Athletes

Thiago Braz da Silva (Portuguese: Thiago Braz da Silva, December 16, 1993 -) is a Brazilian men's pole vaulter. On August 15, 2016, he won the Olympic gold medal with a height of 6.03 meters in the men's pole vault final of the Rio Olympic Games and set a new Olympic record. The runner-up was the world record holder and French star Reno Lavillenie.

Thierry Daniel Henry (French: Thierry Daniel Henry, International Phonetic Alphabet: French pronunciation: [tjɛʁi danjɛl ɑʁi]; August 17, 1977 -) is a retired French professional football player who serves as a forward and is currently the head coach of the French U23 and French U21 national football teams. He played for Monaco, Juventus, Arsenal, Barcelona and the New York Red Bulls. During his eight years at Arsenal, he became a legend of the club and maintained the team's scoring record. The French national team also maintains the team's scoring record. One of the best French superstars in world football. Henry was born in Les Soulis, Essonne, and showed great potential as a goalscorer while playing for regional clubs. In 1990, he was spotted by Monaco and immediately joined. In 1994, he made his professional debut. His outstanding performance earned him the favor of the national team, and he was called up to the French national team for the World Cup in 1998. He later moved to Juventus, but his time as a winger for the club was unsatisfactory, so he moved to Arsenal for £10.5 million. Arsenal became Henry's place of fame. Although he didn't adapt well at first, his performance improved by leaps and bounds after that, and he became the team's top scorer in almost every season. After working with his mentor Arsene Wenger for a long time, he became a super scorer, scoring a total of 228 goals while playing for Arsenal. He also won two Premier League titles and three FA Cup titles with the Gunners, was twice the runner-up for the World Footballer of the Year and was voted the English Footballer of the Year three times. In his last two seasons with Arsenal, he became the team captain and led the team to the 2006 UEFA Champions League final. In June 2007, he moved to Barcelona for 24 million euros. In 2009, Henry, who was the core of the team, won La Liga, the Spanish Cup and the UEFA Champions League with the team, becoming the Triple Crown. Together with the subsequent Spanish Super Cup, European Super Cup and World Club Cup, he achieved six crowns. Henry was also selected into the UEFA Team of the Year five times. In 2010, he moved to the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer and helped them win the East Coast Division Championship. In 2012, he returned to Arsenal on loan and played for two months. In 2013, he helped the New York Red Bulls win the regular season championship. On December 1, 2014, Henry announced that he would hang up his boots, ending his 20-year football career. Henry also had outstanding achievements in the national team, winning the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 World Cup.

Timothy Theodore Duncan (English: Timothy Theodore Duncan, April 25, 1976 -), nicknamed "The Big Fundamental", was born in Christiansted, the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands. He is a former professional basketball player who played as a power forward/center. He played for the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA throughout his career. Duncan was a swimmer before his sophomore year in middle school and became a basketball player in high school. He joined the basketball team while attending Wake Forest University and won the Atlantic Coast Conference's best athlete, Naismith College Player of the Year, and the John Wooden Award. After graduation, Duncan joined the Spurs as the No. 1 pick. He has won the NBA Most Valuable Player twice, and led the Spurs to NBA championships five times in 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2014. He also led the team to the playoffs every year and became the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player three times. In addition, Duncan has been selected to the NBA All-Star Game 15 times, the NBA All-NBA Team 15 times, and the NBA All-Defensive Team 15 times. He is recognized as one of the greatest players in history. He officially announced his retirement on July 11, 2016, ending his 19-year NBA player career. Off the court, he established the "Tim Duncan Foundation" to contribute to health care, education and youth sports in the United States.

Shane Gould (English: Shane Gould, November 23, 1956 -), Australian female swimmer. She represented Australia in swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics, winning three gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal.

Simone Elleanne Biles, American female competitive gymnast. Biles has superb jumping and balanced landing abilities, and is good at floor exercise, balance beam, and vault. She is the competitive gymnast with the most medals at the World Championships, with 11 Olympic and 30 World Championship medals. He has won 2 Olympic Games, 6 World Championships and 9 U.S. Championship all-around championships. She also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2022, becoming the youngest recipient in history.

Simon Fairweather (English: Simon Fairweather, October 9, 1969 -), Australian male archery athlete. He represented Australia in archery at the 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal at the 2000 Olympics.

Rodrigo Caio (Rodrigo Caio, August 17, 1993 -) is a Brazilian football player who plays as a center back or defensive midfielder. He currently plays for Farmingo. In the 2016 Centenary America's Cup, Carlo was selected to the 23-man roster of the Brazilian national team, but did not get a chance to play. At the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil, Carlo won the Olympic football gold medal for the Brazilian Olympic football team.

Xu Haifeng (August 1, 1957 -), formerly known as Xu Jianjun (born on August 1st Army Day), is a native of Hexian, Anhui, and was born in Zhangzhou, Fujian. A shooting athlete of the People's Republic of China, he served as the head coach of the Chinese National Shooting Team and the deputy director of the Shooting Center of the State Sports General Administration. Xu Haifeng is the first Chinese to win an Olympic gold medal. He is also the first shooter in the history of Chinese sports to combine the titles of world championship, Olympic champion, World Cup champion and Asian Games champion. After retiring, he has been in charge of the Chinese shooting team for many years and has trained 37 world champions.

Novak Djokovic, born in Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Serbian tennis player. He is Serbia's first Grand Slam singles champion, first world number one, and winner of the Golden Slam and Golden Master. Djokovic has won a total of 24 Grand Slam championships, including 10 Australian Open singles championships. He is the male player with the most Grand Slam championships and the only male player to achieve a three-lap Grand Slam. He has won 7 ATP year-end finals championships, 40 Masters championships and the 2024 Paris Olympic gold medal, with a total of 101 singles championships.

Chen Long (January 18, 1989 -), a native of Shashi, Hubei Province, is a retired Chinese men's badminton player. He won the gold medal in the men's singles badminton event at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The technical characteristics are good at defensive counterattacks and strong explosive power. His wife is Wang Shixian, who is also a badminton player. He is currently the coach of the Chinese National Youth Badminton Team.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (English: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, December 27, 1986 -) is a Jamaican sprinter and is known as one of the greatest sprinters of all time. She was the sprint queen who created numerous great achievements from the 2000s to the 2020s. She is also the female athlete in the world who has broken the 10.70-second barrier most times. She was the women's 100-meter champion at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympics, the 100-meter world championship champion in 2009, 2013, 2015, 2019, and 2022, the 4×100-meter relay champion in 2009, 2013, 2015, and 2019, and the 200-meter champion at the 2013 World Athletics Championships. In addition, she has also won many medals in other competitions and set numerous competition records.

Gu Ailing, a female freestyle skier, was born in San Francisco, United States, of mixed Chinese and American descent. She has represented the People's Republic of China in international competitions since 2019.

Betty Cuthbert (English: Betty Cuthbert, April 20, 1938 - August 6, 2017), Australian female track and field athlete. She represented Australia in track and field events at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics, winning four gold medals.

Luciano Gabriel Figueroa Herrera (May 19, 1981 -), born in Santa Fe, Argentina, is an Argentine football player who serves as a forward.

Edison Arandis do Nasventura, KBE, also known as Pelé, is a Brazilian professional football player who plays as a forward. He was honored as "O Rei" in the football world.

George Herman "Babe" Ruth, Jr. (English: George Herman "Babe" Ruth, Jr., February 6, 1895 - August 16, 1948) was an American baseball player. He was the most representative second-string player in the history of the country's professional baseball. He served as both a pitcher and an outfielder. In the middle of his career, he gradually played as a hitter. He led the Boston Red Sox to three World Series championships and the New York Yankees to four World Series championships, and was known as the "God of Baseball." In the poll "The Greatest American" held by AOL in 2005, Babe Ruth was selected as the 14th greatest American figure.

Felix Gottwald (German: Felix Gottwald, born January 13, 1976) is an Austrian men's Nordic combined athlete. He represented Austria in the Nordic combined events at the 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, winning three gold medals, one silver medal and three bronze medals.

Fernando Gago (Spanish: Fernando Gago, April 10, 1986 -) is a retired Argentine men's professional football player. He mainly plays as a defensive midfielder. He previously played for Bulgaria Juniors and Real Madrid. He was a member of the Argentina national football team.

Fernando Alonso Diaz is a Spanish racing driver who currently drives for Aston Martin Racing and is a two-time Formula One world champion.

Federico Fazio (Spanish: Federico Julián Fazio, born March 17, 1987) is an Argentine football player who mainly serves as a backbone.

Ferdinand Porsche (German: Ferdinand Porsche; September 3, 1875 - January 30, 1951) was a German automotive engineer and founder of Porsche AG. He created the first gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle (Lohner-Porsche) and the Volkswagen Beetle. The Beetle designed by Porsche and produced by Volkswagen was once the most produced car of the same model design in the world, with a total of 21 million units produced. The sports car originally produced by Porsche Co., Ltd. founded by him and his son Ferry Porsche was also developed from the Beetle. As an important contributor to Nazi Germany's war effort during World War II, Porsche was involved in the production of advanced tanks such as the VK4501(P), the Elephant (originally named "Ferdinand") self-propelled gun and the Maus super-heavy tank, as well as the development of other weapons systems, including the V-1 missile. Porsche was a member of the Nazi Party and the honorary superior leader of the SS. He was awarded the German State Prize for Arts and Sciences, the SS Ring of Honor and the War Cross.

Jared Tallent (English: Jared Tallent, October 17, 1984 -) was born in Ballarat. He is an Australian race walker. He won the bronze medal in the 20 km walk at the 2008 Olympic Games, the silver medal in the 50 km walk at the 2012 Olympic Games, and the gold medal in the 50 km walk at the 2012 Olympic Games.

Herman Darío Lux (Spanish: Germán Darío Lux, June 7, 1982 -), born in Cacaranya, Santa Fe Province, Argentina, is an Argentine football player who plays as a goalkeeper on the field and currently plays for the Spanish team Deportivo La Coruña.

Hermann Maier (German: Hermann Maier, born December 7, 1972) is an Austrian male alpine skier. He represented Austria in alpine skiing at the 1998 and 2006 Winter Olympics, winning two gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal.