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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