Olympians With Asteroids Named After Them (60)

Athlete	Nation(s)	Sport(s)	Role(s)	Era	Notes
Lance Armstrong	USA	CRD	Olympics	1992—2000	12373 Lancearmstrong
Sergey Belov	RUS URS	BKB	Olympics / Other / Torch Bearer	1968—1994	296638 Sergeibelov
Vsevolod Bobrov	RUS URS	FBL/IHO	Olympics	1952—1956	18321 Bobrov
Pavel Bure	RUS	IHO	Olympics	1998—2002	12414 Bure
Věra Čáslavská	CZE TCH	GAR	Olympics / Administrator	1960—2001	26986 Čáslavská
Zeno Colò	ITA	ALP	Olympics	1948—1952	58709 Zenocolò
Pierre, Baron de Coubertin	FRA GER	ART	Olympics / Administrator	1894—1937	2190 Coubertin
Pavol Demitra	SVK	IHO	Olympics	2002—2010	240022 Demitra
Krisztina Egerszegi	HUN	SWM	Olympics	1988—1996	151659 Egerszegi
Herb Elliott	AUS	ATH	Olympics	1960	23774 Herbelliott
Roger Federer	SUI	TEN	Olympics / Opening Flagbearer	2000—2012	230975 Rogerfederer
Vyacheslav Fetisov	RUS URS	IHO	Olympics / Coach / Olympic Flagbearer	1980—2014	8806 Fetisov
Aladár Gerevich	HUN	FEN	Olympics	1932—1960	228893 Gerevich
Ronald Gora	USA	SWM	Olympics	1952	9852 Gora
Shane Gould	AUS	SWM	Olympics / Torch Bearer	1972—2000	25058 Shanegould
Alfréd Hajós	HUN	ART/SWM	Olympics / Non-starter	1896—1932	151242 Hajós
Olivér Halassy	HUN	SWM/WPO	Olympics / Non-starter	1928—1936	238710 Halassy
Dominik Hašek	CZE TCH	IHO	Olympics	1988—2006	8217 Dominikhašek
Justine Henin-Hardenne	BEL	TEN	Olympics	2004	11948 Justinehénin
Ivan Hlinka	CZE TCH	IHO	Olympics / Coach	1972—1998	39802 Ivanhlinka
Kyoko Iwasaki	JPN	SWM	Olympics	1992—1996	35441 Kyoko
Kip Keino	KEN	ATH	Olympics / Administrator / Opening Flagbearer	1964—2017	39285 Kipkeino
Ágnes Keleti	HUN	GAR	Olympics / Non-starter	1948—1956	265594 Keletiágnes
Valery Kharlamov	RUS URS	IHO	Olympics	1972—1980	10675 Kharlamov
Volodymyr Klychko	UKR	BOX	Olympics	1996	212723 Klitschko
György Kolonics	HUN	CSP	Olympics	1992—2004	175281 Kolonics
Pál Kovács	HUN	FEN	Olympics / Referee	1936—1964	230656 Kovácspál
Carl Lewis	USA	ATH	Olympics / Torch Bearer	1984—2024	39566 Carllewis
Hideko Maehata	JPN	SWM	Olympics	1932—1936	9870 Maehata
Fleur Maxwell	LUX	FSK	Olympics / Opening Flagbearer / Closing Flagbearer	2006	255019 Fleurmaxwell
Pietro Mennea	ITA	ATH	Olympics / Opening Flagbearer	1972—1988	73891 Pietromennea
Reinhold Messner	ITA		Other	1988	6077 Messner
Alain Mimoun	ALG FRA	ATH	Olympics	1948—1960	41213 Mimoun
Zoya Mironova	RUS URS		Other	1976—1993	7003 Zoyamironova
Wolfango Montanari	ITA	ATH	Olympics	1952	14077 Volfango
Yukifumi Murakami	JPN	ATH	Olympics	2004—2012	152657 Yukifumi
Andy Murray	GBR	TEN	Olympics / Opening Flagbearer	2008—2024	5441 Andymurray
Rafael Nadal	ESP	TEN	Olympics / Torch Bearer / Opening Flagbearer	2004—2024	128036 Rafaelnadal
Yuto Nagatomo	JPN	FBL	Olympics	2008	158241 Yutonagatomo
Paavo Nurmi	FIN	ATH	Olympics / Torch Bearer	1920—1952	1740 Nurmi
Aleksandr Ovechkin	RUS	IHO	Olympics	2006—2014	257261 Ovechkin
Jesse Owens	USA	ATH	Olympics	1936	6758 Jesseowens
László Papp	HUN	BOX	Olympics	1948—1956	175566 Papplaci
Anatoly Parfyonov	RUS URS	WRE	Olympics	1956	7913 Parfenov
Brian Peaker	CAN	ROW	Olympics	1996	14595 Peaker
Renato Perona	ITA	CTR	Olympics	1948	8230 Perona
Ferenc Puskás	HUN	FBL	Olympics	1952	82656 Puskás
Peter Sagan	SVK	CRD/MTB	Olympics	2012—2016	27896 Tourminator
Gustav-Adolf Schur	GDR GER	CRD	Olympics	1956—1960	38976 Taeve
Viktor Tikhonov	RUS URS EUN	IHO	Coach	1980—1994	46539 Viktortikhonov
Giuseppe Tonucci	ITA	CRD	Olympics	1960	8192 Tonucci
Reiko Tosa	JPN	ATH	Olympics	2004—2008	65775 Reikotosa
Jan Veselý	CZE TCH	CRD	Olympics	1952	29484 Honzaveselý
Johnny Weir	USA	FSK	Olympics	2006—2010	12413 Johnnyweir
Jens Weißflog	GDR GER	SJP	Olympics	1984—1994	22168 Weissflog
Katarina Witt	GDR GER	FSK	Olympics	1984—1994	36800 Katarinawitt
Lev Yashin	RUS URS	FBL	Olympics	1956	3442 Yashin
Emil Zátopek	CZE TCH	ATH	Olympics	1948—1956	5910 Zátopek
Jan Železný	CZE TCH	ATH	Olympics / Administrator	1988—2012	9224 Železný
Gyula Zsivótzky	HUN	ATH	Olympics / Closing Flagbearer	1960—1972	175437 Zsivotzky