Athletes

Kylian Mbappé Lottin (French: Kylian Mbappé Lottin, pronounced: [kiljan (ɛ)mbape lɔtɛ]; December 20, 1998 -) is a French professional football player who serves as a forward. Currently plays for La Liga club Real Madrid and serves as captain of the French national football team. Mbappe was born in Paris, France and grew up in nearby Bondi. He joined Monaco Football Club in 2015 and helped Monaco win the French Ligue 1 championship in the 2016-2017 season. In 2017, Mbappe joined Paris Saint-Germain for a transfer fee of 180 million euros, becoming the second most valuable player in history and the most valuable teenage player in history. His Paris Saint-Germain has won six French Ligue 1 titles and four Coupe de France titles, including the domestic quadruple crown in the 2019-20 season, and led the team to the Champions League final for the first time in 2020. He is the top scorer in Paris Saint-Germain history, ranks third in assists, and is the seventh top scorer in Ligue 1 history. In 2024, Mbappe joined Real Madrid on a free transfer. In the international arena, Mbappe represented the French national team for the first time in 2017. In the 2018 World Cup, Mbappe became the youngest World Cup goal scorer in the history of the French team and the second teenage player to score in the World Cup final after Belgium. He helped France win the championship as the second-leading scorer and was named the World Cup's Best Young Player and France's Player of the Year. In 2021, he helped the French team win the UEFA Nations League championship and was awarded the top scorer in the finals. In the 2022 World Cup, the French team reached the final again. Mbappe won the Golden Boot Award and the Silver Ball Award, and set a World Cup final scoring record. Mbappe ranked third in the 2023 Ballon d'Or selection and won the runner-up in the 2022 FIFA World Player of the Year selection. He has been selected into the FIFA Team of the Year six times and the Champions League Team of the Season four times. He won the Golden Boy Award and the Kopa Award in 2017 and 2018 respectively, and was selected for the 2018 UEFA Team of the Year. Mbappe was elected Ligue 1 Player of the Year five times and was the Ligue 1 top scorer for six consecutive seasons. Mbappe was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023, and was listed as one of the top ten highest-paid athletes in the world by Forbes magazine in 2023 and 2024.

Kieren John Perkins OAM (English: Kieren John Perkins, August 14, 1973 -), Australian former male swimmer. He has won two Olympic gold medals in the men's 1,500-meter freestyle swimming competition. He also won three World Long Pool Swimming Championship medals.

Clemente Rodríguez (Clemente Rodríguez, July 31, 1981 -) was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is an Argentine football player who can serve as a left and right defender. Currently playing for Atletico Colón, a team in the Argentine First Division Football League. He represented the Argentina national team at the 2004 Athens Olympics and won a football gold medal. Later attended the 2010 World Cup.

Michael Klein (Romanian: Michael Klein, October 10, 1959 - February 2, 1993) was a Romanian male football player who served as a defender. He represented the Romanian national football team in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, but the team ended up in the top 16.

Tadej Pogačar (Slovenian: Tadej Pogačar, pronunciation: [taˈdɛ́ːj pɔˈɡáːtʃaɾ]; September 21, 1998 -) is a Slovenian cyclist who currently competes for the International Cycling Union's first-level team Emirates Team. He won five Tour de France championships in 2020 and 2021, 2024, 2025 and 2026, and dominated the red dot jersey Mountain King and the white jersey best young driver in 2020 and 2021. The last driver who could dominate three Tour de France awards at the same time dates back to "Ogre" Eddie Merckx in 1972. In 2019, he won the 2019 Tour of California in the UCI World Tour for the first time at the age of 20, becoming the youngest event champion in the history of the International Cycling Union. In the same year, he made his debut in the three major cycling races and won three single-station championships and the best young rider in the 2019 Tour of Spain. In 2021, he represented the Slovenian team in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan and won a bronze medal in the men's road race, becoming the first player in history to win the Tour de France Freestyle Championship and an Olympic medal in the same season. He will participate in the Tour de France for the fourth time in 2024, and win the third Tour de France championship after 2020 and 2021. He is also the only driver to win the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France championships in the same year since Marco Pantani in 1998, and has won six single-stage championships in the two competitions. In September of the same year, he won the men's group championship of the 2024 World Road Cycling Championships for the first time, becoming the "Triple Crown". In a single season, he won three championships (Triple Crown) of the Giro d'Italia + Tour de France + World Road Cycling Championships, making him the third person in history. Participating in the Tour de France for the fifth time in 2025, he not only won four stages, but also defeated Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard with a lead of 4 minutes and 24 seconds, winning the Tour de France championship for the fourth time. He also won the 100th victory in his career in the Tour de France. In September of the same year, he successfully defended the rainbow jersey and became the champion of the men's road race at the 2025 UCI World Road Championships.

Tara Kristen Lipinski (born June 10, 1982) is an American figure skater. She became the youngest women's singles world champion at the 1997 World Figure Skating Championships and the youngest women's singles Olympic champion at the 1998 Winter Olympics. She is the first female athlete to successfully complete a triple triple jump followed by a triple triple jump (3 Loop + 3 Loop) in competition. After winning the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, she turned professional at the peak of figure skating and participated in ice tours, and then became a well-known sports commentator.

Taoufiq Makrofi (Arabic: توفيق مخلوفي, born April 29, 1988) is an Algerian male track and field athlete who represented his country in the 2012 London Olympics and won the gold medal in the men's 1,500-meter race in 3 minutes and 34.08 seconds. Won the men's 800m silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics in 1 minute 42.61 seconds. Later, he won the silver medal in the men's 1,500 meters at the Rio Olympics with a time of 3 minutes and 50.11 seconds.

Serhii Volodymyrovych Perkhon (Ukrainian: Сергій Володимирович Перхун, Romanized: Serhii Volodymyrovych Perkhun; September 4, 1977 - August 28, 2001), a Ukrainian football player, is the only player in the Russian Premier League to die from injuries in an official game so far. On August 19, 2001, during a match between CSKA Moscow and Makhachkala Anzhi Football Club, Perkun collided with Butun Budunov, both of whom suffered head injuries. As a result, Serhiy Perkun died of cerebral hemorrhage nine days later, and Budunov also suffered a severe concussion. He was hospitalized in the intensive care unit and recovered after a period of time. CSKA Moscow Football Club decided to permanently retire the No. 16 jersey worn by Perkun during his lifetime.

Sergio Germán Romero (Spanish: Sergio Germán Romero, pronounced: [ˈseɾxjo xeɾˈman roˈmeɾo]; February 22, 1987 -), born in Bernardo de Yrigoyen, Misiones Province, is a former Argentine football player who served as a goalkeeper and played for the A-League team Little Bulga.

Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo (Spanish: Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo; June 2, 1988 -), also known as Kun Agüero (Spanish: Kun Agüero), was born in Buenos Aires Province. He is an Argentine retired professional football player who serves as a forward. On July 5, 2003, Aguero made his debut in the Argentine Football League on behalf of the Independiente team. At this time, only 35 days had passed since his 15th birthday, and he also broke Maradona's 27-year record as the youngest player to appear in the Argentine Football League. In 2006, Aguero joined La Liga team Atletico Madrid for a transfer fee of 23 million euros. From 2006 to 2011, Aguero won the 2007 Golden Boy Award, a Europa League championship and a European Super Cup championship. Aguero joined the Premier League powerhouse Manchester City in July 2011. The transfer fee at the time was 35 million pounds, becoming the highest bidder in the 2011 Premier League summer window. The deal proved to be quite successful. During his 10 years at Manchester City, he helped the team win 5 Premier League championship trophies. Among them, on May 13, 2012, in the game against Queens Park Rangers, Aguero scored a goal in the 93rd minute and 20 seconds, allowing Manchester City to win the first top league championship in 44 years, so 93:20 has also become a symbol of Aguero. He is also the historical top scorer of Manchester City Club, the fourth top scorer in Premier League history (184 goals), the top foreign scorer in the Premier League, the player with the most hat tricks in the Premier League (12 times), and the most goals for a single club. Aguero was also the Premier League Golden Boot winner in the 2014-15 season and twice entered the PFA Team of the Year. He and Manchester City won 6 League Cup championships (he and Fernandinho are the players who have won the most games) and 1 FA Cup championship. In 2021, Aguero joined La Liga giants Barcelona as a free agent. On October 18, 2021, in Barcelona's match against Valencia, Aguero came on as a substitute in the 87th minute, which was also his first time playing for Barcelona. At the national team level, Aguero represented Argentina U-20 in the World Youth Championship in 2005 and 2007, and won the championship twice. In 2008, he represented the Argentina national football team and won the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. July 2021

César Delgado (August 18, 1981 -) is an Argentine football player. Currently playing for Monterrey. In Lyon's away game against Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League group stage in the 2009-10 season, he scored an important goal for Lyon in stoppage time.

Cesar Augusto Cielo Filho (Portuguese: César Augusto Cielo Filho, January 10, 1987 -), born in Santa Barbara West, Sao Paulo State, is a Brazilian swimmer. He participated in two Olympic Games in 2008 and 2012, winning a gold medal and two bronze medals. He has set world records in the 50-meter freestyle and 100-meter freestyle.

Salena Jameka Williams, nicknamed "Serena Williams", is an American professional tennis player. She is ranked No. 1 in the world in singles. She has won 23 Grand Slams, including a record-breaking seven times in the Australian Open and six times in the US Open.

Donovan Bailey (English: Donovan Bailey, December 16, 1967-), born in Manchester, Jamaica, is a Canadian track and field athlete. Won the men's 100m and 4×100m relay gold medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Sir David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE (English: Sir David Robert Joseph Beckham, May 2, 1975 -), retired English men's football player, former captain of the England football team, one of the world's football legends, played as a midfielder before retiring, and once held the England record holder other than the goalkeeper position. He was the runner-up of the World Footballer in 1999 and 2001. Beckham was born in Leytonstone, London, and plays as a right midfielder. He started his career in the Premier League club Manchester United and started playing for the team at the age of 17. During this period, he won 6 Premier League championships, two FA Cup championships and a Champions League championship. He later played for La Liga club Real Madrid, Serie A club AC Milan, Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy and French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain. Beckham is most famous for his "golden right foot" on the court, which can accurately carry out long-distance passes, crosses and extremely pleasing free kicks. He has used this to obtain a large number of assists and goals both in his club and England football career. He ranks third on the Premier League's all-time assist list, with 152 direct assists in 265 appearances. In addition, he is the first English footballer to play more than 100 times in the top tier of the Champions League. Beckham is not only a famous player, but also off the pitch. His wife is Victoria Caroline Adam, a member of the Spice Girls. He also has outstanding appearance, versatile hairstyles and a positive image, as well as his own brand of men's perfume and other products, and has been the spokesperson of the sports brand Adidas for a long time. Therefore, he has a great influence on the mass media and the fashion industry. He has gained an unprecedented degree of recognition outside the football circle. In addition, he was once the highest-paid football player in the world, with an annual salary of more than 65 million US dollars. According to an estimate published in 2009, his total assets were as high as 125 million pounds. Net assets in 2014 were US$350 million. He announced his retirement in May 2013. In February 2014, Major League Soccer announced that Beckham and a group of investors would establish a team in Miami. On September 5, 2018, the team was named Inter Miami and the team joined the league in 2020.

Osaka Naomi (Japanese: Osaka Naomi, Romanized: Ōsaka Naomi, also translated as Osaka Naomi, Osaka Naomi, October 16, 1997 -) is a Japanese-Haitian mixed-race female tennis player and a four-time Grand Slam winner.

Shohei Ohtani, a Japanese professional baseball player, nicknamed Sho-time. Currently playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers of the Major League Baseball, he mainly serves as a two-way player (i.e., pitching in the "two-way game") as a designated hitter and pitcher.

Quinn (English: Quinn, August 11, 1995 -), formerly known as Rebecca Catherine Quinn, is a Canadian professional football player who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder. She currently plays for the Northern Premier League team Vancouver Rise and the Canadian women's national football team.

Oksana Alexandrovna Chusovitina (Russian: Оксана Александровна Чусовитина, Romanized: Oksana Aleksandrovna Chusovitina, June 19, 1975 -), born in Bukhara, Soviet Union (now the capital of Bukhara Oblast, Uzbekistan), is a female gymnast who is good at vaulting events. Since 1992, she has participated in eight consecutive Olympic Games.

Olivier Royer (December 1, 1955 -) is a French retired professional football player who played as a winger. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Royer played 17 times for the French national team (scoring two goals). Royer played for Nancy and represented the French national team in the 1978 World Cup. After Royer retired, he coached his mother club Nancy from 1991 to 1994.

Oscar Alfredo Ustari (Oscar Alfredo Ustari, July 3, 1986 -), born in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, is an Argentine professional football player who serves as goalkeeper and currently plays for Inter Miami.

Ole Lennard ter Haar Romenij (Ole Lennard ter Haar Romenij, June 20, 2000 -), commonly known as Ole Romeny, is a professional football player who serves as a forward. He was born in the Netherlands. His maternal grandmother was born in Medan, North Sumatra Province, Dutch East Indies. Therefore, Romeni is eligible to represent the Indonesian national football team in international competitions. He was once the youngest player to receive a red card in the history of the Dutch second division. He later won his appeal and the red card was revoked. On February 8, 2025, Romeni obtained Indonesian citizenship. As of 2025, he plays for the English Football Champions League club Oxford United Football Club and represents the Indonesian national football team in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.

Nina Kennedy (English: Nina Kennedy, April 5, 1997 -), Australian female track and field athlete. She represented Australia in track and field competitions at the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games, winning a gold medal and a bronze medal. She also competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Nilla Fischer (Swedish: Nilla Fischer, August 2, 1984 -), Swedish female football player. She represented Sweden in football competitions at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics.