James E. Sullivan Award recipients

American swimmer (born 1985)

US track & field athlete

American Olympic swimmer (born 1950)

American media personality and retired decathlete

American athlete (1940–1994)

American track and field athlete (1959-1998)

American track and field athlete

Michelle Wingshan Kwan is an American retired competitive figure skater and diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Belize from 2022 to 2025. In figure skating Kwan is a two-time Olympic medalist, a five-time world champion and a nine-time U.S. champion. She is tied with Maribel Vinson for the all-time National Championship record.

American speed skater

American sprinter (born 1967)

Peyton Williams Manning is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. Nicknamed "the Sheriff", he spent 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and four with the Denver Broncos. Manning is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. A member of the Manning football dynasty, he is the second son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning, older brother of former NFL quarterback Eli Manning, and uncle of Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers, winning the Maxwell, Davey O'Brien, and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm awards as a senior en route to victory in the 1997 SEC Championship Game.

American track and field athlete

American Olympic springboard and platform diver

American tennis player (1915-2000)

Athletics competitor, long jumper

American sprinter (1935–2020)

American athlete and actor (1934–2020)

American basketball player and sportscaster (1952–2024)

American speed skater

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder

American athlete (1923–2019)

American athlete and congressman (1930–2006)

American artistic gymnast (born 1992)

American basketball player and politician (born 1943)

American figure skater, sports personality, actor, lawyer (1929–2025)

American distance runner

American swimmer

American athletics competitor, pole vaulter (1926–2023)

American amateur golfer and lawyer (1902–1971)

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder

American basketball player and coach

American track and field athlete (1912–1974)

American basketball player (born 2002)

American track athlete and football player (1934-2009)

American middle-distance runner and sprinter

American figure skater

American long-distance runner

Athletics competitor, shot putter (1932-2007)

American athletics competitor, middle distance runner, long distance runner

American figure skater

American swimmer

American athletics competitor

American diver

American swimmer

American swimmer

American basketball player

American artistic gymnast (born 1982)

American football and baseball player (born 1987)

American politician and athletics competitor; U.S. Congressman from Kansas

American diver and physician (1920–2016)

American speed skater

American wrestler

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, Order of Australia recipient

American decathlete

American athletics competitor (1923-2018)

American athletics competitor (1906–1974)

American pole vaulter, coach (1915–2001)

American basketball player

American swimmer, water polo player and coach

American wrestler (born 1998)