| 100% | THORPE | 6 | Breaker of the 400-meter freestyle world record at the 2000 Olympics |
| 48% | BIEDERMANN | 10 | Paul ___, German swimmer who holds the world record in 400 meters freestyle |
| 48% | DONOVANBAILEY | 13 | Sprinter who set the world record of 9.84 seconds in the 100-meter dash at the 1996 Olympics (2 wds.) |
| 46% | LASORDA | 7 | Hall of Fame manager at the 2000 Olympics |
| 45% | VAN | 3 | Wayde ___ Niekerk, athlete who set a record for the 400 meters dash at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics |
| 43% | KATIELEDECKY | 12 | Swimmer who broke the world records in the 400- and 800-meter women's freestyle in Rio: 2 wds. |
| 40% | CESAR | 5 | ___ Cielo, Brazilian swimmer who holds the world record in 100 meters freestyle |
| 39% | PHELPS | 6 | Michael ___, American swimmer who holds the world record in 400 meters individual medley |
| 39% | MAURICEGREENE | 13 | Sprinter who set the world record of 9.79 seconds in the 100-meter dash at the 1999 World Championships (2 wds.) |
| 39% | CARLLEWIS | 9 | Sprinter who set the world record of 9.86 seconds in the 100-meter dash at the 1991 World Championships (2 wds.) |
| 39% | USAINBOLT | 9 | Sprinter who set the world record of 9.58 seconds in the 100-meter dash at the 2009 World Championships (2 wds.) |
| 39% | ZHANG | 5 | ___ Changhong, Chinese shooter who set a world record in the 50m rifle event at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 |
| 39% | SARAH | 5 | ___ Sjostrom, Swedish swimmer who holds the world record in women's 100 meters freestyle |
| 39% | LEDECKY | 7 | Katie ___, American swimmer who holds the world record in women's 1500 meters freestyle |
| 39% | DAVID | 5 | ___ Rudisha, athlete who set a record for the 800 meters at the 2012 London Olympics |
| 39% | CAELEB | 6 | ___ Dressel, American swimmer who set new world records in swimming at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 |
| 38% | KARSTEN | 7 | ___ Warholm, Norwegian athlete who set a world record for 400m hurdles at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 |
| 38% | MIROSLAW | 8 | Aleksandra ___, Polish climber who set a world record for speed climbing at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 |
| 38% | TRIATHLON | 9 | Event. won by Canada's Simon Whitfield, that debuted at the Olympics in summer of 2000 |
| 38% | IAN | 3 | Australian swimmer Thorpe who won three gold medals at the 2000 Olympics |
| 38% | USAIN | 5 | ___ Bolt, Jamaican former sprinter who won the gold medal in 400 meters relay at the 2016 Olympics |
| 38% | AERIALS | 7 | Freestyle skiing event at the Olympics |
| 37% | AMER | 4 | Like the top medalists at the 2000 Olympics: Abbr. |
| 37% | USA | 3 | Gold medal winner in baseball at the 2000 Olympics |
| 37% | ROJAS | 5 | Yulimar ___, Venezuelan athlete who set a world record for women's triple jump at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 |
| 37% | ROMERO | 6 | Yoel ___, MMA athlete who won a silver medal at the 2000 Olympics |
| 37% | SOFIA | 5 | World capital at the foot of Mount Vitosha |
| 36% | TEHRAN | 6 | World capital at the foot of the Elburz Mountains |
| 36% | SKI | 3 | Bit of footwear at the Winter Olympics |
| 36% | ZIKA | 4 | Virus of concern at the Rio Olympics |