The purpose of this study is to examine social status and sports relations. For this reason, the related literature has been examined and discussed under some titles. These are; concept of social status and sports, social aspect of sports and sports as status determiner. As a result; social status is determined by the social values in a society and it is seen as a status determiner in sports as well as many social status indicators as status determinants in present-day societies. The strength of the socio-cultural aspects of sports and the high level of interest, which is social perception and sports, have brought to the forefront the relation of sport to social status. In the beginning, the individual sports activities began to gain social qualities and became an important tool in socialization after reaching large masses and with this aspect they started to enter into the values that give status to the individuals in the society.