Athletes

Juan Román Riquelme (June 24, 1978 -) was born in San Fernando, near Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, in 1978. In 2007, he was loaned back to the famous club Junior Bulgaria and then officially joined. He last played for Argentino Juniors. On January 25, 2015, he officially announced his retirement on ESPN. One of the best Argentine superstars in world football.

Ayrton Senna da Silva (Portuguese: Ayrton Senna da Silva, March 21, 1960 - May 1, 1994) was a Brazilian racing driver and three-time Formula One World Drivers' Champion. In 1994, Senna died in an accident at the San Marino Grand Prix. Senna is quite loved by fans and is known as the God of Racing. He is one of the greatest drivers in the history of Formula One.

Eric Radford (January 27, 1985 -) is a Canadian pairs figure skater, partnered with Meagan DeAmel. He is a two-time world champion (2015, 2016). He won the gold medal in the team event and the bronze medal in the pairs event at the 2018 Winter Olympics. He is a two-time four continent champion (2013, 2015). In 2018, he became the first openly gay man to win gold at the Winter Olympics. In April 2021, it was announced that she would partner with Vanessa James to win the bronze medal at the 2022 World Championships.

Alia Sabur (February 22, 1989 -), born in New York City, United States, is one of the American child prodigies and the youngest university professor in the world. At the age of 9, Shabo already had a black belt in Taekwondo. At the age of 11, he performed with the Rockland Symphony Orchestra in the United States and studied at Juilliard School. At the age of 10, Schaber entered the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and at the age of 14, he obtained a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics with the first grade. After graduation, he entered the doctoral program in materials science and engineering at Drexel University in Pennsylvania. On February 19, 2008, 18-year-old Shabo (three days shy of his 19th birthday) was appointed as a full-time professor of cell science in the Department of Advanced Technology Integration at Konkuk University in Seoul, South Korea. On April 21, 2008, he was hailed as the youngest professor in the history of the world by Guinness World Records, breaking a 300-year-old record. Maclaurin, a disciple of the British scientist Newton, began working as a professor in 1717 at the age of 19.

Fanny Durack (English: Fanny Durack, October 27, 1889 - March 20, 1956) was an Australian female diver and swimmer. She represented Australasia at the 1912 Summer Olympics and won the women's 100-meter freestyle gold medal.

Barbara Ann Scott King OC OOnt (Barbara Ann Scott King, May 9, 1928 - September 30, 2012) was a Canadian female single figure skater who won the 1948 Olympic Games, two World Championships (1947–1948), and four Canadian Championships (1944–46, 1948). Known as "Canada's Sweetheart," she is the only Canadian skater to win the Winter Olympics women's singles skating championship. She is also the first North American skater to win the Winter Olympics, World Championships, and European Championships in the same year, and the only Canadian to win the European Championships (1947–1948). In her forties, she was well-known in the North American equestrian community. She has received many honors: in 1991 she was awarded the Order of Canada and in 2008 she was awarded the Order of Ottawa.

Hanada Torakami (Japanese: flower field On the tiger/Hanada Masaru, Romanized: Hanada Masaru, January 20, 1971 -), whose real name is Hanada Masaru (same pronunciation), and whose four-part name is Wakano Hanakatsu, a great Japanese sumo wrestler and the 66th generation yokozuna. It was changed to its current name in 2011.

Su Bingtian (August 29, 1989 -), native of Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, is a retired Chinese track and field athlete, dean and professor of the School of Physical Education of Jinan University, vice chairman of the Executive Committee of the Chinese Athletics Association, majoring in sprinting, and the Asian men's 60-meter and 100-meter record holder in track and field. He has represented the Chinese track and field team in the 2010 Asian Games, the 2011 Asian Track and Field Championships and the 2011 Summer Universiade. On May 30, 2015 (local time in the United States), at the 2015 IAAF Diamond League Eugene Station (Prefontaine Classic) held in Eugene, the United States, Su Bingtian tied for third place in the men's 100-meter race with a time of 9.99 seconds. Su Bingtian thus became the first non-naturalized Asian athlete in history to break the 10-second barrier, and the third Asian sprinter to break the 10-second barrier after the Nigerian-born Qatari naturalized athletes Samuel Adelebari Francis and Femi Sewin Ojunude. In the men's 100-meter semi-finals of the 2015 World Athletics Championships in Beijing, Su Bingtian tied for eighth in the semi-finals (9.987 seconds) and entered the men's 100-meter finals. This was the first time an Asian entered the men's 100-meter finals at the World Athletics Championships. On June 22, 2018, Su Bingtian ran 9.91 seconds (W: +0.2) in the men's 100-meter final of the Madrid Track and Field Championships, tying the Asian record and setting a new Chinese domestic record. On June 30, in the men's 100m final of the 2018 IAAF Diamond League Paris Station held in Paris, France, Su Bingtian once again ran a time of 9.904 seconds (W: +0.8), tying the Asian record for the second time in nine days. At the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, Su Bingtian broke the Asian Games record in the 100m final with a time of 9.92 seconds (W: +0.8). On August 1, 2021, Su Bingtian set a new Asian record in the men's 100-meter track and field semifinals of the Tokyo Olympics with a time of 9.83 seconds (9.827 seconds) and significantly improved the original record by 0.08 seconds (0.077 seconds). He ranked first in the semifinals and advanced to the finals. In this event, Su Bingtian ran the fastest 60m segment record in human history with a time of 6.29 seconds, and the fastest 60m record under any conditions (unofficial record), surpassing Usain Bolt's 6.31 seconds when he set the 100-meter world record in 2009. This is the first time for yellow and Asian people to advance to the men's 100-meter race finals at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Su Yiming (yì)ming (February 18, 2004 -), native of Jilin City, Jilin Province, is a Chinese male snowboarder and former child star.

Joaquim Carvalho Cruz (Portuguese: Joaquim Carvalho Cruz, born March 12, 1963) is a Brazilian male middle-distance runner. He won the men's 800-meter gold medal in track and field at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He also won the men's 1500 meters championship at the 1987 Pan American Games and the 1995 Pan American Games.

Fanny Rosenfeld (English: Fanny Rosenfeld, December 28, 1904 - November 14, 1969), Canadian female track and field athlete. She represented Canada in track and field events at the 1928 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal and a silver medal.

Lisbeth "Libby" Trickett (English: Lisbeth "Libby" Trickett, January 28, 1985-), was born in Townsville, Queensland. Her maiden name was Lenton. She changed her husband's surname after her marriage in 2007. Australian female swimmer. Libby is a former swimming world record and Olympic gold medalist, having won gold medals at both the 2004 Athens Olympics and the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Sharon Davies (English: Sharron Davies, November 1, 1962 -), British female swimmer. She represented Great Britain in swimming at the 1976, 1980 and 1992 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal at the 1980 Olympics. Married track and field athlete Derek Redmond in 1994 and divorced in 2000.

Mollie O'Callaghan (English: Mollie O'Callaghan, April 2, 2004 -) is an Australian female swimmer who specializes in freestyle. She represented Australia in swimming competitions at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics, winning five gold medals, one silver and two bronze medals.

Leisel Jones (English: Leisel Jones, August 30, 1985 -), Australian female swimmer. The gold medalist in the women's 100-meter breaststroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the silver medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Léon Marchand (French: Léon Marchand, May 17, 2002 -), a French male swimmer who has competed in the 200m individual medley, 200m butterfly, 200m breaststroke, and 400m individual at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Winning the medley event, he is currently the world record holder in the 200m individual medley and 400m individual medley and the Olympic record holder in the 200m individual medley, 200m butterfly, 200m breaststroke and 400m individual medley.

Lennox Lewis CM, CBE (English: Lennox Claudius Lewis, September 2, 1965 -), former boxer and world boxing champion. He holds dual British and Canadian citizenship. As an amateur boxer in his early years, Lewis represented Canada and won the 1988 Olympic super heavyweight gold medal. The following year, he entered professional boxing. During his career, he was a three-time heavyweight world boxing champion, a two-time orthodox boxing champion, and the last undisputed heavyweight boxing champion to date. Lewis retired in 2004 with a record of 41 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with a total of 32 knockouts. He is considered one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time and one of the greatest boxers in the history of British boxing.

Wallace Souza Silva (April 4, 1995 -) is a Brazilian football player who plays as a defensive midfielder and currently plays for the Brazilian team Coats Road.

Phil Scott (English: Phil Scott, August 4, 1958 -) is an American politician, currently the 82nd Governor of Vermont, and former Lieutenant Governor of Vermont. In 2016, he ran for governor of Vermont on behalf of the Republican Party and was successfully elected. He was a businessman and racing driver before entering politics. Scott is one of the most popular governors in the United States. He holds political views of fiscal conservatism and social policy liberalism, and is often described as a moderate Republican or a Rockefeller Republican. In the two presidential elections of 2020 and 2024, Scott called for voting for the Democratic presidential candidate to oppose Trump, saying that this was putting "national interests above partisan interests."

Phillip "Phil" O'Donnell (English: Phillip "Phil" O'Donnell (March 25, 1972 - December 29, 2007)) was a Scottish footballer who played for Motherwell and Kilday in the Scottish Premiership, and also played for Tin Wednesday in England. O'Donnell, who was the captain of Motherwell during his lifetime, collapsed while playing for the team on December 29, 2007, and eventually died at the age of 35.

Xiao Qian (January 27, 1910 - February 11, 1999), formerly known as Xiao Bingqian and Xiao Bingqian, formerly known as Xiao Ruoping, male, Mongolian, native of Inner Mongolia, born in Beijing, Chinese writer, journalist and translator.

Sally Pearson, OAM (née McClellan, English: Sally Pearson, September 19, 1986 -) was born in Sydney and is an Australian track and field athlete. Focus on sprinting and short distance hurdle events. She won the silver medal in the women's 100-meter hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the gold medal in the women's 100-meter hurdles at the 2012 London Olympics. In addition, she is also the champion of this event at the 2011 and 2017 World Athletics Championships, and is also the Oceania record holder in this event.

Sarah Gabrielle Cabral de Menezes (Portuguese: Sarah Gabrielle Cabral de Menezes, March 26, 1990 -), born in Teresina, Piauí state, is a judoka from Brazil. She is the first Brazilian athlete to win an individual Olympic gold medal in the women's 48 kg category. She defeated defending champion Alina Dumitru of Romania at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Paula Paretto (Spanish: Paula Paretto, January 16, 1986 -) was born in Buenos Aires, an Argentinian female judoka. Won the 48kg gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She was later selected as the flag bearer for the closing ceremony of the Argentine delegation at the Rio Olympics.