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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Jackie Joyner-Kersee

People; Sportspeople

Joyner-Kersee, who was often described as "the best all-around female athlete in the world, " was an amazing patient who overcame her asthmatic condition to establish herself as one of track and ...

Long before becoming the world's fastest woman, Rudolph beat her greatest odds by learning to walk on her own. As the 17th of 21 children, Rudolph was suffering from polio, scarlet fever and double ...

Clément Lefert

People; Sportspeople

Clément Lefert is a retired French Olympic champion in swimming. He won a gold medal at the London 2012 Summer Olympics in the 4×100 meters freestyle relay, with team mates Amaury Leveaux, Fabien ...

Benjamin Varonian

People; Sportspeople

Benjamin Varonian is a French-Armenian Olympic gymnast. Varonian won two gold medals in the parallel bars and team all-around at European Junior Gymnastics Championships. He competed at the 2000 ...

Dante Coccolo

People; Sportspeople

Dante Coccolo is a French professional bicycle racer, now known primarily for one incident during the Tour de France. During the Bordeaux-Biarritz stage, Coccolo violated racing protocol by ...

Fouad Chouki

People; Sportspeople

Fouad Chouki is a French middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. He won a bronze medal at Mediterranean Games in Tunis and finished fourth at European Championships in Munich. He ...

Nicolas Minassian

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Nicolas Minassian is a French race driver of Armenian descent. After finishing 2nd place in Formula Renault Eurocup, he graduated to the French Formula Three Championship where he finished runner-up ...