- Sally Gunnell
Sally Jane Janet Gunnell, OBE (born July 29, 1966 in Chigwell, Essex, England) is a former Olympic champion in the 400m hurdles. She has also worked as a television presenter predominantly for the BBC until January 2006. Gunnell started out in athletics with the Essex Ladies club as an accomplished long jumper and pentathlete before turning to the sprints and hurdling and is the only woman to have held the European, World, …
- Dennis Mitchell
Dennis Allen Mitchell (born February 20, 1966) is a former American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Born in Havelock, North Carolina, Mitchell placed fourth in 100 m at the 1988 Summer Olympics and missed a probable gold medal in 4x100 m relay race, because the American team was disqualified in the heats, after the pass between Calvin Smith and Lee McNeill was made out of the zone.
- Bruny Surin
Bruny Surin is a former Canadian athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Surin was born in Cap-Haïtien, Haïti, and moved to Canada with his family in 1975. Surin made his debut at the major international championships at the 1987 Pan-American Games, where he was fifteenth in a long jump. At the 1988 Summer Olympics, Surin was again fifteenth in long jump.
- Jon Drummond
Jonathan A. "Jon" Drummond is an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jon Drummond is known for being among the world’s best starters. In 1991, Drummond won the 200 m at the World University Games. At the 1993 World Championships, Drummond ran the opening leg on the American 4x100 m relay team, which won the gold medal and equalled the world record of 37.40.
- Glenroy Gilbert
Glenroy John Gilbert (born August 31, 1968 in Port of Spain) is a former Canadian athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Glenroy Gilbert formed along with Robert Esmie, Bruny Surin and Donovan Bailey the best 4x100 m relay team in the mid-1990s. Gilbert made his debut at the major international championships at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he was 21 in the Long Jump.
- Robert Esmie
Robert Esmie (born July 5, 1972) is a Canadian athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Born in Jamaica and raised in Sudbury, Ontario, Esmie formed along with Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin and Donovan Bailey the world's best 4x100 m relay team in the mid-1990s. Esmie was seventh in 100 m and won a bronze medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1993 World Championships.
- Hassiba Boulmerka
Hassiba Boulmerka (born July 10, 1968)in Constantine in the north east of Algeria is a former Algerian middle distance athlete. In 1992, she became the first Algerian to win an Olympic title. Born in Constantine, Boulmerka started running as a young girl, specializing in the 800 and 1,500 m. She was successful in national and regional races, although there wasn't much competition. Her first major international tournament where the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, …
- Lucketz Swartbooi
Lucketz Swartbooi (born February 6, 1966) is a Namibian long-distance runner who won the silver medal in the marathon race at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart. He finished 48th at the 2000 Olympics. Swartbooi set his personal best in Boston 1994 in 2:09:08 min. In 2005 Swartbooi received a public warning from the IAAF for testing positive for prednisolone/prednisone.
- Brahim Boutayeb
Moulay Brahim Boutayeb (born August 15, 1967) is a former Moroccan athlete, winner of the 10,000 m race at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Born in Khemisset, Morocco, Brahim Boutayeb, although had been considered more a 5000 m runner before 1988, was quite unknown until the Seoul Olympics. The 10 000 m final at Seoul was started at a very fast pace, pushed along mostly by Kenyans, Kipkemboi Kimeli, and Moses Tanui. A small lead group reached the halfway mark at world record pace, …
- Junko Asari
Junko Asari (born 22 September 1969 in Kazuno-Shi) is a retired Japanese marathon runner. She won the gold medal at the 1993 World Championships in a time of 2:30:03 hours. In addition she won the Tokyo Marathon in 1995 and 1998 and the Osaka Marathon in 1993. Her personal best time was 2:26:10, from January 1994 in Osaka. She finished 17th at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
- Paul Ruto
Paul Ruto (born November 3, 1960) is a former Kenyan 800 metres runner who won a gold medal at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart. Ruto took the lead in the first lap and kept it until the end. He was used to front-running, as earlier in his career, he had been employed as a pacemaker at international meetings.
- Vitaly Savin
Vitaly Anatolyevich Savin is a former Soviet athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics. At the Seoul Olympics, Vitaly Savin reached to the quarterfinal of 100 m and ran the anchoring leg in the Soviet 4x100 m relay team, which won the gold medal in absence of United States. At the 1991 World Championships, Savin was again eliminated in the quarterfinals of 100 m and was seventh in 4x100 m. At the 1992 Summer Olympics, …
- Alexei Nemov
Aleksei Yurievich Nemov ; born May 28, 1976, Barashevo) is a famous gymnast from Russia and one of the most medaled gymnasts, male or female, of all time. He owns an impressive 12 Olympic medals. He is often called by many sports commentators and fans "Sexy Aleksei". He often poses and waves to crowds during competition. Nemov's sense of showmanship and his routines packed full of exciting skills have won him many fans.
- Valentin Kononen
Valentin Kononen (born March 7, 1969 in Helsinki) is a former Finnish race walker. His competitive accomplishments include winning several medals in major competitions, which ranks him as one of the top Finnish performer in his sport. Kononen's most notable achievement was winning a gold medal in the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg. He also won silver medals in the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart and the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, …
- Tomoe Abe
Tomoe Abe (born 13 August 1971) is a retired Japanese marathon runner. She won the bronze medal at the 1993 World Championships in a time of 2:31:01 hours. Her personal best time was 2:26:09 hours, achieved when she won the 1994 Osaka Marathon.
- Derrick Adkins
Derrick R. Adkins (born July 2, 1970) is a former American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Derrick Adkins rose into the international athletics scene in 1991, when he finished third at the US National Championships and qualified to the 1991 World Championships, where he finished in the sixth place. Adkins won the World Student Games in 1991 and 1993 and finished seventh at the 1993 World Championships.
- Sunday Bada
Sunday Bada (born June 22, 1969) is a retired Nigerian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres event. Bada won three medals at World Indoor Championships, including a gold medal in 1997 in a new African indoor record of 45.51 seconds. Additionally, he was a part of the Nigerian team that won the gold medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2000 Olympics, …
- Silke Renk
Silke Renk (born June 30, 1962 in Erfurt) is a retired javelin thrower from Germany. She represented East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where she finished fifth, and at the 1990 European Championships where she finished fourth. She then experienced her career highlight as she won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Renk won with a throw of 68.34 meters, defeating Natalya Shikolenko, who took home the silver medal, …
- Kimmo Kinnunen
Kimmo Kinnunen is a former Finnish javelin thrower. He won gold at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo and silver at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart. His other achievements include a 4th place finish at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and 7th place finish at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. His personal best is 90.82 from the 1991 World Championships.
- Jens-Peter Herold
Jens-Peter Herold (born June 2, 1965 in Neuruppin) is a retired German middle distance runner who participated in several international championships in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In the 1987 World Championships he came sixth over 1500 metres. The following year he won a bronze medal (finishing beind Peter Rono and Peter Elliott) at the Seoul Olympics and also ran a new German record for the English Mile in 3:49.22 min. which is still unbroken (as of 2005).
- Tony Dees
Tony Dees (born August 6 1963 in Pascagoula, Mississippi) is a former American hurdler. Dees won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona behind Mark McKoy. He then finished third at the 1993 World Indoor Championships, eighth at the 1993 World Championships, …
- Matthew Birir
Matthew Kiprotich Birir (born July 2, 1972) is a former athlete from Kenya, winner of 3000 m steeplechase at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Born in Eldama Ravine, Matthew Birir started running, when he attended at the famous St. Patrick's High School in Iten, where many great Kenyan runners are rosen. At the Barcelona Olympics, the main favourite was Patrick Sang. At the Olympic final, it was soon clear, that all the medals are going to Kenya.
- Jean-Olivier Zirignon
Jean-Olivier Zirignon is a Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. Zirignon finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1993 World Championships, together with teammates Ouattara Lagazane, Frank Waota and Ibrahim Meité. On the individual level, Zirignon won a silver medal at the 1993 African Championships and a gold medal at the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie, the latter in a personal best time of 10.07 seconds.
- Daniel Effiong
Daniel Effiong (born June 17, 1972 in Lagos) is a former sprinter from Nigeria. He became African 100 metres and Universiade champion in 1993. Together with Innocent Asonze, Francis Obikwelu and Deji Aliu he won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1999 World Championships, but the team was later disqualified (in August 2005) because Innocent Asonze failed a doping test in June 1999. In 100 metres his personal best time was 9.98 seconds, …
- Meredith Rainey-Valmon
Meredith Rainey-Valmon (born 15 October 1968) is an American runner who specialized in the 800 metres. Her personal best time was 1:57.63 minutes, achieved during the heats at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart.
- Giuseppe D'Urso
Giuseppe D'Urso (born 1969) is a former Italian 800 metres runner who won a silver medal at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart. In addition he won a silver medal at the 1996 European Indoor Championships.
- Olga Chernyavskaya
Olga Chernyavskaya, née Davydova, then Burova is a Russian discus thrower best known for winning the gold medal at the 1993 World Championships. Her best Olympic performance is 5th place in 1992, and she even competed in 2004 at the age of 41. Her personal best is 68.38m, achieved in 1992.
- Hanne Haugland
Hanne Haugland (born December 14 1967 in Haugesund) is a former Norwegian high jumper. She represented the clubs Haugesund IL, IL i BUL, SK Vidar and IF Minerva during her senior career. In her early international career he finished eleventh at the 1987 European Indoor Championships and the 1987 World Indoor Championships and thirteenth at the 1988 European Indoor Championships.
- Clova Court
Clova Court (born 10 February 1960 in Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica) is a retired English heptathlete. She finished sixteenth at the 1991 World Championships with a personal best score of 6022 points, ninth at the 1992 European Indoor Championships, nineteenth at the 1992 Summer Olympics and eighth at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. She also competed in hurdling, and reached the semifinals at the 1993 World Indoor Championships and the 1993 World Championships.
- Terry McHugh
Terry McHugh (born 22 August 1963) is a retired Irish javelin thrower, who finished tenth at the 1993 World Championships and seventh at the 1994 European Championships. He won 21 consecutive national titles from 1984 to 2004. His personal best was 82.75 metres, achieved in August 2000 in London.
- Ouattara Lagazane
Ouattara Lagazane is a Côte d'Ivoire sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. Lagazane finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1993 World Championships, together with teammates Ibrahim Meité, Jean-Olivier Zirignon and Frank Waota. Participating in the 1992 Summer Olympics, he was knocked out in the quarterfinals.
- Conceição Ferreira
Conceição Ferreira is a retired Portuguese long-distance runner. She won the 1993 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, and finished sixth in 10,000 metres at the 1993 World Championships.
- Bert van Vlaanderen
Albert ("Bert") van Vlaanderen (born November 25, 1964 in Tienhoven) is a retired long-distance runner from The Netherlands, who participated in two Summer Olympics. At the 1992 Olympic Marathon in Barcelona he finished in fifteenth position with a time of 2 hours, 15 minutes and 47 seconds. Four years later in Atlanta, Georgia Van Vlaanderen ended the marathon in 45th place, clocking 2:20.48.
- Frank Waota
Frank Waota is a Côte d'Ivoire sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. Waota finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1993 World Championships, together with teammates Ouattara Lagazane, Jean-Olivier Zirignon and Ibrahim Meité. Participating in the 1996 Summer Olympics, he was knocked out in the quarterfinals.
- Carole Merle
Carole Merle (born January 24, 1964 in Le Sauze). Is a former French Alpine skier. Merle, which was a specialist in giant slalom and Super-G, won by the pass of her career 22 World cup races, hereby 9 in giant slalom and 13 in Super-G. From 1989 to 1992 she won four times in a row the discipline world cup in Super-G, in addition to the overall giant slalom world cup in 1992 and 1993. At the 1989 World Championships in Vail she won a silver medal in the giant slalom, …
- Rüdiger Stenzel
Rüdiger Stenzel is a former German middle distance runner who participated in several international championships in the 1990s. He came second in the 1992 German championships behind Jens-Peter Herold thus qualifying for the Olympic 1500 metres competition where he went out before the final. He then got his first international finish with a tenth place at the 1993 World Championships.
- Irina Belova
Irina Belova, née Ilyichova is a retired heptathlete from Russia. In her early career she represented USSR, with a fourth place at the 1990 European Championships and a bronze medal at the 1991 World Championships. Her career highlight came in 1992 as she won an Olympic silver medal. In February the same year she set the current world record in indoor pentathlon with 4991 points.
- Damien Marsh
Damien Marsh (born 28 March 1971) is a former Australian 100 metre and 200 metre sprint champion. A native of Goondiwindi, Queensland, Marsh finest moment as a sprinter was winning the 1995 IAAF Grand Prix Final in Monaco in a time of 10.13, defeating a field of the world's top sprinters. This bettered his own Australian national record of 10.16 set in July 1994 is Oslo.
- Ari Pakarinen
Ari Pakarinen (born 14 May 1969) is a Finnish javelin thrower. He finished fifth at the 1993 World Championships. He later qualified for the final at the 2002 European Championships, but finished last with no valid result. His personal best throw is 85.18 metres, achieved in July 1995 in Lapua.
- Simon Robert Naali
Simon Robert Naali (born 9 March 1966) is a retired Tanzanian marathon runner. He finished eleventh at the 1993 World Championships in 2:19:30 hours. In addition he won the bronze medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where he didn't finish the race.