Athletes

José Ernesto Sosa (Spanish: José Ernesto Sosa, born June 19, 1985) is an Argentine professional football player who plays as a midfielder and currently plays for the Argentine team Estudiantes La Plata.

Petar Radaković (Croatian: Petar Radaković, February 22, 1937 - November 1, 1966) was a Croatian male football player who played as a midfielder. He represented the Yugoslavia national team in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, where the team finished fourth.

Penelope "Penny" Oleksiak (English: Penelope "Penny" Oleksiak, June 13, 2000 -), born in Toronto, is a Canadian swimmer who specializes in freestyle and butterfly strokes. She won 1 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze at the 2015 World Youth Swimming Championships. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she performed well and won the women's 100-meter freestyle championship, the women's 100-meter butterfly silver medal, the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay and the women's 4×200-meter freestyle relay bronze medal, becoming the single summer Olympic champion as of 2016. The Canadian athlete with the most medals in the 2012 Olympics. In addition, she broke the world junior record and national record in the women's 100-meter butterfly during the Olympics. She also broke the Olympic record and the American record in the women's 100-meter freestyle with American athlete Simone Manuel.

Pernille Mosegaard Harder (Danish: Pernille Mosegaard Harder, born November 15, 1992) is a Danish professional women's football player who plays as an offensive midfielder and forward. She currently plays for the women's Bundesliga team Bayern Munich and serves as the captain of the Danish women's national football team. Harder is recognized as one of the best women's football players in the world. She ranked first in the Guardian's list of the 100 best women's football players in the world in 2018 and 2020. Harder has won a number of individual honors in women's football, including UEFA Women's Player of the Year twice (2017-18, 2019-20), IFFHS World Women's Player of the Year once, and Danish Football Miss 7 times. In 2018, she missed the Women's Ballon d'Or by only 6 points with Ada Hegerberg; as a team, she was shortlisted for the FIFA Best Team of the Year twice (2017, 2020), the IFFHS World Women's Team of the Year three times, and the IFFHS European Women's Team of the Decade (2011-2020). Harder is the 2020 German Miss Football winner. She is the first non-German player to win this award. In September 2020, Harder broke the record for the highest global transfer fee in women's football when she moved from Wolfsburg to Chelsea for 250,000 euros. However, England's Keira Walsh surpassed this record when she moved from Manchester City to Barcelona in September 2022.

Hou Yifan (February 27, 1994 -), a native of Xinghua City, Jiangsu Province, China, is a chess grandmaster. She has won the Women's World Chess Championship three times. She is the youngest female player to win a grandmaster and the youngest women's world champion in history. As of February 2025, she ranks first in the World Chess Federation's women's world rankings, 72 points ahead of second-placed Ju Wenjun. In July 2020, he was appointed as a full professor at the School of Physical Education of Shenzhen University, making him the youngest professor in the history of Shenzhen University.

Paul Kariya (English: Paul Kariya, October 16, 1974 -), Canadian men's ice hockey player. He represented the Canadian national team in ice hockey at the 1994 and 2002 Winter Olympics, winning a gold medal and a silver medal.

Paul Neumann (German: Paul Neumann, June 13, 1875 - February 9, 1932), born in Vienna, was an Austrian male swimmer and doctor. He participated in the swimming competition at the 1896 Summer Olympics and won the men's 500-meter freestyle gold medal, becoming Austria's first Olympic gold medalist.

Jack William Nicklaus (English: Jack William Nicklaus, January 21, 1940 -), American professional golfer, is one of the most successful professional golfers in the United States. Because of his blond hair and tall figure, he is affectionately called the "Golden Bear" by fans. As of 2012, Nicklaus still holds the record for first place in the total number of four major championships. He held the top spot in the McCormack World Golf Ranking for ten consecutive years from 1968 to 1977. At its peak from 1962 to 1967, the Golden Bear won seven Grand Slam championships and was considered the number one player in the game during this period (some commentators believe that Arnold Palmer was also an outstanding representative of this period). Since 1978, many young players (such as Tom Watson and Seve Ballesteros) have emerged one after another, but Nicklaus still maintained his status as a top golfer in golf with his stable performance, and even won the Grand Slam championship again in 1986. For a quarter of a century, he became a legend in the golf world based on his high-level skills. After winning two consecutive U.S. Amateur Golf Championships in 1959 and 1960 and participating in the 1960 U.S. Open, Nicklaus turned professional at the end of 1961. Nicklaus' victory in the 1962 U.S. Open was not only his first Grand Slam championship, but also his first championship as a professional player. The runner-up at that time was another golf legend, Arnold Palmer. From then on, the two superstars began a competition between the two heroes that lasted for many years. In 1966, Nicklaus successfully defended his title at the Masters (the first time in the history of this event) and won the British Open in the same year, thus completing the great feat of winning the four majors in different years. After a brief hiatus, he dominated the British Open again in 1970. Throughout the 1970s, Nicklaus won an astonishing nine major championships, surpassing Bob Jones's record of 13 major championships. In 1986, the 46-year-old Nicklaus won the Masters Championship and won the last major championship in his career. He also became the oldest champion in the history of this event (the oldest champion among the four major championships is Julius Boros, who

Christa Deguchi (English: Christa Deguchi, Japanese: Christa／Deguchi Christa, Romanized: Deguchi Christa, October 29, 1995 -) was born in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, and is a Canadian female judoka. Her father is from Canada and is an English lecturer, and her younger sister Kelly Exit (kelly) is also engaged in judo. Krista originally represented Japan. Canada invited her to join the Canadian national team in 2012, but she refused. Later, after realizing the fierce competition in Japan, she officially became a Canadian citizen in 2017 and began to represent Canada, with the goal of participating in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In 2018, she participated in the World Championships for the first time and won a bronze medal, becoming the first Canadian female athlete in history to win a World Judo Championship medal. A year later, she went a step further and successfully won the World Championship gold medal, becoming the first Canadian athlete in history to win a World Judo Championship championship.

Clara Hughes (English: Clara Hughes, September 27, 1972 -), Canadian female speed skater and cyclist. She won two bronze medals in the 1996 Summer Olympics and won a gold, a silver and two bronze medals in the other three Winter Olympics. She is the only athlete in the world to win multiple medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympics. She is also the only Canadian athlete to win medals in the Winter and Summer Biathlon Games. She served as the flag bearer for the Canadian delegation at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics, and won a bronze medal in the women's 5,000-meter short track speed skating event at that Winter Olympics; this event was also her last Olympic speed skating competition.

Christopher "Chris" Brown (English: Christopher "Chris" Brown, October 15, 1978 -), Bahamian track and field athlete. Chris Brown won bronze and silver medals in the 400-meter relay at the 2000 Olympics and the 2008 Olympics. In the 2012 Summer Olympics track and field competition, he and his teammates Demetrius Pinder, Michael Matthew, and Ramon Miller won the gold medal in the 4×400 meter relay.

Christine Nesbitt (English: Christine Nesbitt, May 17, 1985 -), Canadian female speed skater. She represented Canada and won the women's 1,000-meter speed skating gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2006 team pursuit silver medal.

Christine Sinclair (English: Christine Sinclair, June 12, 1983 -), born in Burnaby, is a Canadian women's football player who once served as the captain of the Canadian women's national football team and served as a forward. Sinclair is the soul of Canadian women's football, having led Canada to win the 2012 and 2016 Olympic women's football bronze medals and the 2020 Olympic women's football gold medal. In 2013, Sinclair joined the Portland Thorns, the founding team of the National Women's Soccer League, and later helped the team win three playoff championships. Her personal statistics ranked among the best in the league. In 2024, Sinclair announced that he would hang up his boots after the last regular home game of the Portland Thorns game of the season.

Quan Hongchan (March 28, 2007 -), a native of Zhanjiang, Guangdong, is a Chinese female diver. Her main event is the women's 10-meter platform. In 2021, she represented China in the diving competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won the women's 10-meter platform gold medal. In 2024, she represented China in the diving competition at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics and won the women's synchronized 10-meter platform gold medal and the women's 10-meter platform gold medal respectively, becoming the youngest three-gold medalist in Chinese Olympic history.

Lance Edward Armstrong (English: Lance Edward Armstrong, September 18, 1971 -, born Lance Edward Gunderson), is an American former professional road bicycle racer. He won seven consecutive Tour de France championships from 1999 to 2005 by taking performance-enhancing banned substances. In 2012, all results since August 1998 were canceled and banned for life. Armstrong began participating in triathlons at the age of 16 and won domestic championships in the United States in 1989 and 1990. He started his career as a professional cyclist in 1992 with the Motorola team and achieved good results between 1993 and 1996, including the 1993 World Road Cycling Championship, the 1995 San Sebastian Classic, the 1995 and 1996 Dupont Race champions, and stage wins in some European events, including stage 8 of the 1993 Tour de France and stage 18 of the same event in 1995. In 1996, he was diagnosed with potentially fatal malignant metastatic testicular cancer. After recovering, he established the Lance Armstrong Foundation (renamed the Livestrong Foundation in 2012). He returned to racing in 1998 and was a member of the U.S. Postal Service Cycling Team/Discovery Channel Cycling Team from 1998 to 2005. During this time, he won seven Tour de France titles and a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Announced his retirement in 2005. But he came back in 2009, joined the Astana team, and won third place in the Tour de France that year. In 2010 and 2011, he raced with the RadioShack team he helped found. Retired again in 2011. Armstrong has been suspected of doping since the 1999 Tour de France. In August 2012, the United States Anti-Doping Organization (United StatesDA) concluded that Armstrong's long-term use of a banned drug (erythropoietin EPO) was the culprit of "the most sophisticated, professional and successful doping program ever seen in the sports world." Therefore, Armstrong was deprived of his results after August 1, 1998, including seven Tour de France titles (the Sydney Olympic bronze medal was awarded by the International Olympic Committee on January 17, 2013

Michelle Wingshan Kwan (July 7, 1980 -) is an American figure skater and diplomat who will serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Belize from 2022 to 2025. Kwan Yingshan has won 9 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and 5 World Figure Skating Championships, and also won 2 Winter Olympic medals. She has remained competitive for more than a decade and is the best figure skater in U.S. history. Due to her consistency and artistry on the ice, Kwan is considered one of the greatest figure skaters in history. For more than a decade, Michelle Kwan has been not only the most popular figure skater in the United States, but also one of the most popular female athletes in the country, consistently ranking in the top ten in such surveys (and often the only figure skater, even after she has retired). Over the course of more than a decade, she enjoyed unprecedented popularity, earning millions of dollars in advertising endorsements, appearing in numerous television shows, and receiving widespread media attention. Kwan's experience of overcoming difficulties and achieving success has a great inspiration for Chinese Americans, and even East Asians in general, to invest in figure skating, and has become a model for many Asian figure skaters to follow.

Zlatan Ibrahimović (Swedish: Zlatan Ibrahimović, born 3 October 1981; Swedish pronunciation: [ˈslaːtan ɪbraˈhiːmɔvɪtɕ]; Serbian-Croatian pronunciation: [zlǎtan ibraxǐːmoʋitɕ] ), a retired Swedish football player who plays as a center or forward and winner of the 12th Swedish Ballon d'Or. He is also the former captain of the Swedish national football team. Before retiring, Ibrahimovic played for Serie A team AC Milan and played for many top European teams. In 2009, he joined La Liga team Barcelona for about 70 million euros. At that time, it was the most expensive acquisition in the history of La Liga team Barcelona. Except for the Swiss Super League Ma Mo and the Premier League Manchester United, he has won the league championship in all the leagues he has played in. Even though he did not win the league championship for the team during his joining Manchester United, he still brought the team the English League Cup and European League double championships within one season. He is also the only player in the history of European football to score in the UEFA Champions League while playing for 6 different clubs. In his career, he has helped his team win league championships for eight consecutive years, and has won league championships in the Eredivisie, Serie A, La Liga and Ligue 1 in his career. After joining the Los Angeles Galaxy, he also completed an amazing record - scoring in his first game in seven leagues including the Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, French Ligue 1, Eredivisie, Swiss Super League, US Professional League and the Champions League. He scored against Cagliari on January 12, 2020. This goal also allowed Iba to set multiple records. This was the 537th goal of his career. From 1990 to 2020, he scored in three decades, and he scored in each decade; at the same time, he also became the fifth oldest player to score a goal in Serie A at the age of 38 years and 100 days. On June 4, 2023, Ibrahimovic announced that he would hang up his boots and retire, ending his 24-year football career.

Uchimura Kohei (Japanese: Uchimura Kohei/Uchimura , Romanized: Uchimura Kōhei, January 3, 1989 -) is a Japanese male gymnast who was born in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture. He graduated from Toyo High School and Nippon Sports University. Currently a professional gymnast for Konami Athletic Club, she represented Japan in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. In the men's individual all-around gymnastics competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 19-year-old Kohei Uchimura fell off the pommel horse twice, but came from behind to win the silver medal for Japan after 24 years, attracting the attention of the world for the first time. Kohei Uchimura's gymnastics style is elegant, artistic and famous for its perfect quality. He is also the only athlete in the history of gymnastics to have won the individual all-around title six times in a row at the World Gymnastics Championships. In addition, he won by a high score each time, so he is known as the "All-Around King" and the "New Prince of Gymnastics". Kohei Uchimura has inherited the "beauty" pursued by Japanese gymnastics. He is a rare athlete who can balance difficulty and quality. He is undoubtedly the best gymnast today. After the 2012 Summer Olympics, many in the gymnastics community believed that Kohei Uchimura had won enough medals to prove himself as the greatest gymnast of all time. Kohei Uchimura successfully defended his gold medal in the men's individual all-around gymnastics competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics, becoming the first individual gymnastics all-around champion since Alberto Braglia to win two consecutive championships.

Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (Portuguese pronunciation: [nejˈmaʁ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ ˈsɐətus ˈʒũɲoʁ]; February 5, 1992 -), commonly known as Neymar (Portuguese: Neymar), is a Brazilian male professional footballer who currently plays for the Brazilian Football League Santos. He mainly serves as a left winger and can also serve as an offensive midfielder. Neymar is one of the few Samba-style players in recent years (the more famous ones include Ronaldinho, Pele and Ronaldo, etc.). At his peak, he was one of the strongest left wingers in football, and occasionally played as a second forward or offensive midfielder. He has also played center forward in club games recently, and is a wing with organizational ability when active on the wing. Neymar is a right-footed player, but he has good reverse-foot ability. He is excellent in dribbling, creativity, passing, shooting and technical skills. He is fast and explosive. Whether on the left or right, Neymar can cut in and shoot or cross to tear apart the defense. Neymar is considered to be one of the best players of his generation. He is as famous as Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo and is known as the best third man in football. He has the strongest voice under Melo and is also regarded as the successor to Brazil's top No. 10 by football king Pele and legendary star Ronaldinho. He is known for his flamboyant style of play, passing ability and ability with both feet. Neymar has scored at least 100 goals for three different clubs, one of the few players to do so, and is the highest-scoring Brazilian player in Champions League history. Neymar won the title of South American Footballer of the Year in 2011 when he was 19 years old, and won this title again in 2012. In 2011, Neymar was nominated for the FIFA Ballon d'Or Award and was selected 10th. He also won the 2011 FIFA Puskas Award for the Best Goal of the Year. During his time at Barcelona, ​​Neymar formed the "MSN Combination" with Metz and Suarez, which was hailed as the strongest trident striker in the modern era. In the 2014-2015 season, the "MSN combination" scored a total of 122 goals. It is regarded as a historical strike combination and helped Barcelona become the first team in history to win two Triple Crowns. During the three-year cooperation period (2014~2017), the three scored a total of 302 goals, setting a historical record in football. In the summer transfer window of August 2017, Neymar transferred to Paris for 220 million euros

Kyle Chalmers (English: Kyle Chalmers, June 25, 1998 -), born in Port Lincoln, Australia, is an Australian swimmer who specializes in short-distance freestyle. His father is former Australian rules football player Brett Chalmers. Chalmers set a new world junior record in the men's 100-meter freestyle in the 2016 Olympic qualifiers, and later won the men's 100-meter freestyle gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Australian athlete to win a gold medal in this event in 48 years.

Kevin De Bruyne (Dutch: Kevin De Bruyne, pronunciation: [ˈkɛvɪn də ˈbrœynə]; June 28, 1991 -) is a Belgian male professional football player who serves as a midfielder. He currently plays for the Serie A club Naples and is the former captain of the Belgian national football team. He won the honor of England's PFA Footballer of the Year for two consecutive years. Only two people before him had such a record.

Kevin Wayne Durant (English: Kevin Wayne Durant, September 29, 1988 -), born in Washington, DC, United States, is an active American professional basketball player. He currently plays for the NBA team Houston Rockets and is a small forward. He is regarded as one of the greatest players in FIBA ​​history. Nicknames KD, Easy Money Sniper, The Slim Reaper, Durantula, Thunder Emperor, and Death. Durant was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics with the second overall pick in the first round of the 2007 NBA Draft and was nominated for Rookie of the Year. In the 2009-10 season, 21-year-old Durant became the youngest scoring champion in NBA history. Became the NBA's Most Valuable Player in the 2013-14 season. In the 2016-17 season, Durant joined the Golden State Warriors as a free agent, won the NBA championship that season, and was elected the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player. In the 2017-18 season, the Warriors won consecutive NBA championships and consecutive NBA Finals MVP awards. Selected into the NBA's 75 Greatest Stars in the 2021-22 season. He once led Russell Westbrook and James Harden to the Finals during the Thunder period, but unfortunately lost to the Heat led by LeBron James. He represented the U.S. national team in the 2010 World Championships, 2012 Olympics, 2016 Olympics, 2020 Olympics and 2024 Olympics, successfully won five gold medals, became the scoring leader in the history of the U.S. men's national basketball team, and became the most valuable player of the 2010 World Championships and the 2020 Olympics.

Cate Campbell (Cate Campbell, born on May 20, 1992 in Blantyre, Malawi) is an Australian female swimmer who specializes in short-distance freestyle. Her sister Bronte Campbell is also a competitive swimmer.

Kate Allen (English: Kate Allen, April 25, 1970 -), Austrian female triathlete. She won the women's individual gold medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics triathlon. She also competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing 14th.