Sport

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

Ben Vogel
Ben Vogel
Netherlands
Dutch footballer
Sergey Bezhenar
Sergey Bezhenar
Ukraine
Ukrainian footballer, defender
Rudi Gutendorf
Rudi Gutendorf
Germany
German football player and football coach.
Massimo Gobbi
Massimo Gobbi
Italy
Italian footballer, defender
Javid Imamverdiyev
Javid Imamverdiyev
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani football player
Frank Kungler
Frank Kungler
USA
American wrestler, tug of war and weightlifter
Jimmy Snuka (Superfly)
Jimmy Snuka (Superfly)
USA
Wrestler
Ty Murray
Ty Murray
USA
Rodeo cowboy
Didrik Tonseth
Didrik Tonseth
Norway
Norwegian skier
Natalie Coughlin
Natalie Coughlin
USA
American swimmer, 2008 Olympic competitor
Larry Hennig
Larry Hennig
USA
American professional wrestler
Emil Iversen
Emil Iversen
Norway
Norwegian skier
Nancy Ann Kerrigan
Nancy Ann Kerrigan
USA
American singles figure skater
David Rigert
David Rigert
Russia
Weightlifter, Honored Master of Sports
Tatyana Zatulovskaya
Tatyana Zatulovskaya
Israel
Israeli chess player, grandmaster
Ricardo Mello
Ricardo Mello
Brazil
Brazilian tennis player
Allyson Felix
Allyson Felix
USA
American track and field athlete, 2008 Olympic participant
Mark Bresciano
Mark Bresciano
Australia
Australian footballer
Mayu Mukaida
Mayu Mukaida
Japan
Japanese athlete, freestyle wrestler
Jessica Fox
Jessica Fox
Australia
Australian canoe slalom athlete
Jamel Herring
Jamel Herring
USA
American professional boxer
Maia Shibutani
Maia Shibutani
USA
American figure skater performing in ice dancing.
Tomasz Kuszczak
Tomasz Kuszczak
Poland
Polish footballer, goalkeeper
Darijo Srna
Darijo Srna
Croatia
Croatian footballer
Leonardo Campana
Leonardo Campana
Ecuador
Ecuadorian footballer, striker
Miljan Miljanic
Miljan Miljanic
Yugoslav football coach and official.
Stefanie Vogele
Stefanie Vogele
Switzerland
Swiss tennis player
Manuel Agogo
Manuel Agogo
Ghana
Ghanaian footballer, striker
Antoine Vermette
Antoine Vermette
Canada
Professional Canadian ice hockey player
Luca LaNotte
Luca LaNotte
Italy
Italian figure skater
Vicente del Bosque
Vicente del Bosque
Spain
Spanish football player, coach. Since 2008, coach of the Spanish national team.
Petri Kokko
Petri Kokko
Finland
Finnish figure skater
Olga Pyleva
Olga Pyleva
Russia
Biathlete
Elena Sokolova
Elena Sokolova
Russia
Figure skater
Abhinav Bindra
Abhinav Bindra
India
Indian shooter
Kateryna Kozlova
Kateryna Kozlova
Ukraine
Professional tennis player
Victor Wunderle
Victor Wunderle
USA
Archer, participant of the 2008 Olympics
Daniel Hermann
Daniel Hermann
Gibraltar
German figure skater
Hernan Jorge Crespo
Hernan Jorge Crespo
Argentina
Argentine football player
Paol Di Canio
Paol Di Canio
Italy
Former Italian footballer, striker. Now he is a coach.
Sasa Ilic
Sasa Ilic
Serbia
Serbian footballer, goalkeeper
Irina Slutskaya
Irina Slutskaya
Russia
Figure skater
Kenichi Umoto
Kenichi Umoto
Japan
Japanese wrestler, 2008 Olympic champion
Morgan Cipres
Morgan Cipres
France
French figure skater
Kyle Korver
Kyle Korver
USA
American basketball player
Shira Rishony
Shira Rishony
Israel
Israeli judoka
Anastasia Kovalchuk
Anastasia Kovalchuk
Ukraine
Ukrainian billiard player, master of sports of Ukraine.
Zigbert Tarrash
Zigbert Tarrash
Germany
One of the greatest chess players and chess theorists in history.
Bernardo Espinosa
Bernardo Espinosa
Colombia
Colombian footballer, defender
Christopher Kanu
Christopher Kanu
Nigeria
Nigerian footballer, defender