Transformation of concepts about the ideal person in the history of physical culture

The author of this article explores the issue of forming ideas about the ideal athlete in the context of the development of the history of culture and the spiritual nature of man, appeals to ancient medieval, religious and modern concepts. The author consistently pursues the idea of the unity of the spiritual, intellectual and physical principles in the field of physical culture and sports. Inclusion of this topic in the process of teaching physical culture and sports disciplines will help solve the problem of their insufficient saturation with humanitarian content, which is extremely relevant in the modern socio cultural reality of the commercialization and dehumanization of sports.