Athletes

Wang Meng (July 9, 1984 -), female, from Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang Province, is a short track speed skating athlete in mainland China. He started skating when he was 10 years old and graduated from Harbin Institute of Physical Education. She is China's most successful short track speed skater. She has won 4 gold medals in short track speed skating at the 2 Olympic Games, and is the athlete who has won the most gold medals at the World Short Track Speed ​​Skating Championships.

Wang Sadaharu (Japanese: king Sadaharu/Ou Sadaharu, Romanized: Ō Sadaharu, Wáng Zhēnzhì, May 20, 1940 -), a Japanese overseas Chinese, whose nationality is the Republic of China, and his ancestry is of mixed Chinese and Japanese descent. His father is from Qingtian County (Sidu), Zhejiang Province, the Republic of China. He was born in Sumida District, Tokyo today. He was a Japanese professional baseball player from the 1960s to the 1980s. He was the former supervisor (head coach) of the Nippon Professional Baseball Fukuoka Software Bank Hawks and the team's vice president and general manager. During his career as a professional baseball player, Ou Sadaharu was famous for his "one-foot hitting style" (also known as "scarecrow style hitting style" and "Golden Rooster independent hitting style"). He hit 868 home runs in his career, holding the record for the most home runs in a professional baseball player's career in the world. His career score of 1,967 points is also a Japanese professional baseball record. His No. 1 as a player was one of the retired numbers of the Yomiuri Giants. Wang Zhenzhi is one of the few well-known figures (citizens without household registration) who holds a passport of the Republic of China but has no household registration in Taiwan.

Mary Lea Trump (English: Mary Lea Trump, May 3, 1965-) is an American psychologist and author. She is the niece of the 45th U.S. President Donald Trump and has criticized him and other members of his family. In 2020, she published a book about him and his family, "Never Satisfied: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man," which sold nearly one million copies on the day of publication.

Mary Wayte (English: Mary Wayte, March 25, 1965-), American female swimmer. She represented the United States in swimming at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, winning two gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal.

Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (Russian: Мари́я Ю́рьевна Шара́пова, Romanized: Mariya Yuryevna Sharapova, April 19, 1987 -) is a Russian former professional tennis player. She is ranked No. 1 in the world in singles, winner of five Grand Slams, and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She started playing tennis at the age of four and moved to Bradenton, Florida, United States at the age of eight, where she received professional tennis training. He turned professional in 2001 and became famous in 2004 when he defeated two-time defending world champion Serena Williams at the age of 17 at the Wimbledon Championships. Due to her excellent skills and outstanding appearance, she was dubbed a "genius girl" as soon as she debuted. In August 2005, he reached the top of the world for the first time, becoming the 16th player in WTA history to reach the top of the world in singles, and the first Russian to reach the top of the world. He has been on the back seat five times, and has been in the position for a total of 21 weeks. He was plagued by shoulder injuries in the middle of his career, and his world ranking once fell out of the top 100. He was also eliminated in the first round of a Grand Slam singles event. Starting in 2011, her performance gradually improved. After winning the French Open in 2012, she completed her career Grand Slam and returned to the throne once again. However, she lost to Serena Williams in the London Olympics women's singles final and failed to become the second women's singles career Golden Slam winner in history. In the second half of 2013, he suffered another shoulder injury and was away from the game for more than half a year. He recovered from the injury in 2014. On March 7, 2016, Sharapova held a press conference in Los Angeles and announced that she had received notice from the World Anti-Doping Agency that she had failed a doping test during the Australian Open in January. On June 8, 2016, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced that Russian tennis player Sharapova was suspended for two years. Then on October 4, 2016, the appeal was successfully reduced to 15 months. On February 26, 2020, Sharapova officially retired.

Marjorie Jackson-Nelson (English: Marjorie Jackson-Nelson, born September 13, 1931), nee Jackson, is an Australian female track and field athlete. She represented Australia in track and field at the 1952 Summer Olympics, winning gold medals in the women's 100 meters and 200 meters.

Marta Vieira da Silva (Portuguese: Marta Vieira da Silva, February 19, 1986 -), commonly known as Marta, is a Brazilian professional women's football player who currently plays for the United States Women's National Women's Soccer League Orlando Glory and the Brazilian Women's National Soccer Team. She has won the honor of Miss World Football 6 times (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2018). Marta won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and also won the Golden Ball Award at the FIFA Women's U19 World Cup that year (scoring 6 goals in the event), and helped the Brazilian team advance to the semi-finals. Due to her outstanding performance and the same position on the court, Pele, also from Brazil, gave Marta the title "Pele in a skirt".

Magdalena Eriksson (Swedish: Magdalena Eriksson, September 8, 1993 -) is a Swedish female football player. She represented the Swedish national team in the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics football competitions, winning two silver medals.

Martina Navratilova (Czech: Martina Navrátilová, Czech pronunciation: [ˈmartɪna ˈnavraːcɪlovaː], English: Martina Navratilova, October 18, 1956 -) is a Czech-American former professional tennis player. She is ranked No. 1 in the world in singles, 18 Grand Slam winners, including a record-breaking nine Wimbledon back-offs, and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. In her legendary career, she won 1442 wins and 219 losses in singles and 747 wins and 143 losses in doubles. She won 167 WTA singles (including 18 singles Grand Slams) and 177 WTA doubles championships. Her total career prize money reached 21,626,089 US dollars, and her performance in grass-court events was particularly peak. The contest between her and Evert, another queen of her generation, is one of the most classic rivalry combinations in tennis history (80 games, Evert 37 wins and 43 losses).

Richarlison de Andrade (Portuguese: Richarlison de Andrade, May 10, 1997 -) is a Brazilian male professional football player who serves as a forward and currently plays for the Premier League team Tottenham and the Brazilian national football team. His career began in 2015 at América Minillo and helped the team advance to the Brazilian League before moving to Fuminis. In two years, Richarlison played 67 games and scored 19 goals. He moved to England to join Watford in 2017 and Everton in 2018. He became the team's top scorer in the 2018-2019 season.

Linda Lizeth Caicedo Alegría (Spanish: Linda Lizeth Caicedo Alegría, February 25, 2005 -) is a Colombian female professional football player who serves as a forward. As of 2023, she plays for the Spanish Women's Football League club Real Madrid Women's Football Club. She helped Real Madrid Women's Football Club reach the 2023 Copa del Rey final. She is also a member of the Colombian women's national football team. She participated in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup with the team and scored two goals in the group stage. She has also won the 2022 America's Cup Golden Ball Award, the 2022 America's Cup Bronze Boot Award and the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Silver Ball Award.

Ryan Lambert (English: Ryan Edward Lambert Lee Kit Seng, September 21, 1998 -) is an Australian and Malaysian Chinese professional football player born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He plays as a defender and midfielder and currently plays for Kuala Lumpur City in the Malaysian Super League.

María Pilar León Cebrián (Spanish: María Pilar León Cebrián; born June 13, 1995), commonly known as Mapi León, is a Spanish professional women's football player who plays as a defender and currently plays for the London City Lionesses of the English Women's Football Premier League.

Tian Yucheng (April 15, 2008 -), formerly known as Tian Xinyi. The daughter of Chinese national diver Tian Liang and artist Ye Yiqian. In October 2013, his father Tian Liang and his wife participated in the recording of Hunan Satellite TV's "Where Are We Going, Dad" program and attracted much attention. In 2023, Tian Yucheng began to participate in international tennis competitions.

Shen Xue (November 13, 1978 -) is a Chinese female figure skater and an executive member of the Chinese Olympic Committee. She has cooperated with her husband Zhao Hongbo many times and participated in pairs figure skating events. Shen and Zhao won the Olympic gold medal in 2010, ending Russia's nearly half-century dominance in the Olympic figure skating pairs event.

Pia Sundhage (Swedish: Pia Sundhage, February 13, 1960 -) is a former Swedish women's football player and the current head coach of the Swiss national women's football team. She represented Sweden in the 1996 Summer Olympics soccer competition, and also led the U.S. women's national soccer team to win Olympic gold medals as head coach twice in 2008 and 2012.

Piermario Morosini (July 5, 1986 - April 14, 2012) was an Italian professional football player who played as a midfielder. On April 14, 2012, he suddenly fell to the ground during a match between Pescara Football Club and Livorno Football Club. Afterwards, he tried to stand up, but fell unconscious and suffered cardiac arrest. Upon seeing this, the team doctor on the court immediately rushed to his side and used an automated external defibrillator to rescue him. He was then put on a stretcher, still conscious. He eventually died on the way to the hospital. All Italian Football League matches were suspended for the weekend on which Piermario Morosini died. Livorno Football Club and Vicenza Football Club have decided to permanently retire the number 25 jersey worn by Piermario Morosini during his lifetime.

Pete Sampras (English: Pete Sampras, August 12, 1971 -), an American former professional tennis player, ranked No. 1 in the world in singles, winner of 14 Grand Slams, and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Sampras's performance in grass-court events was particularly outstanding, winning the Wimbledon men's singles championship seven times in eight years; and he is also the youngest singles champion and five-time champion in the history of the U.S. Open. He and Agassi, another player of his generation, are considered one of the greatest rivals in the history of tennis, and their rivalry is considered one of the most classic battles in tennis history.

Luan Guilherme de Jesus Vieira (March 27, 1993 -), referred to as Luan Guilherme de Jesus Vieira or Luan Guilherme de Jesus Vieira, is a Brazilian football player who serves as a forward and currently plays for the Brazilian team Corientes. At the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil, he won the Olympic football gold medal for the Brazilian Olympic football team.

Kobe Bean Bryan is a former American professional basketball player who played the shooting guard position. Kobe Bryant entered the NBA directly from high school in 1996 and played for the Los Angeles Lakers for 20 years. He is considered one of the greatest basketball players in history. Kobe won 5 NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers, and was selected to 18 NBA All-Star Games, 15 NBA All-NBA Teams, 12 NBA All-Defensive Teams, and was voted the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player and 2 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player. Kobe won the NBA scoring title twice and ranked fourth in the league in career regular season scoring and fourth in career playoff scoring.

Mohamed Salah Hamid Mahrez Ghali (Arabic: محمد صلاح حامد محروس غالي; June 15, 1992 -) is an Egyptian professional football player who currently plays for the Turkish Super League club Trabzonspor. He is also a member of the Egyptian national football team, serving as a winger and forward. He is known for his accurate shooting, dribbling skills and speed.

Muhammad Ali, formerly known as Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., is an American male boxer. In 1999, he was named Athlete of the Century by Sports Illustrated magazine.

Fehér "Miki" Miklós (Hungarian: Fehér "Miki" Miklós, July 20, 1979 - January 25, 2004), born in Tatabagno, was a Hungarian male football player. He has been selected for the Hungarian national football team many times as a forward and scored 7 goals in 25 international games.

Mikaela Shiffrin (English: Mikaela Shiffrin, born March 13, 1995) is an American female alpine skier who specializes in curve and giant curve events. She has won many Olympic, World Championship and World Cup track events. She is also the first alpine skier to reach the 100-win milestone in an Alpine Ski World Cup. At the age of 18, she also became the youngest Olympic gold medalist in the track event.