- Allyson Felix
Allyson Felix (born November 18, 1985 in Los Angeles, California) is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for the United States in the 200 meters. - Adam Nelson
Adam Nelson (born July 7, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an elite American shotputter. A 1997 graduate of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, Nelson has competed in two Olympic Games. In 1996, Nelson worked at a concession stand during the 1996 Summer Olympics in his hometown of Atlanta. - Michelle Kwan
Michelle Wing Kwan is an American figure skater and media celebrity who has won nine U.S. championships, five world championships, and two Olympic medals. She has remained competitive for over a decade and is the most decorated figure skater in U.S. history. Known for her consistency and expressive artistry on ice, she is widely considered to be one of the greatest figure skaters of all time despite having never won an Olympic gold medal. - Terrence Trammell
Terrence R. Trammell (born November 23, 1978 to Julie and Roger Trammell in Atlanta, Georgia, USA) is a hurdling athlete, who won the silver medal in the 110 meter hurdles at both the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. The 1997 Track & Field News Male High School Athlete of the Year attended the University of South Carolina were he trained under Curtis Frye. His main training partner until 2002 was Olympic gold medalist Allen Johnson. - Justin Gatlin
Justin Gatlin (born February 10, 1982) is an American sprinter. He is an Olympic gold medalist who shares the world record in the 100 m sprint (with Asafa Powell), with a time of 9.77 seconds. He is currently serving an eight-year ban from track and field for testing positive for doping - Maurice Greene
Maurice Greene (born July 23, 1974) is an American sprinter in athletics, who holds several world records and Olympic medals. He was the former world record holder for the 100m, with a time of 9.79 seconds, a record which was broken in 2005 by Asafa Powell. - Matt Lindland
Matthew James "The Law" Lindland (born May 17 1970) is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and Olympic wrestler. - Gretchen Bleiler
Gretchen Bleiler (born on April 10, 1981 in Toledo, Ohio) is a professional halfpipe snowboarder and pioneer. She is said to be one of the most accomplished female snowboarders in the world. She currently resides in Aspen, Colorado and is 5’5”. - Tara Kirk
Tara Kirk (born July 12, 1982 in Bremerton, Washington) is an Olympic swimmer in the United States. She set the world short course meters record in the 100 meter breaststroke, winning the event at the 2004 Women's NCAA Championships swimming for Stanford University. In the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Tara won a silver medal swimming in the pre-lim heats of the 400 Medley Relay. Kirk still holds the American Record in the 100-yard and 200-yard Breaststrokes, set in 2006, … - Tanith Belbin
Tanith Belbin (born July 11, 1984 in Kingston, Ontario) is a Canadian-American ice dancer. Though she holds dual citizenship, she competes for the United States and has competed for the U.S. since she began skating with Benjamin Agosto in 1998. With Agosto, Belbin is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, three time Four Continents Champion (2004-2006), and four time US National Champion (2004-2007). - Bryan Clay
Bryan Clay (born January 3, 1980 in Austin, Texas) is an American decathlete. He is the current world champion. Bryan Clay, is an African American. He graduated from James B. Castle High School (Kaneohe, Hawaii) in 1998. He competed in track and field during high school, coached by Dacre Bowen and Martin Hee. He attended Azusa Pacific University, competing in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, and coached by Kevin Reid. - Irina Slutskaya
Irina Eduardovna Slutskaya (born February 9, 1979) is a Russian figure skater. She is a two-time World Champion, seven-time European Champion, two-time Olympic medalist, and four-time Grand Prix Final Champion. Slutskaya, known for her athletic ability, was the first female skater to land a triple lutz-triple loop combination. She is also known for her trademark double Biellmann spin with a foot change, which she also invented. - Veronica Campbell
Veronica Campbell (born May 15, 1982) is a Track and Field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica and the current Olympic 200m champion. She is a four-time Olympic medalist. Campbell attends the University of Arkansas where she stood out as a sprint star in a program dominated by long-distance runners. In 2000, she was a member of the 4 x 100 meter relay team the won silver at the 2000 Summer Olympics for Jamaica. - Danny Kass
Daniel Kass (born on September 21, 1982 in Pompton Plains, New Jersey is a professional snowboarder from Vernon, NJ <sup></sup>. He is known for his stylish spins and flips in the half-pipe as well as his punk image. He was the first rider to successfully land back to back 1080s in competition, at the 2002 US Open, starting off what can best be described as a "firestorm" of halfpipe progression within the top tiers of the snowboard community. - Sultan Ibragimov
Sultan Ibragimov (born March 8 1975, Kaspiysk, Dagestan) is a Russian heavyweight boxer of Dagestani descent. Ibragimov, real name Sultanahmed Ibzagimov is currently the WBO Heavyweight Champion, and as of April 23, 2006 he is ranked #5 in the IBF and #9 in the WBA. He is trained by Jeff Mayweather. - Francis Obikwelu
Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, born November 22, 1978 in Nigeria and a Portuguese citizen since 2001, is a sprint athlete specializing in 100 m and 200 m, who finished second in the 100 m at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, the first medal ever in athletics sprinting events for Portugal. He won 100m and 200m in 2006 at the European Championships in Athletics and became the first athlete to win both 100 and 200m in the same Euros since 1978. - Paul Tergat
Paul Kibii Tergat (born June 17, 1969) is a Kenyan professional athlete. He is the current world record holder in the marathon, with a time of 2:04:55, and is regarded as one of the most accomplished long-distance runners of all time. Now concentrating exclusively on the marathon, Tergat won many titles and set several world records on the track, in cross country, and on the road. Nicknamed the "Gentleman," Tergat is extremely hard-working and self-motivated. - John Godina
John Carl Godina (born May 31, 1972 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma) is an American shot putter, whose record includes three World Championship wins and two Olympic medals. He also competes in discus. - Erik Vendt
Erik Vendt (born January 9, 1981 in North Easton, Massachusetts) is a swimmer from the United States who won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2001 he won the silver medal in the 400m Medley at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Named 2002 NCAA "Swimmer of the Year" after winning the 1650y free and 400y IM, he was second in the 500y free. Vendt broke the 16-year-old American record in 1500m free, … - Brendan Hansen
Brendan Joseph Hansen (born August 15, 1981 in Havertown, Pennsylvania) is an American swimmer who specializes in the breaststroke. He is 183 cm tall and weighs 86 kg. Despite setting the world record in the 100 and 200 meter breaststroke at the 2004 U.S. Olympic trials, he did not manage to win a gold medal in either event at the 2004 Summer Olympics, as he settled for silver in the 100 and bronze in the 200. - Brian Orser
Brian Orser OC (born on December 18, 1961 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian figure skater and one of the most accomplished skaters in his country's history, with eight national titles, two Olympic medals, and a world title to his credit. He currently coaches Kim Yu-Na. - Aaron Peirsol
Aaron Wells Peirsol (born July 23, 1983 in Irvine, California) is an American competitive swimmer. He is best known for winning both available gold medals for men in the backstroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. After winning gold in the 100 m backstroke, he followed up by winning the 200 m event, but an initial disqualification alleged that he had made an illegal turn during the race. Having been improperly entered, the disqualification was overturned, … - Kaitlin Sandeno
Kaitlin Shea Sandeno (born March 13, 1983 in Mission Viejo, California) is an American swimmer, and was part of the team that set the world record in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics. At a younger age, Kaitlin swam for the Nellie Gail Gators, coached by Vic and Renee Riggs. She swam as one of the top competitors in freestyle events, and helped the Gator team. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, … - 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. - Natalie Coughlin
Natalie Anne Coughlin (b. August 23, 1982 in Vallejo, California) is a United States swimmer and a member of the Olympic swimming team for the United States. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won two gold medals, two silver medals, and a bronze. - Evgeni Plushenko
Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko, or Yevgeny Viktorovich Plyushchenko (born November 3, 1982 in Solnechny, Khabarovsk Krai, Soviet Union (Russia) is a Russian figure skater, the seven-time National Champion, five-time European Champion, three-time World Champion, 2006 Winter Olympics gold medalist, and four-time Grand Prix Final gold medalist. - Paul Wylie
Paul Stanton Wylie (born October 24, 1964) is an American figure skater and 1992 Olympic silver medalist. - Mark Spitz
Mark Andrew Spitz (born February 10, 1950, in Modesto, California) is an American swimmer. He holds the record for most gold medals won in a single Olympic Games (seven), which he set at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. Between 1965 and 1972, Spitz won 9 Olympic gold medals, 1 silver, and 1 bronze; 5 Pan American golds; 31 National U.S. Amateur Athletic Union titles; and 8 U.S. National Collegiate Athletic Association Championships. - Carl Lewis
Frederick Carlton ("Carl") Lewis (born July 1, 1961) is a retired American track and field athlete who won 10 Olympic medals including 9 golds, and 10 World Championships medals, of which 8 were golds, in a career that spanned from 1979 when he first achieved a world ranking to 1996 when he last won an Olympic title and subsequently retired. He currently lives in Los Angeles and is pursuing an acting career. - Amanda Beard
Amanda Ray Beard (born October 29, 1981, Irvine, California) is an American Olympic swimmer and model. Beard made her first Olympic appearance at the 1996 games at the age of 14. She won silver medals in the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststrokes, and a gold in the medley relay. Her young-teen manner captured the attention of the media, and she was often photographed clutching her teddy bear which joined her on the medal stand. - Sammie Henson
Samuel Henson is an American Olympic wrestler who won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the freestyle 54 kg category. He lost to Namig Abdullayev of Azerbaijan. - Ian Crocker
Ian Lowell Crocker (born August 31, 1982 in Portland, Maine) is an American swimmer who won gold medals in both the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics as a member of national team in the 4x100 medley relay. Both teams set world records in the event. He trains six days a week, up to 12 km of swimming per day and is based at the University of Texas at Austin, where he trains alongside fellow world record holders Aaron Peirsol and Brendan Hansen under Eddie Reese. - Stephen Abas
Stephen Anthony Abas (born January 12, 1978) is one of the most accomplished American wrestlers in history. He graduated from James Logan High School after two years as a star wrestler. Prior to JLHS he attendended Canyon Springs High School, in Moreno Valley, California. He and his brother Gerry were products of the Wan Tu Wazuri wrestling club out of Oakland Tech, Oakland, California. Wrestling for California State University, Fresno from 1998 - 2002, … - Florence Griffith-Joyner
Florence Griffith-Joyner (born Delorez Florence Griffith), also known as Flo-Jo (December 21, 1959 - September 21, 1998) was an American track and field athlete. She is best known for her media flamboyance and setting World Records in the 100 m and 200 m, which still stand as of 2007. Her career was dogged by allegations of drug use, which was speculated to have caused her premature death. - Larsen Jensen
Larsen Jensen (born September 1, 1985 in Bakersfield, California) is an American swimmer, who currently attends the University of Southern California. In the 2003 World Championship, Larsen received a silver medal in the 800 metres freestyle, his first medal at the international level. He won the 500yd and 1650yd freestyle at the 2006 Men's NCAA Championships. - Paul Hamm
Paul Elbert Hamm (born September 24, 1982 in Waukesha, Wisconsin) is a US gymnast and Olympic gold medalist. - Elena Dementieva
Elena Vyacheslavovna Dementieva (pronounced: L-e-nuh de-MENT-ye-vuh Russian:); born October 15, 1981, Moscow), is a professional tennis player from Russia. - Michellie Jones
Michellie Jones (born September 6, 1969 in Fairfield, New South Wales) is a short and long course triathlete from Australia. Michellie Jones currently lives in Carlsbad, California. Michellie (pronounced muh-KEE-lee) Jones' most prominent success is the 2006 Ironman World Champion title. Jones started competing in triathlons in 1990. She won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, with a total time of 2:00:42.55, only two seconds behind leader Brigitte McMahon. - Merlene Ottey
Merlene Joyce Ottey (b. May 10, 1960 in Hanover, Jamaica) is a Jamaican-born Slovenian track athlete. Ottey began her career representing Jamaica, but since 2002, has represented Slovenia, where she now resides. She ranks at number four on the list of the all time female athletes on the 100 meters, and number three on the corresponding 200 meters list. Ottey holds the record for being the oldest track medalist ever, … - Midori Ito
(born August 13, 1969) is a former Japanese figure skater. She is the 1989 World Champion and the 1992 Olympic silver medalist. In 1988, she became the first woman to land a triple axel in competition.
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