Athletes and leaders of the century at national level
Country Athletes Leaders
SAUDI ARABIA Saad Shaddaad Alasmari Faisal Fahd Abdul Aziz Ahmad Abdullah Abdullah Al-Faisal Saleh Mohammad Abdul Rahman Bin Saud Raied Al-Hamdaan Othman Alsaad Abbaas Hedaawi
ARGENTINA Juan Esteban Curutchet Ricardo Aldao Carlos Mauricio Espinola Julio Humberto Grondona Diego Armando Maradona Victor Sergio Groupierre Aaron Sehter Enrique Morea Noémie Simonetto Antonio Rodriguez Guillermo Vilas Hugo Virgilio Tedin
ARMENIA Yuri Vardanyan Grigori Simonyan Albert Azaryan Mikayel lspiryan Hrant Shahinyan Aghasi Gharghoghiyan Vladimir Yengibaryan Marat Nurijanyan Benur Pashayan
AUSTRALIA Herb Elliott Dawn Fraser Shane Gould Marjorie Jackson Rod Laver
BAHAMAS Sir Durward Knowles Sir Durward Knowles Thomas Robinson Alpheus Finlayson Sterling Quant Churchill Tener-Knowles Andre Rodgers Leonard Miller Team: Eldice Clarke, Pauline Andy Knowles Davis, Debbie Ferguson, Sevatheda Fynes, Chandra Sturrup
BELARUS Vladimir Parfenovich Spartak Mironovich Eduard Malofeev W. Gretski Vitaly Shcherbo Anatoli Ovsianik Olga Korbut Anatoli Kviatkovski Igor Zhelezovsky Anatoli Varivonchik
BARBADOS Obadele Thompson Austin Sealy Steve Stoute
BENIN Stanislas Ogoudjo Norbert lmbs Pascal Dangbo Lucien Gokoun Reine Covi Marius Francisco Christophe Pognon Pierre Ogoudjobi Régine Tchalla Auguste d’Almeida
10 Country Athletes Leaders
BRAZIL Edson Arantes de Nascimento (Pelé) Carlos Arthur Nuzman Adhemar Ferreira da Silva Sylvia de Magalhaes Padilha Oscar Schmidt Andre Gustavo Richer Ayrton Senna Coaracy Nunes Joaquim Cruz Antonio Carlos Almeida Braga
BURKINA FASO Abass Seck
CANADA Barbara Ann Scott James Naismith Gaetan Boucher James Worrall Nancy Greene Robert F. Osborne Percy Williams E. Howard Radford Torchy Peden John (Jack) Donohue
CAPE VERDE Aderito Sena Antero Barros Henrique Ben David Joaquim Ribeiro Thelma Ramos David Hopffer Carlos Alhinho Abilio Macedo Antonio Zeferino Evandro Matos
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC James Gaston Gambor Jacob Gbeti Glenn-Michaël Conjugo François Pehoua Frédéric Goporo Joseph Kamach Léon Yakangaye Jean Damossa-Bamba Martib Ngoko James Gaston Gombor
CHILE Marlene Ahrens Sabino Aguad Kunkar Alberto Larraguibel Carlos Dittborn Marcelo Rios Alejandro Rivera Bascur Arturo Godoy Marco Antonio Roca Elias Figueroa
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Jungkai Chen Marshal He Long Ning Li Meng Wang Ping Lang Menghua Li Yaping Deng Shaozu Wu Mingxia Fu Weimin Yuan
COLOMBIA Martin Emilio Rodriguez Alfonso Senior Helmut Bellingrodth Andres Botero P. Antonio Cervantes Alberto Narino Cheyne Juan Pablo Montoya Jorge Herrera Barona Ximena Restrepo Fidel Mendoza
KOREA Lee-Kyung Chun Soo-Nyung Kim Hyun-Sook Han Jang-Soon Park Young-Cho Hwang
11 Country Athletes Leaders
CONGO Henri Elende Jacques Yvon Doulou François Mpele Sayal Moukila Micheline Okemba
CUBA Teofilo Stevenson Manuel Gonzalez Guerra Alberto Juantorena Danger Javier Sotomayor Ramon Fonst Segundo Omar Linare Izquierdo
DOMINIQUE Irving Sjullingford
EGYPT Rania Alwani Mounir Sabet Ali Zaki Ahmed El-Touny Ashraf Awadh Hassan Moustafa Hussein Zaki Abdel-Azeem El-Ashry Hussein Montasser
ECUADOR Jefferson Perez Miguel Seminario Tejada Francisco Segura Cesar Muñoz Vicuña Jorge Delgado Voltaire Paladines Polo Andres Gomez Santos Patricia Romero Barberis Alberto Spencer Herrera Sabino Hernandez Martinez
Former Yugoslav Republic of MACEDONIA Blagoja Georgievski Nase Nasev Stojina Vangelovska Lazar Lecik Ace Rusevski Taki Dzikov Saban Trstena Dimitrija Popovski Saban Sejdi Miroslav Petrovik
FRANCE Jean-Claude Killy Pierre de Coubertin Michel Platini Jules Rimet Marcel Cerdan Fernand Sastre Marie-Josée Pérec Philippe Chatrier Eric Tabarly Nelson Paillou
GREAT BRITAIN Steven Redgrave William Penny Brookes Sebastian Coe Richard Palmer Daley Thompson Sir Dennis Follows Rodney Pattison Lord Burghley Sir Roger Bannister Lord Desborough
GUATEMALA Victor Manuel Caszellanos Willi Kaltschmitt Mateo Flores Alejandro Giamettei Teodoro Palacios Flores Fernando Beltranena Dolores Castillo lngrid Keller Julio Martinez Manuel Maria Avila Ayala
12 Country Athletes Leaders
INDONESIA Rudy Hartono Kurniawan Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono IX Susy Susanti Drs. Sudiman Ricky Achmad Subagja Dr. Maladi Hendra Hadisewoyo Freddy Eddy Manoppo Dadang Suprayogi Henky Henry Lasut Eddie Marzuki Nalapraya
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC Gholam Reza Takhti Seyed Mostafa Hashemi Taba OF IRAN Abdollah Movahed Mahmoud Khosravi Vafa Rasoul Khadem Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani Mahmoud Namdjou Dr Hossein Banaci Ali Kashfia Mir Mahdi Varzandeh
ICELAND Vilhjalmur Einarsson Benedikt Waage Gunnar Huseby Gisli Halldorsson Albert Guomundsson Sigurour Greipsson Johannes Josefsson Johannes Josefsson Kristjan Arason Sveinn Bjornsson
JAMAICA George Headley Roy Anthony Bridge Herb McKenley Herbert McDonald Donald Quarrie Leila Robinson Merlene Ottey Michael Fennell Michael McCallum Neville McCook
KAZAKHSTAN Anatoli Khrapati Amancha Akpaev Serik Konakbaev Eduard Airykh Vladimir Smirnov Oktyabr Zharlikapov Daulet Turlikhanov Beket Makhmutov Zhakksilik Ushkempirov Nelly Sherbakova
KYRGYZSTAN Uran Kalilov Raatbek Sanatbaev Pavel Uvarov Evgeny Vakker Tatiana Efimenko
LIECHTENSTEIN Hanni Weirather-Wenzel
LITHUANIA Arvydas Sabonis Arturas Poviliunas Gintautas Umaras Vladas Garastas Danas Poznaikas Steponas Darius Romas Ubartas Vytautas Ostrauskas Algirdas Socikas Zigmantas Motiekaitis
MALAYSIA Koh Eng Thong Tunku Abdul Rahman Eddy Chong Wee Beng Tun Abdul Razak Mokhtar Dahari Thong Poh Nyen M. Jegathesan Tan Sri Hamzah Nurul Huda Abdullah Tah Sri Khir Johari
13 Country Athletes Leaders
MALTA Peter Bonello Anthony Cassar Torregiani Carol Galea Carmenl Busietta Paul Mifsud Bertie Muscat Laurie Pace John Ripard Saviour Darmanin Joseph Mifsud
MAURITIUS Jean-Claude Sauzier Ram Ruhee Regis Jean Jean Roland Delaitre Judex Lefou Chintaman Rambocus Richard Sunnee Myrna Lapierre Marie Michèle St Louis Michael Glover
NAMIBIA Frankie Fredericks Louis Muller Friedhelm Sack Danny Tjongarero Harry Simon Nico van der Merwe Hella Kuppè Gerhard Ruck Elizabeth Monghudi Gerhard Roux
NAURU Marcus Stephen Patrick Cook Rodin Thoma Vinson Detenamo Sheeva Peo Lawrence Stephen Isca Kam Paul Aingimea Yvain Agir Parlik Agir
NORWAY Bjorn Daehlie Sonja Henie Oscar Mathisen Birger Ruud Hjalmar Andersen
NEW ZEALAND Peter Snell Arthur Porritt Yvette Williams (Corlett) Ces Blazey Mark Todd Lance Cross Colin Meads Stan Dean John Walker Don Rowlands
PHILIPPINES Rafael Nepomuceno Manuel L. Quezon Lydia de Vega Jorge B. Vargas Carlos Loyzaga Regino R. Ylanan Felicisimo Ampon Ambrosio Padilla Anthony Villanueva Jose C. Sering
PUERTO RICO Roberto Clemente German Rieckehoff Juan "Chi Chi" Rodriguez Julio E. Monagas Orlando Cepeda Emilio E. Huyke Carlos Ortiz Luis F. Sambolin Wilfredo Gomez Eugenio Guerra
ROMANIA Nadia Comaneci Ion Tiriac Elie Nastase Lucian Grigorescu Ivan Patzatchin Lia Manoliu Iolanda Balas-Soter loan Kunst-Ghermanescu Lia Manoliu lolanda Balas-Soter
14 Country Athletes Leaders
SLOVAKIA Milos Mecir Vladimir Cernusak Vladimir Dzurilla Karol Stranai Ondrej Nepela Dusan Prielozny Jan Zachara Ladislav Gross Anton Tkac Andrej Kuchen
SWITZERLAND Fredi Kuebler Marc Hodler Pirmin Zurbriggen Adolf Ogi Vreni Schneider Sepp Blatter Bernhard Russi Karl Fresner Werner Günthör René Fasel
SWAZILAND Richard Mabuza Ali Thwala Liz James David Sibandze Dan Mathunjwa Muriel Hofer Stanley Matsebula Dave Rust Leonard Makhanya Micky Levey
CHINESE TAIPEI Chuan-Kwang Yang Henry H. Hsu Cheng Chi Wen-Yee Tsai Yi-An Chen Jing Chen
TOGO Akoko A. de Souza Zoumaro Gnofame Jaffar Ballogou Poutoyi Nabede Mensah Kpalogo Kodjo Horatio Béno Freitas Téko Georges Folligan Godfried Ekue Mala Kapokra Séraphin Lawson
TUNISIA Mohammed Gammoudi Taieb Houichi Habib Galhia Fethi Missaoui
TURKEY Naim Suleymanoglu Selim Sirri Tarcan Yasar Dogu Naili Moran Celal Atik Turgut Atakol Ahmet Ayik Ulvi Yenal Ruhi Sarialp Senes Erzik
URUGUAY Obdulio Varela Julio Cesar Maglione Atilio François Washington Cataldi Jose Nasazzi Federico Slinger Federico Moreira Atilio Narancio Oscar Moglia Alberico Passadore
VIRGIN ISLANDS Peter Holmberg Edgar M. lles Flora Hyacinth Hans Lawaetz Shelley Cramer Len Stein Julien Jackson Leonard W. Bonelli Lisa Neuberger
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