Sport

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

Kara Goucher
Kara Goucher
USA
American track and field athlete, 2008 Olympic participant
Povilas Vanagas
Povilas Vanagas
Lithuania
Lithuanian figure skater
Foued Kadir
Foued Kadir
Algeria
Algerian footballer
Nicola McDermott
Nicola McDermott
Australia
Australian track and field athlete
Rob Dysdek
Rob Dysdek
USA
American rider, actor.
Chris Brunt
Chris Brunt
Ireland
Northern Irish footballer, midfielder for English club West Bromwich Albion and the Northern Ireland national team.
Wes Unseld
Wes Unseld
USA
American professional basketball player and coach.
Daniel Munoz de la Nava
Daniel Munoz de la Nava
Spain
Professional Spanish tennis player
Gianluigi Buffon
Gianluigi Buffon
Italy
Football player, goalkeeper of Juventus
James Blake
James Blake
USA
American tennis player, 2008 Olympic participant
Piet Van der Kuil
Piet Van der Kuil
Netherlands
Dutch footballer, striker
Carissa Gump
Carissa Gump
USA
American weightlifter, participant in the 2008 Olympics
Nazim Guseynov
Nazim Guseynov
Azerbaijan
Soviet and Azerbaijani judoka
Chris Henry
Chris Henry
USA
American football player, wide receiver
Inaki Pena
Inaki Pena
Spain
Spanish footballer
Jeff Jeff Cundy
Jeff Jeff Cundy
Great Britain
English professional snooker player
Marina Lobach
Marina Lobach
Belarus
Olympic Champion 1988
Samir Abbasov
Samir Abbasov
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani football player.
Raphael Guerreiro
Raphael Guerreiro
Portugal
Portuguese footballer, defender
Matias Jesus Almeyda
Matias Jesus Almeyda
Argentina
Argentine footballer and coach.
Carlos Deltour
Carlos Deltour
France
French rower
Petr Korda
Petr Korda
Czech
Former Czech professional tennis player
Toni Eggert
Toni Eggert
Germany
German Luger
Victor Evreinov
Victor Evreinov
Soviet chess composer
Marina Erakovic
Marina Erakovic
New Zealand
New Zealand tennis player of Yugoslav descent
Marina Poddubnaya
Marina Poddubnaya
Ukraine
Ukrainian swimmer
Marina Sheshenina
Marina Sheshenina
Russia
Russian volleyball player, participant of the 2008 Olympics
Matthew Richards
Matthew Richards
Great Britain
British swimmer
Igor Kanygin
Igor Kanygin
Belarus
Belarusian and Soviet wrestler (Greco-Roman)
Charlotte Dujardin
Charlotte Dujardin
Great Britain
British horsewoman
Alexander Curtianu
Alexander Curtianu
Moldovan football player and coach
Dario Simic
Dario Simic
Croatia
Footballer of the Croatian national team and Monaco
Duncan Scott
Duncan Scott
Great Britain
British swimmer
Madison Hubbell
Madison Hubbell
USA
American figure skater performing in ice dancing with Zachary Donohue
Chris Knierim
Chris Knierim
USA
American figure skater who competes in pairs skating with Alexa Scimeca.
Maria Borounov
Maria Borounov
Australia
Australian figure skater
Xu Jiayu
Xu Jiayu
China
Chinese swimmer
Ernst Baier
Ernst Baier
Germany
German figure skater
Przemyslaw Domanski
Przemyslaw Domanski
Poland
A Polish figure skater who competed in singles skating.
Jacqueline Du Bief
Jacqueline Du Bief
France
French figure skater.
Matthew Denny
Matthew Denny
Australia
Australian track and field athlete
Daniel Korvalio
Daniel Korvalio
Brazil
Football player
Buddy Arrington
Buddy Arrington
USA
American racing driver
Jelena Dokic
Jelena Dokic
Monaco
Australian tennis player of Serbian descent
Martin Gould
Martin Gould
Great Britain
English professional snooker player
Claudio Gentile
Claudio Gentile
Italy
Italian footballer, coach
Go Soeda
Go Soeda
Japan
Professional Japanese tennis player.
Kusu Kitamura
Kusu Kitamura
Japan
Japanese swimmer
Kovacsi Aladar
Kovacsi Aladar
Hungary
Hungarian athlete
Alexandra Cadantu
Alexandra Cadantu
Romania
Romanian professional tennis player