The following highly successful sportsmen and women have all been part of The University of Bristol's High Performance Sports Squad.
| Squad member | Achievements |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Webb | England Rugby 1987-93 World Cup Final 1991 |
| Kirsten Barnes | Gold medal, Women’s Eight & Gold medal, Women’s Coxless Four, Olympic Games, Barcelona 1992 |
| Kyran Bracken | England Rugby Team 1994 - 2003 World Cup Champion 2003 |
| Josh Lewsey | England Rugby Team 2003 - World Cup Champion 2003 |
| Alex King | England Rugby team 2003 |
| Friaser Waters | England Rugby team 2005 |
| Kevin Gadd | 6th Place Biathle World Tour, Cape Town, March 2003 |
| Danny Williams | Bronze medal, Water polo 2002, Commonwealth Games |
| Nick Nieland | Bronze medal, Javelin, 2002 Commonwealth Games |
| Ian Percy | Gold Medal, Dinghy (Finn), Olympic Games, Sydney 2000 Gold Medal, (Star), Olympic Games, Beijing 2008 |
| Claire Walsh | Ladies 420 Open European Champion 2007 (Sailing) |
| Josh Hill | British Junior Crown holder, 2008 (Powerlifting) |
| Julian Nelis | England 2003 (Fencing) |
| Mike Thomas | England 2002/3 (Water polo) |
| Guy Smith-Bingham | World Championship singles finalist 2004 (Rackets) |
| Laura Bechtolsheimer | Olympics 2008 (Equistrain/Dressage) |
| Oliver Mott | Silver – World Long Distance 2008 (Duathlon) |