Chantal Petitclerc is a Canadian wheelchair athlete. She won three gold medals (in 100 m, 200 m, and 400 m) and a bronze (800 m) at the 2002 World Championships and a gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the 800 m. At the 2004 Summer Olympics (where wheelchair racing was an exhibition sport) she won the 800 m, and went on to an impressive showing at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.

Dame Carys Davina "Tanni" Grey-Thompson, DBE (born 26 July 1969, Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh athlete and TV presenter. Born with spina bifida, Tanni is a wheelchair-user, and is considered to be one of the most successful disabled athletes in the UK. Thompson competes in events over a wide range of distances, first competing in the 100 m at the Junior National Games for Wales in 1984. Over her career to date, she has won a total of 16 Paralympic medals, including 11 golds, …

Alix Louise Sauvage <small>OAM</small> (born 18 September 1973 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian paralympic athlete. Often regarded as the most renowned disabled sportswoman in the Southern Hemisphere, she won two gold medals and a silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Paralympic games in front of a home crowd. At the 2004 Olympic Games, she finished 3rd in the demonstration sport of Women's 1500 m wheelchair.

Jeff Adams (born November 15, 1970 in Mississauga, Ontario) is a four-time Canadian Paralympian and a six-time world champion in wheelchair sports. At the 2000 Summer Paralympics he won five medals, a gold in the 800 m and 1500 m, a silver in the 400 m and a bronze in the 5000 m and 4x100 m. In 2002, he climbed the 1,776 steps of the CN Tower in a specially-designed wheelchair; in 2004, he climbed the Acropolis. Currently he has been suspended for cocaine use.

Diane Roy (born January 9, 1971 in Notre-Dame-du-Lac, Quebec) is a Canadian wheelchair athlete. Her best two finishes at the 2002 world championships were both 8th place finishes, in the 400 m and in the marathon. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she finished fourth in the Women's 800m wheelchair.

Robert Figl is a wheelchair racer, who competes at the Olympic level. At the 2004 Olympic Games, he finished 1st in the demonstration sport of Men's 1500m wheelchair. However, he did not qualify for the final of the same event at the 2004 Paralympics, after getting involved in a collision in the semifinal.

Christie Dawes is an Australian wheelchair racer, who competes at Olympic level. At the 2004 Olympic Games, she finished 7th in the demonstration sport of Women's 800m wheelchair.

Edith Hunkeler is a Swiss wheelchair racer, who competes at the Olympic level. At the 2004 Olympic Games, she finished 6th in the demonstration sport of Women's 800m wheelchair.

Joel Jeannot is a wheelchair racer, who competes at the Olympic level. At the 2004 Olympic Games, he finished 7th in the demonstration sport of Men's 1,500m wheelchair.

Cheri Blauwet is an American wheelchair racer, who competed at the Olympic level. At the 2004 Olympic Games, she finished 5th in the demonstration sport of Women's 800m wheelchair. She attends the Stanford University Medical School currently. She is active in improving conditions for people with disabilities in foreign, mainly third-world, countries. She recently went on a trip to Africa with professional football player Ray Lewis.

Scot Hollonbeck is a wheelchair racer, who competes at Olympic level. At the 2000 Summer Olympic Games, he placed 6th in the Wheelchair racing event. At the 2004 Olympic Games, he finished 4th in the demonstration sport of Men's 1500m wheelchair.

Choke Yasuoka is a wheelchair racer, who competes at Olympic level. At the 2004 Olympic Games, he finished 6th in the demonstration sport of Men's 1500m wheelchair.

Kurt Fearnley is a wheelchair racer, who competes at the Olympic level. At the 2004 Olympic Games, he finished 5th in the demonstration sport of Men's 1500m wheelchair. Following this he won Gold in the 5000m and Marathon at the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. In addition, he won the 2006 New York City Marathon wheelchair division.

Rawat Tana is a wheelchair racer, who competes at the Olympic level. At the 2004 Olympic Games, he finished 3rd in the demonstration sport of Men's 1500m wheelchair. In same event at the 2004 Paralympics, he did not qualify for the final, after getting into a collision with Robert Figl in the semifinals.

Eliza Stankovich is an Australian wheelchair racer, who competes at Olympic level. At the 2004 Olympic Games, she finished 2nd in the demonstration sport of Women's 1500 m wheelchair.

Saúl Mendoza is a wheelchair racer, who competes at the Olympic level. At the 2004 Olympic Games, he finished 2nd in the demonstration sport of Men's 1500m wheelchair. He finished first in the same event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.