Olympians Who Were Named BBC World Sport Star of the Year (32)

Athlete	Nation(s)	Sport(s)	Role(s)	Era	Notes
Andre Agassi	USA	TEN	Olympics	1996	1992
Jacques Anquetil	FRA	CRD	Olympics	1952	1963
Lance Armstrong	USA	CRD	Olympics	1992—2000	2003 (stripped of in 2012)
Boris Becker	GER	TEN	Olympics	1992	1985
Lyudmila Belousova	RUS URS	FSK	Olympics	1960—1968	1968
Abebe Bikila	ETH	ATH	Olympics / Other	1960—1968	1964
Simone Biles	USA	GAR	Olympics / Other	2016—2020	2016
Usain Bolt	JAM	ATH	Olympics / Other	2004—2016	2008, 2009, 2012
Valery Brumel	RUS URS	ATH	Olympics	1960—1964	1961
Ron Clarke	AUS	ATH	Olympics	1964—1968	1965
Cassius Clay	USA	BOX	Olympics	1960	1973, 1974,1978
Nadia Comăneci	ROU	GAR	Olympics	1976—1980	1976
Cristiano Ronaldo	POR	FBL	Olympics	2004	2014
Novak Đoković	SRB	TEN	Olympics / Other	2008—2020	2011
Herb Elliott	AUS	ATH	Olympics	1960	1960
Chris Evert	USA	TEN	Olympics	1988	1981
Roger Federer	SUI	TEN	Olympics / Other	2000—2012	2004, 2006, 2007, 2017
Steffi Graf	GER FRG	TEN	Olympics / Non-Medal	1984—1992	1988
Maurice Greene	USA	ATH	Olympics	2000—2004	1999
Evander Holyfield	USA	BOX	Olympics	1984	1996
Goran Ivanišević	CRO YUG	TEN	Olympics / Other	1988—2000	2001
Don Jackson	CAN	FSK	Olympics	1960	1962
Michael Johnson	USA	ATH	Olympics	1992—2000	1996
Eliud Kipchoge	KEN	ATH	Olympics	2004—2020	2019
Olga Korbut	BLR URS	GAR	Olympics	1972—1976	1972
Carl Lewis	USA	ATH	Olympics	1984—1996	1983
Lionel Messi	ARG	FBL	Olympics	2008	2022
Rafael Nadal	ESP	TEN	Olympics / Other	2004—2016	2010
Martina Navratilova	USA	TEN	Olympics	2004	1987
Mike Powell	USA	ATH	Olympics	1988—1996	1991
Oleg Protopopov	RUS URS	FSK	Olympics	1960—1968	1968
Ronaldo	BRA	FBL	Olympics	1996	2002