Sportspeople

Sportspeople

Sportsperson is a person who is trained to compete in a sport involving tests of strength, speed or endurance.

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Viktor Korchnoi

People; Sportspeople

World chess champion contender who was one of the fiercest competitors in the history of chess. During his prime years, he was known as "Viktor the Terrible."

Carl Lewis

People; Sportspeople

American track-and-field athlete, who won nine Olympic gold medals during the 1980s and '90s.

Vince Lombardi

People; Sportspeople

Coach in American professional gridiron football who became a national symbol of single-minded determination to win. In nine seasons (1959–67) as head coach of the previously moribund Green Bay ...

American boxer who was world heavyweight champion from June 22, 1937, when he knocked out James J. Braddock in eight rounds in Chicago, until March 1, 1949, when he briefly retired. During his reign, ...

Diego Armando Maradona

People; Sportspeople

Argentine football (soccer) player who is generally regarded as the top footballer of the 1980s and one of the greatest of all time. Renowned for his ability to control the ball and create scoring ...

John McEnroe

People; Sportspeople

American tennis player who established himself as a leading competitor in the late 1970s and the '80s. He also was noted for his poor behaviour on court, which resulted in a number of fines and ...

Colin Earl Meads

People; Sportspeople

New Zealand rugby union football player and former national team captain (1971) whose outstanding performance as a lock forward made him a legendary figure in New Zealand and in international rugby ...