Answer the following question: Jeffrey Whitefoot (born 18 April 1956 Bedwas Wales) is a former Wales international rugby union player. Whitefoot played his club rugby for Bedwas and Cardiff and attained 19 international caps. He also made an appearance for the British and Irish Lions against a Rest of the World XV in 1986 and he also played for a Five Nations XV versus the Overseas Unions in 2006. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Athlete