Sport

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

Frederick Bousquet
Frederick Bousquet
France
French athlete, freestyle and butterfly swimmer.
Tony Drago
Tony Drago
Malta
Maltese professional snooker and pool player
Bobby Lashley
Bobby Lashley
USA
American wrestler
Nancy Rios
Nancy Rios
USA
Athlete (sailing), participant of the 2008 Olympics
Alberto Federico Acosta
Alberto Federico Acosta
Argentina
Former Argentine footballer, striker
Amy Deloris Van Dyken
Amy Deloris Van Dyken
USA
American swimmer
Oskar Osala
Oskar Osala
Finland
Finnish ice hockey player, forward.
 Aldair
Aldair
Brazil
Brazilian footballer, defender
Jillian Michaels
Jillian Michaels
USA
Personal trainer
Hrculez Gomez
Hrculez Gomez
USA
American and Mexican football player
Ivo Minar
Ivo Minar
Czech
Czech professional tennis player
Yussuf Poulsen
Yussuf Poulsen
Denmark
Danish footballer, striker
Frode Andresen
Frode Andresen
Netherlands
Successful Norwegian biathlete
Colin Kazim-Richards
Colin Kazim-Richards
Great Britain
Turkish footballer, midfielder
Hugo Viana
Hugo Viana
Portugal
Portuguese footballer, attacking midfielder
Housain Al-Mogahwi
Housain Al-Mogahwi
Saudi Arabian footballer, midfielder
Bismarck Barreto Faria
Bismarck Barreto Faria
Brazil
Brazilian footballer, midfielder
John Calipari
John Calipari
USA
American basketball coach
Georges Laraque
Georges Laraque
Canada
Professional Canadian ice hockey player.
Piotr Zyla
Piotr Zyla
Poland
Polish ski jumper
Naijel Mansell
Naijel Mansell
Great Britain
Formula 1 racer
Kauri Koiv
Kauri Koiv
Estonia
Estonian biathlete.
Marcel Goc
Marcel Goc
Germany
German ice hockey player, center forward
Rashad Babayev
Rashad Babayev
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani chess player, international grandmaster. Coach of the Azerbaijani national chess team among teenagers.
Yelmer Buurman
Yelmer Buurman
Netherlands
Dutch racing driver
Elena Dembo
Elena Dembo
Israel
Greek, formerly Israeli, Hungarian, chess player
David Kingsbury
David Kingsbury
USA
Personal Trainer of Hollywood Stars
Kateryna Bondarenko
Kateryna Bondarenko
Ukraine
Ukrainian tennis player.
David Marrero
David Marrero
Spain
Spanish professional tennis player.
Pam Shriver
Pam Shriver
USA
Former US professional tennis player, sports commentator
Helene Mayer
Helene Mayer
Germany
German fencer, Olympic champion
Jill Craybas
Jill Craybas
USA
American professional tennis player
Valery Rozov
Valery Rozov
Russia
Russian extreme sportsman
Leonardo Araujo
Leonardo Araujo
Brazil
Brazilian footballer, midfielder
Mike Hazle
Mike Hazle
USA
American javelin thrower, 2008 Olympic participant
Vodopianov Sergey
Vodopianov Sergey
Russia
Russian boxer, participant of the 2008 Olympics
Carlos De Leon
Carlos De Leon
Puerto Rican professional boxer
Danny Green
Danny Green
USA
American basketball player
Angel Di Maria
Angel Di Maria
Argentina
Argentine footballer, attacking midfielder
Hakeem Olajuwon
Hakeem Olajuwon
USA
Nigerian and American professional basketball player
Francisco Calvo
Francisco Calvo
Costa Rica
Costa Rican footballer, central defender
Zdenek Dolezal
Zdenek Dolezal
Czech
A figure skater from Czechoslovakia who competed in pairs.
Jurgen Baumgarten
Jurgen Baumgarten
Germany
Motorcycle racer, stuntman and businessman
Dmitriy Voloshin
Dmitriy Voloshin
Ukraine
Ukrainian footballer, midfielder
Masten Gregory
Masten Gregory
Italy
American racing driver
Eike Immel
Eike Immel
Germany
German footballer, played as a goalkeeper
Graham Dorrans
Graham Dorrans
Great Britain
Scottish footballer
Roman Virastyuk
Roman Virastyuk
Ukraine
Ukrainian athlete, specialized in shot put
Teemu Selanne
Teemu Selanne
Finland
Finnish hockey player
Essau Kanyenda
Essau Kanyenda
Malawian footballer, striker