Daniel Chapin "Dan" Kinsey was an American hurdler and a scholar in physical education.
Frederick Warren "Fred" Kelly was an American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Warren Jay "Rex" Cawley is an American former athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
George Coleman Poage was an American track and field athlete. He was the first African-American athlete to win a medal in the Olympic Games, winning two bronze medals at the 1904 games in St. Louis.
Taiwo Aladefa is a retired Nigerian 100 m hurdler. Attended Alabama A&M university from 1989 till 1993. She is still the school record holder in 100M hurdles (13.19sec) and was 16 times NCAA All American athlete. Taiwo Aladefa was a member of the first historical black college to ever win any NCAA track and field competition (1992). She competed in the women's 100 metres hurdles at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Ajayi Agbebaku is a retired Nigerian Olympian who competed in the triple jump. He still holds the indoor record at the University of Missouri with his jump of 16.60 metres at the 1978 NCAA indoor championships.
Yusuf Alli is a retired Nigerian long jumper, and three-time Olympian. He is best known for his gold medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.
Harold Earl Barron was an American sprinter. He specialized in the 110 m hurdles, in which he won a silver medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Kenny Aladefa is a Nigerian track and field athlete who competed in 400 metres hurdles at the 1996 Summer Olympics and won a silver and bronze medal at the All-Africa Games in 1995 and 1999.
Reïna-Flor Okori Makendengue is a 4x Olympian with over 20 years on the track representing France and Equatorial Guinea. Using her sports legacy and African soul blueprint, Reina inspires and coaches international businesses, executives, and athletes to redefine the new psychology of winning and leading. .In 2015 she took allegiance back to Equatorial Guinea, represented her country for the Olympic games of Rio 2016, and became a flag bearer
Olutoyin "Toyin" Augustus is a Nigerian hurdler who competes in the 100 metres hurdles.
Modupe Oshikoya is a former female track and field athlete from Nigeria, who competed in the women's sprint and long jump events during her career. She is a one-time Olympian (1972), and also competed in the heptathlon. Oshikoya won a total number of five gold medals at the All-Africa Games. Oshikoya competed and won Gold for her University in the USA, UCLA in the 100 meters, the Long Jump, 100 meters hurdles and the hepthatlon at the NCAA championships in 1982.
Ime Akpan is a retired female track and field athlete from Nigeria, who competed in the women's 100 metres hurdling event during her career. She is a one-time Olympian (1996), and won a gold medal at the 1991 All-Africa Games in Cairo, Egypt
Siddhanth Thingalaya is an Indian track and field athlete from Mumbai who specializes in the 110 metre hurdles. He holds the current national record in 110 m hurdles with a time of 13.48 seconds, set at Altis Invitational Meet, USA in June 2017.
Muizat Ajoke Odumosu is a Nigerian track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles. She represented Nigeria at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics and competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013. She was the bronze medallist at the 2007 All-Africa Games and went on to become the continental champion with a win at the 2008 and 2012 African Championships.
Seun Adigun is a Nigerian–American bobsledder and track and field runner who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, but did not qualify from her heat. In 2016, Adigun founded the Nigerian bobsled team. She represented Nigeria at the 2018 Winter Olympics in two-women bobsled, becoming part of the first-ever Winter Olympians from the country.
Amaechi Cristian Cuevas Morton is an American-born track and field 400-meter hurdler who competes for Nigeria. He was the 2012 400 m hurdles gold medallist at the NCAA Championships and the African Championships. He has a personal record of 48.79 seconds for the event.
Mamie Annette Rallins was an American hurdler. She competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and later coached many future Olympians.
Edward ("Ed") Ofili is a Nigerian former sprinter who competed in the 1970s and specialized in 100 metres and 200 metres events. He was an Olympian, competing for Nigeria in 1976, and ran collegiate track and field for the University of Missouri He won a gold medal in 200 metres at the inaugural 1979 African Championships in Athletics.
Ndubuisi ("Dele") Udo was a Nigerian sprinter. He was a collegiate champion at the University of Missouri in the 1970s and competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He was shot dead in 1981, following an argument with a police officer in Lagos.
