- Kosuke Kitajima
is a Japanese breaststroke swimmer. He has a height of 177 centimeters and a weight of 71 kilograms. He won gold medals for the Men's 100 m and 200 m breaststroke in the 2004 Summer Olympics. There is a controversy about Kitajima's swimming style. On his breaststroke pull-out at every start and turn, some say that he moves his legs making a butterfly stroke-like movement, which was forbidden at the time of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
- Kim Collins
Kim Collins (born April 5, 1976) is a sprinter from Saint Kitts and Nevis. In 2003, he became the World Champion in the 100 m. Collins made his debut at major championship at the 1997 World Championships, where he failed to qualify for the second round in the 100 m. He improved quickly, and at the 2000 Summer Olympics, he became the first athlete from his tiny nation to qualify for an Olympic final, finishing 7th in the 100 m. The next year, …
- Bernard Williams
Bernard R. Williams III (born January 19, 1978) is an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Bernard Williams won the 100 m at the 1999 Pan-American Games. In 2000, Williams won the NCAA Championships in 100 m as a University of Florida student and ran the second leg on the gold medal-winning American 4x100 m relay team at the Sydney Olympics.
- Sun Yingjie
Sun Yingjie (born January 19, 1979 in Liaoning) is a famous Chinese female long-distance runner who competes from 5000 metres to marathon. She is the only Chinese female runner who raced in a number of famous marathons such as Boston, New York, Tokyo and London. Her front-running style in the races is always impressive. From 1997 to 2000, she mainly focused on marathon.
- Jana Rawlinson
Jana Pittman-Rawlinson (born November 9, 1982 in Sydney as Jana Pittman) is an Australian athlete who specialises in the 200 m and 400 m hurdles events. She won gold in the 400m hurdles in the 2002 Commonwealth Games, 2006 Commonwealth Games and in the 2003 World Championships. She was also a member of Australia's gold medal-winning 4x400 m relay team at Manchester in 2002 with Tamsyn Lewis, Cathy Freeman and Lauren Hewitt.
- Eliud Kipchoge
Eliud Kipchoge (born November 5 1984 in Kapsisiywa, near Kapsabet) is a Kenyan 5000 metres runner. He won a gold medal at the 5000m final of the 2003 World Championships, beating runner-up Hicham El Guerrouj by four hundredths of a second, by 12:52.79 and 12:52.83. He won a bronze medal at the 5000m final of the 2004 Athens Olympics, behind Hicham El Guerrouj and Kenenisa Bekele. He also won the bronze in the 3000 metres indoor at the 2006 World Championships in Moscow.
- Chris Phillips
Christopher Phillips (born 24 July 1972) is a retired American athlete who specialized in the 110 metres hurdles. At the 2003 World Championships he first achieved a lifetime best of 13.26 seconds in the first round. He eventually reached the final, but was disqualified for modafinil doping. A month later, he finished fifth at the World Athletics Final.
- Joey Woody
Joey Woody (b. May 22, 1973 in Iowa City, Iowa) is an American track and field athlete in the 400 meter hurdles event. Woody attended the University of Northern Iowa, where he was the 1997 NCAA champion in the 400 m hurdles. Woody placed third in the American championships and qualified for the 1997 World Championships in Athens. In the 1999 World Championships in Seville, he improved to sixth place.
- Darrel Brown
Darrel Brown (born October 11, 1984) is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago. In the beginning of his career he performed well in World Youth and Junior Championships. The 100 m at the 2003 World Championships saw him finishing second behind surprise winner Kim Collins. In June 2005 he set a new personal best with 9.99, thus becoming one of the few athletes to run below 10 seconds. At the 2005 World Championships, Brown was knocked out in the semi finals with 10.16.
- Ezekiel Kemboi
Ezekiel Kemboi Cheboi (born May 25, 1982) is a Kenyan athlete, winner of 3000 m steeplechase at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Born in Matira, near Kapsowar, Marakwet District, Ezekiel Kemboi didn't take up athletics until after he left school and won the African Junior Championships in 2001 in spite of falling. In 2002, Kemboi finished second at the Commonwealth Games behind compatriot Stephen Cherono.
- Michael Blackwood
He has never won any major tournament, although he did come close in the 2003 World Championships in Paris Saint-Denis where he finished fourth. In the 400 Metres competition at the 2004 Olympic Games he finished eighth with 45.55. In the Helsinki 2005, he only reached the semi finals, finishing third in his heat. Blackwood has, however, been part of many successful 4 x 400 relay teams. He won the bronze medal at the 2000 Olympics, …
- Koji Murofushi
Koji Alexander Murofushi (Jpn. 室伏 アレクサンダー 広治 "Murofushi Arekusandā Kōji"; born October 8, 1974 in Numazu, Shizuoka) is a Japanese hammer thrower. He has been among the world elite since the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, where he won the silver medal. He proceeded by winning the 2002 Asian Championships and Asian Games as well as a bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships.
- Jaouad Gharib
Jaouad Gharib (born May 22, 1972 in Khenifra) is a Moroccan long-distance athlete competing mainly in the marathon. Winner of the 2003 World Championships and 2005 World Championships over the distance, he is also notable because he only began running seriously at the age of 22. His 2005 retention made him one of only two successive world championship marathon champions.
- Giuseppe Gibilisco
Giuseppe Gibilisco (born January 5, 1979 in Siracusa) is an Italian pole vaulter who won the 2003 World Championships with a personal best of 5.90m. The 2004 Olympic bronze is another of his greatest accomplishments.
- Mark Boswell
Mark Boswell (born September 28, 1977 in Mandeville, Jamaica) is a Canadian high jumper. Boswell attended the University of Texas at Austin. In 2006, he won gold at the Commonwealth games held in Melbourne, Australia. His other notable achievements in international competition include 7th place at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 6th place at the 2000 Summer Olympics, a silver medal at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, …
- Anna Pavlova
Anna Anatolyevna Pavlova (born September 6, 1987 in Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Moscow, Russia), is a Russian artistic gymnast training at MGFSO Dynamo in Moscow who was a double bronze medalist (team, vault) at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. She is known for her clean technique and balletic style. She is trained by her mother Nataliya Evgenevna Pavlova. Her best events are the Balance Beam and Vault. Pavlova first emerged on the international gymnastics scene in 2000, …
- Jade Johnson
Jade Johnson (born June 7, 1980) is an English athlete. Specializing in long jump, she came second in the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Later she won the silver medal at the 2002 European Championships and finished fourth at the 2003 World Championships. Her personal best is 6.80, achieved in 2004 during the Olympic contest in which she placed 7th. Rather ironically for a long-jumper, she is allergic to sand.
- Gezahegne Abera
Gezahegne Abera (born April 23, 1978) is an Ethiopian athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Born in Etya, Arsi Province, Abera's first international competition was the 1999 Los Angeles marathon, where he finished fourth, behind of three Kenyans. That earned him a place in the Ethiopian 1999 World Championships team, where he finished eleventh.
- Hannah Stockbauer
Hannah Stockbauer is a German female athlete. She is active in swimming, and a three time world champion. In 2003 World Championships she won a gold medal at the 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle events. She was named by FINA as the female swimmer of the meet, and by Swimming World magazine as its Female World Swimmer of the Year. At the Summer Olympic Games of 2004 she won a bronze medal in the 4x200m free relay competition. In October 2005 she endet her sports carrier.
- Kenta Bell
Kenta Bell (born March 16, 1977) is an American track and field athlete who competes mainly in the triple jump. He won this event at the 2001 Universiade and the 2003 national championship. Bell has also finished third in two IAAF World Athletics Finals. He has also competed at the larger competitions such as the 2003 World Championships, the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2005 World Championships where he finished 6th, 9th and 7th respectively.
- Patrik Kristiansson
Arne Patrik Kristiansson is a Swedish pole vault athlete. He made his breakthrough in 1998 when he set a new Swedish record with 5.77 metres. In 2001 he jumped 5.83 and the following year 5.85. His greatest success came at the 2003 World Championships in Paris where he equalled his personal best and won the bronze medal. Other achievements include silver at the 2002 European Indoor Championships in Vienna, silver at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Sydney, …
- Shi Dongpeng
Shi Dongpeng (born 6 January 1984 in Hebei) is a Chinese hurdler who specializes in the 110 metres hurdles. He won a silver medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Kingston, finished sixth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris and won a silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha. At the Asian Championships he won a gold in 2003 and silver in 2005. His personal best time is 13.29 seconds, achieved in June 2005 in Shijiazhuang.
- Masako Chiba
Masako Chiba (born 18 July 1976) is a Japanese long-distance runner, who won the bronze medal in 10,000 metres at the 1997 World Championships in Athens and in the marathon race at the 2003 World Championships in Paris.
- Leslie Djhone
Leslie Djhone is a French athlete. Competing mainly in the 400 metres event, he placed 5th at the 2003 World Championships and 7th at the 2004 Olympics. He won a bronze medal at the 2006 European Athletics Championships. He has enjoyed some success in 4x400 metres relay, a highlight being a gold medal, again at the 2006 Euros.
- Carl Brown
Carl Brown (b. February 11 1970, Albion, Michigan) is a discus thrower. He currently lives in Americus, Georgia, United States. His current coach is Michael Judge. He attended Albion High School where he played football and basketball as well as athletics. He then spent two years at Southwestern Michigan College in Dowagiac before attending Siena Heights University in Adrian in 1993.
- Troy Douglas
Troy Douglas (born November 30, 1962 in Paget, Bermuda) is a Dutch sprinter. Originally competing for Bermuda, he finished second at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 200 metres event, but he changed nationality to the Netherlands some time after. Forr Bermuda he participated at the 1998, 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, reaching the semi finals on the 200 metres in 1998 as well as the semi finals on the 400 metres in 1992 and 1996.
- Yoko Shibui
Yoko Shibui (born March 14, 1979 in Kuroiso) is a long-distance runner from Japan, who is competing in the 5000 and 10,000 metres as well as the marathon race. She made a winning debut on the marathon in 2001, when she triumphed at the Osaka Marathon in 2:23:11 hours. She finished fourth at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton. At the next World Championships, the 2003 World Championships in Paris, she finished fourteenth in 10,000 metres.
- Vonette Dixon
Vonette Dixon (born 26 November 1975) is a Jamaican hurdler. She finished eighth at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, won a silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and finished ninth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris. Her personal best time is 12.67 seconds, achieved in June 2005 in Kingston.
- Ronetta Smith
Ronetta Smith (born May 2, 1980) is a Jamaican sprinter. A 400m runner with a personal best of 51.23 (set in May 2005), Smith has never reached an international final in an individual race. However, she was a part of the Jamaican 4 x 400 meters relay teams that won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships and the silver medal at the 2005 World Championships. She ran for the relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but only in the qualifying heat.
- Mary Sauer
Mary Sauer (born 31 October 1975 in Green Bay, Wisconsin) is an American pole vaulter. She finished twelfth at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, seventh at the 2002 IAAF World Cup in Madrid and tenth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris. Her personal best jump is 4.65 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Madrid.
- Hayley Tullett
Hayley Tullett (born July 1, 1975 in Swansea) is a Welsh middle distance runner mainly competing over 1500 metres. Her main claim to fame is the bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships. She has also competed in two Olympic Games (2000 and 2004). She was born Hayley Parry but married pole vaulter Ian Tullett in 1999.
- Yelena Nikolayeva
Yelena Nikolayeva is a Russian race walker. Her first international achievement was a fifth place at the 1987 World Championships, something which happened again at the 1991 World Indoor Championships. One year later she won an Olympic silver medal behind Chen Yueling. Success followed over the next years, and in 1996 she became the second and last Olympic champion in the 10 kilometres distance, which was replaced by 20 km. Proving to handle the longer distance as well, …
- John Kibowen
John Kipkemboi Kibowen (born April 21, 1969 in Changach, southern Keiyo District) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and cross-country running. He won the gold medal in the short race at the 1998 and 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, and finished second in 2003. He also won a bronze at the 2001 World Championships and a silver at the 2003 World Athletics Final, …
- Zhang Shujing
Zhang Shujing (born 13 September 1978) is a Chinese long-distance runner. She finished 12th in the marathon at the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2003 World Championships. She also won the Asian Marathon Championships in 2002 and 2004. Her personal best times are 15:34.54 minutes over 5000 metres (2001), 1:12:46 hours in the half marathon (2003) and 2:23:17 hours in the marathon (2002).
- Qi Haifeng
Qi Haifeng is a Chinese decathlete. He won a bronze medal at the 2001 Summer Universiade, a gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games, finished seventh at the 2003 World Championships in Paris and eighteenth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. His personal best in decathlon is 8290 points, achieved in May 2005 in Götzis.
- Gu Yuan
Gu Yuan (born 9 May 1982) is a Chinese hammer thrower. She won the 2002 IAAF World Cup in Madrid, finished fourth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris and tenth at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. At the Asian Games she won a gold medal in 2002 and a silver in 2006. At the Asian Championships she won gold medals in 1998, 2002 and 2003 and a silver in 2005. Her personal best throw is 72.36 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Padova.
- Marina Kuptsova
Marina Kuptsova (born December 22, 1981 in Moscow) is a Russian high jumper who won a silver medal at the 2003 World Championships. She is also a former European indoor high jump champion. Her personal best jump of 2.02 metres was achieved in Hengelo in June 2003, a year when she also won the national championship. She missed 2004 because of an Achilles tendon injury and spent the 2005 season trying to return to her best but she only managed 1.92 metres, which, however, …
- Dennis Darling
Dennis Darling (born May 6, 1975) is a Bahamian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres. Darling competed in 400 metres at the 1997 World Championships, where he was knocked out in the heats with 47.96 seconds. By the time of 2003, his best season, he had lowered his personal best by over two seconds and achieved 45.83 seconds. He ran for the Bahamian 4 x 400 metres relay team at the 2003 World Championships, …
- Paul Terek
Paul Anthony Terek (born 20 October 1979 in Dearborn, Michigan) is an American decathlete. He finished twelfth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, 21st at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and thirteenth at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. His personal best in decathlon is 8312 points, achieved in July 2004 in Sacramento. In 2006, Paul participated in the Japanese televised obstacle course Sasuke, …
- Daniele Caimmi
Daniele Caimmi (born 17 December 1972 in Jesi) is an Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon race. He finished tenth at the 1999 World Championships, fourth at the 2002 European Championships and sixth at the 2003 World Championships. His personal best marathon time is 2:08:59 hours, achieved in December 2002 in Milan.