Sport

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

Ivan Cherezov
Ivan Cherezov
Russia
Russian biathlete, Honored Master of Sports of Russia.
Zeka Lopez
Zeka Lopez
Brazil
Brazilian footballer, striker
Cristian Cage
Cristian Cage
Canada
Canadian wrestler
Jurgen Klopp
Jurgen Klopp
Germany
German professional footballer and coach
Jose Emilio Amavisca
Jose Emilio Amavisca
Spain
Spanish, former footballer who played for the Spanish national team.
Imants Dryska
Imants Dryska
Latvia
Latvian, formerly Soviet, chess composer
Santiago Vernazza
Santiago Vernazza
Argentina
Argentine footballer
Marko Fu
Marko Fu
Hong Kong
Professional snooker player.
Maarten Cornelius Jol
Maarten Cornelius Jol
Netherlands
Dutch football coach, former footballer, defender
Martin Bidar
Martin Bidar
Czech
Czech figure skater
Paulino Alcantara
Paulino Alcantara
Spain
Filipino-Spanish footballer and football manager
Lev Gundarev
Lev Gundarev
Ukraine
Soviet football player
Gus Kenworthy
Gus Kenworthy
USA
American freestyle skier
Tom Rogic
Tom Rogic
Australia
Australian footballer of Serbian descent, midfielder
Nancy Richey
Nancy Richey
USA
Former American tennis player
Horace Johnson
Horace Johnson
Great Britain
British cyclist
Marc Bartra
Marc Bartra
Spain
Spanish footballer, central defender
Maribel Vinson
Maribel Vinson
USA
American figure skater and coach
Christian Eriksen
Christian Eriksen
Netherlands
Danish footballer, attacking midfielder for Ajax
Nikola Nikola Kalinic
Nikola Nikola Kalinic
Croatia
Croatian footballer, striker
Yaroslav Vyshnyak
Yaroslav Vyshnyak
Ukraine
Ukrainian football player, defender
Torben Ulrich
Torben Ulrich
Denmark
Danish tennis player, jazz clarinetist, music critic and artist
Denise Herrmann
Denise Herrmann
Germany
German skier and biathlete
Jeremy Mathieu
Jeremy Mathieu
France
French footballer
Arseniy Naydenov
Arseniy Naydenov
Russia
Soviet football player, coach
Alvero Bautista
Alvero Bautista
Spain
Spanish motorcycle racer
Brus Maklaren
Brus Maklaren
New Zealand
Formula 1 racing driver, designer of racing cars for the now famous company.
Garrett Weber-Gale
Garrett Weber-Gale
USA
American swimmer, 2008 Olympic participant
Anthony Leach
Anthony Leach
USA
Coach of the US Women's Foil Fencing Team
Richard Simmons
Richard Simmons
USA
American fitness trainer, writer and politician
Ivaylo Iordanov
Ivaylo Iordanov
Bulgaria
Bulgarian footballer and coach.
Ioan Andone
Ioan Andone
Romania
Romanian football player and football coach
Mao Asada
Mao Asada
Japan
Japanese figure skater
Johnny Weissmuller
Johnny Weissmuller
USA
American swimmer, five-time Olympic champion, author of 67 world records, the first to swim 100 meters faster than a minute, performer of the role of Tarzan in the films "Tarzan the Ape Man"
David Pelletier
David Pelletier
Canada
Canadian figure skater
Julio Cesar Mendes Moreira
Julio Cesar Mendes Moreira
Brazil
Brazilian footballer, defender
Rodrigo Hernandez
Rodrigo Hernandez
Spain
Spanish footballer, midfielder
Daniel Omoya Braaten
Daniel Omoya Braaten
Norway
Norwegian footballer of Nigerian descent
Jamie Hampton
Jamie Hampton
USA
American tennis player
Marcos Carneiro de Mendonca
Marcos Carneiro de Mendonca
Brazil
Brazilian footballer, goalkeeper
Vladislav Bogicevic
Vladislav Bogicevic
Serbia
Former Yugoslav footballer, midfielder.
Dan Zhang
Dan Zhang
China
Chinese figure skater performing in pairs skating with Zhang Hao
Ahmed Johnson
Ahmed Johnson
USA
American wrestler
Philippe Croizon
Philippe Croizon
France
French athlete, swimmer with amputated legs and arms
Boris Borovsky
Boris Borovsky
Russia
Tennis commentator
Alan Gilzean
Alan Gilzean
Great Britain
British footballer, forward
Sasha Cohen
Sasha Cohen
USA
American figure skater
Sebastien Bassong
Sebastien Bassong
France
Franco-Cameroonian footballer
Ben Vogel
Ben Vogel
Netherlands
Dutch footballer
Sergey Bezhenar
Sergey Bezhenar
Ukraine
Ukrainian footballer, defender