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Ryan Fox
Golf
Ryan is a double-Olympian golfer from New Zealand and has also represented NZ at two world cups. He has 16 professional titles to his name, 3 of which came on the DP World Tour. He made his debut at The Masters and the PGA Championships in 2023 and finished T26 and T23 respectively. Foxy is currently competing on the PGA Tour, the European Tour, and the PGA Tour of Australasia.
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Tennis
Stefanos is already a tennis superstar at the age of 24. He is one of the youngest ever winners of the ATP Finals, has been ranked #3 in the world (the highest ranked Greek player ever), holds 8 ATP singles titles, which includes a defence of the Monte Carlo Masters title, and is a common presence in the second week of grand slams.
Hannah Mills
Sailing
Hannah is a two-time Olympic gold medallist, three-time World Champion, and one-time Olympic silver medallist. She has won both World Sailor of the Year and Female Sailor of the year, and was flagbearer for the UK at the Tokyo Olympics.
Joseph Parker
Boxing
Joseph is a world heavyweight boxing champion, holding the WBO heavyweight title from 2016 to 2018, and previously held multiple regional heavyweight titles.
Gaby Dabrowski
Tennis
Gaby is a Canadian doubles specialist and a four-time Grand Slam champion, with the US Open women's doubles title in 2023 and 2025 alongside Erin Routliffe, and the French Open and Australian Open mixed doubles titles in 2017 and 2018. She was the first Canadian woman to win a senior Grand Slam title, has played three Olympic Games, and has been ranked among the top three doubles players in the world. Off the court, she gives $20 to prevent violence against women and girls for every game she wins.
Michaela Blyde
Rugby
Michaela is a New Zealand rugby sevens player and Olympic gold medalist. She was the first female player to win back-to-back World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year titles in 2017 and 2018. At Commonwealth Games level she helped her side to win gold at Gold Coast 2018 and bronze at Birmingham 2022.
Daniel Nestor
Tennis
Danny is a legend of tennis. Olympic gold medallist, winner of 12 Grand Slams, 4 Tour Finals, and 91 ATP Tour titles! Danny deserved his #1 ranking in the world.
Emma Twigg
Rowing
Twiggy is an Olympic gold medalist from New Zealand, having won the women's single scull event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Tokyo was Twiggy's fourth Olympic campaign and followed fourth place finishes at both Rio 2016 and London 2012. She is also a double World Champion, and off the water has a Bachelor of Communication and a Masters in International Sports Management.
PR Sreejesh
Field Hockey
P. R. Sreejesh, a field hockey titan, has fiercely defended India in 3 Olympics and 4 World Cups. Honored as World Games Athlete of the Year and FIH Goalkeeper of the Year, he's the first Indian goalie with 250 caps. Off the field, his magnetic personality and love for reading inspire fans and teammates alike.
Helen Maroulis
Wrestling
At the Olympics in Rio 2016, Helen became the first American to win a gold medal in women's freestyle wrestling. She backed that up by winning bronze in Tokyo 2020. Alongside her Olympic medals she is a 3-time World Champion.
Jamie Murray
Tennis
Jamie is a 7-time Grand Slam Champion, has been ranked #1 in the world, has won the Davis Cup as part of Team Great Britain, and has been awarded the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
Colin Wilson
Ice Hockey
Colin is a retired ice hockey player from the USA. He played eleven seasons in the NHL for the Nashville Predators and Colorado Avalanche and was drafted seventh overall by the Predators in the 2008. He has also represented the USA at the World Championships. Prior to joining the NHL, Wilson played for the Boston University Terriers and during his sophomore year was named to the First Team All-American.
Elise Mertens
Tennis
Elise is #1 in the world on the WTA Tour in doubles and has been as high as #12 in singles. She is a 3-time Grand Slam doubles champion, a 7-time WTA Tour singles champion, and an 18-time WTA Tour doubles champion. Elise has represented Belgium in the Billie Jean King Cup since 2017, and also competed at the 2020 Olympic Games in both singles and doubles.
Kevin Anderson
Tennis
Kevin is a Wimbledon and US Open singles finalist, holds 7 ATP titles, has beaten the greats of the game on the biggest stages, and is currently president of the ATP Player Council
Milos Raonic
Tennis
Milos is a Wimbledon finalist, holds 8 ATP Tour singles titles, has been as high as #3 in the world, and is currently ranked #14 after an impressive comeback from injury.
Joe Salisbury
Tennis
Joe is the third Brit to ever reach #1 in the world. He is the only person to ever win 3 US Open titles back-to-back, alongside fellow HIA athlete Rajeev Ram. They also won the Australian Open, and Joe won Mixed Doubles at the US Open and French Open. Joe is a 14-time ATP Tour titleholder, an Olympian, and a Davis Cup representative for United Kingdom.
Asia Muhammad
Tennis
Asia is a US Open semifinalist, a Roland Garros quarterfinalist, and a 7-time WTA titleholder.
Liv Boeree
Poker
Liv is a co-founder of Raising for Effective Giving, a World Series of Poker and European Poker Tour champion, and is the only female player in history to win both a WSOP bracelet and an EPT event. She currently sits at #5 on the female all-time live poker winnings list.
Rohan Bopanna
Tennis
Rohan is a French Open champion among many other Grand Slam finals, holds 19 ATP titles, and has reached a career high of #3 in the world.
Diego Schwartzman
Tennis
Diego is an Argentinian superstar, reaching the semifinals of the French Open and Davis Cup. He is a four-time ATP titleholder and has reached as high as #8 in the world in singles.
DJ Forbes
Rugby
DJ captained the All Blacks Sevens team for many years. Since receiving the captaincy role in 2006, he played in 89 tournaments, won six Sevens Series titles, and won both Gold and Silver Commonwealth Games medals in 2010 and 2014, respectively. He also competed at the Rio Olympics in 2016, where the team placed fifth. Over his career he appeared in 512 games scoring 153 tries. DJ was awarded the IRB International Sevens Player of the Year, the New Zealand Samoan Sportsperson of the year, and is a four-time recipient of New Zealand Sevens Player of the Year.
Imogen Ayris
Track & Field
Imogen won bronze in the pole vault in her Commonwealth Games debut at Birmingham 2022. She is a three-time national senior champion in New Zealand, and represented her country at the 2018 World U20 Championships and finished tenth at the 2019 World University Games.
Patrick Laird
American Football
Patrick is a running back in the NFL who played the last three years for the Miami Dolphins. He graduated from UC Berkeley and was a semifinalist and finalist for the Burlsworth Trophy, which is awarded annually to the nation’s most outstanding college football player who began his career as a walk-on.
David Nyika
Boxing
Dave is a professional boxer. As an amateur, Dave won an Olympic Bronze medal and was flagbearer for New Zealand at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. He won gold medals at both the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. Dave turned pro in 2021 and is currently undefeated in the cruiserweight division, with 6 wins in 6 fights, 5 by KO.
Luuka Jones
Canoe Slalom
Luuka is a quadruple Olympian and silver medallist, and World Championship bronze medallist.
George Beamish
Athletics
George is a New Zealand long-distance runner and national record holder in both the 3000m and 5000m. He placed 6th in the 5000m at his debut Commonwealth Games in 2022. In his college career George was a six-time NCAA All-American champion, a three-time NCAA cross-country team champion, and ran the 7th-best NCAA indoor performance ever in 3000m.
Katie Rood
Football
Katie has represented New Zealand in the Football Ferns since 2017, making 15 appearances. She currently plays for Hearts the Scottish Women’s Premier League after having played for Juventus in Italy’s Serie A, then Bristol, Lewes, and Southampton in the UK.
Joanna Maranhão
Swimming
Joanna Maranhão is a Brazilian four-time Olympian, swimmer and advocate for safe sport. She competed at Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016. At 17, she finished fifth in the 400m individual medley in Athens, equalling the best Olympic pool result by a Brazilian woman at the time. She has won eight Pan American Games medals and set multiple Brazilian and South American records. Beyond the pool, Joanna coordinates the Athletes Network for Safer Sports at the Sport & Rights Alliance. Her campaigning led to Brazil's Joanna Maranhão Law, which gives survivors of child sexual abuse more time to seek justice. She is passionate about protecting young athletes and making sport safe for everyone.
Aliya Boshnak
Track & Field
Aliya Boshnak is a Jordanian Olympian, national record holder, and advocate for social impact. She represented Jordan at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and has earned multiple regional medals, including three Arab Championship titles. A Yale University graduate and consultant, Aliya’s interests extend beyond sport to sustainability, regional cooperation, and youth empowerment. She is passionate about using her experiences and platform to create opportunities and contribute to meaningful, lasting change.
Eric Radford
Figure Skating
Eric is an Olympic gold, silver, and bronze medallist from Canada. He is a two-time world champion, a two-time Four Continents champion, the 2014–15 Grand Prix Final champion, and a seven-time Canadian national champion. He is also the first openly gay man to have won a gold medal at any Winter Olympics.
Bruno Soares
Tennis
Bruno finished 2020 as the #1 ranked doubles team in the world. He has won the US Open three times and the Australian Open twice, alongside 33 other ATP titles, and has been ranked as high as #2 in the world.
Sasha de Sola
Ballet
Sasha has been a principal dancer at the San Francisco Ballet since 2017, after studying at both the Kirov Academy of Ballet and the Paris Opera Ballet School. Sasha won the Silver Medal at World Ballet Competition in 2008 and was nominated as Dance Europe’s Dancer of the Year for 2020.
John Millman
Tennis
John is an Olympic and Davis Cup representative for Australia, a singles ATP Tour titleholder, a member of the ATP player council, and beat Roger Federer to make the US Open quarterfinals.
Tim Seifert
Cricket
Tim is a New Zealand international cricketer who debuted in February 2018. He is an explosive wicket-keeper batsman that is renowned in T20 cricket having been signed by teams in the Indian Premier League, the Caribbean Premier League and the Lanka Premier League. He holds the record for the fastest domestic T20 century in New Zealand, scoring 100 runs off just 40 balls.
Christina McHale
Tennis
Christina is an Olympic and Fed Cup tennis player from USA who has won WTA titles in both singles and doubles and has reached a career high of 24 in singles and 35 in doubles. Christina has reached the third round of all four Grand Slam Singles events.
Aisam Qureshi
Tennis
Aisam is a two-time US Open finalist, an 18-time ATP Tour titleholder, has been ranked as high as #8 in the world, and runs a nonprofit called Stop War Start Tennis.
Jordan Thompson
Tennis
Jordan is an Australian Olympian and Davis Cup representative, reaching the semifinals of the Davis Cup with the Australian team in 2017. He is an ATP title-holder and has reached the 4th round of US Open Singles.
Thiago Monteiro
Tennis
Thiago is an Olympic tennis player from Brazil, competing in the Tokyo 2021 Summer Games. He is the #1 ranked Brazilian player, has seven ATP Challenger titles to his name, has a career high singles ranking of #61 in the world, and has reached at least the 2nd round of all four Grand Slams.
Luisa Stefani
Tennis
Luisa is an Olympic bronze medallist, a Brazilian Fed Cup representative, a PanAmerican games medallist, a two-time WTA titleholder, and has reached #25 in the world.
Santiago Gonzalez
Tennis
Santiago is a two-time US Open and two-time French Open finalist, a 15-time ATP Tour titleholder, a stalwart Davis Cup and Olympic representative for Mexico, and has been as high as #23 in the world.
Denis Kudla
Tennis
Denis represented the USA at the Rio Olympics, has made the round of 16 at Wimbledon, is an 8-time Challenger Tour singles champion and has reached a career high of #53 in the world,
Igor Kurganov
Poker
Igor is a co-founder of Raising for Effective Giving. He has 1 bracelet, 1 final table, and 7 money finishes at the World Series of Poker, 3 money finishes at the World Poker Tour, and 4 money finishes at the European Poker Tour.
Jean-Julien Rojer
Tennis
Juls is a Wimbledon, US Open, French Open, and Masters Finals champion, an Olympic and Davis Cup representative of the Netherlands, and is a 29-time ATP Tour titleholder with a career high ranking of #3.
Marcelo Demoliner
Tennis
Marcelo is a Brazilian Olympian and Davis Cup representative, a Wimbledon and Australian Open semifinalist, and a four-time ATP titleholder.
Cory Gearrin
MLB
Cory is a veteran of the MLB world, having played for the Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, and Minnesota Twins.
Doug Lynch
Ice Hockey
Doug is a retired professional ice hockey player form Canada. He played across professional leagues in North America and Europe, including a stint in the NHL for the Edmonton Oilers. He is a seven-time league champion and is now the co-founder of Zenkai sports apparel.
Wes Koolhof
Tennis
Wes is an ATP Tour Finals champion, US Open finalist, 6-time ATP titleholder, currently ranked #5 in the world, and is a Davis Cup representative for the Netherlands.
Gastao Elias
Tennis
Gastao is an Olympian and Davis Cup Team Member from Portugal. He is a 12-time titleholder on the Challenger tour and has reached the top 60 in singles. Gastao was also ranked as high as #6 in the world as a junior.
Storm Hunter
Tennis
Storm is a 2-time WTA Titleholder, an Olympian, and an Australian Open quarterfinalist
Luke Saville
Tennis
Luke is an Australian Open doubles Finalist, a junior Wimbledon and Australian Open singles champion, a world junior #1, and a Davis Cup, ATP Cup, and Olympic representative for Australia.
Giuliana Olmos
Tennis
Gugu is an Australian Open quarterfinalist, the reigning Italian Open champion alongside fellow High Impact Athlete Sharon Fichman, an Olympian, a 3-time WTA titleholder, and both captains and plays for Mexico in the BJK Cup.
Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Tennis
Niki is a Wimbledon champion, an Olympian for the USA, a US Open finalist, an 8-time WTA Tour titleholder, and is currently ranked #11 in the world.
Georgie Kelly
Football
Georgie is an Irish footballer who is now playing for English club Rotherham United. He was signed following a stellar season with Bohemian FC where he was the top scorer in the Irish Premier Division. Georgie made a sensational club debut for his new team by scoring their second goal in a match that promoted the club up to the English Championship.
Mike Dawson
Canoe Slalom
Mike is a double Olympian for New Zealand, finishing 15th in London 2012 and 10th in Rio 2016. Mike also won bronze at the 2017 World Championships. Although he has been New Zealand's best canoe slalomer for more than a decade, Mike is more internationally renowned for his extreme kayak feats, having won a slew of titles in some of the biggest rapids on the planet, and through his expedition paddling and adventure film producing.
Tim Puetz
Tennis
Tim is a German Olympian with a career-high ranking of #7 in the world, and has won seven doubles titles on the ATP Tour, most notably the 2021 Paris Masters. Tim has also reached three Grand Slam quarterfinals. In singles he has a career-high ranking of world No. 163. Tim has represented Germany in the Davis Cup since 2017, most notably reaching the semifinals in 2021.
Matwe Middelkoop
Tennis
Matwe is a 9-time ATP titleholder and a Davis Cup representative for the Netherlands.
Demi Schuurs
Tennis
Demi is a Wimbledon and US Open quarterfinalist, a 12-time WTA Tour titleholder, has been ranked as high as #7 in the world, and won both the Australian Open and US Open as a junior.
Sharon Fichman
Tennis
Sharon is a 3-time WTA titleholder, an Australian and French Open junior champion, and won the 18u Canadian national title at the age of 13!
Andres Molteni
Tennis
Andres is a 7-time ATP Tour titleholder from Argentina, who also has a singles challenger title to his name and a career high ranking of #39.
Ben McLachlan
Tennis
Ben is an Australian Open semifinalist, a 6-time ATP Tour titleholder, and a Davis Cup representative for Japan.
Rob Lindstedt
Tennis
Rob is an Australian Open champion among many other Grand Slam finals, holds 23 ATP titles, and has reached a career high of #3 in the world.
Gonzalo Escobar
Tennis
Gonzalo is a 3-time ATP Tour titleholder and makes up half of one of the breakout doubles teams of 2021 alongside fellow HIA Ariel Behar. He is a strong presence in the Ecuador Davis Cup Team with an 8-5 win-loss record.
Anna Willcox-Silfverberg
Skiing
Anna represented New Zealand at the Winter Olympics in Sochi 2014, coming 15th in slopestyle and missing out on a final place by only two spots. Anna is now a TV presenter for NZ show Crowd Goes Wild.
Freddie Nielsen
Tennis
Freddie is a Wimbledon champion, a 3-time ATP Tour titleholder, and is widely known as one of the nicest guys on the ATP tour.
Divij Sharan
Tennis
Divij is a Wimbledon quarterfinalist, a 5-time ATP Titleholder, plays Davis Cup for India, and is a gold medallist at the Asian Games.
Franko Skugor
Tennis
Franko is a Monte Carlo Masters Champion, a Davis Cup Champion, a Wimbledon semifinalist, six-time ATP Tour Titleholder, and has been ranked as high as #17 in the world.
Mara Abbott
Cycling
Mara came fourth at the Rio Olympics for Team USA, was the first US cyclist to win the Giro Donne (and won it twice), and has won multiple national events. Mara also has an exceptional TEDx talk that has been watched hundreds of thousands of times. (Photo: Bart Hazen)
Sander Gille
Tennis
Sander is a 4-time ATP titleholder and a Davis Cup representative for Belgium.
Josh Prenot
Swimming
Josh is an Olympic silver medallist, an NCAA champion, a United States record setter in the 200m breaststroke, and on top of all that has a degree in physics from UC Berkeley.
Irina Falconi
Tennis
Irina is a WTA singles titleholder and has made third round at both the US Open and French Open. She is also the co-host of Tennis.com’s podcast.
Alex Hunt
Tennis
Alex is exceptionally inspirational. Born without a lower left arm, he is the only person in history to have gained an international professional tennis ranking with a disability.
Greta Hayes
Field Hockey
I hate writing bios about myself *cringe* so here's some points: - 26 years old - Grew up in Sydney, moved to Perth in 2019 when I became part of the Hockeyroos squad - Debuted in November 2018 @ Champions Trophy - 2020 Tokyo Olympian - 2022 Commonwealth Games silver & World Cup bronze - Currently studying a bachelor of nursing
Joe Choong
Modern Pentathlon
Joe won the gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics for Team GB. Alongside this gold he has won two silvers and a bronze at the World Championships, and both a gold and bronze at the European Championships.
Sabrina Santamaria
Tennis
Sabrina is a WTA titleholder alongside fellow HIA athlete Kaitlyn Christian, a NCAA Doubles Champion, and a World University Games silver medallist in singles.
Liam Stone
Diving
Liam is a diver from New Zealand who holds a New Zealand record in the men’s 1m and many national titles. Liam has competed in three Commonwealth Games and won the NCAA national title in 2016. He was also named South Eastern Conference diver of the year in 2017.
James Cerretani
Tennis
JC is a 2-time Wimbledon quarterfinalist, a 4-time ATP Tour titleholder, and was the Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 2001.
Megan Signal
Weightlifting
Megan is a New Zealand weightlifter and the current Oceania record holder in both snatch and total. She also currently holds seven New Zealand records. Megan came 6th at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, and was due to compete in the Tokyo Olympic Games but withdrew with a shoulder injury.
Christie Jenkins
Gymnastics
Christie can do it all. She has represented Australia in beach volleyball, trampolining, and crossfit, and is an investor at Blackbird VC at the same time. The definition of multi-talented!
Philipp Oswald
Tennis
Philipp is an 11-time ATP Titleholder, an Olympian for Austria, and a long-time member of the Davis Cup Team.
Julia Ratcliffe
Track & Field
Julia placed 8th at the Tokyo Olympics, is the 2018 Commonwealth Champion, and a two-time Commonwealth Games medallist . She is a New Zealand record holder and is the current Oceania Champion.
Hamish Kerr
Track & Field
Hamish is a Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medallist high jumper from New Zealand. He is also an Olympian, finishing 10th in the 2021 Tokyo Summer Games. Hamish holds the NZ high jump record at a height of 2.31m and the NZ indoor high jump record at the same height (he won bronze at the Indoor World Champs in Serbia while breaking this record.)
Remy Young
Ballet
Remy Young is a professional ballet dancer with American Ballet Theatre, the national ballet company of the USA. She has achieved the highest awards in the Royal Academy of Dance and Cecchetti methods, as well as awards from Youth America Grand Prix and American Ballet Competition.
Michael Brake
Rowing
Olympic gold medalist from the Tokyo Olympic Games and business owner. I enjoy my days working outdoors, spending time with my partner, and staying connected to the high performance sport community.
Todd Nief
Crossfit
Todd is the owner of downtown Chicago's #1 CrossFit gym and the coach to multiple CrossFit Games athletes. He has been featured by Men's Fitness, WGN Radio, and NBC Chicago among others
Clint Packer
Tennis
Clint is the founder of PlanitPro LTD, a New Zealand high performance coach of the year winner, and a touring ATP/WTA coach.
Hassan Azad
Cricket
Hassan is an English cricketer who plays for the Leicestershire Foxes. He is a left handed opening batsman and an off-break bowler. He made his first-class debut in 2015 for Loughborough.
Kaitlyn Christian
Tennis
Kaitlyn is a WTA titleholder alongside fellow HIA athlete Sabrina Santamaria, has reached a career high of #38 in the world, and as a fun aside was Emma Stone’s body double as Billie Jean King in the movie Battle of the Sexes.
Mathias Müller
Field Hockey
Mathias is a World Champion and Olympic bronze medal field-hockey player, winning these honours with the German team at the World Cup in 2023 and the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. He also plays as a defender for Hamburger Polo Club. Mathias made his debut for the German national team in 2014.
Jade Faulkner
Gymnastics
Jade made history at the London Olympics in 2012 as part of the first team to represent Great Britain in the rhythmic gymnastics group competition at an Olympic Games. She also made history by being the first ever rhythmic gymnast to represent Nigeria at the Commonwealth Games in 2018 after changing nation representation. Jade represented Great Britain for almost fifteen years at international competitions including the European Championships, World Championships and the Olympic Games. Jade is also a former British Gold medallist.
Kane Russell
Field Hockey
Kane is a New Zealand field hockey player who is one of the most lethal drag-flick exponents in the world. He plays for Hamburg Polo Club in the German Bundesliga where he is constantly among the top goal scorers of the league.
Naya Crittenden
Volleyball
From Northern California, Naya has been a professional volleyball player since 2017, having played collegiate volleyball at both the University of Oregon and the University of Illinois. She was awarded the Miss Spiker award in 2017 in the Italy A2 league, was the 2019 Swiss Top Scorer, and the 2020-2021 German Bundesliga Champion.
Sam Dakin
Cycling
Sam is a Commonwealth Games bronze medallist in the team sprint in Birmingham 2022, competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, and is a multiple New Zealand national champion in a variety of categories. Alongside his athletic career, Sam has also started Podium Recruit, which finds job opportunities for athletes, and SL.OW Coffee Roasters.
Nicola Geuer
Tennis
Nicola is a four-time singles and ten-time doubles titleholder on the ITF tour. She has reached top 100 in doubles and top 300 in singles, and is very active in the charity space within her community.
Claudia Bunge
Football
Claudia is a Football Fern - a member of New Zealand national team, having already been capped 7 times in her young career. She also just won the Liberty League with her club team Melbourne Victory.
Kate Strong
Cycling
Kate is a triple world record holder on the static bike, a Long-Distance Triathlon World Champion, and has an incredible story of how she got to the top of the podium, going from zero training to world champion in 14 months. She is now training for Challenge 3000 - cycling 3000 miles around the coastline of the UK’s main island to raise awareness for global health.
Luke Smith
Volleyball
Luke has represented Australia at both the Olympic Games and numerous international tournaments. He has won medals with his professional clubs in the Swedish, Portuguese, and Finnish Championships.
Dan Williamson
Rowing
Dan (front) is an Olympic gold medallist for New Zealand, claiming the top podium spot at Tokyo 2020 in the men's eight. He is also a double silver medallist in the New Zealand Rowing Champs. Alongside his rowing Dan is studying Astronomy at Yale University.
Georgia Brown
S&C Coach
Georgia is a both a high performance athlete and a high performance trainer. She was an u20 Fifa World Cup soccer player for New Zealand and part of the NZ women’s squad, and also captained the University of North Carolina team at Greensboro. She has since been nominated Top Up & Coming trainer in NZ in 2019 and has founded Holistic Performance.
Tess Howard
Field Hockey
Tess made her international field hockey debut in 2018 and quickly established herself as a regular for the England and GB hockey reams. An unfortunate knee injury kept her out of the Tokyo Olympics. She has since returned to international hockey and quickly made her mark.
Tiago Leivas
Tennis
Tiago Leivas is an ATP tennis coach who works with Albert Ramos Viñolas as part of his coaching team. Tiago has come on board the HIA team as a donor!
Liam Corrigan
Rowing
Liam is an Olympic rower from the USA. He competed in the men's eight event at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, finishing in 4th place. Liam also finished 4th in the 2022 World Champs, and was part of the winning Oxford team at the 2022 boat race.
Sebastian Lavie
Tennis
Sebastian is a former New Zealand Davis Cup player. As a tour coach he has worked with multiple top 100 ATP/WTA players at Grand Slams over the past 10 years. He has now shifted his focus to developing New Zealand's leading performance Academy
Rhydian Cowley
Race Walking
Rhydian is a double Olympian and 2018 Commonwealth Games representative for Australia in the 20km walk, and a 3-time national champion.
Jamie Farndale
Rugby
Jamie is a current international rugby captain, leading Scotland Sevens on the HSBC World Sevens Series. He has played professionally for eleven years. Jamie was awarded the University Medal for highest grades in Business Management at Edinburgh Napier where he studied alongside playing. Jamie is passionate about Sustainability in Sport. He has met and worked with some amazing people and organisations. Jamie co-wrote an open letter signed by hundreds of professional players urging World Rugby to take a leadership role in sustainability. He has since been involved with World Rugby's environmental efforts alongside their 2030 Environmental Sustainability Plan. Jamie was an Athlete Ambassador for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games whose aim was to be the most sustainable games ever. Jamie is also Scottish Rugby's Sustainability Ambassador, working with boardlevel members to implement a strategic approach to sustainability. Jamie has spoken publicly at global sports conferences and to the media about sports' responsibility to the climate crisis.
George Bridgewater
Rowing
George (right) is a triple Olympian, winning bronze in Beijing 2008, and a world champion in 2005. George is a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit and an Oxford Business School graduate.
John Smythe
Field Hockey
John plays as a defender or midfielder for the Vancouver Hawks and the Canadian national team, having made over 100 appearances for the national team since 2013. John represented Canada at the 2018 World Cup and was selected in the Canada squad for the 2019 Pan American Games. They won the silver medal as they lost 5–2 to Argentina in the final. In June 2021, Smythe was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.
Sam Lane
Field Hockey
Sam has played 75 matches for the Black Sticks, scoring 25 goals. He was one of the standout players at his first Olympic Games in Tokyo. He has an unbelievable engine, regularly topping the aerobic fitness tests, and has a strong drag flick. He is currently playing professionally in Europe, recently signing for HC Oranje Rood in the Netherlands.
Lachie Munro
Rugby
Lachie has represented New Zealand in 7s as well as u21s. He played for the Auckland Blues in the Super14 before moving to France to play for Bordeaux, Lyons, Beziers, and Provence.
Corinne Buie
Ice Hockey
Corinne has played many Isobel Cup Finals in the National Women’s Hockey League’s (now PHF), winning one Cup with Boston and one with Buffalo. Corinne earned selection to the NWHL All-Star Games three times, and represented Team NWHL in a two-game series against the U.S. National Team prior to the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics.
Lawson Power
Track & Field
Lawson is a sprinter specialising in 400m, an Australian representative at the IAAF World U20 Championships, an Australian U20 national champion, and holds multiple open state titles in the 400 and 4x400m in his home state of Victoria. Off the track, Lawson works in wealth management with high-net-worth individuals and families, assisting them to live their best lives.
Tom Toolis
Modern Pentathlon
Tom is a European Champs gold medallist, World Champs bronze medallist, came 14th in the 2019 World Cup Final, and is a long-time member of the Great Britain Modern Pentathlon team.
Kareem Osman
Futsal
Kareem is a veteran member of the New Zealand Futsal Whites team with 31 caps and 20 goals. In the Futsal National League, Kareem has won the Golden Boot, MVP of the National League, and NZ Player of the Year across three different seasons. Not only that, Kareem is a surgeon in his spare time!
Oliver Scholfield
Field Hockey
- Tokyo 2020 Olympian, 90 caps, midfielder. - BSc in Natural Resource Conservation and Master of Business Management (both UBC) - Works as a consultant in various roles, including helping social enterprises and indigenous communities - Helped found the non-profit org Racing to Zero, focussed on improving the sustainability of sporting organizations and events in Canada
Finn Tearney
Tennis
Finn is a 3-time New Zealand national singles champion and has represented New Zealand in Davis Cup. He was also a double gold medallist at the junior Commonwealth Games.
Ashley Lofton
Ironman
Ashley Lofton was the #1 in Australia IRONMAN 70.3 2017 Ranking for 30-34 Age Group, and competed in the 2017 and 2018 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships.
Melissa Wilson
Rowing
Melissa (right) was part of TeamGB’s Olympic Rowing team for Tokyo 2020 before injury sidelined her. She has won silver and bronze medals at the World u23 Rowing Championships, and now works with Athletes of the World, which utilises athletes in the fight against climate change.
Jordan Cohen
Field Hockey
Jordan is a recent selection to the NZ Black Sticks team, after having represented NZ in various age-group sides through the years. He is also a three-time national champion.
Tess Routliffe
Swimming
Tess is a silver medallist for Canada at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in the 200m individual medley. At the London 2019 World Para Swimming Championships, Tess claimed three medals - silver in the 100-m breaststroke, bronze in the 200-m individual medley (both in Canadian record time), and bronze in the 4×100-m freestyle relay.
Kirsten Nation
Field Hockey
Kirsty plays both cricket and hockey at a high level. She represents New Zealand in field hockey and also plays domestic cricket for the Canterbury Magicians over the summer.
Susannah Duncan
Rowing
Franco-British, Suzannah is a French rower with sights set on the home Olympic Games in Paris 2024. Brought up at the foothills of the French Alps in Aiguebelette, nature and climate change have always been close to her heart. She studied Mechanical Engineering at Exeter University and then Sustainable Energy Technologies at TU Delft. True to her British roots she drinks tea by the gallon, but cheese isn't cheese unless its from the cows in the field next to her family home.
Tim Brennan
Track & Field
Tim was a 2x NCAA All-Academic thrower at Dartmouth College and is currently the CEO and founder of Torch College Recruiting.
Angela Kerek
Tennis
Angela is a titleholder on the ITF Circuit and is now a Partner at Morrison and Foerster. Angela has been a passionate philanthropist for some time. You can learn more about her efforts at her website.
Kaylah McPhee
Tennis
Kaylah is a three-time ITF titleholder and four-time runner-up, and has also competed in three of the four Grand Slam events.
Grace Prendergast
Rowing
Grace is an Olympic gold and silver medalist, a four-time world champion, and a 15-time national champion. She competed at the Tokyo Olympics in two boat classes and won gold in the coxless pair and a silver in the eight and set a new world's best time in the pair.
Finn Reynolds
Tennis
Finn is a New Zealand Davis Cup representative, a National Champion, Australian Open Junior Finalist, and an All-American in both singles and doubles while playing for Ole Miss.
Ruby Tew
Rowing
Ruby (3rd from front) is a double Olympian for New Zealand, finishing fourth in the women’s eight in Rio 2016. Ruby is a World Championships silver and bronze medallist and a national champion. She is now pursuing a masters degree at Cambridge University.
Kevin Rassool
Track & Field
Kevin is an Australian representative in the 4x400m relay, a 3 time national finalist over 400m, and a state champion 400, 4x400, and 4x100 sprinter. Kevin has recently joined fellow HIA athlete Catriona Bisset's team, working as speed & technical coach and training partner..
Gaetano Marrone
Tennis
Gaetano was a sparring partner of several WTA players. He also worked as a coach of Masa Zec-Peskiric, who used to be a top 100 WTA player.
Liz Anton
Football
Liz is an Olympic football player for New Zealand, competing with the national team in the Tokyo 2020 Games. She was also Vice-Captain of New Zealand U20 women’s World Cup team. Liz is in her second season playing for Perth Glory in the A-League, and was named Most Glorious Player in her debut season.
Ben Ryan
Rugby
Ben Ryan is an Olympic Gold winning coach, performance expert & Fijian chief and has been labelled one of the greatest coaches of his generation. Between 2013 and 2016, he guided Fiji’s Rugby Sevens team to several historic achievements, winning the inaugural rugby sevens competition at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The gold medal for Fiji represented the first-ever medal earned by Fiji at any Olympic Games.
Sarah Cowley-Ross
Heptathlon
Sarah’s athletics career spanned 15 years during which she became the New Zealand high jump and heptathlon champion and competed at the London Olympics, two Commonwealth Games, and numerous world championships. Sarah is a staunch proponent of women in sport, particularly in leadership and governance roles, and is an alumni of the NZOC’s Women in Sport Leadership Academy (WISLA).
Andrej Martin
Tennis
Andrej is a Davis Cup representative for Slovakia, has made the third round of Roland Garros singles, and has 26 ATP Challenger titles to his name.
Brad Read
Field Hockey
Brad is an international field hockey player from New Zealand. He made amassed 45 caps for his country and recently competed at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Angus Ross
Bobsleigh
Gus is a three-time Olympian for New Zealand in bobsleigh, competing in Nagano 1998, Salt Lake 2002, and Torino 2006. He is a former South Island (NZ) judo champion and competed at a national level in decathlon. Since retiring from professional sport, Angus has become one of the most sought-after S&C trainers in New Zealand, working with many Olympic and Commonwealth Games medalists and champions.
Ariel Behar
Tennis
Ariel is a 3-time ATP Tour titleholder and makes up half of one of the breakout doubles teams of 2021 alongside fellow HIA Gonzalo Escobar. He is a stalwart Davis Cup Team member for Uruguay and is known for having some of the funkiest clothing on tour, which is designed by his wife!
Chandler Dalton
Ballet
Chandler Dalton began training at the age of 10 at the School of Richmond Ballet has been dancing professionally with the Houston Ballet since 2016. He was promoted to Demi-Soloist in 2021 and then Soloist in 2022. He has performed numerous leading roles in productions such La Sylphide by August Bournonville, Stanton Welch’s the Nutcracker, Hush by Christopher Bruce, The Concert by Jerome Robbins, and Emeralds by George Balanchine among others.
David Wheeler
Football
David is a footballer who has made over 350 professional appearances and currently plays for Wycombe Wanderers FC. He has achieved promotion from League 2 with MK Dons and League 1 with Wycombe, and competed for Wycombe and QPR in the Championship. He currently holds the record for most goals in consecutive games for Exeter City FC. David is also an ambassador for environmental sustainability charity Football For Future and political movement Make Votes Matter.
Dusan Lajovic
Tennis
Dusan was a key member of the first team to ever win the ATP Cup with Team Serbia, and reached a Davis Cup final with them too. He is a three-time ATP Tour titleholder, has reached the fourth round of both the French Open and Australian Open, and has been ranked as high as #23 in the world in singles.
Dylan Moscovitch
Figure Skating
Dylan was part of the Canadian Olympic Team that won silver in the 2014 Olympics. He is also a Four Continents bronze medallist and a Canadian National Champion.
Ellis Spiezia
Motorsport
I'm a 17 year old American electric racing driver. My family gave up everything in the middle of Covid to come to Europe in 2020 to pursue my passion for electric motorsport. After two years in competitive electric karting I made the switch to cars this year, and am pushing the limits of this new vertical within the sport. I'm walking the bridge as it's being built, and hope to lead the way for future #electricrenegades.
Fernando Martin-Gullans
Ballet
Fernando is a professional ballet dancer with the Houston Ballet. He is an alum of the Royal Ballet School in London, appeared on Season 7 of So You Think You Can Dance, and placed Top 5 in the world at the Youth America Grand Prix in 2013.
Fiona Burnet
Field Hockey
Fi is a Great Britain and Scottish field hockey player who also works at the UK Parliament. She attended COP 26 and continues to work towards championing climate policy and improving diplomatic relations around the world.
Giullia Penalber
Wrestling
Giullia is a freestyle wrestling athlete. She is currently #5 in the world, is a two-time Pan American Champion, has won two gold medals in the Ranking Series, and is a bronze medalist at the 2019 Pan American Games. Giullia is also part of the Brazilian Navy, and has a graduate degree in Project Management.
Hilary Harper
Track & Field
- Physiotherapist and former sprinter who has most recently been working with the Under 19 and Development Women at New Zealand Cricket. - Travelling to the T20 World Cup in January
Jan-Lennard Struff
Tennis
Jan is a multiple ATP titleholder, a constant challenger of tennis’s greats, an Olympian for Germany, and has reached the second week of Grand Slams in both singles and doubles.
Joran Vliegen
Tennis
Joran is a 4-time ATP titleholder and a Davis Cup representative for Belgium
Kevin Bishop
Triathlon
Kevin is a 6-time Triathlon World Cup finalist and 3-time American Cup medallist. He's represented the USA at the World University Games in 2018 and in 24 senior-level international races.
Marcus Daniell
Tennis
Marcus is the Founder and Executive Director of High Impact Athletes and has pledged 10% of his earnings to effective organisations for life. Marcus is a two-time Olympian and bronze medallist, a Wimbledon and Australian Open Quarterfinalist, and 5-time ATP Titleholder.
Meech Golden
Agent
Meech is an Emmy nominated producer and the founder and CEO of Good Gold Agency. He has worked with such talents as Jackson State Head Coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, WWE Hall of Famers, Fox NFL Sunday host Curt Menefee, and AEW Superstar Bryan Danielson.
Taylor Ng
Tennis
Taylor captained the Dartmouth tennis team and was an academic and sporting All-Ivy. Taylor worked in investment banking before the love of tennis brought her back to pursuing it professionally.
Tyler Donatelli
Ballet
Tyler Donatelli began her ballet training under the direction of Salwa Rizkalla at Southland Ballet Academy, CA at the age of five. By the age of thirteen, Tyler began competing at the Youth America Grand Prix and received several medals at the regional competition including the Youth Grand Prix Award and Grand Prix Award, soon following a bronze and silver medal at the New York City Finals. In 2012, Tyler competed in the prestigious Music Center Spotlight Awards and was honored with the winning position in the ballet category. In 2013, Tyler joined Houston Ballet II. After completing two years in the Houston Ballet II program, Tyler joined Houston Ballet as an apprentice in December of 2014, to Demi soloist in February of 2017, and then to soloist in September of 2017. Tyler’s featured roles include Clara in Stanton Welchs’ “The Nutcracker”, Swanhilda in Ben Stevenson’s “Coppelia”, and Justin Peck’s “Year of the Rabbit”. Tyler has also performed in works by Jiri Kylian, George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, William Forsythe, along many others.
Aaron Gertler
Esports
Aaron Gertler is an on-again, off-again professional Magic: the Gathering (MTG) player. He rose to prominence by winning the DreamHack Arena Open as a tournament novice, beating the world's #1 and #2-ranked players in the process. He finished well in a string of follow-up tournaments that year, and placed second at the MTG world championship. Outside of Magic, he was one of the highest-ranked players in Storybook Brawl (SBB), an indie autochess game, and won the SBB Spring Championship. He's currently trying to balance esports with a full-time job at Open Philanthropy, a grantmaking organization focused on highly effective giving.
Alize Cornet
Tennis
Alizé Cornet is a French professional tennis player. She has won six singles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as three singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She holds the record for the most consecutive Grand Slam appearances with 64, and is also in seventh place for overall appearances with 67.
Cody Kessel
Volleyball
Cody is a professional volleyballer who has competed for Team USA at the Volleyball Nations League & World Championships 2022. Alongside his national team commitments he has competed in Switzerland and Germany for 8 years and is currently competing for German Champion and Champions League Quarterfinalists Berlin Recycling Volleys. Before going pro, Cody played at Princeton University, where he came across the ideas of effective giving during Peter Singer's Practical Ethics class.
Dr Dan Epstein
Beach Handball
Dr Dan Epstein is an Australian doctor and multi-sport athlete code-hopper. Having competed as a junior at national level in both High Jump and Volleyball, Dan was not tall enough for either, but went on to represent Australia in Beach Handball and Netball. Now, Dan is cycling and running whilst working clinically as a doctor and as an academic and consultant in high impact areas.
Jacob Smith
Field Hockey
Jake is an Olympic field hockey player who made his national debut for the New Zealand Black Sticks in 2012. In 2014, Smith medalled for the first time with New Zealand at the 2012–13 FIH World League in India, and was named Black Sticks Player of the Year in 2020.
Jacquie Pierri
Ice Hockey
American Ice Hockey player, playing in her second EWHL (European Women's Hockey League) season with the Bolzano Eagles (Italy). She previously played two seasons with SDE in the SDHL (Swedish Women's Hockey League), five seasons with the Calgary Inferno in the CWHL (Canadian Women's Hockey League), and four seasons at Brown University (NCAA D1). Additionally she holds two Master's degrees in Sustainability Engineering and is a climate activist through Ecoathletes and Extinction Rebellion.
Joe Morrison
Field Hockey
Joe was recently named in the 2022 Black Stick men's squad for the first time. He is an extremely talented player from Christchurch, New Zealand who has been an integral part of the New Zealand U18 and U21 junior sides prior to being selected for the men's squad. An incredibly exciting young player who has a huge career ahead of him.
Kayla Tyrell
Canoe Sprint
Kayla made her Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro as part of the historic New Zealand women's K4 boat, placing 5th. The following year, she landed a bronze medal in the K4 500m at the World Championship. More success followed at the 2018 World Championships when Kayla secured double silver in the K4 500m and K2 200m boats.
Lockie Ferguson
Cricket
Lockie is a New Zealand Black Caps cricketer who also plays first-class cricket for Auckland. He is able to bowl at speeds in excess of 90 mph, His fastest being 97.7 mph (157.3 km/h). Known for his searing pace and lethal bouncers, he is one of the world's fastest bowlers to have ever played the game.
Polly Inglis
Cricket
Polly is a wicket-keeper and batter for the Otago Sparks. Having played both age group representative hockey and cricket for New Zealand she is now focusing on cricket where she is known for her unorthodox style of batting and supreme fielding ability.
Robert Farah
Tennis
Rob is a legend of doubles. He has been #1 in the world, is a Wimbledon and US Open Champion, and has won 19 ATP Tour titles in his career so far. He has represented Colombia at the Olympics, Davis Cup, and the Pan-American Games, where he won gold medals in both singles and doubles. Alongside his tennis career, Rob has been caring for Earth. The Robert Farah Foundation have already planted more than 2,000 native trees in different regions of Colombia, with a focus to restore degraded soils. It all started with the planting of 40 native trees with friends and family in 2022.
Daniel Vallverdu
Tennis
Dani has coached Andy Murray, Tomáš Berdych, Juan Martín del Potro, Stan Wawrinka, and most recently he is coaching Grigor Dimitrov. He has also worked alongside Ivan Lendl, Andre Agassi and Magnus Norman. Dani and Andy Murray had a longstanding and successful partnership which led to many tournament wins, including Murray's first Olympic Gold medal in 2012 (Vallverdú was head coach for the British Olympic tennis team), and two Grand Slam wins: the 2012 US Open and 2013 Wimbledon Championships.
Dylan Schmidt
Gymnastics
Dylan won the bronze medal in the men's trampoline at the Tokyo Olympic Games. It was New Zealand's first ever Olympic gymnastics medal. He made his Olympic debut at Rio 2016, becoming the first ever New Zealander to compete in trampoline at the Olympic Games, finishing 7th. He became the individual trampoline world champion at the 2022 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships and is New Zealand's first world champion in men's trampoline.
Pablo Andujar
Tennis
Pablo is a Spanish tennis player and Olympian. Pablo has won four ATP Tour singles titles and reached the fourth round of the 2019 US Open and the 2021 French Open doubles semifinals. He is also a Board Representative for the ATP Tour.
Rob Morgan
Tennis
Rob is a professional tennis coach, and has coached two different doubles players to grand slam titles - Wesley Koolhof (partnering Skupski) and Joe Salisbury (partnering Ram). These teams have both been #1 in the world during Rob's tenure.
Callum Saunders
Cycling
Callum is a current member of the New Zealand Elite Track Sprint Team. He is an Olympian, Commonwealth Games Finalist, a World Cup Gold Medalist, and the current Mens National Sprint and Keirin Champion. Growing up in rural Marlborough, Callum first began riding bikes as a means to explore with friends, before beginning racing on the mountain bike, then road, and finally settling on the track near the end of high school. Outside of sport, Callum is studying towards his Masters in Economics, as well as being a co-founder of Podium Recruit with teammate and fellow HIA athlete, Sam Dakin.
Jack Gower
Skiing
Jack is an Irish Olympic athlete who finished 12th in Giant Slalom. He was junior world champion and went on to be ranked number 1 in Britain for Downhill, Super-G and Alpine Skiing. He is also a winner of US, Czech and British National titles.
Fynn Sterritt
Sailing
Fynn represents Great Britain in the 49er category and is in contention to compete at the Paris Olympic Games in 2024. He won silver at the World Championships in 2017 and has won many golds at international regattas over the years. Off the boat, Fynn has a Masters in Aerospace Engineering.
Mohamed Safwat
Tennis
Mo is a pro tennis player and Olympian from Egypt. He made history for Egyptian sport at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021 as the first Egyptian man to qualify for the Olympics after he won the 2019 African Games. Mo has been a regular player on the Egypt Davis Cup team since 2009, and has won one singles and three titles in doubles on the ATP Challenger Tour. He is currently the Egyptian No. 1.
Abhinav A. Bindra
Shooting
Taro Daniel
Tennis
Taro is a Japanese Olympian and professional tennis player. He has beaten both Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. Taro is an ATP Tour singles titleholder from the 2018 Istanbul Open, has won seven ATP Challenger Tour singles titles, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 64. He is currently the No. 2 Japanese player.
Rachel Neylan
Cycling
Rachel is an Australian Olympian and professional road cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Cofidis. She won a silver medal at the 2012 World Championships just five years after committing to cycling, and has representing Australia at 6 World Championships. She also won the inaugural women's Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race in 2015. Rachel has also been a high-level physio, taking care of the Australian Rowing Team before her cycling career took off.
Leicy Santos
Football
Leicy is one of Colombia’s top football players. She plays for Atletico de Madrid in the Spanish League and is the creative force of the Colombian National Team. It has been a long road to get here but with the belief of her family and her hard work, she has done it. Colombia will be at the World Cup and the Olympics in 2024. Another chance for Leicy and the team to show the world how good they are.
Ben Cawston
Rackets
Ben is the current Rackets World Champion and World #1. He is the youngest ever world #1 and the youngest World Champion in over 100 years. Ben has won the US Open three times and is a three time Singles Invitational Champion.
Shaunna Polley
Beach Volleyball
Shaunna is a Beach Volleyball player from New Zealand. She is an Asian Championships Gold Medalist, a double Commonwealth Games competitor coming 4th in the Birmingham Games in 2022, and a Paris 2024 Olympic hopeful.
Rebecca Petch
Cycling
Petchy started her career in BMX, winning numerous World Championship age-group medals and coming 12th at the Tokyo Olympic Games. She then pivoted to track cycling and adapted quickly, breaking the national record in her first attempt at the standing one-lap, and has achieved world-class times as the starter in the women's sprint group that broke the national and Oceania record. At the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Petchy won gold alongside her teammates in the women's team sprint.
Paul Smith
Field Hockey
Paul is a German field hockey player, earning his first cap for the national team in April 2022. He is Vice Junior World Champion, and plays for Hamburg in the German Bundesliga alongside fellow HIA athlete Hugo Inglis.
Oliver Cook
Rowing
Oliver is a two-time Olympic rower from Great Britain, coming fourth at the Tokyo Olympics in the coxless four. With that same team he won both the World Championships and the European Championships. Since retiring from full-time competition he has helped start an impact consultancy at the University of Oxford called the Oxford SDG Impact Lab and has founded the Oxford Sports Leadership Lab that is using sport as a platform to research and deliver impact projects.
Bianca Andreescu
Tennis
Bianca is a Canadian professional tennis player who has made history many times in her career - in 2019 she won the BNP Paribas Open title as the first wild-card winner in tournament history. She went on to defeat Serena Williams to win both the US Open and the Rogers Cup, becoming the first Canadian tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title, and the first to win the Rogers Cup in 50 years. Andreescu is also the first player to win a Grand Slam singles title as a teenager since 2006. With a career-high ranking of No. 4 in the world, Bianca set a new record as the highest-ranked Canadian in the history of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA).
Julian Schütter
Skiing
Like Julian, anyone growing up almost on the ski slopes of Austria sooner or later takes up ski racing. For him, it happened earlier, and he hasn't stopped since. Today, he competes in the World Cup in his main disciplines: downhill and super-G. Additionally, he calls himself a climate advocate, aiming to make a difference not only through donations but also by leveraging his influence as an athlete.
Baxter Holt
Cricket
Baxter is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-handed wicket-keeper-batsman who has played for Australian age group cricket teams and is currently playing at the Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League.
VR Raghunath
Field Hockey
VR is a former Indian field hockey player. He played as a fullback and was known for his abilities as a drag flicker. He was a part of the Indian team that won bronze in the 2007 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, silver in 2008, gold in the 2007 Asia Cup and silver in 2013, and silver in the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Having scored six goals in the 2013 Asia Cup, Raghunath was awarded the 'Best Player of the Tournament'.
Brenda Perry
Tennis
Brenda has held a variety of roles in international professional tennis working in over 50 countries with WTA, ATP, ITF, Grand Slams and Olympics. These roles have included international operations, governance, officiating, event initiator, strategist, fundraiser, mentor, TV and radio commentator, professional tennis player. Brenda is a former NZ Number 1 and she oversaw the return of women’s international professional tennis to NZ in 1980s. She has been the only female Tournament Director of NZ’s ASB Classic and is one of just a few females worldwide to be a Tournament Director of a WTA 1000 event having done so in China at Wuhan Open and WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai.
Dom Dixon
Field Hockey
Dom Dixon is a goalkeeper for the New Zealand Black Stick's field hockey team. He's an imposing figure in goal and and an impressive dude off the pitch. When he's not padded up he spends his days working as a Sustainability Specialist marrying up science-based action with clear and effective communication.
Eliza McCartney
Track & Field
Eliza stormed onto the international scene by winning bronze at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in her first ever major event. Two years later she backed that up with a silver at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. She is the current New Zealand and Oceania record holder at 4.94m, and is the outdoor world junior record holder at 4.64m. Her most recent championship achievement was placing 4th at the Birmingham World Indoor Champs in 2018.
Susanne Haaland
Football
Susanne is a Norwegian professional football player. She is currently captain for Kolbotn in Norway's top league, and has represented Norway in the junior team. Alongside football, Susanne has a Master's degree in law from the University of Oslo.
Aidan Sarikaya
Field Hockey
Aidan is an international field hockey player from New Zealand. He is a central midfielder that is about to start playing for Hamburg Polo Club in the German Bundesliga. He has also previously played for Herakles HC in the Belgian Hockey League. He recently played in the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games and is now working hard to prepare for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Alice Zeimann
Beach Volleyball
Alice is one half of the Beach Ferns - New Zealand's top professional beach volleyball team. Alice came 4th in the 2022 Commonwealth Games, won gold at the 2022 Asian Championships, and competes on the FIVB World Tour. She is in contention for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Alongside her volleyball career, Alice completed a BS at Florida State University and is currently in her last year of law school at Auckland University.
Paul Coll
Squash
Paul is the first New Zealand man to become World No. 1 in squash. He has won two gold medals, 1 silver medal, and one bronze medal across three Commonwealth Games, winning a double gold in Birmingham 2022 in both Men's Singles and Mixed Doubles. He is the current British Open champion, having won this tournament in 2021 and 2022.
Rajeev Ram
Tennis
Raj is the only person to ever win 3 US Open titles back-to-back, alongside fellow HIA athlete Joe Salisbury. Raj is an Olympic silver medallist, a three-time Australian Open champion, holds 30 ATP Tour titles between singles and doubles, and has been ranked #1 in the world. Raj and his foundation, EntouRaj, have partnered with HIA in the mission to do as much good in the world as possible.
Loïck Luypaert
Field Hockey
Loïck is a distinguished figure in the world of international hockey, renowned for his exceptional skills as a defender and his pivotal role in the Belgian national team's ascendancy on the global stage. With a career punctuated by critical goals and shiny medals, Luypaert has been instrumental in Belgium's notable achievements, including their historic Olympic and World Cup victories.
Laurence Halsted
Fencing
Laurence Halsted is a two-time British Olympic fencer and multiple European medallist, who competed in the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Games. After more than a decade of performing at the highest levels of sport, Laurence hung up his swords and took on a role as the Performance Director of a national federation alongside becoming the Director of mentoring at UK non-profit, The True Athlete Project (TAP). Laurence currently works as a performance consultant and coach in both sport and business as well as continuing to lead programmes at TAP. All these roles are aligned in helping people to discover that a mindful, compassionate approach to life is both far healthier and more sustainable and will also help us to perform better than what our traditional concepts would have us believe about succeeding in life.
Les Elder
Rugby
Les first debuted for the Black Ferns (New Zealand national team) in 2015 and was part of the 2017 Rugby World Cup winning team. She is a natural leader, calm under pressure and was named captain of the Black Ferns for the first time in 2019. Elder took time off in 2020, becoming a Mum, and returned to the Black Ferns squad in 2021. She has played 22 tests for the Black Ferns across seven years. Les was also part of the Bay of Plenty Volcanix side that won the Farah Palmer Cup championship in 2017, and captained Chiefs Manawa to the inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki title in 2022
Sara Lindbak Hørte
Football
Sara is a center-back for the Norwegian top team Rosenborg. At the age of 23, she has played five matches and scored one goal for the Norwegian national team, and she participated in the 2023 World Cup.
Isy Parry
Cricket
Isy is a young cricketer from Otago, New Zealand. She has been part of New Zealand U19 development squad and Otago Sparks squad and has just signed her first playing contract in the UK.
David Liti
Weightlifting
Dave is a Commonwealth Games gold and silver medallist, holding the Comm Games record for the 105kg+ division for his lift of 403kg at the Gold Coast Games in 2018. He is also an Olympian, coming 5th in Tokyo 2021.
Erin Routliffe
Tennis
Erin is the reigning US Open Doubles champion, alongside fellow HIA athlete Gaby Dabrowski. She is also an Australian Open quarterfinalist, a 4-time WTA titleholder, a 15-time ITF titleholder between singles and doubles, plays Fed Cup for New Zealand, and is a 2-time NCAA doubles champion.
Nathaniel Lammons
Tennis
Nate is an American doubles specialist with 9 ATP titles and a career high ranking of #22 in the world. He and partner Withrow finished 9th in the ATP Race in 2023.
Hugo Inglis
Field Hockey
Hugo is a four-time Olympian field hockey player for New Zealand. He has been considered one of the best hockey players in the world and has made over 250 appearances for the NZ team, winning both silver and bronze medals at The Commonwealth Games. He is also HIA’s co-founder.
Dan Cates
Poker
Dan is a poker player from the USA better known in the poker world as Jungleman. He has 2 WSOP bracelets, 2 titles on the World Poker Tour, 1 title on the European Poker Tour, and is the first person to win the Poker Players Championship in consecutive years. Dan has been considered one of the best heads-up No Limit Texas Hold 'em players in the world.
Eloi Adjavon
Triathlon
Eloi became the first triathlete from Togo in Olympic Games history at Paris 2024, He achieved this historic milestone after starting triathlon just five years earlier in 2019 at the age of 27.
Melissa Humana-Paredes
Beach Volleyball
Melissa Humaña-Paredes is a Canadian beach volleyball player, a World Champion and one half of the most successful volleyball team in Canadian history. Representing Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Melissa and her teammate won the silver medal. This is the first medal ever won by a Canadian women’s volleyball team at the Olympics and the best result of any Canadian volleyball team at an Olympics.
Paul Stephane Biligha
Basketball
Standing at 2m tall, Cameroonian-Italian basketballer Paul currently plays center for Derthona Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A. Paul made his debut with the Under-20 Italian national team in 2010, and made the open Italian National Team in 2017, competing with them at EuroBasket in Israel.
Nic Woods
Field Hockey
Nic has played two Olympic Games for the New Zealand men's field hockey team, in Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2021. He also collected a silver medal at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Woods is a brave and effective play-making midfielder with incredible distribution skills, and he has quickly become a powerhouse of world hockey. He is currently playing professionally in Hamburg, Germany.
Tori Moorby (nee Peeters)
Track & Field
Tori is an Olympic javeliner from New Zealand, and is both a national record holder and a multiple national champion. She placed 6th in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in 2022 and won silver at the Xiamen Diamond League in 2025.
Olivia McTaggart
Track & Field
Liv is a Kiwi Olympic pole vaulter, reaching the finals in Paris 2024 and coming 4th at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in 2022. She recently had her biggest career result, winning the 2025 Diamond League+ in London, jumping a PB of 4.73m.
Jessica Fox
Canoe Slalom
Jess is the greatest individual paddler in the history of the canoe slalom. A four-time Olympian with six Olympic medals - three golds, one silver, and two bronze - she has cemented her status as a sporting legend not just in Australia but globally. Jess is the reigning Olympic champion in the women’s C1 (canoe) and women’s K1 (kayak) and has won over a dozen gold medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships across the two events.
Anna Blinkova
Tennis
Anna has won one singles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour. Her best singles ranking is No. 34, and No. 45 in doubles. Anna was runner-up at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships in girls' singles and was ranked the No. 3 junior tennis player in the world.
Max Brown
Canoe Sprint
Max has competed at two Olympic Games. At Tokyo 2020 he paired with Kurtis Imrie where the pair placed 5th in the K2 1000m. At Paris 2024 he made the finals in the K4 500m, which was the first boat from NZ to do so in 40 years. In his downtime, Brown is an accomplished musician and teaches music. He wrote the New Zealand Team song 'Aint Just Dreaming' with Ellesse Andrews. The song was ranked #1 for new NZ singles.
Julian David
Speed Climber
Julian David - self-declared "New Zealand's Spider-Man", is an Olympian and the 8th fastest speed climber in the world. In July 2026, he became the first athlete in Oceania history to break the five-second barrier, clocking 4.99 seconds at the IFSC World Cup in Chamonix. He made his Olympic debut at the 2024 Paris Games at age 19, the youngest competitor in the speed climbing field. Julian holds the 2023 IFSC Youth World Championship title -New Zealand's first-ever world title in the sport, has won the Oceania Championship 5 times, and received the Halberg Award for Emerging Talent.
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Featured athlete campaigns
Women’s Empowerment
Gaby's Games for Good
Every game I win, I'm giving $20 to prevent violence against women & girls.
Gaby Dabrowski, Tennis
Climate Solutions
Jumping for the Planet
For every centimetre I clear in competition, I'm pledging $1 to the planet.
Hamish Kerr, High Jump
Climate Solutions
Playing for the Planet
I'm pledging $1,000 for every zero-bogey round to climate solutions.
Ryan Fox, Golf
Climate Solutions
Every Dig Helps the Planet
I'm pledging $10 to the planet for every successful dig this season.
Melissa Humana-Paredes, Beach Volleyball
Climate Solutions
Winning to Love for the Planet
For every game I win without my opponent scoring, I'm pledging $100 to the planet.
Lulu Sun, Tennis
Climate Solutions
Pole Vaulting for the Planet
I'm pledging $1 to climate solutions for every 200kms flown for sport.
Eliza McCartney, Pole Vault