sprinters
43 notable sprinters on file — 8 still here, 35 not.
still with us
Carl Lewis
aliveUS track & field athlete
born 1961
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
aliveJamaican track and field sprinter
born 1986
Michael Johnson
aliveAmerican sprinter (born 1967)
born 1967
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
aliveAmerican hurdler and sprinter (born 1999)
born 1999
Andre De Grasse
aliveCanadian sprinter
born 1994
Sha'Carri Richardson
aliveAmerican sprinter
born 2000
Quincy Hall
aliveAmerican athlete
born 1998
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Quincy Wilson
aliveAmerican athlete
born 2008
gone (30 of 35)
Florence Griffith Joyner
deadAmerican track and field athlete
1959 – 1998
Tori Bowie
deadAmerican sprinter and long jumper
1990 – 2023
Livio Berruti
deadItalian sprinter
1939 – 2026
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Otis Davis
deadAmerican sprinter
1932 – 2024
George Rhoden
deadJamaican athletics competitor
1926 – 2024
Fred Newhouse
deadAmerican athletics competitor
1948 – 2025
Menzies Campbell
deadScottish politician
1941 – 2025
Celina Jesionowska
deadPolish sprinter
1933 – 2026
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Bernd Cullmann
deadGerman sprinter
1939 – 2025
Gisela Birkemeyer
deadEast German hurdler
1931 – 2024
Marise Chamberlain
deadNew Zealand middle-distance runner
1935 – 2024
Munyoro Nyamau
deadKenyan sprinter
1942 – 2025
Nancy Mackay
deadCanadian sprinter
1922 – 2024
Stefano Malinverni
deadItalian sprinter
1959 – 2024
Kevan Gosper
deadAustralian sprinter and International Olympic Committee member
1933 – 2024
Annegret Kroniger
deadGerman sprinter
1952 – 2025
Marcia Garbey
deadCuban long jumper
1949 – 2024
Jean-Pierre Goudeau
deadFrench sprinter
1933 – 2024
Maria Musso
deadItalian hurdler, sprinter, pentathlete and long jumper
1931 – 2024
Osvaldo Lara
deadCuban sprinter
1955 – 2024
Dianne Burge
deadAustralian sprinter
1943 – 2024
Ari Salin
deadFinnish hurdler and sprinter
1947 – 2026
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Jaime Aparicio
deadColombian hurdler and sprinter
1929 – 2026
Manfred Steinbach
deadGerman athlete
1933 – 2026
Marlene Canguio
deadOlympic sprinter
1942 – 2025
Pasqualino Abeti
deadOlympic athlete
1948 – 2024
Ðani Kovač
deadYugoslav sprinter
1939 – 2026
Gladys Erbetta
deadArgentine sprinter, long jumper and high jumper
1928 – 2026
Wilhelmina Lust
deadDutch long jumper, hurdler and sprinter
1932 – 2026
Pierre Haarhoff
deadFrench sprinter
1932 – 2024