Sport

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

Joseph Hagerty
Joseph Hagerty
USA
Gymnast, participant of the 2008 Olympics
Daniel Hugo Campora
Daniel Hugo Campora
Argentina
Argentine chess player, grandmaster
Miroslav Blazevic
Miroslav Blazevic
Croatia
Croatian football coach
Kaiso Hisataka
Kaiso Hisataka
Japan
Creator of the Shorinjiryu Kenkokan karate-do style.
Oguchialu Onyewu
Oguchialu Onyewu
Italy
American footballer, central defender, playing for Italian club Milan
Igor Glek
Igor Glek
Germany
German chess player
David Sharp
David Sharp
Great Britain
English climber
Yacov Zheleznyak
Yacov Zheleznyak
Ukraine
Soviet and Ukrainian shooter
Anne Donovan
Anne Donovan
USA
American basketball player and basketball coach
Magic Johnson
Magic Johnson
USA
American professional basketball player
Zara Dampney
Zara Dampney
Great Britain
British beach volleyball star
Fredia Gibbs
Fredia Gibbs
USA
American athlete who became a true legend of Muay Thai
Igor Armas
Igor Armas
Moldovan footballer, defender
Bud Selig
Bud Selig
USA
Commissioner of Major League Baseball
Lauren Lappin
Lauren Lappin
USA
Softball player, 2008 Olympic participant
Rui Costa
Rui Costa
Portugal
Portuguese footballer, attacking midfielder
Kily Gonzalez
Kily Gonzalez
Argentina
Argentine footballer, midfielder
Mark Lopez
Mark Lopez
USA
Taekwondo athlete, 2008 Olympic participant
Joao Havelange
Joao Havelange
Brazil
The seventh president of FIFA
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki
Denmark
Danish tennis player of Polish origin
Anastasya Davidova
Anastasya Davidova
Russia
Famous Russian athlete, 5-time Olympic champion in synchronized swimming.
Joe Bryant
Joe Bryant
USA
Basketball player
Jan Lastuvka
Jan Lastuvka
Czech
Czech footballer, goalkeeper
Ruslan Perehoda
Ruslan Perehoda
Ukraine
Ukrainian skier
Giovane Elber
Giovane Elber
Brazil
Former Brazilian footballer, striker.
Kai Greene
Kai Greene
USA
Professional bodybuilder, artist and actor
Dominik Kubalik
Dominik Kubalik
Czech
Czech hockey player, forward.
Ryan Conroy
Ryan Conroy
Great Britain
Scottish footballer
Taismary Aguero
Taismary Aguero
Italy
Italian volleyball player of Cuban origin
Philipp Bargfrede
Philipp Bargfrede
Germany
German footballer, striker
Thomas Doll
Thomas Doll
Germany
German footballer and coach
Nemanja Majdov
Nemanja Majdov
Bosnian, later Serbian judoka
Nancy Greene
Nancy Greene
Canada
Canadian alpine skier
Granit Xhaka
Granit Xhaka
Switzerland
Swiss footballer of Albanian descent, midfielder
Roman Romanchuk
Roman Romanchuk
Russia
Boxer
Ana Peleteiro
Ana Peleteiro
Spain
Spanish track and field athlete
Abdiel Arroyo
Abdiel Arroyo
Panama
Panamanian footballer, midfielder
Eleni Daniilidou
Eleni Daniilidou
Greece
Greek professional tennis player
 King Kong Bundy
King Kong Bundy
USA
Wrestler
Genrih Popov
Genrih Popov
Germany
German track and field athlete
Jack Dempsey
Jack Dempsey
USA
World Heavyweight Boxing Champion
Valeriy Pozdnyakov
Valeriy Pozdnyakov
Russia
Coach of the hockey club "Lokomotiv"
Florentino Peres
Florentino Peres
Spain
President of Real Madrid
Petro Verchovod
Petro Verchovod
Italy
Former Italian footballer, central defender
Luka Modric
Luka Modric
Croatia
Footballer, midfielder of the Croatian national team
Beksultan Kulibaev
Beksultan Kulibaev
Kazakhstan
Amateur chess player
Dwayne Anthony De Rosario
Dwayne Anthony De Rosario
Canada
Canadian footballer, attacking midfielder
Geza Imre
Geza Imre
Hungary
Hungarian epee fencer
Dick Duckworth
Dick Duckworth
Great Britain
He played as a right midfielder.
Kara Goucher
Kara Goucher
USA
American track and field athlete, 2008 Olympic participant