Olympians Who Competed in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Fighting (98)
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This list was kindly provided to us by Aaron Thompson in October 2020, and has since been amended by further additions sent by Mr. Thompson, most recently in October 2022.
| Athlete | Nation(s) | Sport(s) | Role(s) | Era | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Abas |  USA |
WRE | Olympics | 2004 | |
| Bekzod Abdurakhmonov |  UZB |
WRE | Olympics | 2016—2020 | |
| Migran Arutyunyan |  ARM |
WRE | Olympics | 2016 | |
| Ben Askren | USA |
WRE | Olympics | 2008 | |
| Gustavo Balart |  CUB |
WRE | Olympics | 2012 | |
| Carlos Balderas | USA |
BOX | Olympics | 2016 | |
| Sándor István Bárdosi |  HUN |
WRE | Olympics | 2000 | |
| Bartłomiej Bartnicki |  POL |
WRE | Olympics | 2004—2008 | |
| Michel Batista | CUB |
WRE | Olympics | 2008 | |
| Nestoras Batzelas |  GRE |
WRE | Olympics | 2004 | |
| Eddy Bengtsson |  SWE |
WRE | Olympics | 2000—2004 | |
| Arjan Bhullar |  CAN |
WRE | Olympics | 2012 | |
| Cris Brown |  AUS |
WRE | Olympics | 1980—1996 | |
| Henry Cejudo | USA |
WRE | Olympics | 2008 | |
| Vladimir Ch'ant'uria |  GEO |
BOX | Olympics | 2000 | |
| Jennifer Chieng |  FSM |
BOX | Olympics / Other | 2016 | |
| Mark Coleman | USA |
WRE | Olympics | 1992 | |
| Daniel Cormier | USA |
WRE | Olympics | 2004 | |
| Charlotte Craig | USA |
TKW | Olympics | 2008 | |
| Robelis Despaigne | CUB |
TKW | Olympics | 2012 | |
| Dolgorsürengiin Sumyaabazar |  MGL |
WRE | Olympics / Other | 1996—2000 | |
| Ivo dos Santos | AUS |
JUD | Olympics | 2012 | |
| Brandon Escobar |  HON |
WRE | Olympics | 2012 | |
| Mahmoud Fawzy |  EGY |
WRE | Olympics | 2016 | |
| Rhadi Ferguson | USA |
JUD | Olympics | 2004 | |
| Karam Gaber | EGY |
WRE | Olympics / Other | 2004—2012 | |
| Rulon Gardner | USA |
WRE | Olympics / Other | 2000—2004 | |
| Matt Ghaffari | USA |
WRE | Olympics | 1992—1996 | |
| Svetlana Gundarenko |  RUS EUN |
JUD | Olympics | 1992—1996 | |
| Dennis Hall | USA |
WRE | Olympics | 1992—2004 | |
| Kayla Harrison | USA |
JUD | Olympics | 2012—2016 | |
| Rick Hawn | USA |
JUD | Olympics | 2004 | |
| Todd Hays | USA |
BOB | Olympics | 2002—2006 | |
| Dan Henderson | USA |
WRE | Olympics | 1992—1996 | |
| Talgat Ilyasov | AUS |
WRE | Olympics | 2016 | |
| Əli İsayev |  AZE |
WRE | Olympics | 2008 | |
| Satoshi Ishii |  JPN |
JUD | Olympics | 2008 | |
| Hiroshi Izumi | JPN |
JUD | Olympics | 2004—2008 | |
| Kevin Jackson | USA |
WRE | Olympics | 1992 | |
| Damian Janikowski | POL |
WRE | Olympics | 2012 | |
| Antoine Jaoude |  BRA |
WRE | Olympics | 2004 | |
| Jeong Bu-Gyeong |  KOR |
JUD | Olympics | 2000 | |
| Eldar K'urt'anidze | GEO |
WRE | Olympics | 1996—2004 | |
| Tasha Kai | USA |
FBL | Olympics | 2008 | |
| Aleksandr Karelin | RUS URSEUN |
WRE | Olympics / Other | 1988—2000 | |
| Daniel Kelly | AUS |
JUD | Olympics | 2000—2012 | |
| Davit Khakhaleishvili | GEOEUN |
JUD | Olympics | 1992 | |
| Ferrid Kheder |  FRA |
JUD | Olympics | 2000 | |
| Kim Min-Su | KOR |
JUD | Olympics | 1996 | |
| Cary Kolat | USA |
WRE | Olympics | 2000 | |
| Szymon Kołecki | POL |
WLF | Olympics | 2000—2008 | |
| Igors Kostins |  LAT |
WRE | Olympics | 2004 | |
| Aleksey Krupnyakov |  KGZ |
WRE | Olympics | 2004—2008 | |
| Nataliya Kuzyutina |  ROCRUS |
JUD | Olympics | 2012—2020 | |
| Alfonso Leyva |  MEX |
WRE | Olympics | 2016—2020 | |
| Matt Lindland | USA |
WRE | Olympics | 2000 | |
| Héctor Lombard | CUB |
JUD | Olympics | 2000 | |
| Mark O. Madsen |  DEN |
WRE | Olympics | 2008—2016 | |
| István Majoros | HUN |
WRE | Olympics | 2000—2004 | |
| Maksim Manukyan | ARM |
WRE | Olympics | 2016 | |
| Sara McMann | USA |
WRE | Olympics | 2004 | |
| Ray Mercer | USA |
BOX | Olympics | 1988 | |
| Aliaksei Miadzvedzeu |  BLR |
WRE | Olympics | 1996—2000 | |
| Yury Mildzikhov | KGZ |
WRE | Olympics | 2004 | |
| Randi Miller | USA |
WRE | Olympics | 2008 | |
| Kazuyuki Miyata | JPN |
WRE | Olympics | 2000 | |
| Steve Mocco | USA |
WRE | Olympics | 2008 | |
| Davit Modzmanashvili | GEO |
WRE | Olympics | 2012 | |
| Kenny Monday | USA |
WRE | Olympics | 1988—1996 | |
| Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg | MGL |
JUD | Olympics | 2012—2020 | |
| Katsuhiko Nagata | JPN |
WRE | Olympics | 2000—2004 | |
| Paweł Nastula | POL |
JUD | Olympics | 1992—2000 | |
| Norbert Növényi | HUN |
WRE | Olympics | 1980—1992 | |
| Naoya Ogawa | JPN |
JUD | Olympics | 1992—1996 | |
| May Ooi |  SGP |
SWM | Olympics | 1992 | |
| Shinobu Ota | JPN |
WRE | Olympics | 2016 | |
| Maikel Pérez | CUB |
WRE | Olympics | 2008 | |
| Khetag Pliev | CAN |
WRE | Olympics | 2012 | |
| Yoel Romero | CUB |
WRE | Olympics | 2000—2004 | |
| Ronda Rousey | USA |
JUD | Olympics | 2004—2008 | |
| Hamdy El-Said | EGY |
WRE | Olympics / YOG | 2010—2016 | |
| Townsend Saunders | USA |
WRE | Olympics | 1992—1996 | |
| Mark Schultz | USA |
WRE | Olympics | 1984—1988 | |
| Claressa Shields | USA |
BOX | Olympics | 2012—2016 | |
| Paulo da Silva | BRA |
BKB | Olympics | 1988 | |
| Heath Sims | USA |
WRE | Olympics | 2000 | |
| Ben Spijkers |  NED |
JUD | Olympics / Referee | 1984—2012 | |
| Trevor Stewardson | CAN |
BOX | Olympics | 2004 | |
| Zaza T'qeshelashvili | GEO |
WRE | Olympics | 1996 | |
| Makoto Takimoto | JPN |
JUD | Olympics | 2000 | |
| Tsend-Ayushiin Naranjargal | MGL |
JUD | Olympics | 2016 | |
| István Veréb | HUN |
WRE | Olympics | 2008—2016 | |
| Alexis Vila | CUB |
WRE | Olympics | 1996 | |
| Herschel Walker | USA |
BOB | Olympics | 1992 | |
| Andrzej Wroński | POL |
WRE | Olympics / Other | 1988—2000 | |
| Yoshiaki Yatsu | JPN |
WRE | Olympics | 1976 | |
| Hidehiko Yoshida | JPN |
JUD | Olympics | 1992—2000 | |
| Rizlen Zouak |  MAR |
JUD | Olympics | 2012—2016 |