| Athlete | Nation(s) | Sport(s) | Role(s) | Era | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Austin |  USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1992—2000 | high jump 2.39 (1996) |
| Almaz Ayana |  ETH |
ATH | Olympics / Closing Flagbearer | 2016 | 10000 m 29:17.45 (2016) |
| Christopher Bailey | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2024 | 4×400 m relay 2:54.43 (2024) |
| Bob Beamon | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1968 | long jump 8.90 (1968) |
| Kenenisa Bekele | ETH |
ATH | Olympics / Closing Flagbearer | 2004—2024 | 5000 m 12:57.82 (2008) |
| Rai Benjamin | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2020—2024 | 4×400 m relay 2:54.43 (2024) |
| Yohan Blake |  JAM |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 4×100 m relay 36.84 (2012) |
| Usain Bolt | JAM |
ATH | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 2004—2016 | 100 m 9.63 (2012), 200 m 19.30 (2008), and 4×100 m relay 36.84 (2012) |
| Kaylyn Brown | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2024 | 4×400 m mixed relay 3:07.41 (2024) |
| Olga Bryzgina |  URS UKR EUN |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1992 | 4×400 m relay 3:15.18 (1988) |
| Jasmine Camacho-Quinn |  PUR |
ATH | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer / Closing Flagbearer | 2016—2024 | 100 m hurdles 12.26 (2020) |
| Nesta Carter | JAM |
ATH | Olympics | 2008—2012 | 4×100 m relay 36.84 (2012) |
| Chen Ding |  CHN |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 20 km walk 1-18:46 (2012) |
| Joshua Cheptegei |  UGA |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2024 | 10000 m 26:43.14 (2024) |
| Vivian Cheruiyot |  KEN |
ATH | Olympics | 2000—2016 | 5000 m 14:26.17 (2016) |
| Ryan Crouser | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2024 | shot put 23.30 (2020) |
| Bryce Deadmon | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2020—2024 | 4×400 m relay 2:54.43 (2024) and 4×400 m mixed relay 3:07.41 (2024) |
| Mondo Duplantis |  SWE |
ATH | Olympics | 2020—2024 | pole vault 6.25 (2024) |
| Allyson Felix | USA |
ATH | Olympics / Administrator | 2004—2024 | 4×100 m relay 40.82 (2012) |
| Michael Frater | JAM |
ATH | Olympics | 2004—2012 | 4×100 m relay 36.84 (2012) |
| Florence Griffith Joyner | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1984—1988 | 200 m 21.34 (1988) |
| Kenny Harrison | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1996 | triple jump 18.09 (1996) |
| Sifan Hassan |  NED |
ATH | Olympics / Closing Flagbearer | 2016—2024 | marathon 2-22:55 (2024) |
| Martina Hellmann |  GDR GER |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1992 | discus throw 72.30 (1988) |
| Cole Hocker | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2020—2024 | 1500 m 3:27.65 (2024) |
| Yelena Isinbayeva |  RUS |
ATH | Olympics / Administrator / Torch Bearer / Olympic Flagbearer | 2000—2016 | pole vault 5.05 (2008) |
| Carmelita Jeter | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 4×100 m relay 40.82 (2012) |
| Jackie Joyner-Kersee | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1984—1996 | long jump 7.40 (1988) and heptathlon 7291 (1988) |
| Conseslus Kipruto | KEN |
ATH | Olympics | 2016 | 3000 m steeplechase 8:03.28 (2016) |
| Faith Kipyegon | KEN |
ATH | Olympics / Closing Flagbearer | 2012—2024 | 1500 m 3:51.29 (2024) |
| Sergey Kirdyapkin | RUS |
ATH | Olympics | 2008—2012 | 50 km walk 3-35:59 (2012) |
| Bianca Knight | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 4×100 m relay 40.82 (2012) |
| Tatsiana Ledauskaya |  BLRURSEUN |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1996 | 4×400 m relay 3:15.18 (1988) |
| Shamier Little | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2024 | 4×400 m mixed relay 3:07.41 (2024) |
| Sergey Litvinov | RUSURS |
ATH | Olympics | 1980—1988 | hammer throw 84.80 (1988) |
| Liu Xiang | CHN |
ATH | Olympics / Olympic Flagbearer / Closing Flagbearer | 2004—2014 | 110 m hurdles 12.91 (2004) |
| Tianna Madison-Bartoletta | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 4×100 m relay 40.82 (2012) |
| Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2024 | 400 m hurdles 50.37 (2024) |
| Osleidys Menéndez |  CUB |
ATH | Olympics / Closing Flagbearer | 2000—2008 | javelin throw 71.53 (2004) |
| Arshad Nadeem |  PAK |
ATH | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer / Closing Flagbearer | 2020—2024 | javelin throw 92.97 (2024) |
| Olga Nazarova | RUSURSEUN |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1992 | 4×400 m relay 3:15.18 (1988) |
| Wayde van Niekerk |  RSA |
ATH | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 2016—2024 | 400 m 43.03 (2016) |
| Vernon Norwood | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2020—2024 | 4×400 m relay 2:54.43 (2024) and 4×400 m mixed relay 3:07.41 (2024) |
| Nadezhda Olizarenko | URSUKR |
ATH | Olympics | 1980—1988 | 800 m 1:53.43 (1980) |
| Marileidy Paulino |  DOM |
ATH | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 2020—2024 | 400 m 48.17 (2024) |
| Mariya Pinigina | RUSURS |
ATH | Olympics | 1988 | 4×400 m relay 3:15.18 (1988) |
| Qieyang Shijie | CHN |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2024 | 20 km walk 1-25:16 (2012) |
| Yulimar Rojas |  VEN |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2020 | triple jump 15.67 (2020) |
| David Rudisha | KEN |
ATH | Olympics / Closing Flagbearer | 2012—2016 | 800 m 1:40.91 (2012) |
| Ilona Schoknecht-Slupianek | GDR |
ATH | Olympics | 1976—1980 | shot put 22.41 (1980) |
| Yelena Slesarenko | RUS |
ATH | Olympics | 2004—2008 | high jump 2.06 (2004) |
| Rojé Stona | JAM |
ATH | Olympics | 2024 | discus throw 70.00 (2024) |
| Elaine Thompson-Herah | JAM |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2020 | 100 m 10.61 (2020) |
| Tamirat Tola | ETH |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2024 | marathon 2-06:26 (2024) |
| Karsten Warholm |  NOR |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2024 | 400 m hurdles 45.94 (2020) |
| Damian Warner |  CAN |
ATH | Olympics / Closing Flagbearer | 2012—2024 | decathlon 9018 (2020) |
| Anita Włodarczyk |  POL |
ATH | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 2008—2024 | hammer throw 82.29 (2016) |
| Winfred Yavi |  BRN |
ATH | Olympics | 2020—2024 | 3000 m steeplechase 8:52.76 (2024) |
