Sport

Famous figures in Sport: life stories, training, tournaments, notable performances and sporting milestones across generations.

Candice Michelle
Candice Michelle
USA
Woman wrestler, model
Heather Mitts
Heather Mitts
USA
Football player, participant of the 2008 Olympics
Liam Lawrence
Liam Lawrence
Great Britain
The football player plays for the Stoke City club.
 Kelly Kelly
Kelly Kelly
USA
American model, dancer and wrestler (diva)
Daniel Koellerer
Daniel Koellerer
Austria
Austrian tennis player
Salvador Cabanas
Salvador Cabanas
Paraguay
Paraguayan footballer, striker
Sergio Goycochea
Sergio Goycochea
Argentina
Argentine footballer, goalkeeper
Jan Zhelezni
Jan Zhelezni
Czech
Czech athlete, Olympic champion in javelin throw
Abdihakem Abdirahman
Abdihakem Abdirahman
USA
American track and field athlete, 2008 Olympic participant
Davide Lanzafam
Davide Lanzafam
Italy
Italian footballer, midfielder for Novara. Previously played for the Italian youth team.
Dmitriy Dashchinsky
Dmitriy Dashchinsky
Belarus
Belarusian freestyler
Abel Balbo
Abel Balbo
Argentina
Former Argentine footballer, striker
Rohan Bopanna
Rohan Bopanna
India
Indian tennis player
Chan Yung-jan
Chan Yung-jan
China
Professional Chinese tennis player
Pablo Prigioni
Pablo Prigioni
Argentina
Professional Argentine basketball player
Tom Egberink
Tom Egberink
Netherlands
Dutch wheelchair tennis player
Aaron Wolf
Aaron Wolf
Japan
Japanese judoka
Andre Lange
Andre Lange
German bobsledder
John Newcombe
John Newcombe
Australia
Australian tennis player
Dick Fosbury
Dick Fosbury
USA
American track and field athlete
Zvonimir Vukic
Zvonimir Vukic
Serbia
Serbian footballer, midfielder
Zhan Beleniuk
Zhan Beleniuk
Ukraine
Ukrainian Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestler
Artak Karapetyan
Artak Karapetyan
Armenia
Soviet and Armenian football player
Antoine Dorsaz
Antoine Dorsaz
Switzerland
Swiss figure skater
Salomon Olembe
Salomon Olembe
Cameroonian footballer
Mario Fernandes
Mario Fernandes
Brazil
Russian and Brazilian footballer, defender
Sonia O Sullivan
Sonia O Sullivan
Ireland
Irish athlete, track and field athlete
Franz Krowerath
Franz Krowerath
Germany
German rower
Yulia Merkulova
Yulia Merkulova
Russia
Volleyball player
Yuriy Belous
Yuriy Belous
Ukraine
Former President of FC Moscow
Charles Krause
Charles Krause
USA
American gymnast and track and field athlete
Bert Barlow
Bert Barlow
Great Britain
English footballer
Pavel Kannunnikov
Pavel Kannunnikov
Soviet footballer, left half-back
Kyriakos Ioannou
Kyriakos Ioannou
Cyprus
Cypriot track and field athlete, high jumper
Albert Montanes
Albert Montanes
Spain
Spanish professional tennis player
Klaus Augenthaler
Klaus Augenthaler
Germany
German football player, played as a defender.
Hayley Ishimatsu
Hayley Ishimatsu
USA
Diving athlete, Olympic participant 2008
Carlos Garcia Palermo
Carlos Garcia Palermo
Italy
Italian chess player, grandmaster
Agata Mroz-Olszewska
Agata Mroz-Olszewska
Poland
Polish volleyball player
Fidel LaBarba
Fidel LaBarba
USA
American professional boxer.
Israel Vazquez
Israel Vazquez
Mexico
Mexican professional boxer.
Mishel Platini
Mishel Platini
France
UEFA President
Maciej Nalepa
Maciej Nalepa
Ukraine
Polish footballer, goalkeeper, has been playing for FC Kharkiv since 2008
Fidel Bassa
Fidel Bassa
Colombia
Colombian professional boxer
Stjepan Vrbancic
Stjepan Vrbancic
Yugoslav Croatian footballer, defender.
Dimitar Ivankov
Dimitar Ivankov
Bulgaria
Bulgarian footballer (goalkeeper)
Donald Colman
Donald Colman
Great Britain
Scottish footballer and coach of the early 20th century
Harm Wiersm
Harm Wiersm
Netherlands
Dutch checkers player and politician, five-time world champion
Kevin Durant
Kevin Durant
USA
American professional basketball player
Yuriy Brovchenko
Yuriy Brovchenko
Ukraine
Ukrainian footballer, midfielder