Abstract: Sports shoes are the most common sports equipment, and good sports shoes design should follow the principle of sports biomechanics. With the improvement of public fitness awareness and the development of sports biomechanics, people have higher requirements for the functional design and personalization of sports shoes. By combing the research results of sports biomechanics in the functional design of sports shoes in recent years, this review can provide effective theoretical support for the functional design of sports shoes in the future. Based on the research results in recent years, it was found that with the increase of the application of sports biomechanics in the design of sports shoes, the support of big data makes the functional design of sports shoes more scientific. The design of comfort and protection of shoes pays more attention to the subjective feeling and neuromuscular control ability of human body, and the optimization of shoe soles and insoles, among other parts, has enriched the functionality of athletic shoes, and thus met the personalized needs of different athletes. The functional design of sports shoes is developing in a scientific, diversified and personalized direction.