Nadzeya Astapchuk is a Belarusian shot putter. She briefly was designated the Olympic Champion in 2012, but was subsequently stripped of the title for failing a drug test and the gold medal was awarded to New Zealand shot putter Valerie Adams. She was World Champion in 2005, but in March 2013, the IAAF reported that her drug test sample from that event had been retested and found to be positive.
Tomas Walsh is a New Zealand athlete who competes mainly in the shot put. He is the current national record holder both outdoors and indoors for the event. His personal best of 22.90 m, set in Doha, 5 October 2019, is also the Oceanian record and makes him the sixth best shot putter in history.
Yaroslava Oleksiyivna Mahuchikh is a Ukrainian high jumper. She was the 2020 Summer Olympics bronze medalist, 2019 and 2022 World Championships silver medalist, 2023 World Championships gold medalist, 2022 World Indoor Championships gold medalist, and 2024 World Indoor Championships silver medalist.
Sarah Dawn Mitton is a Canadian athlete specializing in the shot put. She is the 2023 World silver medallist and 2024 World Indoor champion, the first Canadian woman to medal in the shot put at either World Athletics global championship. As well, she is the 2023 Pan American, 2022 Commonwealth, and 2019 Summer Universiade champion.
Zach McWhorter is an American pole vaulter. At the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships he placed second behind Olympic silver medalist Chris Nilsen, with a clearance of 5.86 m. This earned him a spot on the United States team at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, where he would go on to place 8th overall.
Emma Ljungberg is a Swedish discus thrower from Nyköping. She was the 2019 Swedish Throws Championships winner in the discus, and she has represented Sweden at several international competitions.
Caisa-Marie Lindfors is a Swedish discus thrower. She is a multiple-time Swedish Athletics Championships winner and has represented Sweden at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.
Pjai Austin, also known as PJ Austin, is an American sprinter. At the 2023 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, he ran 9.89 for 100 metres in the semifinals and 9.97 in the finals, the former making him the 9th-fastest runner in the world that year.
Elena Carraro is an Italian hurdler specializing in the 100 metres hurdles. She is an indoor and outdoor Italian U23 Championships winner, and she won the silver medal in the 100 m hurdles at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships.
Flavie Renouard is a French steeplechase runner specializing in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She is the 2021 French Athletics Championships winner and a gold medallist at the 2022 Mediterranean Athletics U23 Championships and 2021 European U23 Championships. Her time of 9:19.07 at the 2023 Anniversary Games qualified her for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Saron Berhe Tareke is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. She is the world under-18 record-holder in the short track 1500 metres and mile run with a mile time of 4:24.23.
Aynadis Mebratu Tadesse, also spelled Aynadis Mebrit, is an Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner. She is the #11 all-time performer over 5000 metres indoors, and the African under-20 record-holder in the 3000 metres.
Heta Maarit Tuuri is a Finnish high jumper. She is a two-time Finnish Athletics Championships winner as well as the winner of the 2023 Finnish Indoor Athletics Championships, and she has represented Finland at two World Athletics Championships editions.
Liu Dezhu is a Chinese middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 metres. In 2024, he set the Chinese short track national record in the 800 m with a time of 1:46.63. He also won a bronze medal in the 1500 m at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships.
Caisja Chandler is an American sprinter. She won the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2019 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships representing the United States. In 2023, she set the Loker Stadium facility record for 100 metres with a 10.99-second time.
Aude Clavier is a French steeplechase runner. She won a bronze medal for France at the 2023 European U23 Championships in the 3000 metres steeplechase, and she finished runner-up behind Alice Finot at the 2023 French Indoor Championships over 3000 metres.
Frehiwot Gesese Ayana is an Ethiopian steeplechase runner. She won a silver medal in the 2000 metres steeplechase at the 2023 African U18 Championships, and she was 5th at the African Games in 2024.
Zhong Tao is a Chinese pole vaulter. He became a national indoor champion in 2024 and then won the gold medal at the Asian Indoor Championships.
Lin Yu-tang is a Taiwanese long jumper. He was the 2023 indoor and outdoor Asian Champion in the long jump. In 2023, he set a Chinese Taipei record leap of 8.40 m, qualifying him for his first Olympic Games in Paris.
Haruna Kuboyama is a Japanese sprinter specializing in the 400 metres. She was the 2023 Japanese Champion in the 400 m, and won a bronze medal in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay at the 2023 Asian Championships.
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