Sport

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

Lautaro Martinez
Lautaro Martinez
Argentina
Argentine footballer, striker
Khan (Bob) Malaythong
Khan (Bob) Malaythong
USA
American badminton player, participant in the 2008 Olympics
Andree Brunet
Andree Brunet
USA
French figure skater who competed in pairs figure skating
Kristof Vliegen
Kristof Vliegen
Belgium
Former Belgian tennis player.
Sonia Graf-Stevenson
Sonia Graf-Stevenson
USA
American chess player, international master.
Darko Kovacevic
Darko Kovacevic
Serbia
Serbian footballer, striker.
Kennedy Bakircioglu
Kennedy Bakircioglu
Sweden
Swedish footballer of Assyrian descent, midfielder
Teddy Flack
Teddy Flack
Great Britain
Australian track and field athlete and tennis player
Evan Frank Lysacek
Evan Frank Lysacek
USA
American figure skater
Hiromichi Fuyuki
Hiromichi Fuyuki
Japan
Japanese wrestler
 Vagner Love
Vagner Love
Brazil
Football player
Andrija Kojic
Andrija Kojic
Serbia
Yugoslav Serbian footballer, striker
Brian Quinn
Brian Quinn
USA
Northern Irish and American football midfielder, later coach.
Susianna Kentikian
Susianna Kentikian
Armenia
Armenian female boxer
Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri
Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri
Saudi Arabian footballer, midfielder
Russell Westbrook
Russell Westbrook
USA
American professional basketball player
Marileidy Paulino
Marileidy Paulino
Dominican r.
Dominican track and field athlete
Igor De Camargo
Igor De Camargo
Belgium
Belgian footballer of Brazilian origin, striker
Fernando Gago
Fernando Gago
Argentina
Argentine footballer who plays for the Spanish club Real Madrid
Jose Kleberson
Jose Kleberson
Brazil
Brazilian footballer, midfielder
Nao Kusaka
Nao Kusaka
Japan
Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler
Petr Cech
Petr Cech
Czech
Czech footballer, goalkeeper of London's Chelsea and the Czech national team.
Erwin Kremers
Erwin Kremers
Germany
German footballer, played as a striker.
Joan Laporta
Joan Laporta
Spain
Spanish lawyer and former president of FC Barcelona.
Franz Stampfl
Franz Stampfl
Australia
Australian athletics coach
Jorge Walter Barrios
Jorge Walter Barrios
Uruguay
Uruguayan, former footballer, midfielder, national team player.
Paul Askham
Paul Askham
Great Britain
English figure skater
Irzhi Rashka
Irzhi Rashka
Czech
Czechoslovakian skier, 1968 Olympic champion in ski jumping from a medium springboard
Pedro Rodriguez
Pedro Rodriguez
Mexico
Mexican race car driver
Bert Cooper
Bert Cooper
USA
American professional boxer
Viktor Pasulko
Viktor Pasulko
Ukraine
Soviet football player, midfielder
Mozes Melown
Mozes Melown
USA
Basketball player
Adri Van Dijk
Adri Van Dijk
Netherlands
Former Dutch footballer, played as a striker
Michael Garnett
Michael Garnett
Canada
Canadian ice hockey player, goalie
Romy Tarangul
Romy Tarangul
Germany
German judoka
Elrio Herden
Elrio Herden
Belgium
Footballer for the South African national team and the Belgian club Brugge.
Eddie Chambers
Eddie Chambers
USA
American boxer, heavyweight
Kyrie Irving
Kyrie Irving
Australia
Australian and American professional basketball player
Tom Cutinella
Tom Cutinella
USA
16 year old athlete from New York
Patrick Depailler
Patrick Depailler
France
French racing driver
Benjamin Agosto
Benjamin Agosto
USA
American figure skater performing in ice dancing
Vitaliy Kolesnik
Vitaliy Kolesnik
Kazakhstan
Kazakh hockey player, goalkeeper.
Tom Soetaers
Tom Soetaers
Belgium
Belgian footballer who plays as a midfielder
Akiyo Noguchi
Akiyo Noguchi
Japan
Japanese athlete, rock climber
Kwadwo Asamoah
Kwadwo Asamoah
Ghana
Ghanaian footballer
Sifan Hassan
Sifan Hassan
Netherlands
Dutch track and field athlete of Ethiopian descent
Dorothy Hamill
Dorothy Hamill
USA
American figure skater
Satsuki Fujisawa
Satsuki Fujisawa
Japan
Yana curling player.
Primo Karnera
Primo Karnera
Italy
Boxer
Josko Jelicic
Josko Jelicic
Croatia
Croatian footballer, midfielder