List of sportspeople who competed for more than one country

For the list of sportspeople with dual nationality who have competed for only one country, see List of sportspeople with dual nationality.

This is a list of sportspeople who have moved to compete for another country. Not included in this list are:

Alpine skiing

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Kilian Albrecht  Austria[1]  Bulgaria
Katrin Gutensohn  Austria  Germany
Elfi Eder  Austria  Grenada
Urs Imboden   Switzerland  Moldova
Christa Kinshofer  Germany  Netherlands
Alessia Dipol  India  Togo
Edit Miklós  Romania  Hungary
Dalibor Šamšal  Croatia  Hungary

Archery

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Khatuna Lorig  Georgia[2]  United States
Natalia Valeeva  Moldova  Italy

Athletics

See List of nationality transfers in athletics

Badminton

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Nicole Grether  Germany  Canada
Weny Rahmawati[3]  Indonesia  France
Jeanine Cicognini   Switzerland  Italy
Mia Audina  Indonesia  Netherlands
Zhang Beiwen[4]  Singapore  United States
Danny Bawa Chrisnanta  Indonesia  Singapore
Hendri Saputra[3]  Indonesia  Singapore
Ronald Susilo[3]  Indonesia  Singapore
Hendra Wijaya[3]  Indonesia  Singapore
Fung Permadi  Indonesia  Chinese Taipei
Olga Konon  Belarus  Poland
 Poland  Germany
Halim Haryanto  Indonesia  United States
Tony Gunawan[3]  Indonesia  United States

Baseball

Name of athlete Previous national team New national team
Ernesto Noris  Cuba  Brazil
Bárbaro Cañizares  Cuba  Spain
Yasser Gómez  Cuba  Spain

Basketball

Name of athlete Previous national team New nation team
Anton Gavel  Slovakia  Germany
Hakeem Olajuwon  Nigeria (junior)  United States
Jericho Cruz  Northern Mariana Islands U20  Philippines

Biathlon

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Elena Khrustaleva  Russia  Belarus
 Belarus  Kazakhstan
Natalya Sokolova  Russia  Belarus
Olena Zubrilova  Ukraine  Belarus
Nathalie Santer-Bjørndalen  Italy  Belgium
Anastasiya Kuzmina  Russia  Slovakia
Jakov Fak  Croatia  Slovenia
Alexei Aidarov  Belarus  Ukraine
Michael Rösch  Germany  Belgium

Bobsleigh

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Lascelles Brown  Jamaica  Canada
 Canada  Monaco

Boxing

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Kostya Tszyu  Soviet Union  Australia
Dariusz Michalczewski  Poland  Germany
Lennox Lewis  Canada  Great Britain

Bridge

Parenthetical datespans such as (1935–1937) or (1935–1935) report first and last representative appearances in World and European championship tournaments, according to the World Bridge Federation and European Bridge League shared database (WBF People Finder or EBL Player Lookup). This list does not cover, say, US immigrant participation in United States Bridge Championships competition to determine US representatives—so to speak, transfers of national eligibility not consummated by play as national representatives.

Single dates imply one known representative international appearance, such as one-time play in the now-biennial Bermuda Bowl tournament.[5]

Player name From nation To nation
Markus, RixiRixi Markus[6]  Austria   (1935–1937) United Kingdom Great Britain   (1951–1976)
Décsi, LászlóLászló Décsi[7]  Hungary   (1934–1936)  Brazil   (1955 1964)
Rosenberg, MichaelMichael Rosenberg[8]  Scotland
United Kingdom Great Britain   (1978)
 USA (1992 2013)
Lev, SamSam Lev[9]  Israel   (1975 1987)  USA   (1993 2008)
Mahmood, ZiaZia Mahmood[10]  Pakistan   (1980 1992)  USA   (1997 2009)
Fallenius, BjörnBjörn Fallenius[11]  Sweden   (1982–2000, 2010)  USA   (2004)
Molson, MarkMark Molson[12]  Canada   (1984–1995)  USA   (2005)
Hampson, GeoffGeoff Hampson[13]  Canada   (1991–1993)  USA   (2005)
Gitelman, FredFred Gitelman[14]  Canada   (1991–2002)  USA (2005 2011)
Multon, FranckFranck Multon[15]  France   (1986–2009?)[16]  Monaco   (2012–2014)[17]
Fantoni, FulvioFulvio Fantoni[18]  Italy   (1986–2009)  Monaco   (2012–2014)[17]
Nunes, ClaudioClaudio Nunes[19]  Italy   (1988–2009)  Monaco   (2012–2014)[17]
Helgemo, GeirGeir Helgemo[20]  Norway   (1988–2008)  Monaco   (2012–2014)[17]
Helness, TorTor Helness[21]  Norway   (1979–2008)  Monaco   (2012–2014)[17]
Gordon, FritziFritzi Gordon[22]  Austria United Kingdom Great Britain   (1950–1976)
Koytchou, BorisBoris Koytchou[23]  France  USA   (1957)
Rosenkranz, GeorgeGeorge Rosenkranz[24]  Hungary  Mexico   (1972–1996)
 USA   (1983)
Zogheb, Loula deLoula de Zogheb[25]  Egypt   Switzerland   (1983)
Levitina, IrinaIrina Levitina[26]  Soviet Union  USA   (1996–2013)
Zimmermann, PierrePierre Zimmermann[27]   Switzerland  Monaco   (2012–2014)[17]
 France 2009?[16]
Truscott, AlanAlan Truscott[28] United Kingdom Great Britain   (1958–1962)  USA (npc Bermuda, Brazil)
Garozzo, BenitoBenito Garozzo[29]  Italy   (1961–1985, ^2005)  USA
Shivdasani, JaggyJaggy Shivdasani[30]  India   (1984–1988)  USA
Pszczoła, JacekJacek Pszczoła[31]  Poland   (1990–2002)  USA   (coach 2005 2008)

Canoeing

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Sergiy Bezugliy  Ukraine  Azerbaijan
Valentin Demyanenko  Ukraine  Azerbaijan
Maksym Prokopenko  Ukraine  Azerbaijan
Mićo Janić  Yugoslavia  Croatia
Stjepan Janić  Yugoslavia  Croatia
Josefa Idem  West Germany  Italy
Natasa Dusev-Janics  Yugoslavia  Hungary
Michał Śliwiński  Ukraine  Poland
Marcel Glavan  Romania  Spain
Benoît Peschier  France  Greece
 Greece  France
Dalma Ružičić-Benedek  Hungary  Serbia
Fabien Lefèvre  France  United States

Chess

See List of nationality transfers in chess

Cricket

Only those who played for more than one International Cricket Council (ICC) member are listed.

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Dirk Nannes  Netherlands  Australia
Brighton Watambwa  Zimbabwe  Belgium
Balaji Rao  India U19  Canada
Mahewish Khan  Pakistan  Canada
Rohan Jayasekera  Sri Lanka  Canada
Suthershini Sivanantham  Sri Lanka  Canada
Khurram Chauhan  Pakistan U19  Canada
Raza-ur-Rehman  Pakistan U19  Canada
Kenneth Kamyuka  Uganda  Canada
Anderson Cummins  West Indies  Canada
Hemnarine Chattergoon  West Indies U19  Canada
Nicholas de Groot  West Indies U19  Canada
Amjad Khan  Denmark  England
Dermot Reeve  Hong Kong  England
Ed Joyce  Ireland  England
Eoin Morgan  Ireland  England
Boyd Rankin  Ireland  England
Andy Caddick  New Zealand U19  England
Gavin Hamilton  Scotland  England
Craig Kieswetter  South Africa U19  England
Michael Lumb  South Africa U19  England
Jonathan Trott  South Africa U19  England
Gary Ballance  Zimbabwe U19  England
Nic Pothas  South Africa  Greece
Ryan Campbell  Australia  Hong Kong
Steve Atkinson  Netherlands  Hong Kong
Iftikhar Ali Khan  England  India
Tim Murtagh  England U19  Ireland
Michael Di Venuto  Australia  Italy
Joe Scuderi  Australia U19  Italy
Vincenzo Pennazza  South Africa U19  Italy
Tom Cooper  Australia U19  Netherlands
Peter Borren  New Zealand U19  Netherlands
Logan van Beek  New Zealand U19  Netherlands
Roelof van der Merwe  South Africa  Netherlands
Flavian Aponso  Sri Lanka  Netherlands
Luke Ronchi  Australia  New Zealand
Rowan Milburn  Netherlands  New Zealand
Nicola Payne  Netherlands  New Zealand
Leigh Kasperek  Scotland  New Zealand
Grant Elliott  South Africa U19  New Zealand
Sammy Guillen  West Indies  New Zealand
Colin de Grandhomme  Zimbabwe U19  New Zealand
Gul Mohammad  India  Pakistan
Geraint Jones  England  Papua New Guinea
Murphy Su'a  New Zealand  Samoa
Dougie Brown  England  Scotland
Kepler Wessels  Australia  South Africa
Imran Tahir  Pakistan U19  South Africa
Arshad Laeeq  Pakistan U19  United Arab Emirates
Usman Mushtaq  Pakistan U19  United Arab Emirates
Andri Berenger  Sri Lanka U19  United Arab Emirates
Johanne Samarasekera  Sri Lanka U19  United Arab Emirates
Hamish Anthony  West Indies  United States
Candacy Atkins  West Indies  United States
Faoud Bacchus  West Indies  United States
Roselyn Emmanuel  West Indies  United States
Doris Francis  West Indies  United States
Indomatie Goordial  West Indies  United States
Clayton Lambert  West Indies  United States
Jermaine Lawson  West Indies  United States
Neil McGarrell  West Indies  United States
Adam Sanford  West Indies  United States
Sew Shivnarine  West Indies  United States
John Traicos  South Africa  Zimbabwe

Cue sports

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Stefan Mazrocis  England  Netherlands
 Netherlands  England

Cycling

Name of athlete From nation To nation
David Boucher  France  Belgium
Marion Clignet  United States  France
Linda Villumsen  Denmark  New Zealand
Daniel Caluag  United States  Philippines
Steffen Wesemann  Germany   Switzerland
Sergey Lagutin  Uzbekistan  Russia
Chris Froome  Kenya  United Kingdom

Diving

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Irina Lashko  Russia  Australia
Uschi Freitag  Germany  Netherlands

Draughts

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Alexander Baljakin  Belarus  Netherlands

Equestrianism

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Jos Lansink  Netherlands  Belgium
Sven Rothenberger  Germany  Netherlands
Eddy Stibbe  Netherlands  Netherlands Antilles
Phillip Dutton  Australia  United States

Fencing

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Nathalie Moellhausen  Italy  Brazil
Luan Jujie  China  Canada
Igor Tikhomirov  Soviet Union  Canada
Hajnalka Kiraly-Picot  Hungary  France

Figure skating

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Vazgen Azrojan (2)  Russia  Armenia
Samuel Gezalian (2)  Germany  Armenia
Tom Nutley (2)  United Kingdom  United States
Anastasia Grebenkina  Russia  Armenia
Evgeni Borounov (2)  Lithuania  Australia
Anthony Liu  China  Australia
Alexander Pavlov  Russia  Australia
Dmitri Matsjuk  Ukraine  Austria
Barbora Silná  Czech Republic  Austria
David Vincour (1)  Czech Republic  Austria
Barbara Hanley  Latvia  Azerbaijan
Alexandr Kirsanov (1)  Russia  Azerbaijan
Igor Lukanin (2)  Germany  Azerbaijan
Igor Pashkevich  Russia  Azerbaijan
Daria Timoshenko  Russia  Azerbaijan
Sergei Davydov  Russia  Belarus
Tatiana Navka (1)  Ukraine  Belarus
Julia Sheremet  Russia  Belarus
Julia Soldatova (1)  Russia  Belarus
Juri Kurakin  Estonia  Bulgaria
Maxim Shabalin (1)  Russia  Bulgaria
David DeFazio (1)  United States  Canada
Egor Golovkin  Russia  Canada
Victor Kraatz  Germany  Canada
Justin Lanning  United Kingdom  Canada
Arseni Markov  Russia  Canada
Piper Gilles  United States  Canada
Jessica Miller  United States  Canada
Utako Wakamatsu  Japan  Canada
Kaitlyn Weaver  United States  Canada
Jennifer Don  United States  Chinese Taipei
Annette Dytrt (1)  Germany  Czech Republic
David Vincour (2)  Austria  Czech Republic
Diana Rennik  Russia  Estonia
Florent Amodio  Brazil  France
Marina Anissina  Russia  France
Paul Duchesnay  Canada  France
Isabelle Duchesnay  Canada  France
Vanessa James (2)  United Kingdom  France
Ekaterina Zaikina  Russia  Georgia
Annette Dytrt (2)  Czech Republic  Germany
Samuel Gezalian (1)  Belarus  Germany
Igor Lukanin (1)  Russia  Germany
Aljona Sawtschenko  Ukraine  Germany
Andrejs Vlascenko  Soviet Union/ Latvia  Germany
Nelli Zhiganshina  Russia  Germany
Benjamin Blum  United States  Germany
Ashley Foy  United States  Germany
Ekaterina Zaikina  Russia  Georgia
Eric Neumann-Aubichon  Canada  Greece
Christa-Elizabeth Goulakos  Canada  Greece
Maria-Elena Papasotiriou  United States  Greece
Katherine Hadford  United States  Hungary
Ami Parekh  United States  India
Vadim Akolzin  Russia  Israel
Tamar Katz  United States  Israel
Sergei Kotov  Ukraine  Israel
Sergei Sakhnovski  Soviet Union  Israel
Roman Serov  Russia  Israel
Julia Shapiro  Russia  Israel
Michael Shmerkin  Soviet Union/ Russia  Israel
Fedor Sokolov  Azerbaijan  Israel
Ekaterina Sokolova  Azerbaijan  Israel
Jenna Syken  United States  Israel
Diane Gerencser   Switzerland  Italy
Ondřej Hotárek  Czech Republic  Italy
Rinat Farkhoutdinov  Russia  Japan
Alexander Markuntsov  Russia  Japan
Yuri Razguliaiev (1)  Uzbekistan  Japan
Chris Reed  United States  Japan
Cathy Reed  United States  Japan
Alexei Tikhonov (1)  Soviet Union  Japan
Yelena Berezhnaya (1)  Russia  Latvia
Yuri Razguliaiev (2)  Japan  Latvia
Evgeni Borounov (1)  Russia  Lithuania
Katherine Copley  United States  Lithuania
Nicolette Amie House  United States  Lithuania
Clover Zatzman  United States  Lithuania
Laura Munana  United States  Mexico
Luke Munana  United States  Mexico
Emily Naphtal  United States  Mexico
Sonja Mugoša  Serbia  Montenegro
Melissa Bulanhagui  United States  Philippines
Victoria Muniz  United States  Puerto Rico
Maria Bińczyk  Germany  Poland
Laura Czarnotta  Germany  Poland
Dmitri Khromin  Russia  Poland
Vazgen Azrojan (1)  Ukraine  Russia
Yelena Berezhnaya (2)  Latvia  Russia
Julia Soldatova (2)  Belarus  Russia
Yuko Kawaguchi  Japan  Russia
Tatiana Navka (2)  Belarus  Russia
Julia Obertas  Ukraine  Russia
Tatiana Volosozhar  Ukraine  Russia
Maxim Shabalin (2)  Bulgaria  Russia
Alexei Tikhonov (2)  Japan  Russia
Kate Louise Bagnall  United Kingdom  Serbia
Demid Rokachev   Switzerland  Serbia
Melania Albea   Switzerland  Spain
Taras Rajec  Ukraine  Slovakia
Nikola Višňová  Czech Republic  Slovakia
David DeFazio (2)  Canada   Switzerland
Jocelyn Ho  Canada  Chinese Taipei
Charissa Tansomboon  United States  Thailand
Victoria Maxiuta  Russia  Ukraine
Vitaliy Baranov  Ukraine  United Kingdom
Vanessa James (1)  Canada  United Kingdom
Daniil Barantsev  Russia  United States
Tanith Belbin  Canada  United States
Oleg Fediukov  Russia  United States
Mathew Gates  United Kingdom  United States
Kyoko Ina  Japan  United States
Rena Inoue  Japan  United States
Alexandr Kirsanov (2)  Azerbaijan  United States
Chuen-Gun Lee  South Korea  United States
Sergei Magerovski  Russia  United States
Denis Petukhov  Russia  United States
Vasily Serkov  Latvia  United States
Gorsha Sur  Soviet Union  United States
Peter Tchernyshev  Russia  United States
Tatiana Malinina  Russia  Uzbekistan
Alexander Shakalov  Ukraine  Uzbekistan
Trifun Živanović  United States  Yugoslavia

Football (soccer)

Gymnastics

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Anna Dogonadze  Georgia  Germany
Donghua Li  China   Switzerland
Katia Pisetsky  Ukraine  Israel
Anna Pavlova  Russia  Azerbaijan
Yulia Inshina  Russia  Azerbaijan
Annia Hatch  Cuba  United States

Handball

Name of athlete Previous national team New national team
Andrej Klimovets  Belarus  Germany
Oleg Velyky  Ukraine  Germany
Bogdan Wenta  Poland  Germany
Ivo Díaz  Cuba  Hungary
Carlos Reinaldo Pérez  Cuba  Hungary
Vladimir Rivero  Cuba  Hungary
Bojana Radulović  Yugoslavia  Hungary
Roberto Julián Duranona  Cuba  Iceland
Katarina Bulatović  Serbia  Montenegro
Ana Đokić  Serbia  Montenegro
Irina Pusic  Croatia  Netherlands
Katja Nyberg  Finland  Norway
Lina Olsson Rosenberg  Sweden  Norway
Hassan Mabrouk  Egypt  Qatar
Eldar Memišević  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Qatar
Bertrand Roiné  France  Qatar
Goran Stojanović  Montenegro  Qatar
Žarko Marković  Montenegro  Qatar
Danijel Šarić  Serbia
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Qatar
Iztok Puc  Croatia  Slovenia
Talant Dujshebaev  Soviet Union  Russia
 Kyrgyzstan
 Spain
Julio Fis  Cuba  Spain
Rolando Uríos  Cuba  Spain
Arpad Sterbik  Serbia  Spain

Ice hockey

Until German courts were forced to rule on the eligibility of Miroslav Sikora in 1987, it was forbidden to compete for more than one nation in IIHF events.[35]

Name of athlete Previous national team New national team[36]
Brandon Bochenski  United States  Kazakhstan
Dustin Boyd  Canada  Kazakhstan
Chris Bright  Canada  Japan
Nigel Dawes  Canada  Kazakhstan
Hnat Domenichelli  Canada   Switzerland
Tony Esposito  Canada  United States*
Curt Fraser  Canada  United States*
Jason Holland  Canada  Germany^
Árpád Mihály  Romania  Hungary
Evgeni Nabokov  Kazakhstan  Russia
Csaba Nagy  Hungary  Romania
Peter Nedved  Canada  Czech Republic
Geoff Platt  Canada  Belarus
Sean Selmser  Canada  Austria
Peter Ševela  Slovakia  Hungary
Miroslav Sikora  Poland  West Germany^
Peter Šťastný  Czechoslovakia  Canada*
 Canada*  Slovakia
Mike Stewart  Canada  Austria
Bryan Trottier  Canada*  United States*
Darcy Werenka  Canada  Austria
Dainius Zubrus  Russia*  Lithuania
* = Only represented this nation at the Canada Cup or World Cup of Hockey and did not affect IIHF or Olympic eligibility
^ = Eligibility contested in only appearance

Judo

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Semir Pepic  Slovakia  Australia
Anatoly Laryukov  Russia  Belarus
Elco van der Geest  Netherlands  Belgium
Faycal Bousbiat  Algeria  Canada
Sergio Camacho  Venezuela  Colombia
Angelo Parisi  United Kingdom  France
Julia Matijass  Russia  Germany
Ramaz Chochosvili  Ukraine  Georgia
Linda Bolder  Netherlands  Israel
Jenny Gal  Netherlands  Italy
Sagdat Sadykov  Kyrgyzstan  Kazakhstan
Majlinda Kelmendi  Kosovo  Albania
 Albania  Kosovo
Dmitrij Gerasimenko  Russia  Serbia
Sandra Borderieux  France  Spain
Ferrid Kheder  France  Tunisia
Kayra Sayit  France  Turkey
Bekir Özlü  Georgia  Turkey
Hüseyin Özkan  Russia  Turkey
Ivan Remarenco  Moldova  United Arab Emirates
Sergiu Toma  Moldova  United Arab Emirates
Alice Schlezinger  Israel  United Kingdom
Adler Volmar  Haiti  United States

Lawn Bowls

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Morgan Moffat  Scotland  New Zealand

Luge

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Miroslav Zajonc  Czechoslovakia  Canada
 Canada  United States

Motorcycling

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Travis Pastrana  United States  Puerto Rico
 Puerto Rico  United States

Netball

Name of athlete Previous national team New national team
Leana de Bruin  South Africa  New Zealand
Irene van Dyk  South Africa  New Zealand

Nordic skiing

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Mikhail Botvinov  Russia  Austria
Katerina Smutna  Czech Republic  Austria
Ivan Babikov  Russia  Canada
Jan Schmid   Switzerland  Norway
Akseli Kokkonen  Finland  Norway
Johann Mühlegg  Germany  Spain
Antonina Ordina  Soviet Union  Sweden

Pool and snooker

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Alex Pagulayan  Canada  Philippines

Rowing

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Igor Lucić  Serbia  Azerbaijan
Luka Đorđević  Serbia  Azerbaijan

Rugby League

Name of athlete Previous national team New national team
Brent Webb  Australia  New Zealand
Nathan Fein  Australia  New Zealand
Setaimata Sa  New Zealand  Samoa
 New Zealand[37]
Brad Thorn  New Zealand  Australia[38]
Tonie Carroll  New Zealand  Australia[39]
Willie Mason  New Zealand  Tonga
 Australia[40]
Lote Tuqiri  Fiji[41]  Australia
Lesley Vainikolo  Tonga  New Zealand[42]
Maurie Fa'asavalu  Samoa[43]  United Kingdom
 England
David Barends  South Africa  United Kingdom
Christiaan Roets  South Africa  Wales
Rangi Chase  New Zealand  England

Rugby Union

Name of athlete Previous national team New national team
Enrique Edgardo Rodriguez  Argentina  Australia[44]
Patricio Noriega  Argentina  Australia[45]
Diego Domínguez  Argentina[46]  Italy
Gonzalo Canale  Argentina  Italy
Martin Castrogiovanni  Argentina[47]  Italy
Ramiro Pez  Argentina  Italy
Luciano Orquera  Argentina  Italy
Julian Gardner  Australia  Italy[48]
Matt Pini  Australia  Italy[49]
Luke McLean  Australia  Italy
Joshua Furno  Australia  Italy
Brian Smith  Australia  Ireland[50]
Brent Cockbain  Australia  Wales
Steve Devine  Australia  New Zealand[51]
Craig Gower  Australia[52]  Italy
Luke McLean  Australia[53]  Italy
Hayden Smith  Australia  United States
Tom Court  Australia  Ireland
Steve Mafi  Australia  Tonga[54]
Craig Wing  Australia  Japan[55]
Vincent Debaty  Belgium  France
Robert Barbieri  Canada[56]  Italy
Steve Atherton  England  South Africa
Freddie Brooks  England  Rhodesia
Jamie Salmon  England  New Zealand
 England[57]
Isoa Damudamu  Fiji  England
Alipate Tuilevuka  Fiji  United States
Ilivasi Tabua  Fiji  Australia
Joeli Vidiri  Fiji  New Zealand
Lote Tuqiri  Fiji[58]  Australia
Manoa Vosawai  Fiji  Italy
Richard Tardits  France[59]  United States
Otar Turashvili  Georgia  Romania
Dean Mumm  New Zealand  Australia
Mike Harris  New Zealand  Australia
Joe Tomane  New Zealand
 Samoa
 Australia
Kevin Putt  New Zealand  South Africa[60]
John Plumtree  New Zealand  South Africa[61]
Frano Botica  New Zealand  Croatia[62]
Riki Flutey  New Zealand  England
Henry Paul  New Zealand  England[63]
Shontayne Hape  New Zealand  England[63]
Dan Ward-Smith  New Zealand  England
Mark van Gisbergen  New Zealand  England
Dylan Hartley  New Zealand  England
Perry Freshwater  New Zealand  England
Thomas Waldrom  New Zealand  England[64]
Andy Ward  New Zealand  Ireland
Isaac Boss  New Zealand[65]  Ireland
Sean Lineen  New Zealand  Scotland
Glenn Metcalfe  New Zealand  Scotland
John Leslie  New Zealand  Scotland
Martin Leslie  New Zealand  Scotland
Brendan Laney  New Zealand  Scotland
Shane Howarth  New Zealand[66]  Wales
Matt Cardy  New Zealand  Wales
Brett Sinkinson  New Zealand  Wales
Glenn Panaho  New Zealand  Australia
Tony Marsh  New Zealand  France
Legi Matiu  New Zealand  France
Paul Griffen  New Zealand  Italy
Kaine Robertson  New Zealand  Italy
Matthew Phillips  New Zealand  Italy
Josh Sole  New Zealand  Italy
Manny Edmonds  New Zealand  Australia
Huia Edmonds  New Zealand  Australia
Jeremy Kyne  New Zealand  Canada
Vaughan Going  New Zealand  Hong Kong
James Arlidge  New Zealand  Japan
Andrew McCormick  New Zealand  Japan
Andrew Miller  New Zealand  Japan
Adam Parker  New Zealand  Japan
Luke Thompson  New Zealand  Japan
Graeme Bachop  New Zealand  Japan[67]
Pat Lam  New Zealand  Samoa
Apollo Perelini  New Zealand  Samoa
Tasesa Lavea  New Zealand[68]  Samoa
Gavin Williams  New Zealand[69]  Samoa
Paul Williams  New Zealand[69]  Samoa
Hayden Mexted  New Zealand  United States
Abdelatif Benazzi  Morocco  France
Michael Jones  Samoa  New Zealand[70]
John Schuster  Samoa  New Zealand
 Samoa[71]
Alama Ieremia  Samoa[72]  New Zealand
Frank Bunce  Samoa[72]  New Zealand
Jerry Collins  Samoa  New Zealand
Stephen Bachop  Samoa  New Zealand
 Samoa[73]
Va'aiga Tuigamala  Samoa  New Zealand
 Samoa[74]
Manu Tuilagi  Samoa[75]  England
Lee Dickson  Scotland  England
Jack Gage  South Africa  Ireland
 South Africa[76]
Dion O'Cuinneagain  South Africa[77]  Ireland
Brett Wilkinson  South Africa  Ireland
Kyle Tonetti  South Africa  Ireland
Robbie Diack  South Africa  Ireland
Richardt Strauss  South Africa[78]  Ireland
Stuart Abbott  South Africa[79]  England
Nick Abendanon  South Africa  England
Geoff Appleford  South Africa  England
Brad Barritt  South Africa[80]  England
Brain Black  South Africa  England
Mouritz Botha  South Africa  England
Mike Catt  South Africa  England
James Davey  South Africa  England
Hendre Fourie  South Africa  England
Trilby Freakes  South Africa  England
Reginald Hands  South Africa[81]  England
Stan Harris  South Africa  England
Murray Hofmeyer  South Africa  England
Michael Horak  South Africa[82]  England
Jan Krige  South Africa  England
Nick Labuschagne  South Africa  England[83]
Frank Mellish  South Africa  England
 South Africa[84]
Sid Newmann  South Africa  England
Tuppy Owen-Smith  South Africa[85]  England
Harry Small  South Africa  England
Matt Stevens  South Africa[86]  England
Mathew Turner  South Africa[87]  England
Clive van Ryneveld  South Africa[88]  England
Steve White-Cooper  South Africa  England
Rupert Williamson  South Africa  England
Kim Elgie  South Africa  Scotland
Chick Henderson  South Africa  Scotland
John Allan  South Africa  Scotland
 South Africa[89]
Andrew Aitken  South Africa  Scotland
 South Africa[90]
Roland Reid  South Africa[91]  Scotland
Matthew Proudfoot  South Africa  Scotland
Hal Luscombe  South Africa  Wales
Eric Mellville  South Africa  France
Pieter de Villiers  South Africa  France
Brian Liebenberg  South Africa  France
Steven Hall  South Africa  France
Roland de Marigny[92]  South Africa  Italy
Gert Peens  South Africa  Italy
Carlo Del Fava  South Africa[93]  Italy
Jaco Erasmus  South Africa  Italy
Quintin Geldenhuys  South Africa[94]  Italy
Benjamin de Jager  South Africa  Italy
Wim Visser  South Africa  Italy
Cornel van Zyl  South Africa  Italy
DuRandt Gerber  South Africa  Italy
Tobie Botes  South Africa  Italy
Clyde Rathbone  South Africa[95]  Australia
Tiaan Strauss  South Africa[96]  Australia
Ryan Constable  South Africa  Australia
Mark Swanepoel  South Africa  Australia
Justin Turner  South Africa  Australia
Daniel Vickerman  South Africa[97]  Australia
Greg Rawlinson  South Africa  New Zealand
Christian Stewart  South Africa[98]  Canada
 South Africa
DTH van der Merwe  South Africa  Canada
Philip Eloff  South Africa  United States
Juan Grobler  South Africa  United States
Jurie Gouws  South Africa  United States
Owen Lentz  South Africa[99]  United States
Riaan van Zyl  South Africa[100]  United States
Gerhard Klerck  South Africa  United States
Andre Blom  South Africa  United States
Jason Keyter  South Africa  United States
Kevin Dalzell  South Africa  United States
Dallen Stanford  South Africa  United States
JJ Gagiano  South Africa  United States
Matt Hawkins  South Africa  United States
Marco Barnard  South Africa  United States
Piet van Zyl  South Africa  Namibia
Michael Ehrentraut  South Africa[101]  Germany
Michael Poppmeier  South Africa  Germany
Toutai Kefu  Tonga  Australia
Sitaleki Timani  Tonga  Australia[102]
Lesley Vainikolo  Tonga  England[103]
Christian Loamanu  Tonga  Japan
Taulupe Faletau  Tonga  Wales
Billy Vunipola  Tonga
 Australia
 England
Mako Vunipola  Tonga
 New Zealand
 England
Cooper Vuna  Tonga
 New Zealand
 Australia[104]
Alex Corbisiero  United States[105]  England
Chris Rodgers  Zimbabwe  South Africa
Adrian Garvey  Zimbabwe[106]  South Africa
Tonderai Chavhanga  Zimbabwe  South Africa
Tendai Mtawarira  Zimbabwe  South Africa
Brian Mujati  Zimbabwe  South Africa
Takudzwa Ngwenya  Zimbabwe  United States
Scott Gray  Zimbabwe  Scotland
Paul Johnson  Zimbabwe  Scotland
David Denton  Zimbabwe  Scotland
David Curtis  Zimbabwe  Ireland
Andy Marinos  Zimbabwe  Wales
Nils Mordt  Zimbabwe  England

Sailing

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Philipine van Aanholt  Netherlands  Aruba
Carolijn Brouwer  Netherlands  Belgium
Mitch Booth  Australia  Netherlands
Maksim Oberemko  Ukraine  Russia

Shooting

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Lalita Yauhleuskaya  Belarus  Australia
Dina Aspandiyarova  Kazakhstan  Australia
Munkhbayar Dorjsuren  Mongolia  Germany
Attila Solti  Hungary  Guatemala
Igor Pirekeyev  Turkmenistan  Kazakhstan
Charles Trotter  Kenya  Guernsey
Vyacheslav Skoromnov  Uzbekistan  Qatar
Yuliya Alipava  Belarus  Russia
Artur Ayvazyan  Ukraine  Russia
Enkelejda Shehu  Albania  United States
Emil Milev  Bulgaria  United States
Elizabeth Bourland  Costa Rica  United States

Short track speed skating

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Choi Min-Kyung  South Korea  France
Viktor Ahn  South Korea  Russia

Skeleton

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Dirk Matschenz  Germany  Netherlands

Ski orienteering

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Olga Novikova  Russia  Kazakhstan

Snowboarding

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Vic Wild  United States  Russia

Speed skating

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Emese Hunyady  Hungary  Austria
Bart Veldkamp  Netherlands  Belgium
Hans van Helden  Netherlands  France

Squash

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Natalie Grainger  South Africa  England
 United States
Peter Nicol  Scotland  England

Surfing

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Wendy Botha  South Africa  Australia

Swimming

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Joanna Fargus  United Kingdom  Australia
Wu Chuanyu  Republic of China  Indonesia
 Indonesia  China
Alena Popchanka  Belarus  France
Hanna Shcherba  Belarus  France
Sarah Poewe  South Africa  Germany
Vadim Alexeev  Soviet Union  Israel
Roberto Gleria  Australia  Italy
Christian Schurr  United States  Mexico
Mitja Zastrow  Germany  Netherlands
Zoë Baker  United Kingdom  New Zealand
 New Zealand  United Kingdom
Arkady Vyatchanin  Russia  Serbia
Nina Zhivanevskaya  Russia  Spain

Table tennis

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Liu Song  China  Argentina
Geng Lijuan  China  Canada
Chen Jing  China  Chinese Taipei
Han Ying  China  Germany
Diane Scholer-Rowe  England  West Germany
Lin Ling  China  Hong Kong
Tie Yana  China  Hong Kong
Fliura Abbate-Bulatova  Soviet Union  Italy
He Zhili  China  Japan
Seiko Iseki  China  Japan
Ni Xialian  China  Luxembourg
Yadira Silva  Cuba  Mexico
Elena Timina  Russia  Netherlands
Li Ping  China  Qatar
He Zhi Wen  China  Spain
Laszlo Bellak  Hungary  United States
Gao Jun  China  United States

Taekwondo

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Aaron Cook  Great Britain  Isle of Man
 Isle of Man  Moldova
Zoran Prerad  Yugoslavia  Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tennis

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Ajla Tomljanović  Croatia  Australia
Hana Mandlíková  Czechoslovakia  Australia
Anastasia Rodionova  Russia  Australia
Arina Rodionova  Russia  Australia
Daria Gavrilova  Russia  Australia
Jarmila Gajdošová  Slovakia  Australia
Libor Pimek  Czechoslovakia  Belgium
Amer Delić  United States  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bob Falkenburg  United States  Brazil
Patricia Hy-Boulais  Hong Kong  Canada
Dustin Brown  Jamaica  Germany
Jaroslav Drobný  Czechoslovakia  Egypt
 Egypt  United Kingdom
Shane Barr  Australia  Hong Kong
Mike Walker  Great Britain  Hong Kong
Romina Oprandi  Italy   Switzerland
Yulia Putintseva  Russia  Kazakhstan
Yaroslava Shvedova  Russia  Kazakhstan
Sesil Karatantcheva  Bulgaria  Kazakhstan
 Kazakhstan  Bulgaria
Aleksandr Nedovyesov  Ukraine  Kazakhstan
Ana Veselinović  Serbia  Montenegro
Cecil Mamiit  United States  Philippines
Dejan Petrovic  Australia  Serbia and Montenegro
Goran Tošić  Montenegro  Serbia
Vesna Dolonc  Russia  Serbia
Manuela Maleeva  Bulgaria   Switzerland
Alex Bogomolov, Jr.  United States  Russia
Johanna Konta  Australia  Great Britain
Greg Rusedski  Canada  Great Britain
Aljaž Bedene  Slovenia  Great Britain
Kevin Curren  South Africa  United States
Liezel Huber  South Africa  United States
Johan Kriek  South Africa  United States
Ivan Lendl  Czechoslovakia  United States
Molla Mallory  Norway  United States
Martina Navratilova  Czechoslovakia  United States
Varvara Lepchenko  Uzbekistan  United States
Monica Seles  Yugoslavia  United States
Anna Tatishvili  Georgia  United States
R. Norris Williams   Switzerland  United States
Jelena Dokic  Australia  Yugoslavia
 Serbia and Montenegro  Australia[107]
Jean-Julien Rojer  Curaçao  Netherlands

Volleyball

Name of athlete Previous national team New national team
Taismary Agüero  Cuba[108]  Italy
Osmany Juantorena  Cuba[109]  Italy
Elena Chebukina  Russia[110]  Croatia
Dragana Marinković  Croatia  Serbia
Carolina Costagrande  Argentina  Italy

Water polo

Name of athlete Previous national team New national team
István Gergely  Slovakia  Hungary
Felipe Perrone  Brazil  Spain
 Spain  Brazil
Slobodan Soro  Serbia  Brazil
Denis Šefik  Serbia  Montenegro

Weightlifting

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Boyanka Kostova  Bulgaria  Azerbaijan
Yuliya Dovhal  Ukraine  Azerbaijan
Sergo Chakhoyan  Armenia  Australia
Aleksander Karapetyan  Armenia  Australia
Yurik Sarkisyan  Armenia  Australia
Nikolaj Pešalov  Bulgaria  Croatia
Yoto Yotov  Bulgaria  Croatia
Vencelas Dabaya  Cameroon  France
Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke  Cameroon  France
Matthias Steiner  Austria  Germany
Kakhi Kakhiashvili  Georgia  Greece
Arsen Kasabiev  Georgia  Poland
Badr Salem Nayef  Bulgaria  Qatar
Armen Ghazaryan  Armenia  Russia
Marcus Stephen[111]  Nauru  Samoa
 Samoa  Nauru
Naim Süleymanoğlu  Bulgaria  Turkey
Hafız Süleymanoğlu  Soviet Union  Turkey

Wrestling

Name of athlete From nation To nation
Yury Patrikeyev  Russia  Armenia
Yuliya Ratkevich  Belarus  Azerbaijan
Saman Tahmasebi  Iran  Azerbaijan
Mariya Stadnik  Ukraine  Azerbaijan
Elis Guri  Albania  Bulgaria
Armen Nazaryan  Armenia  Bulgaria
Vincent Aka-Akesse  Ivory Coast  France
Giorgi Gogshelidze  Russia  Georgia
Alfred Ter-Mkrtychyan  Soviet Union  Germany
Mkhitar Manukyan  Armenia  Kazakhstan
Guzel Manyurova  Russia  Kazakhstan
Arsen Gitinov  Russia  Kyrgyzstan
Magomed Ibragimov  Azerbaijan  Macedonia
Ghenadie Tulbea  Moldova  Monaco
David Musulbes  Russia  Slovakia
Selim Yaşar  Russia  Turkey

See also

Notes

  1. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/kilian-albrecht-1.html
  2. Lorig represented Unified Team (then known as Khatuna Kvrivichvili) in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Fenomena pemain pindah negara". BBC. 18 August 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  4. "Beiwen Zhang: Pursuing Dreams Single-Mindedly". bwfworldsuperseries.com. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  5. Some entries in international Teams or Pairs tournaments have represented WBF geographical zones such as North America, rather than any "bridge nation" such as Canada. A change of zones qualifies in the spirit of this table, which lists the nationalities rather than the zones without reference to the national/zonal details.
  6. "Rixi Markus". WBF.
      Austria and Great Britain won Ladies and Women world team championships with Rixi Markus and she enjoys the greatest historical reputation among their players.
  7. "Laszlo Decsi". WBF. 2011-09-29.
      Francis, Henry G., Editor-in-Chief; Truscott, Alan F., Executive Editor; Francis, Dorthy A., Editor, Sixth Edition (2001). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (6th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 607. ISBN 0-943855-44-6. OCLC 49606900.
      Historia de los Campeonatos Sudamericanos Libres [1948–2005 table]. See 1955, "Ladislao Desci". confsudbridge.org. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
      Hungary and Brazil won Open team championships of Europe and South America with Décsi; the former prior to the first world championship tournament (1937), the latter prior to South America's first participation in a world championship tournament (1958).
  8. "Michael Rosenberg". WBF.
  9. "Sam Lev". WBF. 2011-10-01.
  10. "Zia Mahmood". WBF. 2011-10-01.
  11. "Bjorn Fallenius". WBF. 2011-09-29.
      Fallenius played for one team representing USA (2004) and played with Americans in many transnational events. Since then he has played for at least one team representing Sweden. See also Cavendish Invitational regarding his move to New York City.
  12. "Mark Molson". WBF. 2011-09-29.
  13. "Geoff Hampson". WBF. 2014-06-27.
  14. "Fred Gitelman". WBF. 2014-06-27.
  15. "Franck Multon". WBF.
  16. 1 2 2009 if the European Champions Cup is interpreted as a tournament among national representatives.
      "Franck Multon". WBF.
      "Pierre Zimmermann". WBF.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Zimmermann has been the employer, captain, and one of six players for many 'Zimmermann' teams in transnational events. Regarding the move to Monaco, see this report on the Bridgetopics website. Archived 12 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  18. "Fulvio Fantoni". WBF. 2010-10-01.
  19. "Claudio Nunes". WBF. 2010-10-01.
  20. "Geir Helgemo". WBF. 2014-06-27.
  21. "Tor Helness". WBF. 2010-10-01.
  22. "Fritzi Gordon". WBF. 2011-09-29.
  23. "Boris Koytchou". WBF. 2014-06-27.
  24. Rosenkranz played on Mexico teams in the World Team Olympiad 1972, 1980, 1988, 1996, and on 'USA2' in the 1983 Bermuda Bowl.
      "George Rosenkranz". WBF.
      "Jorge Rosenkranz". WBF.
  25. "Loula de Zogheb". WBF. 2011-09-29.
  26. "Irina Levitina". WBF. 2014-06-27.
  27. "Pierre Zimmermann ". WBF. 2011-08-08.
  28. "Alan Truscott". WBF. 2014-06-27.
  29. "Benito Garozzo". WBF. 2014-06-27.
      Between his play on open and senior teams, Garozzo represented Italy as coach of youth teams in European and World competition 1994 to 1996.
  30. "Jaggy Shivdasani". WBF. 2014-06-27.
  31. "Jacek Pszczola ". WBF. 2014-06-27.
      The WBF database shows that Pszczola has represented USA in teams competition only as coach, 2005 and 2008.
  32. After debut match, FIFA disqualified Tiago Silva to play for Bulgaria
  33. Represented Germany at U-18, U-19 & U-20 levels before choosing the Philippines at senior level.
  34. Represented the Philippines in 1917 at senior level before choosing Spain at senior level, whom he represented from 1921-1923. Also represented Catalonia from 1915-1924.
  35. odd country-player
    • Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press.
  36. Represented both New Zealand and Samoa in internationals.
  37. After representing Australia at league, Thorn represented New Zealand at rugby union.
  38. Represented Australia after representing New Zealand.
  39. New Zealand born Mason represented Tonga, by heritage, before representing Australia.
  40. Played test Rugby League for Fiji before playing for Australia at league, then union, then league again.
  41. Also represented  England at rugby union.
  42. Played international rugby union for Samoa before and after switching to and from League.
  43. Represented both Argentina and Australia at senior level. Also played test rugby for South American Jaguars and representative rugby for Tahiti
  44. Represented both Argentina and Australia at senior level.
  45. Played tests for Argentina before playing for Italy.
  46. Represented Argentina at u19 and u21 level.
  47. Represented Australia before representing Italy.
  48. Represented Australia before representing Italy.
  49. Represented Australia before representing Ireland.
  50. Represented Australia internationally at 7's.
  51. Played international rugby league for Australia.
  52. Played for Australia at under-19 level before choosing Italy at senior level.
  53. Although Steve was born in Australia from Tongan heritage, he represented Australia at U20 level before switching allegiance and representing Tonga at senior international level.
  54. Represented Australia in Rugby League.
  55. Barbieri's brother Michael played test rugby for Canada.
  56. Capped by NZ before returning and capped by England.
  57. Played test Rugby League for Fiji and Australia.
  58. Played for France at under-21 level before attending university in the United States and playing American football there. After a brief NFL career, he returned to rugby union and represented the USA at senior level.
  59. Represented South Africa at 7s and toured with the Springboks but never played a test match
  60. Represented South Africa at 7s
  61. Represented New Zealand at senior level in both rugby union and rugby league before representing Croatia at senior level in union.
  62. 1 2 Represented  New Zealand at rugby league.
  63. Waldrom's brother Scott represented New Zealand at senior level in a non-international match.
  64. Played for New Zealand at under-19 level before choosing Ireland at senior level.
  65. Played test rugby for NZ before playing for Wales
  66. Represented both NZ and Japan at test level.
  67. Represented NZ at test level in rugby league.
  68. 1 2 His Samoan father, Brayn Williams, represented New Zealand at test level.
  69. Represented New Zealand at under-21 level, then represented Samoa at senior level, and still later represented New Zealand at senior level.
  70. Represented NZ at test level before switching back to Samoa and playing test rugby for Samoa.
  71. 1 2 Represented Samoa before switching allegiance to New Zealand.
  72. Bachop played for Samoa before playing for NZ later returning to play for Samoa.
  73. Va'aiga Tuigamala played international rugby union for New Zealand before playing international rugby league for Samoa then playing international rugby union for Samoa.
  74. Manu's four elder brothers all represented Samoa.
  75. Gage later returned to South Africa and represented South Africa.
  76. Captained SA 7's before playing and captaining Ireland.
  77. Played for South Africa at U19 level. His brother played for South Africa in a non-cap match and his cousin has been capped for South Africa.
  78. Played for South Africa at U21 and U23 level.
  79. Played for South Africa at U21 and for Emerging Springboks.
  80. Played test cricket for South Africa.
  81. Played Rugby League and U21 union for South Africa.
  82. His grandson, Patrick Lambie, has been capped for South Africa.
  83. Mellish later returned to South Africa and represented South Africa.
  84. Played test cricket for South Africa.
  85. Played for South Africa at U19.
  86. Played for South Africa at U20.
  87. Played as captain test cricket for South Africa.
  88. Represented both Scotland and South Africa at test level.
  89. South African born from Scottish stock, Aitken represented Scotland at the Hong Kong Sevens while studying at Oxford University before returning to SA and representing SA at international level.
  90. Played for SA at school and U19/21 level.
  91. Roland's brother Marc captained the South African sevens team.
  92. Played for South Africa at U21 level.
  93. Won the U21 World Cup with South Africa in 2002.
  94. Captained South Africa at under-21 level before choosing Australia at senior level.
  95. Captained South Africa in test rugby before playing for Australia.
  96. Played for South Africa at under-21 level before choosing Australia at senior level.
  97. Stewart was born while his South African parents were on holiday in Canada. He learnt his rugby in SA, then played for Canada, then returned and played for South Africa.
  98. Lentz played U21 rugby for SA before playing for the US.
  99. Played 7's for SA before playing 15's for the US.
  100. Captained the South African schools side.
  101. Timani brother represented Tonga.
  102. Also represented  New Zealand at rugby league.
  103. NZ born Vuna played international rugby league for Tonga before switching to union and Aus.
  104. Born in the USA but raised in England, Corbisiero represented both the USA and England at U19 level, then played for England at U20 level before choosing England at senior level.
  105. Garvey represented both Zim and SA at World Cups
  106. Dokic represented Australia once again after Serbia and Montenegro split and separate independent countries.
  107. Competed as part of the Cuba women's national volleyball team from 1992-2000 Summer Olympics
  108. Competed as part of the Cuba men's national volleyball team
  109. Competed as part of the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics
  110. Represented Nauru at the Commonwealth Games. Competed for Samoa after successfully applied for Samoan citizenship to participate at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona due to Nauru not having an Olympic committee at that time. Later represented his home country Nauru 1993, 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.
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