Sportspeople from Wels

Ivona Dadic (Croatian: Ivona Dadić; born 29 December 1993) is an Austrian track and field athlete of Bosnian Croat descent. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's heptathlon event.

Marcel Sabitzer (born 17 March 1994) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Austria national team. Predominantly a central midfielder, Sabitzer can play in a multitude of roles, including attacking midfielder, defensive midfielder, winger and second striker.

Kevin Wimmer (born 15 November 1992) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Championship club Stoke City and the Austria national team.

Andrea Mayr (born October 15, 1979) is a female long-distance runner from Austria. She also competes in mountain running and cycling. She set her personal best (2:30:43) in the women's marathon on April 19, 2009, winning the Vienna City Marathon. She holds the Austrian records over the half marathon and marathon distances.

Daniel Köllerer (born 17 August 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Austria who turned professional in 2002 and was given a lifetime ban in 2011 for match fixing.

Susanne Niederhauser (born 13 August 1970) is a professional IFBB female bodybuilder from Wels, Austria. Niederhauser began bodybuilding when she was 17 years old, and has competed as a professional since 2002. Her inspiration is Cory Everson.

Stefanie Pesendorfer (born 31 August 2003) is an Austrian figure skater. She is the 2019 Tirnavia Ice Cup champion, the 2019 Prague Ice Cup champion, and the 2022 Austrian champion. She finished 12th at the 2018 World Junior Championships.

Stefano Surdanovic (born 23 November 1998) is a Serbian football player. He also holds Austrian citizenship. He plays for FC Blau-Weiß Linz.

Herbert Linimair (born 23 November 1973) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Union Regau.

Lukas Grgic (born 17 August 1995) is an Austrian footballer who plays for LASK Linz.