It can be argued that our modern society is moving toward an aging society due to the decrease of mortality rate and the extension of the average life span. The elderly who have lost the general social role are compelled to spend leisure time that is critical for the perceived quality of life. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between the type leisure sports participation and the perceived quality of life for the elderly, and to provide data for the improvement of the perceived quality of life in the old generation, which became the social problem. In order to achieve the purpose of this study, several factors such as the differences among participants general characteristics, and perceived quality of life were investigated. The respondents for this study were sampled among 400 people whose age are over 60 years old and who reside in Seoul and the final analyses included responses from 333 respondents. Questionnaires were distributed by means of a 1:1 personal interview method. The statistical methods employed in this study were Frequency analysis, Crosstabs, T-test, and one-way ANOVA. The results of this study indicate that among the type of leisure sports activities, competitive sports(i.e. table tennis, tennis, badminton, etc ) and aesthetic, leisure activity (i.e. aerobic dance, dance sports, rhythmic gymnastics, etc.) contribute significantly to perceived quality of life for the elderly.