Olympians Who Were Named BBC World Sport Star of the Year (33)
| Athlete | Nation(s) | Sport(s) | Role(s) | Era | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Agassi |  USA |
TEN | Olympics | 1996 | 1992 |
| Jacques Anquetil |  FRA |
CRD | Olympics | 1952 | 1963 |
| Lance Armstrong | USA |
CRD | Olympics | 1992—2000 | 2003 (stripped of in 2012) |
| Boris Becker |  GER |
TEN | Olympics | 1992 | 1985 |
| Lyudmila Belousova |  RUS URS |
FSK | Olympics | 1960—1968 | 1968 |
| Abebe Bikila |  ETH |
ATH | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer / Closing Flagbearer | 1960—1968 | 1964 |
| Simone Biles | USA |
GAR | Olympics / Closing Flagbearer | 2016—2024 | 2016 |
| Usain Bolt |  JAM |
ATH | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 2004—2016 | 2008, 2009, 2012 |
| Valery Brumel | RUSURS |
ATH | Olympics | 1960—1964 | 1961 |
| Ron Clarke |  AUS |
ATH | Olympics / Torch Bearer | 1956—1968 | 1965 |
| Cassius Clay | USA |
BOX | Olympics / Torch Bearer / Olympic Flagbearer | 1960—2012 | 1973, 1974,1978 |
| Nadia Comăneci |  ROU |
GAR | Olympics / Torch Bearer | 1976—2024 | 1976 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo |  POR |
FBL | Olympics | 2004 | 2014 |
| Novak Đoković |  SRB |
TEN | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 2008—2024 | 2011 |
| Mondo Duplantis |  SWE |
ATH | Olympics | 2020—2024 | 2024 |
| Herb Elliott | AUS |
ATH | Olympics | 1960 | 1960 |
| Chris Evert | USA |
TEN | Olympics | 1988 | 1981 |
| Roger Federer |  SUI |
TEN | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 2000—2012 | 2004, 2006, 2007, 2017 |
| Steffi Graf | GER FRG |
TEN | Olympics / Non-Medal | 1984—1992 | 1988 |
| Maurice Greene | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2000—2004 | 1999 |
| Evander Holyfield | USA |
BOX | Olympics / Torch Bearer | 1984—1996 | 1996 |
| Goran Ivanišević |  CRO YUG |
TEN | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 1988—2000 | 2001 |
| Don Jackson |  CAN |
FSK | Olympics | 1960 | 1962 |
| Michael Johnson | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1992—2000 | 1996 |
| Eliud Kipchoge |  KEN |
ATH | Olympics / Closing Flagbearer | 2004—2024 | 2019 |
| Olga Korbut |  BLRURS |
GAR | Olympics | 1972—1976 | 1972 |
| Carl Lewis | USA |
ATH | Olympics / Torch Bearer | 1984—2024 | 1983 |
| Lionel Messi |  ARG |
FBL | Olympics | 2008 | 2022 |
| Rafael Nadal |  ESP |
TEN | Olympics / Torch Bearer / Opening Flagbearer | 2004—2024 | 2010 |
| Martina Navratilova | USA |
TEN | Olympics | 2004 | 1987 |
| Mike Powell | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1996 | 1991 |
| Oleg Protopopov | RUSURS |
FSK | Olympics | 1960—1968 | 1968 |
| Ronaldo |  BRA |
FBL | Olympics | 1996 | 2002 |