| Athletes | Country |
|---|
| Don Bradman (cricket), Rod Laver (tennis), Ian Thorpe (swimming) | |
| Tan Howe Liang (weightlifting), Wang Yuegu (table tennis), Li Jiawei (table tennis) | |
| Jay Jay Okocha (soccer), Hakeem Olajuwon* (NBA), Nwankwo Kanu (soccer) | |
| Aleki Lutui (rugby), Chris Hala'ufia (rugby), Tevita Taumoepeau (rugby) | |
| Naim Suleymanoglu (weightlifting), Rustu Recber (soccer), Hedo Turkoglu (NBA) | |
| Asashoryu (sumo), Naidangiin Tuvshinbayar (judo), Gundegmaa Otyrad (shooting) | |
| Tenzing Norgay (mountaineering), Apa Sherpa (mountaineering), Pemba Dorjie (mountaineering) | |
| José Luis Chilavert (soccer), Roque Santa Cruz (soccer), Romerito (soccer) | |
| Petra Majdic (XC skiing), Primoz Kozmus (hammer throw), Robert Koren (soccer) | |
| Taufik Hidayat (badminton), Susi Susanti (badminton), Raema Lisa Rumbewas (weightlifting) | |
| Georgios Achilleos (shooting), Fatima Whitbread* (javelin), Marcos Baghdatis (tennis) | |
| Manute Bol (NBA), Luol Deng* (NBA), Ismail Ahmed Ismail (running) | |
| Amr Shabana (squash), Farid Simaika (diving), Alaa Abdelnaby (NBA) | |
| Rod Carew (MLB), Mariano Rivera (MLB), Roberto Duran (boxing) | |
| Adam Malysz (ski jumping), Robert Kubica (F1), Tomasz Gollob (speedway) | |
| Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (running), Tonique Williams-Darling (running), Durward Knowles (sailing) | |
| Erki Nool (decathlon), Kristina Smigun (skiing), Andrus Veerpalu (skiing) | |
| Cecilia Tait (volleyball), Sofia Mulanovich (surfing), Teofilo Cubillas (soccer) | |
| Eddy Merckx (cycling), Justine Henin (tennis), Tom Boonen (cycling) | |
| Rony Seikaly* (NBA), Freddy Deeb* (poker), Sammy Farha* (poker) | |
| George Best (soccer), David Healy (soccer), Pat Jennings (soccer) | |
| Didier Drogba (soccer), Kolo Toure (soccer), Emmanuel Eboue (soccer) | |
| Edgar Renteria (MLB), Carlos Valderrama (soccer), Juan Pablo Montoya (NASCAR) | |
| Ivan Zamorano (soccer), Elias Figueroa (soccer), Fernando Gonzalez (tennis) | |
| Vijay Singh (golf), Waisale Serevi (rugby), Marika Vunibaka (rugby) | |
| Ferenc Puskas (soccer), Krisztina Egerszegi (swimming), Tamas Darnyi (swiming) | |
| Albert Pujols (MLB), Pedro Martinez (MLB), David Ortiz (MLB) | |
| Yulieski Gourriel (baseball), Félix Savón (boxing), Javier Sotomayor (high jump) | |
| Pancho Segura (tennis), Antonio Valencia (soccer), Jefferson Perez (racewalking) | |
| Scotty Nguyen* (poker), Dat Nguyen* (NFL), Hoang Anh Tran (weightlifting) | |
| Bojana Popovic (handball), Predrag Drobnjak (NBA), Mirko Vucinic (soccer) | |
| Bruce Lee (kickboxing), Marco Fu (snooker), Lee Lai Shan (windsurfing) | |
| Anthony Nesty (swimming), Clarence Seedorf* (soccer), Ernesto Hoost* (kickboxing) | |
| Hanni Wenzel (skiing), Andreas Wenzel (skiing), Mario Frick (soccer) | |
| Wasim Akram (cricket), Sohail Abbas (field hockey), Jansher Khan (squash) | |
| Alexis Argüello (boxing), Dennis Martinez (MLB), Ricardo Mayorga (boxing) | |
| Peter Schmeichel (soccer), Paul Elvstrøm (sailing), Wilson Kipketer (running) | |
| Khaosai Galaxy (boxing), Samart Payakaroon (boxing), Paradorn Srichaphan (tennis) | |
| Andy Schleck (cycling), Marc Girardelli (skiing), Charly Gaul (cycling) | |
| Kim Collins (running), Runako Morton (cricket), Atiba Harris (MLS) | |
| Andriy Shevchenko (soccer), Vitali Klitschko (boxing), Sergey Bubka (pole vault) | |
| Roberto Clemente (MLB), Miguel Cotto (boxing), Chi Chi Rodriguez (golf) | |
| Ichiro Suzuki (MLB), Hidetoshi Nakata (soccer), Mao Asada (skating) | |
| Garry Sobers (cricket), Malcolm Marshall (cricket), Joe Walcott (boxing) | |
| Jonah Lomu (rugby), Edmund Hillary (mountaineering), Peter Snell (running) | |
| Oksana Chusovitina* (gymnastics), Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (cycling), Artur Taymazov (wrestling) | |
| | Athletes | Country |
|---|
| Alexander Ovechkin (NHL), Evgeni Plushenko (figure skating), Andrey Arshavin (soccer) | |
| Oussama Mellouli (swimming), Mohammed Gammoudi (running), Wissem Hmam (handball) | |
| Nicolae Juravschi (canoeing), Vitalie Grusac (boxing), Veaceslav Gojan (boxing) | |
| Chien-Ming Wang (MLB), Yani Tseng (golf), Yang Chuan-Kwang (decathlon) | |
| Frankie Fredericks (running), Paulus Moses (boxing), Luketz Swartbooi (running) | |
| Carlos Ruiz (MLS), Carlos Silva (shooting), Mateo Flores (marathon) | |
| Kalusha Bwalya (soccer), Samuel Matete (running), Felix Bwalya (boxing) | |
| Hossein Rezazadeh (weightlifting), Ali Daei (soccer), Hadi Saei (taekwondo) | |
| Usain Bolt (running), Michael Holding (cricket), Asafa Powell (running) | |
| Roger Federer (tennis), Xeno Müller (rowing), Fabian Cancellara (cycling) | |
| Arvydas Sabonis (NBA), Sarunas Jasikevicius (NBA), Virgilijus Alekna (discus throw) | |
| Muhammad Al-Deayea (soccer), Hadi Al-Somayli (hurdles), Khalid Al-Eid (equestrian) | |
| Nadia Comaneci (gymnastics), Ilie Nastase (tennis), Elisabeta Lipa (rowing) | |
| Paul Tergat (running), Catherine Ndereba (running), Samuel Wanjiru (running) | |
| Joe Calzaghe (boxing), Ryan Giggs (soccer), Gareth Edwards (rugby) | |
| Franz Beckenbauer (soccer), Michael Schumacher (F1), Steffi Graf (tennis) | |
| Bruno Julie (boxing), Stephane Buckland (running), Vikash Dhorasoo* (soccer) | |
| California Molefe (running), Amantle Montsho (running), Dipsy Selolwane (MLS), | |
| Haile Gebrselassie (running), Tirunesh Dibaba (running), Kenenisa Bekele (running) | |
| John Mugabi (boxing), John Akii-Bua (hurdles), Moses Kipsiro (running) | |
| Zinedine Zidane (soccer), Jacques Anquetil (cycling), Jean-Claude Killy (skiing) | |
| Vénuste Niyongabo (running), Arthémon Hatungimana (running), Mohammed Tchité (soccer) | |
| Bjørn Dæhlie (XC skiing), Sonja Henie (figure skating), Thor Hushovd (cycling) | |
| Shahar Peer (tennis), Yossi Benayoun (soccer), Ariel Zeevi (judo) | |
| Hong Yong-Jo (soccer), Hong Un-Jong (gymnastics), Kim Gwang-Sik (gymnastics) | |
| Silvio Cator (long jump), Samuel Dalembert* (NBA), Jozy Altidore* (soccer) | |
| Dikembe Mutombo (NBA), Gary Kikaya (hurdles), Mwadi Mabika (WNBA) | |
| Zaza Pachulia (NBA), Nikoloz Tskitishvili (NBA), Nino Salukvadze (shooting) | |
| David Beckham (soccer), Bobby Charlton (soccer), Steve Redgrave (rowing) | |
| Gary Player (golf), Francois Pienaar (rugby), Bryan Habana (rugby) | |
| Brian O'Driscoll (rugby), Padraig Harrington (golf), Sean Kelly (cycling) | |
| Noureddine Morceli (running), Karim Ziani (soccer), Madjid Bougherra (soccer) | |
| Vitaly Scherbo (gymnastics), Svetlana Boginskaya (gymnastics), Ekaterina Karsten (rowing) | |
| Alexander Vinokourov (cycling), Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (boxing), Dmitriy Karpov (decathlon) | |
| Emmanuel Adebayor (soccer), Benjamin Boukpeti (canoeing), Moustapha Salifou (soccer) | |
| Hector Scarone (soccer), Diego Forlán (soccer), Enzo Francescoli (soccer) | |
| Brandon Manumaleuna (NFL), Junior Seau (NFL), Marques Tuiasosopo (NFL) | |
| Goran Ivanisevic (tennis), Janica Kostelic (skiing), Davor Suker (soccer) | |
| Pelé (soccer), Gustavo Kuerten (tennis), Ayrton Senna (F1) | |
| Eric Liddell (running), Jackie Stewart (F1), Kenny Dalglish (soccer) | |
| Johan Cruyff (soccer), Sven Kramer (speed skating), Fanny Blankers-Koen (running) | |
| Lorik Cana (soccer), Tie Domi (NHL)*, Luan Krasniqi (boxer) | |
| Vic Darchinyan (boxing), Tigran Petrosian (chess), Levon Aronian (chess) | |
| Ernesto Fonseca (motocross), Claudia Poll (swimming), Paulo Wanchope (soccer) | |
| Diego Maradona (soccer), Manu Ginobili (NBA), Juan Manuel Fangio (F1) | |
| Hermann Maier (skiing), Michaela Dorfmeister (skiing), Niki Lauda (F1) | |
| | Athletes | Country |
|---|
| Rashid Ramzi (running), Maryam Yusuf Jamal (running), Yusuf Saad Kamel (running) | |
| Michael Essien (soccer), Ike Quartey (boxing), Abedi Pele (soccer) | |
| Orzubek Nazarov (boxing), Aidyn Smagulov (judo), Kanatbek Begaliev (wrestling) | |
| Nasser al-Attiyah (rallying), Saif Saaeed Shaheen (running), Mubarak Hassan Shami (running) | |
| Jaromir Jagr (NHL), Jan Zelezny (javelin), Emil Zatopek (running) | |
| Rasul Boqiev (judo), Yusup Abdusalomov (wrestling), Andrey Abduvaliyev* (hammer throw) | |
| Lee Chong Wei (badminton), Nicol David (squash), Rashid Sidek (badminton) | |
| Ato Boldon (running), Richard Thompson (running), Brian Lara (cricket) | |
| Rafael Nadal (tennis), Alberto Contador (cycling), David Villa (soccer) | |
| Mikaele Pesamino (rugby), Earl Va'a (rugby), Brian Lima (rugby) | |
| Nicklas Lidstrom (NHL), Annika Sorenstam (golf), Ingemar Stenmark (skiing) | |
| Abdi Bile (running), Abdisalam Ibrahim (soccer), Mo Farah (running) | |
| Mal Michael (AFL), Marcus Bai (rugby league), James Gwiit (AFL) | |
| Alleyne Francique (running), Andre Fletcher (cricket), Devon Smith (cricket) | |
| Cristiano Ronaldo (soccer), Eusebio (soccer), Luis Figo (soccer) | |
| Johan Santana (MLB), Luis Aparicio (MLB), Edwin Valero (boxing) | |
| Lilian Thuram* (soccer), Marie-José Pérec* (running), Teddy Riner* (judo) | |
| Viv Richards (cricket), Andy Roberts (cricket), Curtly Ambrose (cricket) | |
| Jair Jurrjens (MLB), Churandy Martina (running), Jan Boersma (sailing) | |
| Paavo Nurmi (running), Mika Hakkinen (F1), Matti Nykänen (ski jumping) | |
| Michal Martikan (canoeing), Elena Kaliska (canoeing), Peter Bondra (NHL) | |
| Sandis Ozolinsh (NHL), Andris Biedrins (NBA), Maris Strombergs (cycling) | |
| Spiridon Louis (running), Pyrros Dimas (weightlifting), Nikos Galis (basketball) | |
| Yao Ming (NBA), Li Ning (gymnastics), Guo Jingjing (diving) | |
| Rohan Kanhai (cricket), Lance Gibbs (cricket), Clive Lloyd (cricket) | |
| Maria Mutola (running), Clarisse Machanguana (WNBA), Tico-Tico (soccer) | |
| Muttiah Muralitharan (cricket), Kumar Sangakkara (cricket), Mahela Jayawardene (cricket) | |
| Kirsty Coventry (swimming), Nick Price (golf), Andy Flower (cricket) | |
| Samuel Eto'o (soccer), Francoise Mbango Etone (triple jump), Geremi (soccer) | |
| Julio Cesar Chavez (boxing), Lorena Ochoa (golf), Juan Manuel Marquez (boxing) | |
| Sachin Tendulkar (cricket), Sunil Gavaskar (cricket), Dhyan Chand (field hockey) | |
| Alex de Angelis (MotoGP), Daniela Del Din (shooting), Massimo Bonini (soccer) | |
| Wayne Gretzky (NHL), Steve Nash (NBA), Sidney Crosby (NHL) | |
| Park Ji-Sung (soccer), Se Ri Pak (golf), Kim Yu-Na (figure skating) | |
| Hicham El Guerrouj (running), Hasna Benhassi (running), Larbi Ben Barek (soccer) | |
| Abdur Razzak (cricket), Mushfiqur Rahim (cricket), Mashrafe Mortaza (cricket) | |
| Eidur Gudjohnsen (soccer), Olafur Stefansson (handball), Vala Flosadottir (pole vault) | |
| Manny Pacquiao (boxing), Efren Reyes (pool), Paeng Nepomuceno (bowling) | |
| Babe Ruth (MLB), Muhammad Ali (boxing), Jim Thorpe (decathlon) | |
| Tim Duncan* (NBA), Peter Holmberg (sailing), Abdul Hodge* (NFL) | |
| Hristo Stoichkov (soccer), Veselin Topalov (chess), Albena Denkova (skating) | |
| Novak Djokovic (tennis), Peja Stojakovic (NBA), Jelena Jankovic (tennis) | |
| Kirill Lazarov (handball), Goran Pandev (soccer), Dragana Pecevska (handball) | |
| Hasheem Thabeet (NBA), Filbert Bayi (running), Suleiman Nyambui (running) | |
| Elnur Mammadli (judo), Aliya Garayeva (gymnastics), Teimour Radjabov (chess) | |
| Ghada Shouaa (heptathlon), Joseph Atiyeh (wrestling), Naser Al Shami (boxing) | |
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