| Athlete |
Nation(s) |
Sport(s) |
Role(s) |
Era |
Notes |
| Valerie Adams-Vili |
 NZL |
ATH |
Olympics / Closing Flagbearer |
2004—2020 |
Shot Put, Women: Beijing 2008/London 2012 |
| Virgilijus Alekna |
 LTU |
ATH |
Olympics / Opening Flagbearer |
1996—2012 |
Discus Throw, Men - Sydney 2000/Athina 2004 |
| Valarie Allman |
 USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2020—2024 |
Discus Throw, Women: Tokyo 2020/Paris 2024 |
| Evelyn Ashford |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics / Opening Flagbearer |
1976—1992 |
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women: Los Angeles 1984/Seoul 1988/Barcelona 1992 |
| Kemar Bailey-Cole |
 JAM |
ATH |
Olympics |
2012—2016 |
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men: London 2012/Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
| Soufiane El-Bakkali |
 MAR |
ATH |
Olympics / Closing Flagbearer |
2016—2024 |
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men: Tokyo 2020/Paris 2024 |
| Iolanda Balaș |
 ROU |
ATH |
Olympics |
1956—1964 |
High Jump, Women: Roma 1960/Tokyo 1964 |
| Kenenisa Bekele |
 ETH |
ATH |
Olympics / Closing Flagbearer |
2004—2024 |
10,000 metres, Men: Athina 2004/Beijing 2008 |
| Rai Benjamin |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2020—2024 |
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men: Tokyo 2020/Paris 2024 |
| Abebe Bikila |
ETH |
ATH |
Olympics / Opening Flagbearer / Closing Flagbearer |
1960—1968 |
Marathon, Men: Roma 1960/Tokyo 1964 |
| Yohan Blake |
JAM |
ATH |
Olympics |
2012—2020 |
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men: London 2012/Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
| Usain Bolt |
JAM |
ATH |
Olympics / Opening Flagbearer |
2004—2016 |
100 metres, Men: Beijing 2008/London 2012/Rio de Janeiro 2016 // 200 metres, Men: Beijing 2008/London 2012/Rio de Janeiro 2016 // 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men: London 2012/Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
| Alice Brown |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1984—1988 |
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women: Los Angeles 1984/Seoul 1988 |
| Olga Bryzgina |
 URS
 UKR
 EUN |
ATH |
Olympics |
1988—1992 |
4 × 400 metres Relay, Women: Seoul 1988/Barcelona 1992 |
| Lee Calhoun |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1956—1960 |
110 metres Hurdles, Men: Melbourne 1956/Roma 1960 |
| Veronica Campbell-Brown |
JAM |
ATH |
Olympics / Opening Flagbearer / Closing Flagbearer |
2000—2016 |
200 metres, Women: Athina 2004/Beijing 2008 |
| Waldemar Cierpinski |
 GDR |
ATH |
Olympics / Closing Flagbearer |
1976—1980 |
Marathon, Men: Montréal 1976/Moskva 1980 |
| Seb Coe |
 GBR |
ATH |
Olympics / Administrator / Closing Flagbearer |
1980—2020 |
1,500 metres, Men: Moskva 1980/Los Angeles 1984 |
| Ryan Crouser |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2016—2024 |
Shot Put, Men: Rio de Janeiro 2016/Tokyo 2020/Paris 2024 |
| Glenn Davis |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1956—1960 |
400 metres Hurdles, Men: Melbourne 1956/Roma 1960 |
| Bryce Deadmon |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2020—2024 |
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men: Tokyo 2020/Paris 2024 |
| Gail Devers |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1988—2004 |
100 metres, Women: Barcelona 1992/Atlanta 1996 |
| Tirunesh Dibaba |
ETH |
ATH |
Olympics / Closing Flagbearer |
2004—2016 |
10,000 metres, Women: Beijing 2008/London 2012 |
| Harrison Dillard |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1948—1952 |
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men: London 1948/Helsinki 1952 |
| Mondo Duplantis |
 SWE |
ATH |
Olympics |
2020—2024 |
Pole Vault, Men: Tokyo 2020/Paris 2024 |
| Lyudmila Dzhigalova |
URS
UKR
EUN |
ATH |
Olympics |
1988—1992 |
4 × 400 metres Relay, Women: Seoul 1988/Barcelona 1992 |
| Ashton Eaton |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2012—2016 |
Decathlon, Men: London 2012/Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
| Bärbel Eckert-Wöckel |
GDR |
ATH |
Olympics |
1976—1980 |
200 metres, Women: Montréal 1976/Moskva 1980 // 4 × 100 metres Relay, Women: Montréal 1976/Moskva 1980 |
| Ray Ewry |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics / 1906 |
1900—1908 |
Standing High Jump, Men: Paris 1900/St. Louis 1904/London 1908 (plus the Athina 1906 Intercalated Olympics) // Standing Long Jump, Men: Paris 1900/St. Louis 1904/London 1908 (plus the Athina 1906 Intercalated Olympics) // Standing Triple Jump, Men: Paris 1900/St. Louis 1904 |
| Mo Farah |
GBR |
ATH |
Olympics |
2008—2016 |
5,000 metres, Men: London 2012/Rio de Janeiro 2016 // 10,000 metres, Men: London 2012/Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
| Allyson Felix |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics / Administrator |
2004—2024 |
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women: London 2012/Rio de Janeiro 2016 // 4 × 400 metres Relay, Women: Beijng 2008/London 2012/Rio de Janeiro 2016/Tokyo 2020 |
| John Flanagan |
USA |
ATH/TOW |
Olympics |
1900—1908 |
Hammer Throw, Men: Paris 1900/St. Louis 1904/London 1908 |
| Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce |
JAM |
ATH |
Olympics / Opening Flagbearer |
2008—2024 |
100 metres, Women: Beijing 2008/London 2012 |
| Ugo Frigerio |
 ITA |
ATH |
Olympics / Opening Flagbearer |
1920—1932 |
10 kilometres Race Walk, Men: Antwerpen 1920/Paris 1924 |
| Ruth Fuchs |
GDR |
ATH |
Olympics / Closing Flagbearer |
1972—1980 |
Javelin Throw, Women: München 1972/Montréal 1976 |
| Haile Gebrselassie |
ETH |
ATH |
Olympics / Olympic Flagbearer |
1996—2012 |
10,000 metres, Men: Atlanta 1996/Sydney 2000 |
| Carlette Guidry-White |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1992—1996 |
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women: Barcelona 1992/Atlanta 1996 |
| Monique Henderson |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2004—2008 |
4 × 400 metres Relay, Women: Athina 2004/Beijing 2008 |
| Monique Hennagan |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2000—2004 |
4 × 400 metres Relay, Women: Sydney 2000/Athina 2004 |
| Bud Houser |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics / Opening Flagbearer |
1924—1928 |
Discus Throw, Men: Paris 1924/Amsterdam 1928 |
| Yelena Isinbayeva |
 RUS |
ATH |
Olympics / Administrator / Torch Bearer / Olympic Flagbearer |
2000—2016 |
Pole Vault, Women: Athina 2004/Beijing 2008 |
| Volmari Iso-Hollo |
 FIN |
ATH |
Olympics |
1932—1936 |
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men: Los Angeles 1932/Berlin 1936 |
| Michael Johnson |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1992—2000 |
400 metres, Men: Atlanta 1996/Sydney 2000 |
| Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1984—1996 |
Heptathlon, Women: Seoul 1988/Barcelona 1992 |
| Tatyana Kazankina |
RUS
URS |
ATH |
Olympics |
1976—1980 |
1,500 metres, Women: Montréal 1976/Moskva 1980 |
| Roger Kingdom |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1984—1988 |
110 metres Hurdles, Men: Los Angeles 1984/Seoul 1988 |
| Eliud Kipchoge |
 KEN |
ATH |
Olympics / Olympic Flagbearer / Closing Flagbearer |
2004—2026 |
Marathon, Men: Rio de Janeiro 2016/Tokyo 2020 |
| Faith Kipyegon |
KEN |
ATH |
Olympics / Closing Flagbearer |
2012—2024 |
1,500 metres, Women: Rio de Janeiro 2016/Tokyo 2020/Paris 2024 |
| Robert Korzeniowski |
 POL |
ATH |
Olympics / Closing Flagbearer |
1992—2004 |
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men: Atlanta 1996/Sydney 2000/Athina 2004 |
| Eero Lehtonen |
FIN |
ATH |
Olympics |
1920—1924 |
Pentathlon, Men: Antwerpen 1920/Paris 1924 |
| Eric Lemming |
SWE |
ATH/TOW |
Olympics / 1906 |
1900—1912 |
Javelin Throw, Men: London 1908/Stockholm 1912 |
| Carl Lewis |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics / Torch Bearer |
1984—2024 |
100 metres, Men: Los Angeles 1984/Seoul 1988 // Long Jump, Men: Los Angeles 1984/Seoul 1988/Barcelona 1992/Atlanta 1996 |
| Steve Lewis |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1988—1992 |
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men: Seoul 1988/Barcelona 1992 |
| Heikki Liimatainen |
FIN |
ATH |
Olympics |
1920—1924 |
Cross-Country, Team, Men: Antwerpen 1920/Paris 1924 |
| Douglas Lowe |
GBR |
ATH |
Olympics |
1924—1928 |
800 metres, Men: Paris 1924/Amsterdam 1928 |
| Tianna Madison-Bartoletta |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2012—2016 |
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women: London 2012/Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
| Tomasz Majewski |
POL |
ATH |
Olympics / Closing Flagbearer |
2004—2016 |
Shot Put, Men: Beijing 2008/London 2012 |
| Bob Mathias |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1948—1952 |
Decathlon, Men: London 1948/Helsinki 1952 |
| Françoise Mbango |
 CMR |
ATH |
Olympics |
2000—2008 |
Triple Jump, Women: Athina 2004/Beijing 2008 |
| Francena McCorory |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2012—2016 |
4 × 400 metres Relay, Women: London 2012/Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
| Antonio McKay |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1984—1988 |
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men: Los Angeles 1984/Seoul 1988 |
| Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2016—2024 |
400 metres Hurdles, Women: Tokyo 2020/Paris 2024 // 4 × 400 metres Relay, Women: Tokyo 2020/Paris 2024 |
| John Mikaelsson |
SWE |
ATH |
Olympics |
1948—1952 |
10 kilometres Race Walk, Men: London 1948/Helsinki 1952 |
| Jearl Miles-Clark |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1992—2004 |
4 × 400 metres Relay, Women: Atlanta 1996/Sydney 2000 |
| Shaunae Miller-Uibo |
 BAH |
ATH |
Olympics / Opening Flagbearer |
2012—2024 |
400 metres, Women: Rio de Janeiro 2016/Tokyo 2020 |
| Loren Murchison |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1920—1924 |
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men: Antwerpen 1920/Paris 1924 |
| Jonni Myyrä |
FIN |
ATH |
Olympics |
1912—1924 |
Javelin Throw, Men: Antwerpen 1920/Paris 1924 |
| Olga Nazarova |
RUS
URS
EUN |
ATH |
Olympics |
1988—1992 |
4 × 400 metres Relay, Women: Seoul 1988/Barcelona 1992 |
| Vernon Norwood |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2020—2024 |
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men: Tokyo 2020/Paris 2024 |
| Paavo Nurmi |
FIN |
ATH |
Olympics / Torch Bearer |
1920—1952 |
Cross-Country, Individual, Men: Antwerpen 1920/Paris 1924 // Cross-Country, Team, Men: Antwerpen 1920/Paris 1924 |
| Parry O'Brien |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics / Olympic Flagbearer / Opening Flagbearer |
1952—1984 |
Shot Put, Men: Helsinki 1952/Melbourne 1956 |
| Pat O'Callaghan |
 IRL |
ATH |
Olympics / Opening Flagbearer |
1928—1932 |
Hammer Throw, Men: Amsterdam 1928/Los Angeles 1932 |
| Marlies Oelsner-Göhr |
GDR |
ATH |
Olympics |
1976—1988 |
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women: Montréal 1976/Moskva 1980 |
| Al Oerter |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics / Torch Bearer / Olympic Flagbearer / Closing Flagbearer |
1956—1996 |
Discus Throw, Men: Melbourne 1956/Roma 1960/Tokyo 1964/Ciudad de México 1968 |
| Marie-José Pérec |
 FRA |
ATH |
Olympics / Non-starter / Torch Bearer / Opening Flagbearer |
1988—2024 |
400 metres, Women: Barcelona 1992/Atlanta 1996 |
| Sandra Perković-Elkašević |
 CRO |
ATH |
Olympics / Opening Flagbearer |
2012—2024 |
Discus Throw, Women: London 2012/Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
| Tamara Press |
RUS
URS |
ATH |
Olympics |
1960—1964 |
Shot Put, Women: Roma 1960/Tokyo 1964 |
| Meyer Prinstein |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics / 1906 |
1900—1906 |
Triple Jump, Men: Paris 1900/St. Louis 1904 |
| Eino Rastas |
FIN |
ATH |
Olympics |
1920—1928 |
Cross-Country, Team, Men: Antwerpen 1920/Paris 1924 |
| Sanya Richards-Ross |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2004—2012 |
4 × 400 metres Relay, Women: Athina 2004/Beijing 2008/London 2012 |
| Bob Richards |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1948—1956 |
Pole Vault, Men: Helsinki 1952/Melbourne 1956 |
| Annette Rogers |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1932—1936 |
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women: Los Angeles 1932/Berlin 1936 |
| Ralph Rose |
USA |
ATH/TOW |
Olympics / Opening Flagbearer |
1904—1912 |
Shot Put, Men: St. Louis 1904/London 1908 |
| David Rudisha |
KEN |
ATH |
Olympics / Closing Flagbearer |
2012—2016 |
800 metres, Men: London 2012/Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
| Viktor Saneyev |
 GEO
URS |
ATH |
Olympics |
1968—1980 |
Triple Jump, Men: Ciudad de México 1968/München 1972/Montréal 1976 |
| Evelin Schlaak-Jahl |
GDR |
ATH |
Olympics |
1976—1980 |
Discus Throw, Women: Montréal 1976/Moskva 1980 |
| Yury Sedykh |
URS |
ATH |
Olympics |
1976—1988 |
Hammer Throw, Men: Montréal 1976/Moskva 1980 |
| Caster Semenya |
 RSA |
ATH |
Olympics / Opening Flagbearer / Closing Flagbearer |
2012—2016 |
800 metres, Women: London 2012/Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
| Martin Sheridan |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics / 1906 |
1904—1908 |
Discus Throw, Men: St. Louis 1904/London 1908 (plus the Athina 1906 Intercalated Olympics) |
| Adhemar da Silva |
 BRA |
ATH |
Olympics / Opening Flagbearer |
1948—1960 |
Triple Jump, Men: Helsinki 1952/Melbourne 1956 |
| Peter Snell |
NZL |
ATH |
Olympics / Opening Flagbearer |
1960—1964 |
800 metres, Men: Roma 1960/Tokyo 1964 |
| Barbora Špotáková |
 CZE |
ATH |
Olympics / Closing Flagbearer |
2004—2020 |
Javelin Throw, Women: Beijing 2008/London 2012 |
| Shirley Strickland de la Hunty |
 AUS |
ATH |
Olympics / Torch Bearer |
1948—2000 |
80 metres Hurdles, Women: Helsinki 1952/Melbourne 1956 |
| Józef Szmidt |
POL |
ATH |
Olympics / Closing Flagbearer |
1960—1968 |
Triple Jump, Men: Roma 1960/Tokyo 1964 |
| Christian Taylor |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2012—2016 |
Triple Jump, Men: London 2012/Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
| Miltiadis Tentoglou |
 GRE |
ATH |
Olympics |
2016—2024 |
Long Jump, Men: Tokyo 2020/Paris 2024 |
| Nafi Thiam |
 BEL |
ATH |
Olympics / Opening Flagbearer / Closing Flagbearer |
2016—2024 |
Heptathlon, Women: Rio de Janeiro 2016/Tokyo 2020/Paris 2024 |
| Elaine Thompson-Herah |
JAM |
ATH |
Olympics |
2016—2020 |
100 metres, Women: Rio de Janeiro 2016/Tokyo 2020 // 200 metres, Women: Rio de Janeiro 2016/Tokyo 2020 |
| Daley Thompson |
GBR |
ATH |
Olympics |
1976—1988 |
Decathlon, Men: Moskva 1980/Los Angeles 1984 |
| Andreas Thorkildsen |
 NOR |
ATH |
Olympics |
2004—2012 |
Javelin Throw, Men: Athina 2004/Beijing 2008 |
| Gwen Torrence |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1988—1996 |
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women: Barcelona 1992/Atlanta 1996 |
| Wyomia Tyus |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics / Olympic Flagbearer |
1964—1984 |
100 metres, Women: Tokyo 1964/Ciudad de México 1968 |
| Andrew Valmon |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1988—1992 |
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men: Seoul 1988/Barcelona 1992 |
| Lasse Virén |
FIN |
ATH |
Olympics / Opening Flagbearer |
1972—1980 |
5,000 metres, Men: München 1972/Montréal 1976 // 10,000 metres, Men: München 1972/Montréal 1976 |
| Jeremy Wariner |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2004—2008 |
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men: Athina 2004/Beijing 2008 |
| Mal Whitfield |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1948—1952 |
800 metres, Men: London 1948/Helsinki 1952 |
| Anita Włodarczyk |
POL |
ATH |
Olympics / Opening Flagbearer |
2008—2024 |
Hammer Throw, Women: London 2012/Rio de Janeiro 2016/Tokyo 2020 |
| Frank Wykoff |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1928—1936 |
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men: Amsterdam 1928/Los Angeles 1932/Berlin 1936 |
| Emil Zátopek |
CZE
 TCH |
ATH |
Olympics |
1948—1956 |
10,000 metres, Men: London 1948/Helsinki 1952 |
| Jan Železný |
CZE
TCH |
ATH |
Olympics / Administrator |
1988—2012 |
Javelin Throw, Men: Barcelona 1992/Atlanta 1996/Sydney 2000 |
