Michael "Mick" Conlan (born 20 February 1958 in Tasmania) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.

Born in Tasmania, Conlan played with the Manuka Football Club in the Australian Capital Territory before being recruited to the VFL by the Fitzroy Football Club. He debuted in 1977 and played mostly at half-forward or in a forward pocket wearing the No. 12 guernsey. He was noted for his explosive power, and kicked numerous World of Sport "Goals of the week" typically on bursting runs down the flanks. His emphasis on strength training and muscular physique preempted what was to be more common in later decades. His nicknames were "the Sherman Tank" or "Crash", with his most notable moment being kicking the winning goal during the final seconds in the 1986 Elimination Final against Essendon. He went on to play 210 games for 395 goals with the club until his retirement in 1989 (his final game being for the reserves in their premiership win over Geelong that year). During his career he represented Victoria in State of Origin on four occasions. Conlan kicked 10 goals in one game against Footscray in 1984.

Vladimir Vasilyevich Nikitin (Russian: Влади́мир Васи́льевич Ники́тин; born July 14, 1959) is a former Soviet cross-country skiers who competed in the 1980s, training at Zenit. He won a silver in the 4x10 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.

Nikitin also won a gold medal in the 4x10 km relay at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (tied with Norway).

His best individual finish was fourth in the 1983 World Cup event in Canada.

Patrick Barnes, more commonly known as Paddy Barnes, (born 9 April 1987) is an Irish amateur boxer from Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Barnes represented Ireland in the light-flyweight division at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, where he won a bronze medal.

Barnes, represents the Holy Family ABC in Belfast and won the Ulster title in 2005, 2006 and 2007. He has faced Jimmy Moore from the St. Francis club in Limerick in each of his national finals being runner up in 2006 but winning the All-Ireland title 2007 and 2008.

Barnes represented Northern Ireland at the 2006 Commonwealth Games at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Barnes was defeated in the quarter finals by Swaziland's Simanga Shiba, although Barnes had been leading at the half way point.

In 2007, Barnes suffered an eye injury the EU Championships which stopped him from winning a medal, later that year in July, Barnes competed at the Commonwealth Federation Championships in Liverpool, England.

Both Barnes and fellow Irish fighter Eamon O’Kane won gold medals in their respective divisions at the event. Barnes defeated India's Nanao Singh in his final.

John Joseph Nevin (born 7 June 1989 in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland), more commonly known as John Joe Nevin, is an Irish traveller and amateur boxer who won the Irish national boxing title and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics at the age of 18.

Nevin lost 11:14 to Aaron Casey at the 2006 World Junior Championships at 48 kg.

Nevin qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics by winning the 1st European Qualifying Tournament. Nevin subsequently won the 2008 European Union boxing championships.

In the 2008 Beijing Olympics he beat Abdelhalim Ourradi 9-4 in his first round before being beaten by Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan 9-2 in the round of 16. On 9 September 2009, Nevin guaranteed Ireland a historic sixth medal at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships after he beat China's Yu Gu in Milan. He won his quarter-final 7-5. In the semi-final he lost by 5-4 to Russian Eduard Abzalimov, and so took away a bronze medal. In Baku, Azerbaijan he qualified for the 2012 London Olympic games by reaching the quarter-finals of the 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships, subsequently he reached the semi-finals by beating Orzubek Shaymov of Uzbekistan 19-17 to claim another world championship bronze medal, as a result he has the distinction of being the first Irish boxer in history to claim two world championship medals.

Chris Phelan (born 12 December 1955) is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1980s. He was a state representative versatile forward for Queensland and a two-time New South Wales Rugby League premiership-winner with the Parramatta Eels.

Phelan was born in Ireland. Immensely strong for his size, the Townsville forward was playing for Brisbane's Southern Suburbs club when he first was first selected for Queensland at lock in all three games of the 1981 interstate series. Phelan was the Brisbane Rugby League premierships Rothmans Medal winner that year and also won the Grand Final with Souths.

Phelan signed to Sydney's defending premiers Parramatta in 1982. He had to sit out the start of the 1982 while Parramatta waged a battle with the Queensland Rugby League over his transfer fee.

He played at prop in the Eels' two Grand Final wins over Manly in 1982 and 1983 but moved to the second-row for the 6-4 loss in the 1984 decider against Canterbury. In 1984 he was recalled to the Queensland side for game III of the State of Origin series where he appeared at second-row.