| Athlete | Nation(s) | Sport(s) | Role(s) | Era | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yang Shu'an |  CHN |
Administrator | 2008 | 2008 (Silver) | |
| Yang Weize | CHN |
Administrator | 2014 (Silver) | ||
| Viktor Yanukovych |  UKR |
Administrator | 2002—2005 | 2007 (Silver) | |
| Lev Yashin |  RUS URS |
FBL | Olympics | 1956 | 1986 (Silver) |
| Victoria Ybarra Güell |  ESP |
Other | 1992 | 1992 (Silver) | |
| Boris Yeltsin | RUS |
Other | 1992 | 1992 (Gold) | |
| Yeo Hyeong-Gu |  KOR |
Administrator | 2018 (Silver) | ||
| Magdeleine Yerlès |  CAN |
Other | 1996 | 1996 (Silver) | |
| Aleksandr Yermakov | URS |
Other | 1980 | 1980 (Bronze) | |
| Yoon Duck-Choo | KOR |
Other | 1994 | 1994 (Silver) | |
| Soichiro Yoshida |  JPN |
Administrator | 1998 (Silver) | ||
| Goro Yoshimura | JPN |
Administrator | 1998 (Silver) | ||
| Andrew Young |  USA |
Administrator | 1991—1996 | 1996 (Gold) | |
| Ashenafi Youria |  ETH |
Other | 1984 | 1984 (Bronze) | |
| Yu Zaiqing | CHN |
Administrator | 2000—2026 | 2025 (Silver) | |
| Ján Zachara |  TCH SVK |
BOX | Olympics | 1952—1956 | 1996 (Silver) |
| Michalis Zacharatos |  GRE |
Administrator | 2004 (Silver) | ||
| Luca Zaia |  ITA |
Other | 2026 (Silver) | ||
| Lydia Zanchi |  SUI |
Other | 1979 | 1979 (Bronze) | |
| Massoud Ahmed El-Zantouti |  LBA |
Other | 1983 | 1983 (Silver) | |
| Emil Zátopek |  CZETCH |
ATH | Olympics | 1948—1956 | 1989 (Silver) |
| Ernesto Zedillo |  MEX |
Other | 1997 | 1997 (Gold) | |
| Zhang Baifa | CHN |
Other | 1991 | 1991 (Silver) | |
| Zhang Caizhen | CHN |
Other | 1992 | 1992 (Silver) | |
| Zhang Jiandong | CHN |
Administrator | 2015 | 2022 (Silver) | |
| Zheng Fengrong | CHN |
Olympic Flagbearer | 2008 | 1996 (Silver) | |
| Todor Zhivkov |  BUL |
Other | 1987 | 1987 (Gold) | |
| Zhong Shitong | CHN |
Administrator | 1979—1985 | 1984 (Silver*) | |
| Paul Ziffren | USA |
Administrator | 1979 | 1984 (Silver) | |
| Harold Zimman | USA |
Other | 1992 | 1992 (Silver) | |
| Pirmin Zurbriggen | SUI |
ALP | Olympics | 1984—1988 | 2001 (Silver) |
| Françoise Zweifel | SUI |
Other | 2003 | 2003 (Silver) |
