A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
An exceptionally physically fit person.
A person who actively participates in physical sports, especially with great skill; a sportsperson.
She's the first athlete in her sport to obtain a corporate sponsor.
A group of athletic sports, consisting mainly of various kinds of running, jumping and throwing, that take place on a track and the enclosed field.