Sport

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

David Navarro
David Navarro
Spain
Spanish football player
Bison Dele
Bison Dele
USA
American basketball player
Fredy Bareiro
Fredy Bareiro
Paraguay
Paraguayan footballer, striker
Mohammed Al-Breik
Mohammed Al-Breik
Saudi Arabian footballer, defender
Vsevolod Blinkov
Vsevolod Blinkov
Soviet football player, coach.
Srdan Baljak
Srdan Baljak
Serbia
Serbian footballer, striker
Anouk Faivre-Picon
Anouk Faivre-Picon
France
French skier
Yarmila Kratokhvilova
Yarmila Kratokhvilova
Czech track and field athlete
Jarkko Nieminen
Jarkko Nieminen
Finland
Professional Finnish tennis player.
Andre Dawson
Andre Dawson
USA
American professional baseball player
Rudi Johner
Rudi Johner
Switzerland
Swiss figure skater
Vyacheslav Bazilevich
Vyacheslav Bazilevich
Ukraine
Ukrainian footballer, goalkeeper
Curt Von Bardeleben
Curt Von Bardeleben
Germany
German chess player
Chris Evert
Chris Evert
USA
American tennis player.
Mauricio Victorino
Mauricio Victorino
Uruguay
Uruguayan footballer, defender
Mounir El Hamdaoui
Mounir El Hamdaoui
Netherlands
Dutch footballer, striker for Ajax Amsterdam
Julian Nagelsmann
Julian Nagelsmann
Germany
German football coach
Margret Gobl
Margret Gobl
Germany
German figure skater who competed in pairs
Sandor Kocsis
Sandor Kocsis
Hungary
Hungarian football player
Niki Lauda
Niki Lauda
Austria
Austrian racing driver, won Formula One races in 1975, 1977 and 1984
Piper Gilles
Piper Gilles
Canada
Canadian formerly American figure skater
Edmund Irvine Jr.
Edmund Irvine Jr.
Great Britain
British Formula 1 racing driver
Galit Chait
Galit Chait
Israel
Israeli figure skater
Karla Kienzl
Karla Kienzl
Austria
Austrian Luger
Robert Gesink
Robert Gesink
Netherlands
Dutch road cyclist
Tamash Darnii
Tamash Darnii
Hungary
Hungarian swimmer, four-time Olympic champion in individual medley swimming (1988 and 1992), the first to swim the 200m individual medley in under 2 minutes
Abiodun Baruwa
Abiodun Baruwa
Nigeria
Nigerian footballer, goalkeeper
Joop Korndorffer
Joop Korndorffer
Netherlands
Dutch footballer
Johannes Rydzek
Johannes Rydzek
Germany
German biathlete
Matvey Eliseev
Matvey Eliseev
Russia
Russian biathlete
Milan Gulas
Milan Gulas
Czech
Czech hockey player, center and right forward.
Lourdes Dominguez Lino
Lourdes Dominguez Lino
Spain
Spanish tennis player
Danny Padilla
Danny Padilla
USA
Professional bodybuilder
Lorenza Alessandrini
Lorenza Alessandrini
Italy
Italian figure skater
Pasquale Camerlengo
Pasquale Camerlengo
Italy
Italian figure skater
Viacheslav Starshinov
Viacheslav Starshinov
Russia
Hockey player, Olympic champion in 1964 and 1968 as part of the USSR national team.
James Johnson
James Johnson
Great Britain
English figure skater.
Giorgian De Arrascaeta
Giorgian De Arrascaeta
Uruguay
Uruguayan footballer, attacking midfielder
Madeleine Syers
Madeleine Syers
Great Britain
English figure skater
Max Schmeling
Max Schmeling
Germany
German professional boxer
Sani Kaita
Sani Kaita
Nigeria
Nigerian footballer, midfielder
Frode Johnsen
Frode Johnsen
Norway
Norwegian footballer, striker
Sandrine Testud
Sandrine Testud
France
Former professional French tennis player
Viktor Claesson
Viktor Claesson
Sweden
Swedish footballer, midfielder
Maharbek Hadarcev
Maharbek Hadarcev
Soviet athlete (freestyle wrestling), Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
Sarah Haskins
Sarah Haskins
USA
Triathlete, Olympic participant 2008
Carlos Alberto Zolim Filho
Carlos Alberto Zolim Filho
Brazil
Brazilian footballer, left winger
Giampiero Boniperti
Giampiero Boniperti
Italy
Italian sports and political figure
Max Gotze
Max Gotze
Germany
German cyclist
Roman Rees
Roman Rees
Germany
Biathlete of the German national team