Athletics biography improvement
edit- This is a selection of biographies related to sports people which are either checked, improved or created by me or links to articles which still has to be created by me or someone else.
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Men
editA
edit- Youcef Abdi
- Gadisa Abebe
- Hamed Hamadan Al-Bishi
- Mohamed Salman Al Khuwalidi
- Mohammed Al Salhi
- Virgilijus Alekna
- Minás Alozídis
- Bob Altena
- Prasanna Sampath Amarasekara
- Andreás Anastasópoulos
- Ramil Aritkulov
- Jamel Ashley
- Aleksandr Averbukh
B
edit- Patrick van Balkom
- Andrea Barberi
- Ralf Bartels
- Daniel Batman
- Timothy Beck
- Kenenisa Bekele
- Aymen Ben Ahmed
- Chris Berger
- Wil van Beveren
- Michael Blackwood
- Adrian Blincoe
- Rens Blom
- Dmitriy Bogdanov
- Usain Bolt
- Tarik Bougtaïb
- Nathan Brannen
- Derrick Brew
- Christopher Brown
- Okkert Brits
- Erik de Bruin
- Gaëtan Bucki
- Stéphane Buckland
- Russ Buller
- Danil Burkenya
- Marc Burns
- Michel Butter
C
edit- Fabrice Calligny
- Dwain Chambers
- Qi Chen, Redirects: Chen Qi
- Germán Chiaraviglio
- Kerron Clement
- Kaaron Conwright
D
edit- Daniel Dąbrowski
- Jeroen van Damme
- Walter Davis, Disambiguation: Walter Davis (athletics)
- Walter Davis, Disambiguation: Walter "Buddy" Davis
- Jessé De Lima, Redirects: Jessé de Lima
- Bérenger Demerval
- Dimitri Demoniere
- Aleksandr Derevyagin
- Marlon Devonish
- Stilianós Dimótsios
- Leslie Djhone
- Marilson Dos Santos, Redirects: Marilson dos Santos
- Marcel Dost
- Caimin Douglas
- Troy Douglas
- Yeóryios Doúpis
- Stefan Drews
- Aleksey Drozdov
- Rob Druppers
- Adetoyi Durotoye
- Tomas Dvorak
E
edit- Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly
- Driss El Himer
- Uchenna Emedolu
- Christope Épalle
- Jesús España
- Brand Evers
- Ambrose Ezenwa
- Ahmed Ezzobayry
F
edit- Yasser Ibrahim Farag
- Stuart Farquhar
- Fernando Alex Fernandes
- Jan Fitschen
- Anastásios Frággos
- Alleyne Francique
- Vladislav Frolov
G
edit- Kamghe Kaba
- Ignisious Gaisah
- Ruslan Gataullin
- Tyson Gay
- Haile Gebrselassie
- Marco Gielen
- Paul Gorries
- Adam Goucher
- François Gourmet
- Anastásios Goúsis
- Dwayne Grant
- Jadel Gregório
- Ernestus Greven
H
edit- Ehsan Hadadi
- Ryan Harlan
- Chris Harmse
- Tora Harris
- Cornelius den Held
- Victor Henny
- Jos Hermens
- Ivan Heshko
- Greg van Hest
- Clinton Hill, Disambiguation: Clinton Hill (athlete)
- Reese Hoffa
- Guus Hoogmoed
- Jacobus Hoogveld
- Steven Hooker
- Evert Hoving
- Andrew Howe
- Haiqiang Huang, Redirects: Huang Haiqiang
I
edit- Panayiótis Ikonómou
- Yeóryios Íltsios
- Aleksandr Ivanov, Disambiguation: Aleksandr Ivanov (athlete)
- Sergey Ivanov, Disambiguation: Sergey Ivanov (athlete)
J
edit- Tomáš Janků
- Gabriel Jennings
- Allen Johnson
- Brian Johnson, Disambiguation: Brian Johnson (athlete)
- Patrick Johnson, Disambiguation: Patrick Johnson (sprinter)
- Alwyn Jones
- Fabiano Joseph
K
edit- Youssef Saad Kamel
- Eef Kamerbeek
- Yuzo Kanemaru
- Oudère Kankarafou
- Julien Kapek
- Andreás Karayiannis
- Dmitriy Karpov
- Marti ten Kate
- Naman Keita
- Jukka Keskisalo
- Jacques Keyser
- Kabelo Kgosiemang
- Francis Kibiwott
- Mike Kigen
- Wilson Kigen
- Gary Kikaya
- Alex Kipchirchir
- Robert Kipchumba
- Wilson Kipketer
- [[Wilson Boit Kipketer}}
- Francis Kiprop
- Charles Koech
- Cosmas Koech
- Paul Koech
- Paul Kipsiele Koech
- Marco Koers
- Shigeyuki Kojima
- Ilya Konovalov
- Stéfanos Kónstas
- Evert Koops
- Sammy Korir
- Thomas Kortbeek
- Robin Korving
- Stávros Kouroupákis
- Luc Krotwaar
- A.G. Kruger
- Piet van der Kruk
- Pieter van der Kruk
- Han Kulker
- Rohan Pradeep Kumara
L
edit- Florent Lacasse
- Brahim Lahlafi
- Fabrice Lapierre
- Cédric Lavanne
- Yevgeniy Lebedev
- Mark Lewis-Francis
- Yanxi Li
- Gert-Jan Liefers
- Arbédo-Aléxandros Lítsis
- Liu Xiang
- Laurens Looije
- Malik Louahla
M
edit- Frans Maas
- Kamiel Maase
- Driss Maazouzi
- Scott Martin
- Eugène Martineau, Disambiguation: Eugène Martineau (athlete)
- Theópistos Mavrídis
- Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad
- Padeleímon Melahrinoúdis
- Yevgeniy Meleshenko
- Emiel Mellaard
- Romain Mesnil
- LaShawn Merritt
- Rob Minnitti
- Ombeche Mokamba
- Maksim Mokrousov
- James Mortimer
- Craig Mottram
- Mbulaeni Mulaudzi
- Pim Mulier
- Koji Murofushi
N
editO
editP
edit- Brice Panel
- Aléxandros Papadimitríou
- Efthímios Papadópoulos
- Adriaan Paulen
- Wilbert Pennings
- Igor Peremota
- Wim Peters
- Aristídis Petrídis
- Dmitriy Petrov
- Gerhardus Pienaar
- Bogdan Pishchalnikov
- Marek Plawgo
- Ronald Pognon
- Aleksandr Pogorelov
- Ioánnis Polítis
- Pavel Potapovich
- Asafa Powell
- Robinson Pratt
Q
editR
edit- Mustapha Raifak
- Oscar van Rappard
- Marc Raquil
- Gary Reed, Disambiguation: Gary Reed (athlete)
- Dimítrios Régas
- Stuart Rendell
- Jean-Claude Retel
- Manuel Reynaert
- Khadevis Robinson
- Dayron Robles
- Jack Rosendaal
- Aaron Rouge-Serret
- Peter Rusman
S
edit- Irving Saladino
- Carlos Santa
- Panayiótis Sarrís
- Padeleímon Savyópolous
- Daichi Sawano
- Dorian Scott
- Sander Schutgens
- Eltjo Schutter
- Salim Sdiri
- Roman Šebrle
- Gregory Sedoc
- Saif Saaeed Shaheen
- Gudisa Shentema
- Navpreet Singh
- Andrey Silnov
- Dimitríos Sirrákos
- Steve Slattery
- Wim Slijkhuis
- Roman Smirnov
- Rutger Smith
- Jason Smoots
- Pavel Sofin
- Bram Som
- Wallace Spearmon
- Dmitry Starodubtsev
- James Steacy
- Jason Stewart, Disambiguation, Jason Stewart (athlete)
- Shingo Suetsugu
- Abdulrahman Suleiman
- Kevin Sullivan, Disambiguation, Kevin Sullivan (athlete)
T
edit- Zersenay Tadesse
- Tarek Mubarak Taher
- Bouabdallah Tahri
- Shinji Takahira
- Christian Tamminga
- Matthew Tegenkamp
- Ivan Teplykh
- Paul Tergat
- Dwight Thomas
- Tristan Thomas
- Kemel Thompson
- Andreas Thorkildsen
- Ivan Tikhon
- Loúis Tsátoumas
- Naoki Tsukahara
- Jason Tunks
U
editV
editW
edit- Hendrik van der Wal
- Ian Waltz
- Chiel Warners
- Kenny van Weeghel
- Marcel van der Westen
- Rafal Wieruszewski
- Christopher Williams, Disambiguation: Christopher Williams (sprinter)
- Darold Williamson
- Nicholas Willis
- Robert de Wit
- Sean Wroe
X
editY
edit- Terefe Yae
- Yoazu Yang, Redirects: Yang Yoazu
- Mikhail Yegorychev
- Andrey Yepishin
Z
editWomen
editA
edit- Aretí Abatzí
- Amy Acuff
- Marina Aitova
- Joan van den Akker
- Yamilé Aldama
- Libby Allen
- Linda Allen
- Christine Amertil
- Emma Ania
- Vida Anim
- Aleksandra Antonova
- Penina Arusei
- Mami Asante
- Pascal van Assendelft
- Kalliópi Astropekáki
- Toyin Augustus
- Louise Ayétotché
B
edit- Aleen Bailey
- Syrine Balti
- Me'Lisa Barber
- Monika Bejnar
- Alemitu Bekele
- Bizunesh Bekele
- Christel Bertens
- Carla Beurskens
- Sonia Bisset
- Angeline Blackburn
- Fanny Blankers-Koen
- Lauren Boden
- Melissa Boekelman
- Miranda Boonstra
- Selma Borst
- Haríklia Boudá
- Puck Brouwer
- Corrie de Bruin
C
edit- Zulia Calatayud
- Jillian Camarena
- Preya Carey
- Flomena Chepchirchir
- Lada Chernova
- Rose Cheruiyot
- Yuliya Chizhenko
- Lidia Chojecka
- Vivian Chukwuemeka
- Hazel Clark
- Treniere Clement
- Marie Collonville
- Olga Commandeur
- Nelli Cooman
- Keila Costa
- Fiona Cullen
- Yumileidi Cumbá
D
edit- Esther Dankwah
- Meseret Defar
- Lashinda Demus
- Hrysopiyí Devetzí
- Tirunesh Dibaba
- Franka Dietzsch
- Foekje Dillema
- Mariyana Dimitrova
- Stilianí Dimóglou
- Nataliya Dobrynska
- Carmen Douma-Hussar
- Dímitra Dóva
- Monika Drybulska
- Stephanie Durst
- Dorota Dydo
E
editF
edit- Feng Yun
- Debbie Ferguson
- Yania Ferrales
- Aleksandra Fila
- Eléni Filándra
- Nicole Forrester
- Lauren Fleshman
- Brigitte Foster-Hylton, Redirects: Brigitte Foster
- Emily Freeman
- Kayoko Fukushi
G
edit- Lisa Galaviz
- Shuying Gao, Redirects: Gao Shuying
- Sathi Geetha
- Shitaye Gemechu
- Kim Gevaert
- Asha Gigi
- Erin Gilreath
- Mindaye Gishu
- Lien Gisolf
- Naide Gomes
- Mia Gommers, Maria Gommers
- Jacqueline Goormachtigh
- Ester Goossens
- Kara Goucher
- Yekaterina Grigoryeva
- Yuliya Gushchina
H
edit- Faní Halkiá
- Hristína Hantzí-Neag
- Kitty van Haperen
- Persefóni Hatzinákou
- Minori Hayakari
- Rosemary Hayward
- Irma Heeren
- Tia Hellebaut
- Monique Henderson
- Adrienne Herzog
- Korene Hinds
- Laurien Hoos
- Kym Howe
- Xiaoxiao Huang, Redirects: Huang Xiaoxiao
- Elly van Hulst
- Marwa Hussein
I
editJ
edit- Sharon Jaklofsky
- Sangwan Jaksunin
- Maryam Yusuf Jamal
- Sarah Jamieson
- Wioletta Janowska
- Eunice Jepkorir
- Janeth Jepkosgei
- Anna Jesien
- Virginia Johnson
- Marjolein de Jong
- Stella Jongmans
- Marion Jones
- Anastasiya Juravleva
K
edit- Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs
- Susanna Kallur
- Petra Kaminkova
- Manjeet Kaur
- Denise Kemkers
- Irina Khabarova
- Natallia Khoroneko
- Guzel Khubbieva
- Hilda Kibet
- Lornah Kiplagat
- Jeruto Kiptum
- Melanie Kleeberg
- Ewelina Klocek
- Oranut Klomdee
- Elefthería Kobídou
- Iríni Kokkinaríou
- Yeoryía Koklóni
- Lyudmila Kolchanova
- Salina Kosgei
- Olga Kotlyarova
- Katarzyna Kowalska
- Gerda Kraan
- Annemarie Kramer
- Melanie Kraus
- Kim Kreiner
- Brooke Krueger-Billett
- Anna Ksok
L
edit- Ellen van Langen
- Tatyana Lebedeva
- Aneta Lemiesz
- Ling Li, Redirects: Li Ling
- Sávva Líka
- Anita Looper
- Rebecca Lyne
- Tatyana Lysenko
M
edit- Ning Ma, Redirects: Ma, Ning
- Barbara Madejczyk
- Joice Maduaka
- Aya Manome
- Shani Marks
- Joséphine Mbarga-Bikié
- Angela McKee
- Sally McLellan
- Hanna Melnychenko
- Nouria Mérah-Benida
- Rene van der Merwe
- Megan Metcalfe
- Kimberley Mickle
- Victoria Mitchell
- Sabrina Mockenhaupt
- Amantle Montsho
- Yipsi Moreno
- Cydonie Mothersill
- Fabiana Murer
- Wyllesheia Myrick
N
editO
editP
edit- Aléna-María Pádi
- Alexándra Papayeoryíou
- Krisztina Papp
- Pinki Parmanik
- Jeannette Pennings
- Lucélia Peres
- Daimí Pernía
- Tatyana Petrova
- Darya Pishchalnikova
- Jacqueline Poelman
- Svetlana Pospelova
- Wioletta Potepa
- Virginia Powell
- Jill Prins
- Grazyna Prokopek
- Yelena Prokupcuka
- María Protópappa
- Nataliya Pyhyda
- Monika Pyrek
Q
editR
edit- Flóra Redoúmi
- Sanya Richards
- Rose Richmond
- Justine Robbeson
- Moushaumi Robertson
- Karin Ruckstuhl
- Natalya Rusakova
- Olga Ryabinkina
- Olga Rypakova
S
edit- Olha Saladuha
- Dani Samuels
- Nongnuch Sanrat
- Anne van Schuppen
- Tollien Schuurman
- Liliya Shobukhova
- Sherone Simpson
- Afrodíti Skafída
- Kamila Skolimowska
- Yelena Slesarenko
- Maryia Smaliachkova
- Kimberley Smith
- Trecia Smith
- Chitra K. Soman, Redirects: Chitra Soman
- Aimin Song, Redirects: Song Aimin
- Kelly Sotherton
- Xenia Stad-de Jong
- Ria Stalman
- Vania Stambolova
- Martina Strutz
- Jennifer Stuczynski
- Beata Szkudlarz
T
edit- Asami Tanno
- Sharon Tavengwa
- Tetiana Tereschuk-Antipova, Redirects: Tetiana Tereschuk / Tetiana Antipova
- Olga Tereshkova
- Iríni Terzóglou
- Jutamass Thavoncharoen
- Amy Mbacke Thiam
- Bronwyn Thompson
- Aretha Thurmond
- Tatyana Tomashova
- Christine Toonstra
- DeeDee Trotter
- Malgorzata Trybanska
- Aurelia Trywianska
- Lieja Tunks
- Alesia Turava
- Karolina Tyminska
U
editV
editW
edit- Gete Wami
- Eloise Wellings
- Janet Wienand
- Nadja Wijenberg
- Novlene Williams
- Shericka Williams
- Tonique Williams-Darling, Redirects: Tonique Williams / Tonique Darling
- Caitlin Willis
- Monique de Wilt
- Anjolie Wisse
- Netty Witziers-Timmer
X
editY
editZ
edit- Krystyna Zabawska
- Jessica Zelinka
- Wenxiu Zhang, Redirects: Zhang Wenxiu
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