diff --git a/src/containers/Competitors/Competitors.tsx b/src/containers/Competitors/Competitors.tsx
index bf0e351..e5b7831 100644
--- a/src/containers/Competitors/Competitors.tsx
+++ b/src/containers/Competitors/Competitors.tsx
@@ -44,7 +44,19 @@ export const Competitors = ({ wcif }: { wcif: Competition }) => {
 
   const acceptedUnpinnedPersons = everyoneButMe.filter(
     (person) =>
-      !person.pinned && (!input || person.name.toLowerCase().includes(input.toLowerCase().trim())),
+      !person.pinned &&
+      (!input ||
+        person.name
+          .toLowerCase()
+          .normalize('NFD')
+          .replace(/[\u0300-\u036f]/g, '')
+          .includes(
+            input
+              .toLowerCase()
+              .normalize('NFD')
+              .replace(/[\u0300-\u036f]/g, '')
+              .trim(),
+          )),
   );
 
   return (