Sexism is often discussed in amateur and professional sport but has rarely been the focus of scientific research. This study sought to test whether benevolent and hostile sexism relate to dark personality traits (the dark core of personality [D]) and whether benevolent and hostile sexism and D differ across age, performance levels, and athlete sex. In total, 354 German athletes (177 men, 177 women; mean age = 32.0 ± 12.6 years) completed questionnaires at a single time-point. Results showed that, compared to female athletes, male athletes scored higher on ambivalent sexism and D. No differences were found between different performance levels or age in terms of D or components of sexism. Linear regression models showed that D is a significant predictor of ambivalent sexism. Psychological Entitlement predicted hostile and benevolent sexism in women, whereas Machiavellianism, Egoism, Greed, and Amoralism-Crudality predicted hostile sexism (but not benevolent sexism) in men. These findings provide a foundation for further research into the emergence of sexism in amateur and professional sport.

性别歧视经常在业余和职业运动中被讨论，但很少成为科学研究的焦点。本研究旨在测试仁慈和敌对的性别歧视是否与黑暗人格特征（人格的黑暗核心 [D]）有关，以及仁慈和敌对的性别歧视和 D 是否因年龄、表现水平和运动员性别而异。总共有 354 名德国运动员（177 名男性，177 名女性；平均年龄 = 32.0 ± 12.6 岁）在一个时间点完成了问卷调查。结果显示，与女运动员相比，男运动员在矛盾性别歧视和 D 方面的得分更高。在 D 或性别歧视成分方面，不同表现水平或年龄之间没有发现差异。线性回归模型显示 D 是矛盾性别歧视的重要预测因子。心理权利预测了女性的敌意和仁慈的性别歧视，而马基雅维利主义、利己主义、贪婪和非道德主义 - 粗暴预测了男性的敌对性别歧视（但不是仁慈的性别歧视）。这些发现为进一步研究业余和职业运动中性别歧视的出现奠定了基础。