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| Athlete | Nation(s) | Sport(s) | Role(s) | Era | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandros Papadimitriou | ATH | Olympics | 1996—2012 | 0–0–1 2002 München bronze: hammer throw | |
| Vasilios Papageorgopoulos | ATH | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 1972—1976 | 0–0–1 1971 Helsinki bronze: 100 m | |
| Christos Papanikolaou | ATH | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 1964—1972 | 0–1–0 1966 Budapest silver: pole vault | |
| Katsiaryna Paplauskaya | ATH | Olympics | 2008—2016 | 0–1–0 2012 Helsinki silver: 100 m hurdles | |
| Margit Papp | ATH | Olympics | 1972—1980 | 1–0–0 1978 Praha gold: pentathlon | |
| Jack Parker | ATH | Olympics | 1952—1956 | 0–1–0 1954 Bern silver: 110 m hurdles | |
| John Parlett | ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 1–0–0 1950 Bruxelles gold: 800 m | |
| Yekaterina Parlyuk | ATH | Olympics | 1960 | 0–1–0 1958 Stockholm silver: 400 m | |
| Armand Parmentier | ATH | Olympics | 1984 | 0–1–0 1982 Athina silver: marathon | |
| Krisztián Pars | ATH | Olympics / Closing Flagbearer | 2004—2016 | 2–0–1 2010 Barcelona bronze: hammer throw; 2012 Helsinki gold: hammer throw; 2014 Zürich gold: hammer throw | |
| Olli Partanen | ATH | Olympics | 1952 | 0–0–1 1950 Bruxelles bronze: discus throw | |
| Artur Partyka | ATH | Olympics | 1988—1996 | 1–1–0 1994 Helsinki silver: high jump; 1998 Budapest gold: high jump | |
| Melanie Paschke | ATH | Olympics | 1996 | 1–2–2 1994 Helsinki gold: 4×100 m relay, bronze: 100 m; 1998 Budapest silver: 4×100 m relay, bronze: 200 m; 2002 München silver: 4×100 m relay | |
| Alan Pascoe | ATH | Olympics | 1968—1976 | 2–1–1 1969 Athina bronze: 110 m hurdles; 1971 Helsinki silver: 110 m hurdles; 1974 Roma gold: 400 m hurdles and 4×400 m relay | |
| Anne Pashley | ATH | Olympics | 1956 | 0–0–1 1954 Bern bronze: 100 m | |
| Luigi Paterlini | ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 0–1–0 1950 Bruxelles silver: 4×400 m relay | |
| Alan Paterson | ATH | Olympics | 1948—1952 | 1–1–0 1946 Oslo silver: high jump; 1950 Bruxelles gold: high jump | |
| Robert Paul | ATH | Olympics | 1936 | 0–1–0 1934 Torino silver: 4×400 m relay | |
| Magda Paulányi | ATH | Olympics | 1972 | 0–1–0 1969 Athina silver: javelin throw | |
| Hensley Paulina | ATH | Olympics / Non-starter / Opening Flagbearer | 2010—2020 | 0–0–1 2018 Berlin bronze: 4×100 m relay | |
| Jo Pavey | ATH | Olympics | 2000—2016 | 1–1–0 2012 Helsinki silver: 10000 m; 2014 Zürich gold: 10000 m | |
| Vita Pavlysh | ATH | Olympics | 1992—1996 | 2–1–0 1994 Helsinki gold: shot put (competed for Ukraine); 1998 Budapest gold: shot put (competed for Ukraine); 2002 München silver: shot put (competed for Ukraine) | |
| Pier-Francesco Pavoni | ATH | Olympics | 1984—1988 | 0–1–0 1982 Athina silver: 100 m | |
| Val Peat | ATH | Olympics | 1968 | 0–0–2 1969 Athina bronze: 200 m and 4×100 m relay | |
| Nataliya Pechonkina-Chistyakova | ATH | Olympics | 1968—1972 | 0–0–1 1971 Helsinki bronze: 4×400 m relay (competed as Nataliya Chistyakova) | |
| Petya Pendareva | ATH | Olympics | 1996—2000 | 0–0–1 1994 Helsinki bronze: 4×100 m relay | |
| Mihaela Peneș | ATH | Olympics | 1964—1968 | 0–1–0 1966 Budapest silver: javelin throw | |
| Alan Pennington | ATH | Olympics | 1936 | 0–1–1 1938 Paris silver: 4×400 m relay, bronze: 200 m | |
| Helge Perälä | ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 0–1–0 1946 Oslo silver: 10000 m | |
| Veikko Peräsalo | ATH | Olympics | 1936 | 0–0–1 1934 Torino bronze: high jump | |
| Marie-José Pérec | ATH | Olympics / Non-starter / Torch Bearer / Opening Flagbearer | 1988—2024 | 2–0–1 1990 Split bronze: 400 m; 1994 Helsinki gold: 400 m and 4×400 m relay | |
| Sandra Perković-Elkašević | ATH | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 2012—2024 | 5–0–0 2010 Barcelona gold: discus throw; 2012 Helsinki gold: discus throw; 2014 Zürich gold: discus throw; 2016 Amsterdam gold: discus throw; 2018 Berlin gold: discus throw | |
| Andrey Perlov | ATH | Olympics | 1992 | 1–0–0 1990 Split gold: 50 km walk (competed for the Soviet Union) | |
| Gianni Perricelli | ATH | Olympics | 1988—2000 | 0–0–1 1994 Helsinki bronze: 50 km walk | |
| Ruggero Pertile | ATH | Olympics | 2008—2016 | 0–0–1 2016 Amsterdam bronze: half-marathon team | |
| Pierre Alexis Pessonneaux | ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 1–0–1 2010 Barcelona gold: 4×100 m relay; 2012 Helsinki bronze: 4×100 m relay | |
| Beate Peters | ATH | Olympics | 1984—1988 | 0–0–1 1986 Stuttgart bronze: javelin throw | |
| Wim Peters | ATH | Olympics | 1924—1932 | 1–0–0 1934 Turin gold: triple jump | |
| Alf Petersson | ATH | Olympics | 1960 | 0–0–1 1958 Stockholm bronze: 4×400 m relay | |
| Tatyana Petrova-Arkhipova | ATH | Olympics | 2008—2012 | 0–1–0 2006 Göteborg silver: 3000 m steeplechase (competed as Tatyana Petrova) | |
| Totka Petrova | ATH | Olympics | 1980 | 0–0–1 1978 Praha bronze: 1500 m | |
| Biljana Petrović | ATH | Olympics | 1988 | 0–1–0 1990 Split silver: high jump | |
| Stig Pettersson | ATH | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 1956—1980 | 0–1–1 1958 Stockholm bronze: high jump; 1962 Beograd silver: high jump | |
| Jörg Pfeifer | ATH | Olympics | 1976 | 0–0–1 1971 Helsinki bronze: 200 m | |
| Asha Philip | ATH | Olympics | 2016—2020 | 2–1–0 2014 Zürich gold: 4×100 m relay; 2016 Amsterdam silver: 4×100 m relay; 2018 Berlin gold: 4×100 m relay | |
| Andrea Philipp | ATH | Olympics | 1992—2000 | 0–1–0 1998 Budapest silver: 4×100 m relay | |
| Edmund Piątkowski | ATH | Olympics | 1960—1968 | 1–0–0 1958 Stockholm gold: discus throw | |
| Amelia Piccinini | ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 0–0–1 1946 Oslo bronze: shot put | |
| Piotr Piekarski | ATH | Olympics | 1992 | 0–0–1 1990 Split bronze: 800 m | |
| Michał Pietrzak | ATH | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 0–0–1 2014 Zürich bronze: 4×400 m relay (ran in heats only) | |
| Angela Piggford | ATH | Olympics | 1988 | 0–0–1 1990 Split bronze: 4×400 m relay (ran in heats only) | |
| Paola Pigni-Cacchi | ATH | Olympics | 1968—1972 | 0–0–1 1969 Athina bronze: 1500 m | |
| Jukka Piironen | ATH | Olympics | 1952 | 0–0–1 1950 Bruxelles bronze: pole vault | |
| Martin Pike | ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 1–0–0 1950 Bruxelles gold: 4×400 m relay | |
| Ryszard Pilarczyk | ATH | Olympics | 2000 | 0–1–1 1998 Budapest bronze: 4×100 m relay; 2002 München silver: 4×100 m relay | |
| Mariya Pinigina | ATH | Olympics | 1988 | 0–1–0 1978 Praha silver: 4×400 m relay (competed as Mariya Kulchunova) | |
| António Pinto | ATH | Olympics | 1988—2000 | 1–0–0 1998 Budapest gold: 10000 m | |
| Tatjana Pinto | ATH | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 1–0–2 2012 Helsinki gold: 4×100 m relay; 2016 Amsterdam bronze: 4×100 m relay; 2018 Berlin bronze: 4×100 m relay | |
| Zhanna Pintusevych-Blok | ATH | Olympics | 1996—2004 | 0–3–0 1994 Helsinki silver: 100 m and 200 m (competed as Zhanna Pintusevych); 1998 Budapest silver: 200 m (competed as Zhanna Pintusevych) | |
| Claude Piquemal | ATH | Olympics | 1960—1968 | 2–0–1 1962 Beograd gold: 100 m; 1966 Budapest gold: 4×100 m relay, bronze: 100 m | |
| Gordon Pirie | ATH | Olympics | 1952—1960 | 0–0–1 1958 Stockholm bronze: 5000 m | |
| Darya Pishchalnikova | ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 1–0–0 2006 Göteborg gold: discus throw | |
| Vladyslav Piskunov | ATH | Olympics | 2000—2004 | 0–1–0 2002 München silver: hammer throw | |
| Tero Pitkämäki | ATH | Olympics / Closing Flagbearer | 2004—2016 | 0–1–2 2006 Göteborg silver: javelin throw; 2010 Barcelona bronze: javelin throw; 2014 Zürich bronze: javelin throw | |
| Orlando Pizzolato | ATH | Olympics | 1988 | 0–1–0 1986 Stuttgart silver: marathon | |
| Jozef Plachý | ATH | Olympics | 1968—1980 | 0–1–0 1969 Athina silver: 800 m | |
| Jonas Plass | ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 0–0–1 2012 Helsinki bronze: 4×400 m relay | |
| Jerzy Pławczyk | ATH | Olympics | 1932—1936 | 0–0–1 1934 Torino bronze: decathlon | |
| Marek Plawgo | ATH | Olympics | 2004—2008 | 0–1–0 2006 Göteborg silver: 400 m hurdles | |
| Daniel Plaza | ATH | Olympics | 1988—1996 | 0–1–0 1990 Split silver: 20 km walk | |
| Christian Plaziat | ATH | Olympics | 1988—1996 | 1–0–0 1990 Split gold: decathlon | |
| Andrey Plotnikov | ATH | Olympics | 1996 | 0–0–1 1998 Budapest bronze: 50 km walk | |
| Pyotr Pochenchuk | ATH | Olympics | 1980 | 0–1–0 1978 Praha silver: 20 km walk | |
| Yekaterina Podkopayeva | ATH | Olympics | 1992 | 0–0–1 1994 Helsinki bronze: 1500 m (competed for Russia) | |
| Ryszard Podlas | ATH | Olympics | 1976 | 0–1–0 1978 Praha silver: 4×400 m relay | |
| Valery Podluzhny | ATH | Olympics | 1972—1980 | 1–0–0 1974 Roma gold: long jump | |
| Manfred Poerschke | ATH | Olympics | 1956 | 0–1–0 1958 Stockholm silver: 4×400 m relay | |
| Ronald Pognon | ATH | Olympics | 2004—2012 | 0–0–2 2006 Göteborg bronze: 4×100 m relay; 2012 Helsinki bronze: 4×100 m relay | |
| Nataliya Pohrebniak | ATH | Olympics | 2008—2016 | 1–0–0 2010 Barcelona gold: 4×100 m relay | |
| Robert Poirier | ATH | Olympics | 1964—1968 | 0–0–1 1966 Budapest bronze: 400 m hurdles | |
| Gianni Poli | ATH | Olympics | 1988 | 0–1–0 1990 Split silver: marathon | |
| Burglinde Pollak | ATH | Olympics | 1972—1980 | 0–3–0 1971 Helsinki silver: pentathlon; 1974 Roma silver: pentathlon; 1978 Praha silver: pentathlon | |
| Nataliya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova | ATH | Olympics | 1988—2000 | 0–0–1 1998 Budapest bronze: 4×100 m relay (competed for Russia) | |
| Cornelia Popescu-Popa | ATH | Olympics | 1968—1980 | 0–1–0 1971 Helsinki silver: high jump (competed as Cornelia Popescu) | |
| Vera Popkova | ATH | Olympics | 1968 | 0–0–3 1966 Budapest bronze: 200 m and 4×100 m relay; 1971 Helsinki bronze: 4×400 m relay | |
| Sergey Popov | ATH | Olympics | 1960 | 1–0–0 1958 Stockholm gold: marathon | |
| Marika Popowicz-Drapała | ATH | Olympics | 2012—2024 | 0–0–2 2010 Barcelona bronze: 4×100 m relay (competed as Marika Popowicz); 2012 Helsinki bronze: 4×100 m relay (competed as Marika Popowicz) | |
| Ville Pörhölä | ATH | Olympics | 1920—1936 | 1–0–0 1934 Torino gold: hammer throw | |
| Alex Porkhomovskiy | ATH | Olympics | 2000 | 0–0–1 1994 Helsinki bronze: 100 m (competed for Russia) | |
| Tiffany Porter | ATH | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 1–0–1 2014 Zürich gold: 100 m hurdles; 2016 Amsterdam bronze: 100 m hurdles | |
| Baldassare Porto | ATH | Olympics / Non-starter | 1948—1952 | 0–1–0 1950 Bruxelles silver: 4×400 m relay | |
| Svetlana Pospelova | ATH | Olympics | 2000 | 1–0–0 2006 Göteborg gold: 4×400 m relay | |
| Olesia Povkh | ATH | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 1–1–0 2010 Barcelona gold: 4×100 m relay; 2012 Helsinki silver: 100 m | |
| Yanina Pravalinskaya-Karolchyk | ATH | Olympics | 2000—2012 | 0–1–1 1998 Budapest bronze: shot put (competed as Yanina Karolchyk); 2010 Barcelona silver: shot put | |
| Ennio Preatoni | ATH | Olympics | 1964—1972 | 0–0–1 1971 Helsinki bronze: 4×100 m relay | |
| Olaf Prenzler | ATH | Olympics | 1980 | 1–4–0 1978 Praha silver: 200 m and 4×100 m relay; 1982 Athina gold: 200 m, silver: 4×100 m relay; 1986 Stuttgart silver: 4×100 m relay | |
| Tamara Press | ATH | Olympics | 1960—1964 | 3–0–1 1958 Stockholm gold: discus throw, bronze: shot put; 1962 Beograd gold: shot put and discus throw | |
| Manfred Preußger | ATH | Olympics | 1956—1964 | 0–1–0 1958 Stockholm silver: pole vault | |
| Jozef Pribilinec | ATH | Olympics | 1980—1988 | 1–1–0 1982 Athina silver: 20 km walk; 1986 Stuttgart gold: 20 km walk | |
| Miguel Prieto | ATH | Olympics | 1992 | 0–0–1 1986 Stuttgart bronze: 20 km walk | |
| Irina Privalova | ATH | Olympics | 1992—2000 | 3–2–1 1994 Helsinki gold: 100 m and 200 m, silver: 4×100 m relay (competed for Russia); 1998 Budapest gold: 200 m, silver: 100 m, bronze: 4×100 m relay (competed for Russia) | |
| Shara Proctor | ATH | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 0–0–1 2018 Berlin bronze: long jump | |
| Angiolo Profeti | ATH | Olympics | 1952 | 0–1–0 1950 Bruxelles silver: shot put | |
| Andrey Prokofyev | ATH | Olympics | 1980 | 1–1–0 1982 Athina gold: 4×100 m relay, silver: 110 m hurdles | |
| Grażyna Prokopek-Janacek | ATH | Olympics | 2004—2008 | 0–0–2 2002 München bronze: 4×400 m relay (competed as Grażyna Prokopek); 2006 Göteborg bronze: 4×400 m relay (competed as Grażyna Prokopek) | |
| Tatyana Prorochenko | ATH | Olympics | 1976—1980 | 0–1–0 1978 Praha silver: 4×400 m relay | |
| Andriy Protsenko | ATH | Olympics | 2012—2024 | 0–1–0 2014 Zürich silver: high jump | |
| Oleg Protsenko | ATH | Olympics | 1988 | 0–0–1 1986 Stuttgart bronze: triple jump | |
| Anita Protti | ATH | Olympics | 1988 | 0–1–0 1990 Split silver: 400 m hurdles | |
| Tatyana Providokhina | ATH | Olympics | 1980 | 1–1–0 1978 Praha gold: 800 m, silver: 4×400 m relay | |
| Nataliya Pryshchepa | ATH | Olympics | 2016 | 2–0–0 2016 Amsterdam gold: 800 m; 2018 Berlin gold: 800 m | |
| Mateusz Przybylko | ATH | Olympics | 2016—2020 | 1–0–0 2018 Berlin gold: high jump | |
| Małgorzata Pskit | ATH | Olympics | 2004 | 0–0–1 2002 München bronze: 4×400 m relay | |
| Jiřina Ptáčníková | ATH | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 1–0–0 2012 Helsinki gold: pole vault | |
| Rauli Pudas | ATH | Olympics | 1980 | 0–0–1 1978 Praha bronze: pole vault | |
| Derek Pugh | ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 2–1–1 1946 Oslo silver: 4×400 m relay, bronze: 400 m; 1950 Bruxelles gold: 400 m and 4×400 m relay | |
| Maricica Puică | ATH | Olympics | 1976—1988 | 0–2–0 1982 Athina silver: 3000 m; 1986 Stuttgart silver: 3000 m | |
| Raphaël Pujazon | ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 1–0–0 1946 Oslo gold: 3000 m steeplechase | |
| Giacomo Puosi | ATH | Olympics | 1968—1972 | 0–0–1 1971 Helsinki bronze: 4×400 m relay | |
| Jan Pusty | ATH | Olympics | 1980 | 0–1–0 1978 Praha silver: 110 m hurdles | |
| Heino Puuste | ATH | Olympics | 1980 | 0–1–0 1982 Athina silver: javelin throw | |
| Anna Pyatykh | ATH | Olympics | 2004—2008 | 0–0–1 2006 Göteborg bronze: triple jump | |
| Nataliya Pyhyda | ATH | Olympics | 2004—2012 | 1–1–0 2012 Helsinki gold: 4×400 m relay; 2014 Zürich silver: 4×400 m relay | |
| Monika Pyrek | ATH | Olympics | 2000—2012 | 0–1–0 2006 Göteborg silver: pole vault | |
| Carole Quinton | ATH | Olympics | 1956—1960 | 0–1–0 1958 Stockholm silver: 4×100 m relay | |
| Paula Radcliffe | ATH | Olympics | 1996—2008 | 1–0–0 2002 München gold: 10000 m | |
| Zuzanna Radecka | ATH | Olympics | 2000—2004 | 0–0–1 2002 München bronze: 4×400 m relay | |
| Ineta Radēviča | ATH | Olympics / Closing Flagbearer | 2004—2012 | 1–0–0 2010 Barcelona gold: long jump | |
| Peter Radford | ATH | Olympics | 1960—1964 | 0–1–1 1958 Stockholm silver: 4×100 m relay, bronze: 100 m | |
| Helga Radtke | ATH | Olympics | 1992 | 0–0–2 1986 Stuttgart bronze: long jump (competed for East Germany); 1990 Split bronze: long jump (competed for East Germany) | |
| Hannelore Raepke | ATH | Olympics | 1960 | 0–1–0 1958 Stockholm silver: 200 m (competed as Hannelore Sadau) | |
| Onni Rajasaari | ATH | Olympics | 1932—1936 | 1–0–1 1934 Torino bronze: triple jump; 1938 Paris gold: triple jump | |
| Pierre Ramadier | ATH | Olympics | 1928—1936 | 0–0–1 1938 Paris bronze: pole vault | |
| Domingo Ramón | ATH | Olympics | 1980—1984 | 0–0–1 1982 Athina bronze: 3000 m steeplechase | |
| Denise Ramsden | ATH | Olympics | 1976 | 0–0–1 1969 Athina bronze: 4×100 m relay | |
| Marc Raquil | ATH | Olympics / Non-starter | 2000—2004 | 2–0–0 2006 Göteborg gold: 400 m and 4×400 m relay | |
| Seppo Räty | ATH | Olympics | 1988—1996 | 0–1–0 1994 Helsinki silver: javelin throw | |
| Tapio Rautavaara | ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 0–0–1 1946 Oslo bronze: javelin throw | |
| Valle Rautio | ATH | Olympics | 1948—1952 | 1–1–0 1946 Oslo gold: triple jump; 1950 Bruxelles silver: triple jump | |
| Mike Rawson | ATH | Olympics | 1956 | 1–0–0 1958 Stockholm gold: 800 m | |
| Eugen Ray | ATH | Olympics | 1980 | 0–2–0 1978 Praha silver: 100 m and 4×100 m relay | |
| Maria Rebélo-Lelut | ATH | Olympics | 1988—1992 | 0–0–1 1990 Split bronze: marathon (competed as Maria Rebélo) | |
| Vira Rebryk | ATH | Olympics | 2008—2012 | 1–0–0 2012 Helsinki gold: javelin throw | |
| Heike Redetzky-Henkel | ATH | Olympics | 1984—1992 | 1–0–0 1990 Split gold: high jump (competed as Heike Henkel for West Germany) | |
| Derek Redmond | ATH | Olympics / Non-starter | 1988—1992 | 1–0–0 1986 Stuttgart gold: 4×400 m relay | |
| Chantal Réga | ATH | Olympics | 1976—1980 | 0–0–1 1982 Athina bronze: 400 m hurdles | |
| John Regis | ATH | Olympics | 1988—1996 | 2–1–1 1990 Split gold: 200 m and 4×400 m relay, silver: 4×100 m relay, bronze: 100 m | |
| Martin Řehák | ATH | Olympics | 1956 | 0–0–1 1954 Bern bronze: triple jump | |
| Ines Reichenbach-Müller | ATH | Olympics | 1980—1988 | 0–1–0 1986 Stuttgart silver: shot put (competed as Ines Müller) | |
| Ralf Reichenbach | ATH | Olympics | 1972—1976 | 0–1–0 1974 Roma silver: shot put | |
| Karin Reichert-Frisch | ATH | Olympics | 1964—1968 | 0–2–1 1966 Budapest silver: 80 m hurdles and 4×100 m relay, bronze: 100 m (competed as Karin Frisch for West Germany) | |
| Christian Reif | ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 1–0–0 2010 Barcelona gold: long jump | |
| Gaston Reiff | ATH | Olympics | 1948—1952 | 0–0–1 1950 Bruxelles bronze: 5000 m | |
| Hans-Georg Reimann | ATH | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 1964—1976 | 0–1–0 1962 Beograd silver: 20 km walk (competed for Germany) | |
| Marvin René | ATH | Olympics / Non-starter | 2016—2020 | 0–1–0 2016 Amsterdam silver: 4×100 m relay | |
| Robert Renner | ATH | Olympics | 2016 | 0–0–1 2016 Amsterdam bronze: pole vault | |
| Margrethe Renstrøm | ATH | Non-starter | 2012 | 0–0–1 2012 Helsinki bronze: long jump | |
| Jochen Reske | ATH | Olympics | 1960 | 1–0–1 1962 Beograd gold: 4×400 m relay, bronze: 400 m | |
| Aleksey Reunkov | ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 0–0–1 2014 Zürich bronze: marathon | |
| Julian Reus | ATH | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 0–2–1 2012 Helsinki silver: 4×100 m relay; 2014 Zürich silver: 4×100 m relay; 2016 Amsterdam bronze: 4×100 m relay | |
| Julio Rey | ATH | Olympics | 2004—2008 | 0–0–2 2002 München bronze: marathon; 2006 Göteborg bronze: marathon | |
| Fernanda Ribeiro | ATH | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer / Closing Flagbearer | 1988—2004 | 1–1–0 1994 Helsinki gold: 10000 m; 1998 Budapest silver: 10000 m | |
| Mark Richardson | ATH | Olympics | 1992—1996 | 1–0–1 1998 Budapest gold: 4×400 m relay, bronze: 400 m | |
| Karin Richert-Balzer | ATH | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 1960—1972 | 3–2–0 1962 Beograd silver: 80 m hurdles (competed as Karin Balzer for Germany); 1966 Budapest gold: 80 m hurdles (competed as Karin Balzer for East Germany); 1969 Athina gold: 100 m hurdles (competed as Karin Balzer for East Germany); 1971 Helsinki gold: 100 m hurdles, silver: 4×100 m relay (competed as Karin Balzer for East Germany) | |
| Annegret Richter | ATH | Olympics / Closing Flagbearer | 1972—1976 | 1–1–0 1971 Helsinki gold: 4×100 m relay (competed as Annegret Irrgang); 1974 Roma silver: 4×100 m relay | |
| Lars Riedel | ATH | Olympics | 1992—2004 | 1–0–0 1998 Budapest gold: discus throw | |
| Silvia Rieger | ATH | Olympics | 1992—1996 | 1–1–1 1994 Helsinki silver: 400 m hurdles; 1998 Budapest gold: 4×400 m relay, bronze: 400 m hurdles | |
| Karl-Hans Riehm | ATH | Olympics | 1972—1984 | 0–0–1 1978 Praha bronze: hammer throw | |
| Mariya Riemien | ATH | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 2–0–0 2010 Barcelona gold: 4×100 m relay; 2012 Helsinki gold: 200 m | |
| Elisa Rigaudo | ATH | Olympics | 2004—2016 | 0–0–1 2006 Göteborg bronze: 20 km walk | |
| Aldo Righi | ATH | Non-starter | 1968 | 0–0–1 1969 Athina bronze: pole vault | |
| Michael Rimmer | ATH | Olympics | 2008—2016 | 0–1–0 2010 Barcelona silver: 800 m | |
| Richard Ringer | ATH | Olympics | 2016—2024 | 0–0–1 2016 Amsterdam bronze: 5000 m | |
| Olavi Rinteenpää | ATH | Olympics | 1952—1956 | 0–1–0 1954 Bern silver: 3000 m steeplechase | |
| José Ríos | ATH | Olympics | 2000—2008 | 0–0–1 2002 München bronze: 10000 m | |
| Ettore Rivolta | ATH | Olympics | 1932—1936 | 0–0–1 1934 Torino bronze: 50 km walk | |
| Mélina Robert-Michon | ATH | Olympics / Athlete Oath Taker / Opening Flagbearer | 2000—2024 | 0–1–0 2014 Zürich silver: discus throw | |
| Bill Roberts | ATH | Olympics | 1936—1948 | 0–1–0 1946 Oslo silver: 4×400 m relay | |
| Roger Rochard | ATH | Olympics | 1932—1936 | 1–0–0 1934 Torino gold: 5000 m | |
| Birgit Rockmeier | ATH | Olympics | 2000—2004 | 1–1–0 1998 Budapest silver: 4×100 m relay; 2002 München gold: 4×400 m relay | |
| Gabi Rockmeier | ATH | Olympics | 2000 | 0–2–0 1998 Budapest silver: 4×100 m relay; 2002 München silver: 4×100 m relay | |
| Vebjørn Rodal | ATH | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 1992—2000 | 0–1–0 1994 Helsinki silver: 800 m | |
| Fritz Roderfeld | ATH | Olympics / Non-starter | 1964—1968 | 0–1–0 1966 Budapest silver: 4×400 m relay (competed for West Germany) | |
| Natalia Rodríguez | ATH | Olympics | 2000—2012 | 0–0–1 2010 Barcelona bronze: 1500 m | |
| Gaston Roelants | ATH | Olympics / Non-starter / Opening Flagbearer / Closing Flagbearer | 1960—1976 | 1–1–2 1962 Beograd gold: 3000 m steeplechase; 1966 Budapest bronze: 3000 m steeplechase; 1969 Athina silver: marathon; 1974 Roma bronze: marathon | |
| Lyudmila Rogachova | ATH | Olympics | 1992—2000 | 1–0–1 1994 Helsinki gold: 1500 m, bronze: 800 m (competed for Russia) | |
| Przemysław Rogowski | ATH | Non-starter | 2004 | 0–1–0 2006 Göteborg silver: 4×100 m relay | |
| Brigitte Rohde | ATH | Olympics / Non-starter | 1972—1976 | 1–0–0 1974 Roma gold: 4×400 m relay | |
| Uta Rohländer | ATH | Olympics | 1992—1996 | 1–0–1 1994 Helsinki bronze: 4×400 m relay; 1998 Budapest gold: 4×400 m relay | |
| Thomas Röhler | ATH | Olympics | 2016 | 1–0–0 2018 Berlin gold: javelin throw | |
| Antal Róka | ATH | Olympics | 1952—1956 | 0–0–1 1954 Bern bronze: 50 km walk | |
| Cindy Roleder | ATH | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 1–0–2 2014 Zürich bronze: 100 m hurdles; 2016 Amsterdam gold: 100 m hurdles; 2018 Berlin bronze: 100 m hurdles | |
| Yelena Romanova | ATH | Olympics | 1988—1996 | 1–1–0 1990 Split gold: 10000 m, silver: 3000 m (competed for the Soviet Union) | |
| Nina Romashkova-Ponomaryova | ATH | Olympics | 1952—1964 | 1–0–0 1954 Bern gold: discus throw (competed as Nina Ponomaryova) | |
| Martyn Rooney | ATH | Olympics | 2008—2016 | 3–2–1 2010 Barcelona silver: 4×400 m relay, bronze: 400 m; 2014 Zürich gold: 400 m and 4×400 m relay; 2016 Amsterdam gold: 400 m; 2018 Berlin silver: 4×400 m relay | |
| Chiara Rosa | ATH | Olympics | 2008—2012 | 0–0–1 2012 Helsinki bronze: shot put | |
| Heide Rosendahl | ATH | Olympics | 1968—1972 | 1–1–1 1966 Budapest silver: pentathlon; 1971 Helsinki gold: pentathlon, bronze: long jump | |
| Gabi Roth | ATH | Olympics | 1992 | 0–1–0 1990 Split silver: 4×100 m relay (competed as Gabi Lippe for West Germany) | |
| Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg | ATH | Olympics | 1972—1976 | 0–2–0 1969 Athina silver: shot put; 1971 Helsinki silver: shot put | |
| Viktor Röthlin | ATH | Olympics | 2000—2012 | 1–1–0 2006 Göteborg silver: marathon; 2010 Barcelona gold: marathon |