Sport
Famous figures in Sport: life stories, training, tournaments, notable performances and sporting milestones across generations.
Bruce Hart
Canada
CanadaCanadian professional wrestler
Jaroslav Godzyur
Ukraine
UkraineUkrainian footballer, goalkeeper
Monique Henderson
USA
USAAmerican track and field athlete, 2008 Olympic competitor
Chad Dawson
USA
USAAmerican professional boxer
Fabio Coltorti
Switzerland
SwitzerlandSwiss footballer, goalkeeper
Richie Ginther
France
FranceAmerican racing driver
Jen Kaido
USA
USAAmerican rower, 2008 Olympic participant
Irvin Johnson (Magic Johnson)
USA
USABasketball player
Francois Botha
South Africa
South AfricaSouth African boxer
Valeriy Katinsus
Moldova
MoldovaMoldovan footballer, defender.
Jeff Lampkin
USA
USAAmerican professional boxer
Aristide Zogbo
Ivory Coast
Ivory CoastIvorian footballer, goalkeeper
Gareth Bale
Great Britain
Great BritainWelsh footballer
Alisa Camplin
Australia
AustraliaAustralian mogul and freestyle skier
Aivars Gipslis
Latvia
LatviaKatvian chess player, grandmaster
Iko Milyora
Italy
ItalyPresident of Milan
Gregory Bauge
France
FranceFrench track cyclist
Michael Friedman
USA
USAAmerican cyclist, excellent racer, 2008 Olympic participant
Salvatore Schillaci
Italy
ItalyFootball player, striker
Frans Munck
Netherlands
NetherlandsDutch footballer and coach.
Angela Williams
USA
USACalifornian athlete, 2008 Olympic participant
Nourdin Boukhari
Netherlands
NetherlandsMoroccan-born Dutch footballer, midfielder
Elaine Breeden
USA
USAAmerican swimmer, participant in the 2008 Olympics
Victoria Azarenka
Belarus
BelarusTennis player
Hazel Clark
USA
USAAmerican track and field athlete, 2008 Olympic participant
Mahamadou Diarra
Mali
MaliMalian footballer, defensive midfielder
Milan Vukic
Serbia
SerbiaBosnian, formerly Serbian, Yugoslavian, chess player, grandmaster.
Robert Harting
Germany
GermanyGerman discus thrower
Kevin Groskreutz
Germany
GermanyGerman footballer, striker
Andrey Pyatov
Ukraine
UkraineUkrainian football goalkeeper playing for Shakhtar Donetsk
Haftor Bjornsson
Ireland
IrelandIcelandic strongman and actor, multiple winner of competitions for the title “The Strongest Man on the Planet.”
Alan Mak-Nish
Great Britain
Great BritainFormula 1 racer
Kim Hyung-il
South Korea
South KoreaSouth Korean footballer, defender
Phil Brown
Great Britain
Great BritainFootball coach
Francisco Aguirre
Paraguay
ParaguayParaguayan footballer, midfielder
Ekaterina Keib
Russia
RussiaWorld champion in sumo wrestling
Jobie Dajka
Australia
AustraliaAustralian athlete and former talented cyclist
Kayla Bashore
USA
USAHockey player, participant of the 2008 Olympics
Niklas Sule
Germany
GermanyGerman footballer, defender
Gael Monfils
France
FranceProfessional tennis player
Brigid Kosgei
Kenya
KenyaKenyan track and field athlete
Alexey Frosin
Russia
RussiaRussian sabre fencer, participant of the 2008 Olympics
Arthur Frolov
Ukraine
UkraineUkrainian chess player
Aleksandr Amisulashvili
Georgia
GeorgiaGeorgian footballer, defender for the Krasnodar club and the Georgian national team.
Ivan Meshkov
Russia
RussiaHead of Marketing and PR Department of FC Rubin
Sven-Goran Ericsson
Sweden
SwedenEngland national team coach
Mark Reynolds
Great Britain
Great BritainScottish footballer
Anastasia Potanina
Russia
RussiaFirst world champion in aquabike
Pau Gasol
Spain
SpainSpanish professional basketball player
Cenek Kottnauer
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish chess player, International Master.