Sport

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

Denis Zotov
Denis Zotov
Russia
Shotgun shooting athlete
Alexandra Raisman
Alexandra Raisman
USA
American rhythmic gymnast
Jon Mirasty
Jon Mirasty
Canada
Canadian hockey player, forward.
Alexandra Dulgheru
Alexandra Dulgheru
Romania
Romanian professional tennis player
Txiki Begiristain
Txiki Begiristain
Spain
Spanish footballer, played as a midfielder
Becher Robert Gale
Becher Robert Gale
Canada
Canadian rower
Mike Alessi
Mike Alessi
Professional motorcycle racer, participant in Motocross and Supercross series races.
Vedran Corluka
Vedran Corluka
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Professional football player
Damir Dzumhur
Damir Dzumhur
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian professional tennis player
Artem Prima
Artem Prima
Ukraine
Ukrainian biathlete.
Amy Rodriguez
Amy Rodriguez
USA
American soccer player, participant in the 2008 Olympics
Gennaro Iezzo
Gennaro Iezzo
Italy
Italian footballer, goalkeeper.
Pedro Calomino
Pedro Calomino
Argentina
Argentine footballer of the 1910s–1920s.
Tuomo Ruutu
Tuomo Ruutu
Finland
Finnish professional ice hockey player, forward
Vicente del Bosque Gonzalez
Vicente del Bosque Gonzalez
Spain
Spanish football player, coach
 Garrincha
Garrincha
Brazil
Footballer of all times and nations
Alex Caffi
Alex Caffi
Italy
Italian racing driver
Jamie Beyerle
Jamie Beyerle
USA
Clay target shooter, Olympic participant 2008
Xavier Henry
Xavier Henry
USA
American professional basketball player
Michael Gorbachev
Michael Gorbachev
Belarus
Belarusian footballer, defender
Hossam Hassan
Hossam Hassan
Egypt
Football player
Florentino Perez
Florentino Perez
Spain
Spanish businessman, civil engineer and politician
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Georgia
Georgian footballer, midfielder
Lech Lasko
Lech Lasko
Poland
Polish volleyball player
Jack LaLanne
Jack LaLanne
USA
Legendary American trainer, specialist in fitness, nutrition and healthy lifestyle
Javid Huseynov
Javid Huseynov
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani football player
Victoria Duval
Victoria Duval
USA
American tennis player
Mitchell Donald
Mitchell Donald
Netherlands
Dutch footballer, midfielder for Ajax Amsterdam
George Weah
George Weah
Liberia
Liberian professional footballer and politician
Razvan Rat
Razvan Rat
Ukraine
Romanian defender, player for FC Shakhtar Donetsk and the Romania national team.
Chezare Maldini
Chezare Maldini
Italy
Football player
Karolina Pliskova
Karolina Pliskova
Czech
Czech tennis player
John Butt
John Butt
Great Britain
British shooter, Summer Olympic medalist
Don Muraco
Don Muraco
USA
American wrestler
Isaiah Mustafa
Isaiah Mustafa
USA
American athlete and actor
Damien Comolli
Damien Comolli
France
French football coach, functionary, scout
Meryl Davis
Meryl Davis
USA
American figure skater
Denis Vasilyev
Denis Vasilyev
Ukraine
Ukrainian football player, defender of the Neftyanik-Ukrnaft club.
Damion James
Damion James
USA
American professional basketball player
Evgeniy Shmakov
Evgeniy Shmakov
Ukraine
Ukrainian football player, midfielder
Steve McManaman
Steve McManaman
Great Britain
English footballer
Danijel Aleksic
Danijel Aleksic
Serbia
Serbian footballer, striker
Giovanni Caprara
Giovanni Caprara
Italy
Italian women's volleyball coach.
Jan Kovar
Jan Kovar
Czech
Czech hockey player, forward.
Bobby Lea
Bobby Lea
USA
American cyclist, participant of the 2008 Olympics
Paul Hamm
Paul Hamm
USA
American gymnast, 2008 Olympic participant
Ben Roethlisberger
Ben Roethlisberger
USA
American football player
Margit Senf
Margit Senf
Germany
Figure skater from the GDR.
Chris Smalling
Chris Smalling
Great Britain
English footballer
Ksenia Makarova
Ksenia Makarova
Russia
Russian figure skater