Athletes

Viktor Axelsen (Danish: Viktor Axelsen; January 4, 1994 -), also translated as Axelsen, Chinese name Axelsen, is a retired Danish badminton men's singles player. Axelsen is the first World Youth Championship men's singles champion in Danish history; he won the European Championship for the first time in 2016, and was a main member of the Danish team that won the Thomas Cup in 2016. In the same year, he defeated two-time defending champion Lin Dan in the third-place match at the Rio Olympics and won the bronze medal for the first time. In 2017, he won the men's singles championship at the World Badminton Championships, becoming the third Danish player in history to win the world badminton singles championship. He also reached the top of the world rankings for the first time on September 28, 2017. In August 2021, he defeated Chen Long 2-0 in the badminton singles final of the Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first non-Chinese player to win the badminton men's singles championship since the 2004 Olympics. In August 2024, he defeated Thai player Kunlavut Witishan 2-0 in the Paris Olympic badminton singles final, becoming the second player after Lin Dan to win the Olympic badminton men's singles championship.

Ángel Fabián Di María (Spanish: Ángel Fabián Di María, pronounced: [ˈaŋxel faˈβjan di maˈɾia]; February 14, 1988 -), born in Rosario, Argentina, is a male football player who plays as a winger. He currently plays for the Argentine Football League club Rosario Central and is a former member of the Argentine national football team. He is one of the best Argentine superstars in world football and one of the strongest wingers in world football. On December 18, 2022, he scored twelve yards and scored another goal in the Qatar World Cup final, helping Argentina win the World Cup championship.

Sir Andrew Barron "Andy" Murray, OBE (English: Sir Andrew Barron "Andy" Murray, born May 15, 1987), is a former British professional tennis player. He is ranked No. 1 in the world in singles and is a three-time Grand Slam winner. Murray entered the top ten of the men's singles rankings for the first time on April 16, 2007. On November 7, 2016, he reached a career-high ranking of world number one and achieved 24 consecutive victories. At the 2012 London Olympics, Murray defeated Roger Federer in straight sets in the men's singles final, becoming Britain's first Olympic tennis men's singles gold medalist in 104 years. At the 2012 US Open, he defeated Djokovic in five sets, becoming the first British player to win a Grand Slam men's singles championship in 77 years after compatriot Fred Perry in 1936, and the only player to win consecutive Olympic gold medals and the US Open. At Wimbledon in 2013, Murray defeated Djokovic in three sets and became the first British player to win Wimbledon since Fred Perry won in 1936. In 2016 Wimbledon, Murray defeated Milos Raoli in three sets and won the Wimbledon championship for the second time in his career. At the Rio Olympics in the same year, he defeated Juan Martin del Potro in four sets and became the first player in tennis history to defend the men's singles Olympic gold medal. In the ATP year-end tournament of the same year, he defeated Djokovic in two sets and became the first British year-end world champion. Murray has won a total of 46 singles titles, including 3 Grand Slams, two Olympic singles gold medals and 14 Masters titles. Murray has also won eight Grand Slam runner-ups, including the 2008 US Open, 2010 Australian Open, 2011 Australian Open, 2012 Wimbledon, 2013 Australian Open, 2015 Australian Open, 2016 Australian Open and 2016 French Open, losing to Federer three times and Djokovic five times. In 2011, Murray became the seventh player in the Open era to reach the semifinals of four Grand Slams in one year. After losing to Djokovic in the 2016 French Open final, Murray became the third male player to win runner-up finishes in all four Grand Slams, following Ivan Lendl and Federer.

Andrés Nocioni (Spanish: Andrés Nocioni, November 30, 1979 -) is an Argentine professional basketball player. He is 6 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 225 pounds. He serves as a small forward. He was undrafted in the 2004 NBA draft, but was eventually signed by the Chicago Bulls.

Yulia Vyacheslavovna Lipnitskaya (Russian: Ю́лия Вячесла́вовна Липни́цкая, Latinized: Yulia Vyacheslavovna Lipnitskaya, June 5, 1998 -) is a Russian figure skater, born in Yekaterinburg. She was the 2014 European Figure Skating Championships champion and the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics gold medalist (team). Lipnitskaya is the youngest women's singles gold medalist in the history of the European Figure Skating Championships. She is also the second youngest gold medalist in Olympic history (15 years and 249 days), six days younger than American Tara Lipinski when she won the women's singles gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Maxi Heber is the youngest gold medalist in Olympic history.

Usain Bolt is a former Jamaican male sprinter and one of the greatest sprinters in history. He has won eight Olympic gold medals and is the current world record holder in the men's 100m, men's 200m and men's 4×100m relay.

Nick Winter (English: Nick Winter, August 25, 1894 - May 6, 1955) was an Australian male track and field athlete, focusing on the triple jump. He represented Australia in track and field competitions at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal.

Nikola Jokić (Serbian: Никола Јокић, Romanized: Nikola Jokić, born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian men's basketball player. Nicknamed "Joker" due to similar names and unpredictable passing skills and organizational abilities. Currently playing for the Denver Nuggets of the NBA, he plays center position. He was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 41st overall pick in the second round of the 2014 NBA Draft. In the 2020-21 season, he won the first regular season MVP of his career and became the first second-round draft player in the history of the league to win the NBA Most Valuable Player. He was also the lowest-ranked annual MVP in the history of the league. The following season, he received the second NBA Most Valuable Player award in his career, completing his second consecutive MVP victory. In the 2022-23 season, he led the Golden Nuggets to win the first NBA championship in team history. He averaged 30.2 points, 14 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.4 steals in the finals series and won the first NBA Finals MVP. He was also the lowest-ranked NBA Finals MVP in the history of the league, but compared to the NBA championship. In the entire 20 games of the playoffs, Jokic made ten triple-doubles, surpassing Chamberlain's record of 7 games in a single season in 1967. He accumulated 600 points, 269 rebounds and 190 assists. All three statistics ranked first in the playoffs, which was the first time in NBA history. He is also the only center in history to reach 6,000 assists.

Nicolás Andrés Burdisso (Nicolás Andrés Burdisso, April 12, 1981 -) is a former Argentinian retired football player who serves as a defender. The player joined Inter Milan from the Argentine giants Boca Juniors and won the 2001 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Argentinian youth team. In 2004, Inter Milan signed him for 3.5 million euros. However, after joining Italy, Bediso was absent from the game for a long time due to family medical reasons, which greatly reduced the possibility of him getting regular playing opportunities. In the end, he was reduced to a fringe player on the team and failed to leave any memorable performances during his time with Inter Milan. Even though he did not get a lot of playing time, he was still selected into the 23-man Argentina national team and played in the 2006 World Cup until they were eliminated by Germany.

Nicolás Martín Pareja (January 19, 1984 -) is an Argentine football player who serves as a defender. He participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics men's football competition with the team and eventually won the championship.

Andreas Nikolaus "Nikki" Lauda, ​​Austrian racing driver and three-time Formula One World Drivers' Champion.

Yamanaka Tsuyoshi (Japanese: Shanzhong Kai/Yamanaka Tsuyoshi, Romanized: Yamanaka Tsuyoshi, January 18, 1939 - February 10, 2017) was a Japanese male swimmer. He participated in the men's 400-meter freestyle event at the 1956 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal. In addition, he also won the men's 1500-meter freestyle gold medal at the 1958 Asian Games.

Pablo Javier Zabaleta (Spanish: Pablo Javier Zabaleta, pronounced: [ˈpaβlo saβaˈleta]; January 16, 1985 -) is an Argentine former professional football player who can serve as a right back or midfielder. He holds a Spanish passport and is therefore an EU player.

Bruny Surin (English: Bruny Surin, July 12, 1967-) is a Canadian male track and field athlete, focusing on sprinting. He represented Canada in track and field competitions at the 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics.

Bruno Guimarães Rodrigues Moura (Portuguese: Bruno Guimarães Rodrigues Moura; November 16, 1997 -) is a Brazilian male professional football player who serves as a defensive midfielder. He currently plays for the Premier League club Arsenal and the Brazilian national football team.

Bruno Mossa de Rezende (Portuguese: Bruno Mossa de Rezende; born July 2, 1986) is a Brazilian volleyball player. He currently plays for the Brazilian club Vôlei Renata. He also represents the Brazilian men's national volleyball team and serves as the team's captain.

Hidayat Heydərov (Azerbaijani: Hidayət Heydərov, July 27, 1997 -) was born in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, and is an Azerbaijani male judoka. He moved to Baku, Azerbaijan with his family when he was three years old. When he was about five or six years old, his father took him to a sports school and started practicing judo. In 2017, he made his first appearance at the Senior World Championships, but lost in the bronze medal match and finished fifth. At the 2018 World Championships in Baku, he competed at home and won the bronze medal, his first World Championship medal.

Patrick Lavon Mahomes II (Patrick Lavon Mahomes II, September 17, 1995 -), a native of Tyler, Texas, United States, is a professional American football quarterback who plays for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He is a three-time Super Bowl champion and Super Bowl MVP winner. Mahomes played for Texas Tech University in college. He was initially involved in both American football and baseball. After his sophomore year, he began to focus on American football. In his junior year, he had 5,052 total passing yards and 53 total touchdowns, both of which ranked first among all players in the NCAA Division I Bowl Division that year. Mahomes was selected with the 10th overall pick by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2017 NFL Draft. He became a starter in his second season after joining the league (2018 season) and won the National Football League Most Valuable Player, becoming the second youngest player to win this award in the history of the league and the first player to win this award for the Kansas City Chiefs. In Super Bowl 54, he led the team to defeat the San Francisco 49ers, and he himself won the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player honor. In 2020, he signed a 10-year contract extension with the Chiefs. In Super Bowl 57, he led the team to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles and was again elected as the Super Bowl MVP. In Super Bowl 58, he led the team to defeat the San Francisco 49ers and was elected the Super Bowl MVP for the third time.

Conor Anthony McGregor is an Irish professional mixed martial artist and currently a UFC Ultimate Fighting Championship player. He is a former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion, and a former cage fighter featherweight and lightweight champion. As of July 19, 2021, he is ranked No. 9 in the UFC lightweight division.

Jens Castrop (English: Jens Castrop; Korean: Jens kastrop; July 29, 2003 -) is a South Korean football player who also holds German nationality and plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for the Bundesliga team Munson Garber.

Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (English: Floyd Mayweather, Jr., February 24, 1977-), whose real name is Floyd Joy Sinclair (English: Floyd Joy Sinclair), is an American former professional boxer who holds five world championships. Floyd Mayweather is one of the most talented boxers in the world of professional boxing and one of the super boxing champions in the world today. He has good body flexibility, fast speed, flexible movement with his feet, excellent dodge, good at hugging and siege play, abundant physical strength, intelligence and courage, and is good at mid-to-long distance technical play that is good at defensive counterattacks. Mayweather was rarely injured during the game and his face was always clean after the game, so everyone called him "Beautiful Boy".

Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen (Norwegian: Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen, October 10, 1861 - May 13, 1930) was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, humanitarian and diplomat. In 1922, he received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work as High Commissioner of the League of Nations. As a young man he was a skating and skiing champion, and in 1888 he led a ski team across Greenland for the first time, cross-country skiing across the island. Nansen was born on October 10, 1861 in Christiania (now called Oslo, then part of the Kingdom of Sweden). Father Baldur Fridtjof Nansen is a lawyer. In 1880, Nansen was admitted to the University of Christiania (then known as Royal Frederick University) and enrolled in 1881, majoring in zoology. Nansen participated in the exploration of Greenland waters from March to August 1882. From 1888 to 1889, he successfully skied across the Greenland ice sheet, and in 1893 he expedition to the North Pole. Nansen planned to beach his ship on an ice floe off the coast of Siberia and then drift away with the ocean currents. Nansen carefully designed the Fulham, loaded it with enough fuel for eight years and enough food for six years, and set out from Christiania on June 24 with a crew of 12. Arrived at 86°13.6′N on April 7, 1895 and returned south. Returning to Christiania Port on September 9, 1896, he was warmly welcomed by many citizens. In 1921 he was appointed High Commissioner for Refugees of the League of Nations. In 1922, he won the Nobel Peace Prize for his representative work on international refugee resettlement and related conflicts during World War I. He later advocated the issuance of a passport to stateless citizens, the "Nansen Passport", which is recognized by more than 50 countries. Nansen died at home of a heart attack on May 13, 1930. In the same year, the League of Nations established the "Nansen International Refugee Office" to continue his work. The organization won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1938.

Zhang Weili (1990-), a native of Handan City, Hebei Province, is a Chinese mixed martial arts athlete and the first UFC world champion in Asia. . His Chinese nickname is "Little Fatty". After entering the Ultimate Fighting Championship, his English nickname was "Magnum" and he played for the Beijing Black Tiger Fight Club. She once participated in the Kunlun Fight and is now a strawweight player and champion of the UFC Ultimate Fighting Championship. On August 31, 2019, she defeated former champion Jessica Andrade in the Ultimate Fighting Championship Shenzhen, becoming the first champion from China in the event. She is currently ranked second in the UFC women's P4P rankings.

Zhang Ning (May 19, 1975 -), native of Jinzhou, Liaoning Province, is a retired Chinese badminton player and assistant coach of the Chinese badminton team. He has represented China in international competitions since 1994 and won his first world championship in 2003. She is not only the first Chinese player to win the "double championship" of the World Championships and Olympic Games in women's singles; she is also the first athlete to win consecutive Olympic badminton women's singles gold medals. She was also the oldest athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in the history of badminton. She was 33 years and 89 days old when she won the second gold medal. In 2021, he was selected into the Badminton World Federation Hall of Fame.