James Cleveland Owens, better known as Jesse Owens, was one of the most famous American track and field athletes of all time. He is best known for his exploits at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics, where he won 4 gold medals, one each in 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, 4X100 meter relay and long jump. In doing so, he also became the first African-American athlete to win a gold medal in the history of the Modern Olympics.

Fredrick Carlton Lewis, better known as Carl Lewis, was an American track and field athlete who shot to fame when he won 4 gold medals in the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. He won gold medals in the 100 meter sprint, 200 meter sprint, 4X100 meter relay and long jump. Four years later, at the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics, he won two more gold medals in long jump and 100 meter sprint respectively. He also won a silver medal in the 200 meter sprint.

Usain St. Leo Bolt, known to the world as Usain Bolt, is a sprinter from Jamaica and a 3-time gold medalist in the Olympics and the World Championships. He holds 2 solo world and Olympic records, one each in the 100 meters and 200 meters sprint. He also holds a world and Olympic record in the 4X100 meter relay along with his Jamaican teammates.

Considered widely as the greatest super heavyweight weightlifter ever, Vasily Alekseyev was weightlifter who represented Soviet Union in the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games in Munich and Montreal respectively. He has the reputation of setting 81 Soviet records and 80 world records in all.