Sport

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

Seth (Weston) Kelsey
Seth (Weston) Kelsey
USA
American athlete, fencer, 2008 Olympic participant
Erlend Bjontegaard
Erlend Bjontegaard
Norway
Norwegian biathlete
Nilton Coelho Da Costa
Nilton Coelho Da Costa
Brazil
Brazilian footballer, striker
Alexander Goloshchapov
Alexander Goloshchapov
Ukraine
Ukrainian chess player, grandmaster.
Yuriy Balabanov
Yuriy Balabanov
Belarus
Gymnast, international master of sports
Elvin Beqiri
Elvin Beqiri
Albania
Albanian footballer, defender
Scott Clemmensen
Scott Clemmensen
USA
Professional American hockey player
Chaouki Ben Saada
Chaouki Ben Saada
Tunisia
Tunisian footballer, striker
Hirving Lozano
Hirving Lozano
Mexico
Mexican footballer, winger
Lynn Hill
Lynn Hill
USA
American climber
Armen Vardanyan
Armen Vardanyan
Armenia
Ukrainian, formerly Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler
Stanley Matthews
Stanley Matthews
Great Britain
Football player
Peter Tim Verbeek
Peter Tim Verbeek
Netherlands
Dutch football coach and former football player.
Valter Androsic
Valter Androsic
Croatia
Croatian footballer, defender
Davide Valsecchi
Davide Valsecchi
Italy
Italian racing driver
Vicente Guaita
Vicente Guaita
Spain
Spanish footballer, goalkeeper
Leo Canjels
Leo Canjels
Netherlands
Dutch footballer and coach
Roman Rusinov
Roman Rusinov
Russia
Race car driver
Mustafa Kucukovic
Mustafa Kucukovic
Germany
German footballer, striker
Eric Heiden
Eric Heiden
USA
American speed skater and cyclist, medic
 Kane
Kane
USA
Famous wrestler.
Driulis Gonzalez
Driulis Gonzalez
Cuba
Cuban judoka
Moris Green
Moris Green
USA
Athlete
Narmin Kyazimova
Narmin Kyazimova
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani chess player
Julien Alfred
Julien Alfred
Track and field athlete
Zachary Donohue
Zachary Donohue
USA
American figure skater
Pierre Pierre Webo
Pierre Pierre Webo
Cameroon
Cameroonian footballer, striker
Peter Budaj
Peter Budaj
Slovakia
Professional Slovak hockey player
Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot
Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot
France
Professional French basketball player
Herbert Kilpin
Herbert Kilpin
Great Britain
English footballer, coach and football figure
Weronika Nowakowska
Weronika Nowakowska
Poland
Polish biathlete
Jim Bouton
Jim Bouton
USA
American baseball player and writer.
Mingzhu Li
Mingzhu Li
China
Chinese figure skating coach and judge.
Monica Seles
Monica Seles
USA
American tennis player
Neil Robertson
Neil Robertson
Australia
Australian professional snooker player.
Anna Carin Zidek
Anna Carin Zidek
Sweden
Swedish biathlete and skier
Hasan Baroev
Hasan Baroev
Tajikistan
Karelin's successor
Luis Fabiano
Luis Fabiano
Brazil
Brazilian footballer currently playing for Sevilla
Uwe Bonsch
Uwe Bonsch
Germany
German chess player, grandmaster
Patrik Baboumian
Patrik Baboumian
Germany
Iranian-German vegan weightlifter and psychologist
Reine Wisell
Reine Wisell
Sweden
Swedish racing driver
Nasser Al-Johar
Nasser Al-Johar
Saudi Arabian football player and football coach
Georg Braun
Georg Braun
Austria
Austrian footballer, midfielder
Alexander Evtushok
Alexander Evtushok
Ukraine
Ukrainian football player, defender.
Larry Holmes
Larry Holmes
USA
Boxer, world champion according to WBC and IBF 1978-85, recognized as the best boxer of 1978
Chris Alajajian
Chris Alajajian
Great Britain
Australian racing driver
Gunnar Nordal
Gunnar Nordal
Italy
Football player
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Germany
Former German professional tennis player
David Andersen
David Andersen
Australia
Basketball player
Uwe Kagelmann
Uwe Kagelmann
Germany
Figure skater from the GDR