José Luíz Barbosa, known as Zequinha Barbosa is a Brazilian former middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. José participated in 4 Olympic Games: 1984 Los Angeles; 1988 Soul Korea; 1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta. He is the 1987 World Indoor Champion, and a two-time World Championship medallist, winning silver in 1991 and bronze in 1987. 1995 Pan American gold medalist 800m 1987 Silver medalist, 1983 Silver medalist 800m and Silver 4x400m. Jose was ranked number one in the world in the 800m in 1991.
Lidia Chojecka-Leandro is a retired Polish middle- and long-distance runner who mainly competed in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres. She won bronze medals in the 1500 m at the 1997 and 1999 World Indoor Championships, and for the 3000 m at the 2006 World Indoor Championships. Chojecka is a six-time European Indoor Championships medallist in the 1500 m and 3000 m events, earning three golds and three silvers. She took the double at the 2007 European Indoor Championships, becoming the first runner, male or female, to win both events at the same championships. She had been one of the most consistent middle-distance runners in Europe throughout the 1990s, and finished fifth and sixth in back-to-back Olympic 1500 m finals in 2000 and 2004.
Adam Piotr Kszczot is a retired Polish middle-distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres. His achievements include silver medals at the 2015 and 2017 World Championships in Athletics, gold at the 2018 World Indoor Championships as well as silver and bronze at the 2014 and 2010 World Indoor Championships respectively. Kszczot won three gold medals in the 800 m at both the European Outdoor and Indoor Championships. He twice competed at the Olympic Games, in 2012 and 2016, narrowly missing the final on both occasions.
Marcin Przemysław Lewandowski is a Polish retired middle-distance runner. He won the bronze medal in the 1500 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships and silver in the same event at the 2018 World Indoor Championships. At the European Athletics Championships, Lewandowski claimed gold in the 800 metres in 2010 and silvers in 2016 and 2018 for the 800 m and 1500 m respectively. He took also five medals at the European Indoor Championships, including three golds between 2015 and 2019, and two silvers in 2011 and 2021.
Slobodan Popović is a Serbian former middle distance runner who primarily competed in the 800 metres. He represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Kennedy Kimwetich is a retired Kenyan middle distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres. He reached the final of the 1999 World Championships finishing seventh.
Mario Vernon-Watson is a retired Jamaican middle-distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres. He represented his country at the 1997 World Indoor Championships and 1997 World Championships. In addition, he won several medals on regional level.
Kaur Kivistik is an Estonian athlete competing in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He won the silver medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade.
Mbiganyi Thee is a retired athlete from Botswana who specialised in the middle-distance events. He represented his country at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics, as well as two outdoor and four indoor World Championships.
Ivan Komar is a retired Belarusian middle-distance runner who competed primarily in the 800 metres. He represented his country at three consecutive World Championships starting in 1993.
Andreas Kramer is a Swedish middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres. He won the silver medal at the 2018 European Championships and the silver medal at the 2024 World Indoor Championships. With the performance of 1:49.62 he is the current European junior indoor record holder.
Pol Moya Betriu is an Andorran middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 800 metres. He represented his country at the 2016 World Indoor Championships without qualifying for the final. He is the national record holder on several distances.
Charles Grethen is a Luxembourgish middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 800 and 1500 metres. He represented his country at three consecutive European Championships.
Ray Brown is a retired American middle-distance runner who competed primarily in the 800 meters. An indoor specialist, he represented his country at four consecutive World Indoor Championships starting in 1987 and made the final once, in 1989. In addition, he is a four-time national indoor champion.
Manlio Molinari is a retired Sammarinese athlete who competed in the 400 and 800 metres. He represented his country at four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. Molinari was the flag bearer for San Marino in the 1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.
Kalle Anders Berglund is a Swedish middle-distance runner. He won the silver medal in the 1500 metres at the 2017 European Indoor Championships.
Filip Sasínek is a Czech middle-distance runner. He won the bronze medal in the 1500 metres at the 2017 European Indoor Championships.
Sanne Verstegen is a Dutch middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres. She represented her country at the 2017 World Championships reaching the semifinals.
Thomas Arne Roth is a Norwegian middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres. He reached the final at the 2012 European Championships finishing eighth.
Simas Bertašius is a Lithuanian middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 1500 metres. His best result is the sixth place at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin.
