2016 Summer Olympics - Athletes
| Athlete | Sport |
|---|---|
 Adams, Valerie | Shot put |
 Adrian, Nathan | 50m, 100m freestyle, relays |
 Barber, Shawn | Pole vault |
 Barshim, Mutaz Essa | High jump |
| Biles, Simone | Gymnastics - Artistic |
 Bolt, Usain | 100m, 200m, 4x100m |
 Campbell, Bronte | 50m, 100m freestyle, 4x100m freestyle relay |
 Dibaba, Genzebe | 1500m, 3000m, 5000m |
 Djokovic, Novak | Tennis |
| Eaton, Ashton | Decathlon, heptathlon |
 Farah, Mohamed | 3000m, 5000m, 10,000m, cross-country |
| Felix, Allyson | 200m, 400m, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay |
| Fraser-Pryce, Shelly-Ann | 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay |
| Gatlin, Justin | 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay |
 Hagino, Kosuke | 200m and 400m medley, 200m and 400m freestyle, relays |
 Hosszu, Katinka | freestyle, medley, backstroke, butterfly |
 Intanon, Ratchanok | women's singles, women's team competition |
 Karabatic, Nikola | Team Handball |
 Kemboi, Ezekiel | 3000m steeplechase |
| Ko, Lydia | Golf |
| Lavillenie, Renaud | pole vault |
 Le Clos, Chad | butterfly |
| Ledecky, Katie | 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m and 4x200m freestyle |
 Lin, Dan | Badminton |
| Lochte, Ryan | 200m medley, relays |
| Ma, Long | men's singles, men's doubles, team competition |
| Mcevoy, Cameron | 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle, relays |
| Meares, Anna | track (sprint, keirin, 500m time trial) |
| Murray, Andy | Tennis |
| Phelps, Michael | freestyle, butterfly, medley, relays |
| Riner, Teddy | +100kg, open category |
| Rudisha, David | 800m |
 Schippers, Dafne | 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay, heptathlon |
 Sjoestroem, Sarah | freestyle, butterfly, relays |
| Sun, Yang | 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle, relays |
| Taylor, Christian | Triple jump |
 Tetyukhin, Sergey | Volleyball |
| Uchimura, Kohei | artistic gymnastics |
| Wiggins, Bradley | Cycling - Track |
| Williams, Serena | Tennis |
| Williams, Sonny Bill | Rugby |
| Ye, Shiwen | 200m medley, 400m medley |
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