Athletes

Weverton Pereira da Silva (Portuguese: Weverton Pereira da Silva; born December 13, 1987), referred to as Weverton (Portuguese: Weverton, pronounced: [ˈwɛvɐʁtõ]), is a Brazilian football player who serves as a goalkeeper. He currently plays for the Brazilian Football League team Pomelas and the Brazilian national football team. At the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil, Weverton replaced Ferrando Bas, who retired due to injury, for the Brazilian Olympic football team. In the final match between Brazil and Germany, Weverton saved Nice Petersen's shot in the fifth round, helping Brazil win the Olympic football gold medal for the first time.

Wayne Douglas Gretzky (English: Wayne Douglas Gretzky, January 26, 1961 -), Canadian ice hockey player, former head coach of the NHL's Arizona Coyotes. Gretzky is considered by many to be the greatest player in the history of ice hockey. He once led the Edmonton Oilers to win the Stanley Cup 4 times, was elected MVP 9 times, and won the scoring title 10 times. He maintains 40 regular season records, 15 playoff records and 6 All-Star Game records, the most famous of which include the highest career cumulative goals, the highest career cumulative assists, the highest career cumulative points, the highest career assists per game, and the highest career points per game (scores in ice hockey are the sum of goals and assists). Gretzky is the only player to score more than 200 points in a regular season (he has done this 4 times), and has 15 seasons with 100 or more points, 13 of which are consecutive. His number, No. 99, has been officially announced by the NHL to retire from the league.

Matthew Ebden (English: Matthew Ebden, born on November 26, 1987 in Durban, South Africa) is an Australian professional tennis player who turned professional in 2005. His career-high ATP singles ranking is No. 39 (October 22, 2018), and his highest ATP doubles ranking is No. 24 (January 31, 2022).

Max Emilian Verstappen (Dutch: Max Emilian Verstappen, pronounced: [ˈmɑks fɛrˈstɑpə(n)]; September 30, 1997 -) is a Dutch racing driver who currently drives for the Red Bull Racing Team. Verstappen won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, and holds records for the most wins in a single season, the longest consecutive wins, and the longest consecutive pole position in Formula One. He is one of the most successful drivers in the history of Formula One. Verstappen competed in the FIA ​​European Formula 3 Championship in 2014 and joined Toro Rosso in 2015, becoming the youngest Formula One driver at the age of 17 years and 166 days. He was promoted to Red Bull Racing after completing the first four races of the 2015 and 2016 seasons with Toro Rosso, and then won his first race championship at the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix, becoming the youngest Formula One race winner at the age of 18 years and 228 days.

Marcel Hirscher (German: Marcel Hirscher, born March 2, 1989), Austrian male alpine skier. He represented Austria in alpine skiing at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics, winning two gold medals and one silver medal.

Matthias Mayer (German: Matthias Mayer, German pronunciation: [maˈtiːas ˈmaɪɐ], June 9, 1990 -) is an Austrian alpine skier who won an Olympic gold medal.

Mario Matt (born April 9, 1979) is an Austrian alpine skiing World Cup athlete and Olympic gold medalist. Matt won his first Olympic medal at the age of 34, the track gold medal at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, making him the oldest Olympic alpine skiing gold medalist.

Martin St-Louis (French: Martin St-Louis, June 18, 1975 -), Canadian men's ice hockey player. He represented the Canadian national team in ice hockey at the 2006 and 2014 Winter Olympics, winning a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Martin Brodeur (French: Martin Brodeur, May 6, 1972 -), Canadian men's ice hockey player. He represented the Canadian national team in ice hockey competitions at the 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics and won two gold medals.

Matthew Mitcham (English: Matthew Mitcham, March 2, 1988 -), born in Brisbane, is an Australian male diver.

Marc-André Fleury (French: Marc-André Fleury, born November 28, 1984) is a Canadian men's ice hockey player who serves as a goalkeeper. He represented the Canadian national team in the 2010 Winter Olympics ice hockey competition and won a gold medal.

Marc-Vivien Foé (May 1, 1975 - June 26, 2003) was a Cameroonian male professional football player who played as a defensive midfielder. Fu started his career with Cameroon's local team Yaounde Cannonballs, and then played in European football, playing for French Ligue 1 club Lens, Premier League club West Ham, French Ligue 1 powerhouse Lyon, and Premier League club Manchester City. On June 26, 2003, Fozai suddenly died of a heart attack in the 72nd minute while representing the Cameroon national football team against the Colombian football team in the semi-finals of the Intercontinental Cup in Lyon, France. This shocked the international football world. After medical evaluation, the cause of death was hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The International Football Federation later changed the Confederations Cup to be held every four years from 2005 to the host country of the next year's World Cup. During his lifetime, Fu played 62 times for the national team and scored 8 goals.

Mark Andrew Spitz (English: Mark Andrew Spitz, February 10, 1950 -), born in California, United States, Jewish, former American male swimmer, one of the best American legends in the history of world sports, and the greatest athlete in the history of swimming. He swept 7 gold medals in a single Olympic Games and broke all world records at the time. So far, Spitz is still the only athlete in the history of the Olympic Games to win gold medals in any individual event and break all world records. He won 7 gold medals in one fell swoop at the 1972 Summer Olympics, becoming the athlete with the most gold medals in a single Olympic Games. It was not until the 2008 Summer Olympics that the world record was surpassed by Michael Phelps' 8 gold medals. Between 1965 and 1972, Spitz won 9 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal in the Olympic Games, 5 gold medals in the Pan American Games, won 8 NCAA championships, and broke 33 world records.

Marc Huster (German: Marc Huster, July 1, 1970 -), German male weightlifter. He represented Germany in weightlifting competitions at the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics and won two silver medals.

Marcos Aoás Corrêa (Portuguese: Marcos Aoás Corrêa; born May 14, 1994), commonly known as Marquinhos (Portuguese: Marquinhos, pronounced: [maʁˈkĩɲus]), is a Brazilian male professional football player who currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain in the French Serie A and serves as the team captain. He is also a member of the Brazilian national football team. Functions as a pivot and defensive midfielder. Marquinnos started his career with Corrientes. After winning the 2012 Copa Libertadores, he moved to Italian Serie A club Roma for a transfer fee of 3 million euros. Marquinus became the main force of the team during his one year of playing, and even reached the Coppa Italia final with the team, but lost the final and missed the championship. In July 2013, he switched to the French Football League club Paris Saint-Germain for 31.4 million euros and signed a five-year contract, becoming one of the players under the age of 20 with the highest transfer fee. He won 12 championships, including consecutive league championships in his first three seasons. In 2014, after compatriot David Luiz came to pitch, Marquinus' opportunities to play decreased. It was not until 2016 that after Lewis left the team, he returned to the team's main lineup. In 2013, Marquinus represented the Brazilian national football team for the first time. In 2014, he represented Brazil U20 in the 2014 Toulon Cup International Football Invitational Tournament and won the championship. He also represented Brazil in the men's football competition at the 2015 Copa America, the Centenary Copa America and the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning an Olympic gold medal. In the quarterfinals of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, they met Croatia and missed the fourth point during the PK match, and the Brazilian national team was eliminated.

Malcom Filipe Silva de Oliveira (Portuguese: Malcom Filipe Silva de Oliveira; February 26, 1997 -), referred to as Malcom (Portuguese: Malcom, pronounced: [ˈmawkõ]), is a Brazilian professional football player who currently plays for the Saudi Professional Football League team Al-Hilal. Function as forward.

Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen (Norwegian pronunciation: [svɛn ˈmɑ̀ŋnʉs øːn ˈkɑːlsn̩]; November 30, 1990 -), Norwegian chess grandmaster, former chess world champion, and the player with the highest score in the history of chess (ELO) (2882 points). Since July 1, 2011, Carlsen has been ranked first in the FIDE world rankings and maintains the longest unbeaten record in elite-level classical chess (125 games).

Matheus Santos Carneiro da Cunha (Portuguese: Matheus Santos Carneiro da Cunha; May 16, 1999 -), referred to as Matheus Cunha (Portuguese: Matheus Cunha), is a Brazilian professional football player who plays as a winger and currently plays for the Premier League team Manchester United.

Mateo Retegui (Spanish: Mateo Retegui; April 29, 1999 -) is an Italian-Argentinian professional football player who serves as a forward and plays for the Saudi Professional Football League club Al-Kadisha and the Italian national football team, nicknamed "Tiger King" (il Re tigre).

Mario Lemieux (English: Mario Lemieux; October 5, 1965 -), born in Montreal, Canada, is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is currently the owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins. He played parts of 17 seasons in the National Hockey League as a player for the Pittsburgh Penguins from 1984 to 2006. He is considered one of the best players of all time.

Ma Long (October 20, 1988 -), male, from Anshan, Liaoning Province, is a table tennis player and coach of the People's Republic of China. He is currently the Vice Chairman of the All-China Youth Federation and the Vice Chairman of the China Table Tennis Association. He graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2017. Malone is considered one of the greatest table tennis players in history. He is the first man to win a double-lap Grand Slam. He has won 31 championships in the Olympic Games, World Championships and World Cup in the so-called "three majors". This record is the current world table tennis championship. The ITTF and the International Olympic Committee use "GOAT" to describe his achievements.

Bobsam Elejiko (August 18, 1981 - November 13, 2011) was a late Nigerian professional football player who served as a central defender. He played for several clubs in Belgium for most of his lifetime.

Mackenzie Horton (English: Mackenzie Horton; April 25, 1996 -), nicknamed Mack Horton, was born in Melbourne, Australia, and is an Australian swimmer. He is good at freestyle swimming and represented Australia in the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2016 Rio Olympics. Horton has been controversial for expressing dissatisfaction with his opponent Sun Yang on several occasions. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, he mocked Sun Yang as a "drug-taking liar"; at the 2019 World Swimming Championships, he refused to take a photo with Sun Yang during the award ceremony.

Hei Jiajia (English: Joanne Missingham, transliterated as Joanne Missingham, May 26, 1994 -) is a Taiwanese female professional Go player. She was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She is of mixed Taiwanese and Australian descent. She holds dual nationality of the Republic of China and Australia. She is currently a professional seventh-dan chess player of the Taiwan Chess Academy, and also has the first-level professional qualification of the Chinese Chess Academy. Hei Jiajia started learning Go at the age of 6, and decided to play Go professionally at the age of 14. He gave up further education and embarked on the path of professional Go. The most admired professional chess player is Lin Haifeng. In July 2008, Hei Jiajia challenged the fixed-stage competition for the second time in mainland China and achieved second place, qualifying for the professional preliminary stage. She is the first and currently the only professional female chess player in Taiwan to enter the Dandan section in mainland China. Because she chose to retain her Australian citizenship and household registration in the Republic of China, she did not apply to join the mainland household registration in the People's Republic of China, nor did she register with the Chinese Chess Academy. In 2010, he obtained the preliminary qualification of the Taiwan Chess Academy and registered with the Taiwan Chess Academy. In 2012, he was selected as the World Go Ambassador. In 2016, he joined Seed Music and began to enter the entertainment industry.