Sport
Famous figures in Sport: life stories, training, tournaments, notable performances and sporting milestones across generations.
Kalev Ermits
Estonia
EstoniaEstonian biathlete.
Drazan Jerkovic
Yugoslav footballer, striker, player of the Yugoslav national team.
Mathilde Johansson
France
FranceFrench tennis player of Swedish origin
Ana Konjuh
Croatia
CroatiaCroatian tennis player
Saken Bibosinov
Kazakhstan
KazakhstanKazakhstani boxer
Dejan Stankovic
Italy
ItalySerbian footballer, midfielder for Internazionale. Serbian national team captain
Leonard Komon
Kenya
KenyaKenyan athlete, long distance runner
Ants Antson
Russia
RussiaAthlete
Kenta Bell
USA
USAAmerican track and field athlete, 2008 Olympic participant
Gerrie Coetzee
South Africa
South AfricaSouth African boxer
Dudu
Brazil
BrazilBrazilian footballer, midfielder
Joe McKnight
USA
USAAmerican football player
Georgy Mitasov
Russia
RussiaLegendary billiard player
Michael Burch
Ukraine
UkraineSoviet Ukrainian footballer.
Giacomo Agostini
Italy
ItalyItalian motorcycle champion
Rolando Garcia
Chile
ChileChilean footballer, defender
Charles Gmelin
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish track and field athlete, bronze medalist at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Carel Godin de Beaufort
Netherlands
NetherlandsDutch count and racing driver
Ulf Andersson
Sweden
SwedenSwedish chess player
Georgiy Asparuhov
Bulgaria
BulgariaOne of the best football players in the history of Bulgaria
Wladyslaw Kozakiewic
Poland
PolandPolish, later German pole vaulter
Indra Shahdan Daoud
Singapore
SingaporeSingaporean footballer, striker
Alfredo Talavera
Mexico
MexicoMexican footballer, goalkeeper
Canario
Brazil
BrazilBrazilian former footballer, striker
Gennadiy Orbu
Ukraine
UkraineUkrainian football player
Laurent Dubreuil
Canada
CanadaCanadian speed skater.
Nikolay Anikin
USA
USASoviet skier
Alf Ramsey
Great Britain
Great BritainFootball player
Mo Huilan
China
ChinaChinese gymnast
Abubakari Yakubu
Ghana
GhanaGhanaian footballer.
Dathan Ritzenhein
USA
USAAmerican track and field athlete, 2008 Olympic participant
Spasoje Bulajic
Slovenia
SloveniaSlovenian footballer, defender
Michael Buffer
USA
USAAn American 'ring entertainer' who performs as an emcee at boxing and wrestling matches.
Yohan Blake
Jamaica
JamaicaJamaican sprinter
Archie Moore
USA
USAAmerican boxer
Mick Foley Sr
USA
USAAmerican actor, author, comedian, voice artist, and professional wrestler
Catherine Raney-Norman
USA
USAAmerican speed skater
Norifumi Abe
Japan
JapanJapanese motorcycle racer.
Paul Hunter
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish professional snooker player
Espen Andersen
Norway
NorwayNorwegian biathlete
Valery Bure
Russia
RussiaHockey player
Allister Carter
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish professional snooker player
Anna Van der Breggen
Netherlands
NetherlandsDutch professional road cyclist
Mario Jardel
Brazil
BrazilBrazilian footballer, striker.
Mkrtich Sargsyan
Ukraine
UkraineUkrainian mixed martial artist
Laura Trott
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish cyclist
Adam Rippon
USA
USAAmerican figure skater
Eduard Azaryan
Armenia
ArmeniaSoviet gymnast, Olympic champion
Mikko Kokslien
Norway
NorwayNorwegian Nordic combined athlete
Petr Vasek
Czech footballer, goalkeeper