Athletes

Stephanie Rice (English: Stephanie Rice, June 17, 1988 -), Australian female swimmer, born in Brisbane. Won the 200-meter and 400-meter mixed swimming gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and broke the 200-meter medley world record. She is also the world record holder in the 400-meter individual medley and has won three Beijing Olympic gold medals. Rice was trained by Michael Paul, a coach at St Peters Swimming School in Brisbane. She announced her retirement on April 9, 2014.

Robert Scott Niedermayer (August 31, 1973 -) is a Canadian ice hockey player. The team he currently plays for is the Anaheim Ducks, and he is the captain of the team. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and raised in Cranbrook, British Columbia. He also has an older brother, Robert Niedermayer, who is also a hockey player and currently plays for the Anaheim Ducks. In the 2007 Stanley Cup, he helped the Anna Ducks defeat the Ottawa Senators and won the team's first Stanley Cup championship. He became the best player. Niedermeier was named one of the 100 greatest NHL players of all time in 2017.

Scott Moir (September 2, 1987 -) is a Canadian ice dancer. Partnering with Tessa Voltu, he won the 2010 and 2018 Winter Olympic ice dance championships, the 2014 Winter Olympics ice dance runner-up, three-time World Championship champion (2010, 2012 and 2017), three-time Four Continents Championship champion (2008, 2012 and 2017), and the 2006 World Youth Championship champion. Not only are they the youngest Winter Olympic ice dance champions in history, but they also won the silver and gold medals in the team competition with their teammates on the Canadian team in 2014 and 2018, becoming the figure skaters with the most honors in Olympic history with five medals.

Stephanie Lynn Marie Labbé (English: Stephanie Lynn Marie Labbé; October 10, 1986 -) is a former Canadian professional women's football player who served as a goalkeeper.

Wardell Stephen Curry II (English: Wardell Stephen Curry II, March 14, 1988 -) is an American professional basketball player who plays as a point guard on the court and currently plays for the NBA Golden State Warriors. He is regarded as one of the greatest shooters in history and the all-time three-point shooter in NBA history. He joined the Golden State Warriors with the seventh overall pick in the first round of the 2009 NBA Draft. He was selected as the NBA Most Valuable Player twice in 2015 and 2016. He was also the first unanimously voted NBA Most Valuable Player in NBA history. He led the Golden State Warriors to the Finals 6 times in his career and led the team to win 4 NBA championships. Many players and analysts call Curry the greatest shooter in NBA history. Curry is credited with making many teams pay attention to the three-point shot and bringing revolutionary changes to the basketball game. On December 15, 2021, Curry surpassed Ray Allen's three-pointer record with 2,974 three-pointers and became the first person to make three-pointers in NBA history. On March 14, 2025, Curry became the first player to hit 4,000 three-pointers in NBA history with a record of 4,000 three-pointers.

Yi Jianlian (October 27, 1987 -), a native of Heshan, Guangdong, is a former professional basketball player in China. He has played for CBA Guangdong Hongyuan, NBA Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers and NBA Development League team Texas Legends, serving as a power forward or center. Yi Jianlian was selected to Guangdong Hongyuan of the Chinese Men's Basketball Professional League and the Chinese National Basketball Youth Team in 2002, and was selected to the Chinese National Men's Basketball Team in 2004. From 2004 to 2006, he helped the Guangdong team win three consecutive championships. In 2005, he became the youngest MVP in CBA history and was regarded as China's most promising newcomer. He was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the sixth overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft. He has played for the Bucks, Nets, Guangzhou B United, Wizards, Mavericks, Catson Club and other teams. In 2012, he returned to Guangdong Hongyuan and helped the Guangdong Dongguan Bank team win another CBA championship. He also served as the flag bearer for the Chinese delegation at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics in the same year. At 11:56 pm on August 29, 2023, Yi Jianlian announced his retirement on his personal Weibo. On December 29, his jersey retirement ceremony was held at the Dongguan Basketball Center.

Manuel Fettner (German: Manuel Fettner, June 17, 1985 -) is an Austrian ski jumping athlete. He represented the Austrian team at the 2022 Winter Olympics in China and won a silver medal in the men's individual ordinary platform competition.

Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao (English: Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao, local pronunciation: [pɐkˈjaʊ]; December 17, 1978 -), nicknamed Manny Pacquiao (English: Manny Pacquiao, born in the Bukidnon Province of Mindanao, is a Filipino politician and former professional boxer. He has won eight world boxing championship belts at different levels. He is the only world boxing champion in the history of world boxing to have won eight different weight championships. He is hailed as the light heavyweight boxing champion by the International Boxing Organization and "Boxing Ring" magazine, and can be called the "Philippine Boxing Legend." He is currently a senator of the Philippines. The duel of the century between Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, the world boxing champion with 50 undefeated victories across five weight classes, took place on May 2, 2015. The two attended a promotional press conference together on March 11. As a result, in the duel between the two, Mayweather won by points. In 2016, Pacquiao announced his retirement. On July 2, 2017, he lost to Australian player Horn in the WBO welterweight world boxing championship held in Brisbane, Australia. On July 15, 2018, in the WBA welterweight championship match held at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Pacquiao defeated the current boxing champion Lucas Mattesi in a 7-round TKO and regained the boxing championship gold belt. On September 19, 2021, at the national convention held by the ruling party "People's Democratic Power Party" (PDP-Laban), he officially accepted the nomination of its supporting faction and announced his bid for the Philippine President in 2022. On the 29th of the same month, he posted a 14-minute video on his Facebook page, officially announcing his retirement from boxing, ending his 26-year professional boxing career with a record of 62 wins, 8 losses, and 2 draws (ending with 39 KOs).

Benjamin Karl (German: Benjamin Karl, October 16, 1985 -) is an Austrian male snowboarder. He represented the Austrian team at the 2022 Winter Olympics in China and won the gold medal in the men's parallel giant slalom competition.

Benjamin Raich (German: Benjamin Raich, born February 28, 1978) is an Austrian male alpine skier. He represented Austria in alpine skiing at the 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, winning two gold medals and two bronze medals.

Giuseppe Perrino (Italian: Giuseppe Perrino, January 3, 1992 - June 1, 2021), an Italian professional football player who played as a midfielder and played for Parma.

Justine Dufour-Lapointe (French: Justine Dufour-Lapointe, born March 25, 1994) is a Canadian female freestyle skier. She represented Canada in freestyle skiing at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics, winning one gold and one silver medal.

Park Ji-sung (March 30, 1981 -), born in Gaoke County, South Jeolla Province, is a retired professional football player in South Korea. He helped the South Korean national football team reach the semi-finals in the 2002 World Cup. He was the captain of the South Korean national team and served as a midfielder or forward. South Korea's Yonhap News Agency evaluated Park Ji-sung as a legendary star of South Korea. Currently the assistant coach of Queens Park Rovers U-16. Park Ji-sung joined Manchester United for 4 million pounds on July 5, 2005, becoming the first Korean player in Manchester United's history. He announced his retirement on May 14, 2014; on October 2, 2014, Park Ji-sung returned to Manchester United again as a club ambassador.

Li Na (February 26, 1982 -), native of Wuhan, Hubei Province, is a former professional tennis player in China. She is the winner of two Grand Slam championships. Her highest world ranking is No. 2. She has won nine WTA Tour singles championships in her career. After winning the French Open in 2011, Li Na became the first Grand Slam champion born in Asia in tennis history. He turned professional in 1999 and retired briefly from 2002 to 2004 to return to school. After her comeback in 2004, she won the Guangzhou International Women's Tennis Open and became the first Chinese player in history to win a WTA Tour championship. In 2006, she reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam for the first time and became the first Chinese player to win a WTA Tour title. After that, she reached the Grand Slam quarter-finals 10 times in her career, including four Grand Slam women's singles finals, and finally won 2 championships and 2 runner-up results. At the 2011 French Open, Li Na defeated four top ten players to win the final championship, becoming the first Asian female player to win a Grand Slam championship. At the 2014 Australian Open, Li Na advanced to the Australian Open women's singles final for the third time and won the final championship, becoming the first Asian player to win the Australian Open women's singles championship. In the 2013 WTA year-end finals, Li Na reached the finals for the first time. Although she won the runner-up, her career ranking reached a new high, rising to the third position in the world. In February 2014, Li Na's world ranking rose to second in the world, becoming the first Asian player in history to reach second in the world. (Also the highest-ranked Asian player, surpassed by Naomi Osaka in 2019.) After Wimbledon in July 2014, Li Na suffered a knee injury that kept her away from the court for two months. In September, she sent a farewell letter and decided to retire. In 2019, Li Na was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Li Na is a pioneer of Chinese tennis and has made many histories. She was once the most successful tennis player in Asia and was selected into Time's 100 People in 2013. In her fifteen-year career, Li Na reached the WTA women's singles finals 21 times, and won a total of 9 WTA and 19 ITF singles championships. Her total career record was 503 wins and 188 losses, and she retired as the sixth ranked player in the world.

Li Ning (March 10, 1963 -), male, Zhuang ethnic group, guest from Guangxi, Chinese entrepreneur, retired gymnast, known as "China's first generation gymnastics prince" and "Chinese gymnastics king". He served as the last torchbearer for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, lighting the Olympic flame.

Dato Seri Lee Chong Wei DB, DCSM, DSPN, PJN, AMN, JP, DGPN, (October 21, 1982 -), a retired male badminton player from Malaysia. His ancestral home is Nan'an County, Fujian Province. He was born in Bagan Sehai, Perak, Malaysia, and grew up in Bukit Mertajam, Penang. He is known as the "Big Brother of Malaysian Badminton". Together with Peter Gade of Denmark, Lin Dan of China and Taufik of Indonesia, he is also known as the "Four Kings" of international badminton. Lee Chong Wei’s wife is Wong Miaozhu, a former famous Malaysian badminton player. After winning the badminton men's singles silver medal at the Beijing Olympics, Lee Chong Wei became the sixth Malaysian athlete to win a medal at the Olympics and was awarded the Dato' honor. In 2012, he again lost to Lin Dan and won the silver medal in the badminton men's singles at the London Olympics. In 2016, he won the silver medal in the men's badminton singles competition at the Rio Olympics for the third time and was awarded the title of Dato Willa. As a men's singles player, Lee Chong Wei became the number one player in the International Badminton Federation's world rankings on August 21, 2008. Since the establishment of the official rankings in the 1980s, he has become the fourth Malaysian men's singles player to be ranked number one in the world, following Rashid Sidi, Roslyn Hashim and Wong Chong Han, and the first Malaysian player to remain number one for more than a year. He also occupied the men's singles world No. 1 position for 349 weeks, the longest record in the badminton world. In 2014, Lee Chong Wei was sentenced to an eight-month suspension for a doping incident. The suspension period was calculated from the date of the drug test incident (August 30) and expired on May 1, 2015. In November 2015, after winning the China Open, he achieved the major Super Series Grand Slam. Lee Chong Wei was elected as one of Malaysia's top ten outstanding youths in 2009. On June 13, 2019, taking health factors into consideration, Lee Chong Wei announced his retirement at a press conference and officially hung up the racket, ending his 19-year career as a professional badminton player. The then Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and the Prime Minister’s wife Siti Hasmah expressed their gratitude to Lee Chong Wei for his contribution to the country and paid tribute to this national hero. From October 2021 to December 2022, Lee Chong Wei was appointed by the Sabah Tourism Board as the Sabah Tourism Ambassador. On December 2, 2021, Lee Chong Wei was awarded an honorary doctorate in sports science by the University Sains Malaysia.

Li Xiaopeng (July 27, 1981 -), formerly known as Li Peng, is a native of Changsha, Hunan. He is a former Chinese male gymnast who has won 16 world championships. He surpassed another Chinese gymnast Li Ning and became the Chinese gymnast who has won the most world championships. In 2008, he won two Olympic gold medals in gymnastics and a total of four Olympic gold medals. He once became China's male athlete with the most Olympic gold medals. In 2012, he was surpassed by Zou Kai, who won his fifth gold medal in the floor exercise competition at the London Olympics. In 2019, Li Xiaopeng was elected to the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.

Li Ying (January 7, 1993 -), a football player of the People's Republic of China, a member of the Chinese National Women's Football Team, currently plays for the Shandong Women's Football Team of the Chinese Women's Football Super League. She participated in the 2014 Asian Games and the 2018 Asian Games. She stopped in the quarterfinals in the 2014 Asian Games and won the silver medal in the 2018 Asian Games. On June 22, 2021, she disclosed her relationship with Internet celebrity Chen Leilei on Weibo. This also makes her the first female athlete in China to come out publicly. However, due to online bullying, the post was deleted shortly after posting.

Lee Chang-ho (Korean: Changho Lee, July 29, 1975 -) is a Go player born in Jeonju City, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea. The second generation master of Korean Go. He entered Dan in 1986 at the age of 11, second only to Cho Hun-hyun who entered the 9th Dan at the age of 9. In 1992, he won the Toyo Securities Cup under the age of 16 years and 6 months, and is still the youngest person to win the world Go championship. In 1996, the Korean Chess Academy granted him direct promotion to ninth dan. He has won all Korean domestic championships and the World Chess Grand Slam. His active period in the international chess world was from 1992 to 2012, and the period from 1996 to 2006 was recognized as the "Lee Chang-ho era" in the chess world. He has won 17 world championships and 21 international championships in his career, still ranking first in history. Lee Chang-ho is not only the king of the individual competition, but also the hero of the team competition. With his unshakable willpower, he achieved 14 consecutive victories in the Three Kingdoms Arena, 9 arena terminators, and a total score of 29 wins and 7 losses. He was hailed as the "Patron Saint" by Korean chess fans, and the "Iron Gate" by Chinese and Japanese chess fans in despair. Lee Chang-ho, Cho Hoon-hyun, Seo Bong-soo, and Yoo Chang-hyuk are known as the "Four Kings of Korea". Together with Lee Sedol, Park Young-hun and Choi Cheol-han, they are known as the "New Four Heavenly Kings". Because their age, name pronunciation, and domestic record are similar to those of China's Chang Hao 9th Dan, the two are known as the "peerless twins." However, in terms of international performance or battle record, Chang Hao is far inferior. Lee Chang-ho's Go journey began with his grandfather's enlightenment, and was later accepted as a disciple by Cho Hun-hyun 9th Dan, becoming the second generation leader of Ken Segotsu's sect. Li Jiuduan has a strong chess style, similar to Lin Haifeng. However, his ability to judge the situation is stronger, especially in the final game. The official is very strong. He has made half-eye comebacks many times and won the reputation of "the best official in the world". He has been regarded as a tough opponent by his master Cao Xunxuan 9th Dan, China's Ma Xiaochun 9th Dan, Chang Hao 9th Dan, Japan's Zhao Jixun 9th Dan, etc. Li Changhao was regarded by Wu Qingyuan as a genius chess player who had worked hard for many years. He was unique in the calculation of officials and had a significant impact on the development of Go in the world. As the former number one player in the world, although he has faded away from the front line, he still occasionally produces outstanding works. In the 2018 China-Korea League Championship Match, he helped the Cheongkwanjang team win the championship with two consecutive victories, once again staged the "Return of the King". Lee Chang-ho can often be seen in various invitational tournaments with numerous titles, reflecting his huge influence among chess fans.

Li Yongbo (September 18, 1962 -), a native of Dalian, Liaoning, is a Chinese men's badminton player, coach, and singer. He once served as the head coach of the Chinese national team and deputy director of the National Table Tennis and Badminton Center.

Li Yinghua (Indonesian: Ivana Lie Ing Hoa, March 7, 1960 -), a former Indonesian women's badminton player, was a world-class player from the late 1970s to the late 1980s.

Yang Wei (February 8, 1980 -), a native of Xiantao, Hubei Province, is a retired Chinese male gymnast and the all-around gymnastics gold medal winner at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He is an all-around athlete, his strengths are rings and floor exercise, and he has no particular weaknesses. Yang Wei represented the Chinese team and won multiple team gold medals with his teammates. His personal achievements were also outstanding. He won the all-around championship at the 39th and 40th World Gymnastics Championships. He was the first athlete to complete this feat after the famous Yugoslavian Petar Sumi defended the all-around championship at the World Championships in 1926 in 81 years.

Yang Yang (Chinese: Yang Yang; pinyin: Yáng Yáng; born 24 August 1976) is a Chinese sports administrator, retired short track speed skater, and businesswoman. She is a two-time Olympic Champion from 2002 Winter Olympics and a six-time overall world champion for 1997–2002. Known as Yang Yang (A), she was formerly a member of the Chinese national short track team. Yang is one of the most accomplished short track speed skaters of all time having won 34 world titles, including six Overall World Championships. She is the first person to have won six overall world titles and won six consecutively. Her victory in the women's 500 m short track at the 2002 Winter Olympics made her China's first-ever Winter Olympics gold medalist. She added a second gold in the women's 1000 m short track at the same Games and has also won two silver and a bronze medal. Yang retired after 2003 World Championships but was persuaded to return as a player-coach during 2004–2005 season to prepare for 2006 Winter Olympics where she won the bronze medal in 1000 m race. She retired again after the Games.

Jack Daniels (English: Jake Daniels, January 8, 2005 -) is an English football player who plays as a forward and currently plays for the British Championship club Blackpool.