| ABERA | Gezahegne ---, 2000 Olympic men's marathon champion (5) |
| ABEBE | 1964 Olympic men's marathon champion (5,6) |
| WOLDE | Mamo, 1968 Olympic men's marathon champion (5) |
| BIKILA | 1964 Olympic men's marathon champion (5,6) |
| MAMOWOLDE | 1968 Olympic men's marathon champion (4,5) |
| THUGWANE | Josiah, 1996 Olympic men's marathon champion (8) |
| ADERE | Berhane, 2002 women's World Half Marathon champion (5) |
| MOSES | Ed ?, 2000 Olympic men's 4 x 100m swimming medley gold and 100m breaststroke silver medallist (5) |
| KENYA | African country that produces a lot of marathon champions |
| KIRUI | 2009 and 2011 World Championships men's marathon gold medallist (5) |
| NAERT | Koen ..... , 2018 European Championships men's marathon gold medallist (5) |
| ANTON | 1997 and 1999 World Championships men's marathon gold medallist (4,5) |
| ABEBEBIKILA | 1964 Olympic men's marathon gold medallist (5,6) |
| SHORTER | Frank, 1972 Olympic men's marathon winner (7) |
| ANIERGARCIA | 2000 Olympic men's 110m hurdles champion (5,6) |
| ROBA | Fatuma, 1996 Olympic women's marathon champion (4) |
| NOGUCHI | Mizuki ___, 2004 Olympic women's marathon champion (7) |
| BERHANEADERE | 2002 women's World Half Marathon champion (7,5) |
| JOANBENOIT | The first female Olympic marathon champion, in 1984 |
| GREENE | Maurice, 2000 Olympic men's 100m champion (6) |
