Sport

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

Amir Sarhosh
Amir Sarhosh
Iran
Iranian professional snooker player
Dereck Chisora
Dereck Chisora
Great Britain
British professional heavyweight boxer
Ante Yazhich
Ante Yazhich
Canada
Canadian footballer of Croatian descent
Jayro Campos
Jayro Campos
Ecuador
Ecuadorian footballer, winger
Emin Rzaqulu Djafarkuliev
Emin Rzaqulu Djafarkuliev
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani football player
Sergey Alifrenko
Sergey Alifrenko
Russia
Soviet and Russian pistol shooter
Heather Moyse
Heather Moyse
Canada
Canadian bobsledder
Keegan Palmer
Keegan Palmer
USA
American-Australian skateboarder
Sophie Milliet
Sophie Milliet
France
French chess player
Vitalyi Daraseliya
Vitalyi Daraseliya
Georgia
Football player
Stefano Malinverni
Stefano Malinverni
Italy
Italian sprinter
Marco Huck
Marco Huck
Germany
German boxer
Daniel Cruz
Daniel Cruz
Colombia
Colombian footballer, midfielder
Sergey Zinoviev
Sergey Zinoviev
Russia
Hockey player, forward for Ak Bars
Shannon Boxx
Shannon Boxx
USA
Football player, participant of the 2008 Olympics
Cristiano Junior
Cristiano Junior
Brazil
Brazilian footballer, striker.
Pierre Allemane
Pierre Allemane
France
French footballer
Gareth Southgate
Gareth Southgate
Great Britain
English footballer, central defender, now coach
Marc Bernaus
Marc Bernaus
Andorra
Andorran footballer, defender
Mauro Boselli
Mauro Boselli
Argentina
Argentine footballer, striker
Roman Ereschenko
Roman Ereschenko
Ukraine
Ukrainian footballer, goalkeeper
Jerzy Dudek
Jerzy Dudek
Poland
Polish footballer, goalkeeper of the Spanish club Real Madrid and the Polish national team.
Andrey Lazarchuk
Andrey Lazarchuk
Ukraine
Ukrainian footballer, goalkeeper.
Mika Zibanejad
Mika Zibanejad
Sweden
Swedish hockey player currently playing for the NHL Ottawa Senators.
Kristine Yamaguchi
Kristine Yamaguchi
USA
American figure skater
Yasser Al Mosailem
Yasser Al Mosailem
Saudi Arabian footballer, goalkeeper
Luiz Scolari
Luiz Scolari
Brazil
Brazilian football coach.
 Eugene
Eugene
USA
American wrestler
Fahad Al-Ghesheyan
Fahad Al-Ghesheyan
Saudi Arabian footballer, striker
Darwin Nunez
Darwin Nunez
Uruguay
Uruguayan footballer, striker
Marc Gene Guerrero
Marc Gene Guerrero
Spain
Catalan racing driver from Spain
Emile Heski
Emile Heski
Great Britain
English footballer
Charline Labonte
Charline Labonte
Canada
Canadian hockey player
 Casimiro
Casimiro
Brazil
Brazilian footballer, midfielder
Josip Ilicic
Josip Ilicic
Slovenia
Slovenian footballer of Croatian origin, midfielder for Atalanta and the Slovenian national team.
Yuriy Koval
Yuriy Koval
Ukraine
Ukrainian football coach
Ally Dick
Ally Dick
Great Britain
Scottish footballer, midfielder
Tyson Fury
Tyson Fury
Great Britain
British and Irish professional boxer, heavyweight
Arnold Johnson
Arnold Johnson
USA
Sports Tycoon
Luol Deng
Luol Deng
Great Britain
British basketball player with Sudanese roots
Renzo Zorzi
Renzo Zorzi
Italy
Italian racing driver
Deanna Nolan
Deanna Nolan
Basketball player
Jiri Hudler
Jiri Hudler
Czech ice hockey player, right winger
Christina Beier
Christina Beier
Germany
German figure skater
Gerda Weisensteiner
Gerda Weisensteiner
Italy
Italian luger and bobsledder
Grant Holloway
Grant Holloway
USA
American track and field athlete
Toni Kukoc
Toni Kukoc
Croatia
Yugoslav and Croatian basketball player
Barbie Guerra
Barbie Guerra
USA
American athlete, bodybuilder, who lost both arms in early childhood.
Niek Kimmann
Niek Kimmann
Netherlands
Dutch BMX racer
Vitaliy Klitschko
Vitaliy Klitschko
Ukraine
Boxer, European and World Champion in the heavyweight division