or bleep test, or more correctly known as the Multistage Shuttle Run Test, is a test of aerobic (endurance) fitness that is a common test undertaken by many team sports and school groups. See a description of the Beep Test. The test involves running between two markers 20 meters apart. There are several versions of the test, and which one used is not always listed with the results, and should be considered when comparing test results.
There are some unconfirmed rumors that some athletes such as David Beckham (football/soccer), Lance Armstrong (cyclist) and Neil Back (England rugby player), have completed the test, which is 23 levels on the commonly used version. This is probably unlikely. David Beckham is fit, but not the fittest in his teams, and Lance Armstrong struggled to perform well during retirement from cycling when he attempted running some marathons.
As this is a field test of endurance that is often used to test large groups, the best endurance athletes in the world would probably not have even tried the test. If they had, there would more likely be many athletes who can reach near the maximum score. High level endurance athletes would more likely perform a VO2max test to measure their aerobic fitness.
Males Top Performances
Many of these scores are not verified. Data has mostly been collected from online newspaper articles and lists. If you know of documented results I would love to hear of them.
| rank | score | name | sport | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19/2 | Håkan Mild | Football (Soccer) | Played for IFK Gothenburg. Had been rumored to have completed the test, though his best of 19/2 was confirmed on Swedish radio (if you understand Swedish, you can listen to the interview on radiosporten, from January 2009) |
| 2 | 19 | Graham Bashop | Rugby Union | This All Black scrum half apparently achieved this in the early 90's. |
| 3 | 17/1 | Kini Qereqeretabua | Rugby Union | Fiji. This effort is very impressive, especially considering that he is 103kg. |
| 4 | 17 | Sebastian Coe | athletics | UK middle distance champion runner |
| 5 | 17 | Lee Gong Dook | Football (Soccer) | Premier League player |
| 6 | 17 | Livermore | Hockey (Field) | Australian field hocky player |
| 7 | 17 | Steve Nash | Basketball | NBA point guard, played with the Dallas Mavericks |
| 8 | 16/1 | Maurizio Minetti | Handball | Achieved by this player from Ossola, Italy in Oct 2009. (unconfirmed result, submitted by visitor) |
| 9 | 15/11 | Simon Black | AFL | Brisbane Lions club record. |
Related Pages
- procedure for Beep Testing
- Beep Test results for athletes.
- more Fitness Testing Records and other Sporting Records
- More Records? I scan the internet for the latest athlete results. If you know of something I have missed, I would love to hear from you.
