Athletes

Herma Bauma (German: Herma Bauma, January 23, 1915 - February 9, 2003) was an Austrian female track and field athlete. She represented Austria in track and field competitions at the 1936, 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal at the 1948 Olympics.

Herb Elliott (English: Herb Elliott, born February 25, 1938) is an Australian former men's track and field athlete, focusing on middle running. He represented Australia in track and field at the 1960 Summer Olympics, winning the men's 1500m gold medal.

Hedvig Lindahl (Swedish: Hedvig Lindahl, April 29, 1983 -), Swedish female football player. She has represented Sweden in football competitions at the 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics, winning two silver medals.

Hrvoje Ćustić (Croatian: Hrvoje Ćustić, October 21, 1983 - April 3, 2008), former Croatian football team midfielder.

Zhao Hongbo (September 22, 1973 -) is a Manchu figure skater of the People's Republic of China. He has cooperated with Shen Xue many times and participated in pairs figure skating events.

Zhao Ruirui (October 8, 1981 -), born in Nanjing, Jiangsu, is a Chinese women's volleyball player and a member of the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team. She is 1.97 meters tall and is known as "the tallest in China". She is also known as the "Glass Beauty" because she has been injured many times. Zhao Ruirui's parents are both volleyball players. Zhao Ruirui was inspired by her parents since she was a child and has considerable talent for volleyball. In 1994, she was selected for the Bayi Youth Women's Volleyball Team and began her career. She joined the national team in 1999 and joined the national team again in 2001. She has performed well in many international competitions and has a pretty and pleasant appearance, so she is deeply loved by fans. In the 2003 World Cup, she was the deputy attacker of the team. Her outstanding performance in this game enabled the Chinese women's volleyball team to win 11 consecutive victories and win the championship. She also won the best spiker award personally. In early 2004, Zhao Ruirui was plagued by injuries. However, given that she was an important contributor to the 2003 World Cup, coach Chen Zhonghe still insisted on letting her participate in the Athens Olympics. As a result, she was injured less than five minutes into the first group match against the United States and had to miss the rest of the game. However, the Chinese women's volleyball team still won the championship. In 2010, Zhao Ruirui officially retired from the national team. Since retiring, she has been engaged in writing science fiction novels. She has published two works, "Apocalyptic Awakening" and "Colorful Feather Heroes". Among them, "Colorful Feather Heroes" was successfully shortlisted for the "Best Long Science Fiction Novel" at the 4th Global Chinese Science Fiction Nebula Awards.

Luis Oscar 'Lucho' González (born January 19, 1981) is an Argentinian football player who plays as a midfielder. He played for Portuguese club Porto before moving to Qatari side Rayyan in 2014.

Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa (Spanish: Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa, April 30, 1980 -) is an Argentine former professional basketball player. He was born in Buenos Aires and holds dual nationality of Argentina and Spain. The main center of the Argentina men's national basketball team.

Cindy Klassen (English: Cindy Klassen, August 12, 1979 -), Canadian female speed skater. She has represented Canada in the Winter Olympics and won 1 gold medal, 2 silver medals and 3 bronze medals in speed skating.

Michael Schumacher (German: Michael Schumacher, pronunciation: [ˈmɪçaʔeːl ˈʃuːmaxɐ], January 3, 1969 -), or translated into German as Michael Schumacher, a German racing driver, seven-time Formula One World Drivers' Champion, and one of the most successful drivers in the history of Formula One. Schumacher set several Formula One records during his career. In addition, he has 91 race wins, 68 pole positions, 155 podium finishes and 77 fastest laps. Schumacher had already retired at the end of the 2006 season. However, due to Felli Massa's injury in qualifying at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix, Ferrari announced that Schumacher would make a comeback starting from the 2009 European Grand Prix. However, Schumacher later announced that he had decided to cancel his plan to return in the Hungarian Grand Prix due to a neck injury. At the beginning of 2010, Schumacher officially announced his comeback and joined the Mercedes team formerly known as Brawn Racing. In October 2012, Schumacher announced that he would retire again after this season. On December 29, 2013, Schumaker had an accident while skiing in the French Alps. His head hit a rock and he was severely injured and fell into a coma. On January 22, 2014, Schumacher fell into a coma for more than three weeks after a skiing accident. The chance of recovery was reduced. Experts predict that Schumacher may become a permanent vegetative state. But on April 5, 2014, Schumacher's spokesman announced the latest news, saying that the car king, who had been in a coma for three consecutive months, was gradually showing signs of waking up. On June 16, 2014, Schumaker's spokesman Ken said that Schumaker was out of coma and left the hospital where he was treated in France after the skiing accident and transferred to a Swiss hospital. On July 31, 2019, before the 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix, FIA President Jean Todt confirmed that Schumacher was awake and could watch the live broadcast of Formula One racing. At the 2019 German Grand Prix the previous week, his son Mick Schumacher had performed in a Ferrari F2004 car that was almost invincible in 2004. His younger brother Ralf Schumacher is also a Formula One driver and once participated in the German Touring Car Racing in Germany, so Michael Schumacher is sometimes called "Big Schumacher". His son Mick Schumacher will also become a Formula One driver starting from the 2021 season.

Michael Fred Phelps II is an American male swimmer. With 28 Olympic medals, he is the athlete with the most Olympic medals in history. At the same time, he also holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals, the most Olympic individual event gold medals (23), and the most Olympic individual event medals in history.

Michaela Dorfmeister (German: Michaela Dorfmeister, born March 25, 1973) is an Austrian female alpine skier. She represented Austria in alpine skiing at the 1998, 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics, winning two gold medals and one silver medal.

Diego Carlos Santos Silva (Portuguese: Diego Carlos Santos Silva; March 15, 1993 -), referred to as Diego Carlos (Portuguese: Diego Carlos), is a Brazilian football player who plays as a center back and currently plays for the Serie A team Komu (on loan from the Turkish Super League Fernbach).

Diego Armando Maradona (Spanish: Diego Armando Maradona, October 30, 1960 - November 25, 2020), was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, nicknamed "The King of the Century" and "The God of the Stadium", an Argentine football player and coach, and one of the most influential players in the history of world football. In 1986, Maradona single-handedly led Argentina to its second World Cup championship. He also became the assist king of the World Cup (8 times, but since FIFA’s official count of assists in the World Cup started in 1986, in fact the ball king Pele had a total of 10 assists in four World Cups). At the same time, he set the record for the most dribbles in the World Cup (90 times) and the highest number of violations (60 times). In 1987, he successfully brought the relegation team Naples to the Serie A championship. In 2001, he was named the King of the Century. Maradona can play anywhere in the frontcourt and dribble with his left foot. His dribbling skills are unparalleled in the world, and his shooting skills are also top-notch. After Billy hung up his boots, although excellent stars continued to emerge from all over the world, they could not compare with Billy until the emergence of Maradona, so he was also called the "new king of football." During his professional player career from 1976 to 1997, Maradona successively joined Argentine Youth, Boca Youth, Barcelona, ​​Naples, Sevilla, Newell's Old Boys, and Boca Youth. He has won the Argentine League Championship, the Italian Football League Championship, and the UEFA Cup Championship. During his 17 years with the Argentina national football team (1977-1994), he also won the World Cup and the World Youth Football Championship. In 2001, he was named the "Best Player of the 20th Century" by FIFA. On November 25, 2020, Maradona, who suffered from dilated cardiomyopathy, died of acute pulmonary edema caused by chronic heart failure at the age of 60.

Douglas Luiz Soares de Paulo (Portuguese: Douglas Luiz Soares de Paulo; May 9, 1998 -) is a Brazilian male professional football player who plays as a midfielder. He is currently on loan to the Premier League team Aston Villa from Serie A club Juventus.

Deng Yaping (February 6, 1973-), born in Zhengzhou, Henan, native of Xinning, Hunan, is a former athlete of the Chinese women's table tennis team. She served as deputy secretary-general of the People's Daily and vice-president of the European and American Alumni Association. From 1990 to 1997, she occupied the top spot in the ITTF's world women's rankings for eight years and is considered one of the greatest female players in the history of table tennis.

Zou Shiming (May 18, 1981 -), born in Zunyi, Guizhou, is a former Chinese boxer who has won two Olympic gold medals. He turned to professional boxing in 2013. On February 5, 2011, he officially married the host Ran Yingying. The two had two sons after their marriage. Since November 2015, he has participated in Jiangsu Satellite TV's reality show "The Son-in-Law Is Here", taking the opportunity to re-examine his relationship with his father-in-law. Joined the School of Physical Education and Health of East China Normal University in 2018.

Lang Ping (December 10, 1960 -), originally from Tianjin, is a Chinese women's volleyball player and coach. He earned the nickname "Iron Hammer" for his strong and precise smashes. In the coaching era, Lang Ping was also known as "Guide Lang" or "Director Lang". Formerly the head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team. Currently, he is the Vice Chairman of the Chinese Volleyball Association. Lang Ping is 1.84 meters tall and has a reach height of 3.17 meters. Together with American star Flora Heyman and Cuban star Mireya Luis, they were known as the "three main attackers" of the world women's volleyball team in the 1980s. From 1980 to 1985, he was continuously elected as the top ten athletes in China. In 1979, he was elected as the "Outstanding Athlete in the 30 Years of the Founding of the People's Republic of China". In 1984, he was elected as the "Outstanding Athlete in the 35 Years of the Founding of the People's Republic of China". He has won the sports medal of honor issued by the former National Sports Commission five times. He served as a member of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China, a representative of the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and a national March 8th Red Flag Bearer.

Zheng Haixia (March 7, 1967 -), native of Zhecheng, Henan, is a Chinese women's basketball player. The former main center of the Chinese National Women's Basketball Team, known as "Asia's No. 1 Female Center", is 2.06 meters tall. He won the 1984 Olympic bronze medal, the 1986 Asian Games champion, the 1992 Olympic silver medal (scoring champion), and the 1994 World Championship runner-up (MVP).

Guo Jingjing (October 15, 1981 -), a native of Baoding, Hebei, is a former Chinese female diver, Olympic champion, and FINA referee. She won the 3-meter springboard diving championship at the 2004 Athens Olympics and the 2008 Beijing Olympics respectively; and in cooperation with Wu Minxia, ​​she won the synchronized 3-meter springboard championship in these two Olympics. She has won a total of 4 Olympic gold medals and 2 silver medals. She is the "leader" of the Chinese women's diving team after Gao Min and Fu Mingxia. Guo Jingjing retired in early 2011; during her 14 years in service, she won 31 world championships, becoming the Chinese athlete with the most world championship titles. Guo Jingjing married Fok Qigang, the grandson of Hong Kong tycoon Fok Ying-tung, in 2012 and lives in Hong Kong.

Kim Yuna (Korean: Yuna Kim, September 5, 1990 -), a retired Korean women's singles figure skater, was born in Bucheon City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Started learning figure skating at the age of 7. At the 2009 World Championships in Los Angeles, Kim Yuna won the championship by setting two records in the women's short program and total score. In the women's singles figure skating at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, Kim Yuna broke the record with a total score of 228.56 points in the short program and free skate. She won South Korea's first Winter Olympics figure skating gold medal and became the first women's singles winner in the history of figure skating to win the Winter Olympics, World Championships, Grand Prix Finals, Four Continents Championships, and World Youth Championships. In the women's singles figure skating at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Kim Yuna won the Winter Olympics figure skating silver medal for South Korea with a total score of 219.11 points in the short program and free skate.

Suzuki Ichiro (Japanese: Suzuki Ichiro/Suzuki Ichiro, Romanized: Suzuki Ichirō, English: Ichiro Suzuki, born on October 22, 1973 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, is a former professional baseball player who played as an outfielder in the Major League Baseball. He once played for the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Miami Marlins and other teams in the Major League Baseball. He also holds the record for the most hits in a major league season with 262, as well as the Guinness World Record for hitting more than 200 hits in 10 consecutive seasons. Ichiro played for the Orix Blue Waves of the Nippon Professional Baseball Pacific League before joining the major leagues. He also holds records in Nippon Professional Baseball such as the highest batting average in the history of the Pacific League and the Pacific League batting champion for seven consecutive years. It is known as the "hit making machine". In 2001, Ichiro Suzuki was selected for the All-Star Game in his first season in the major leagues. After the season, he won the American League Most Valuable Player Award, Best Rookie, Gold Glove Award, Silver Slugger Award and other awards. In terms of international competitions, Ichiro served as captain of the Japanese team in the World Baseball Classic twice, leading the national team to win the championship. During the Japanese occupation period, his professional login name was "Ichiro", which is the Japanese hiragana spelling of "Ichiro". During the American occupation period, it was changed to the Romanized "Ichiro".

Ashley Elizabeth Marie Lawrence (English: Ashley Elizabeth Marie Lawrence; June 11, 1995 -) is a Canadian professional women's football player who plays as a midfielder and defender. She currently plays for the French Women's First Division team Lyon.

Allen Ezail Iverson (English: Allen Ezail Iverson, June 7, 1975 -), nicknamed "The Answer" (The Answer), also known as the "God of War" in the Chinese circle, is an American professional basketball player and rapper. He plays shooting guard and point guard on the court. Iverson played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 14 seasons. He was selected to the NBA All-Star Game 11 times in his career and won two All-Star Game Most Valuable Players. He was selected to the NBA's First Team of the Year three times, the NBA's Second Team of the Year three times, and the NBA's Third Team of the Year once. In the 2000–01 season, Iverson had the best performance of his career, was elected the NBA Most Valuable Player that season, and helped the Philadelphia 76ers reach the NBA Finals, but unfortunately failed to win the championship. Iverson attended Bethel High School in Hampton in his early years and was keen on basketball and American football. He won the United News High School Player of the Year Award in both football and basketball and was a Virginia Class AAA state champion in both sports. After graduating from high school, Iverson attended Georgetown University for two years and began to focus on basketball. On June 26, 1996, Iverson became the shortest No. 1 pick in NBA history. On October 30, 2013, the official retirement ceremony was held in the opening game of the Philadelphia 76ers. On April 4, 2016, the NBA officially announced his induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2017, he participated in the "Three-on-One Team" of the BIG3 Three-on-Three Legend League as captain and coach.