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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Sir Roger (Gilbert) Bannister

People; Sportspeople

English neurologist who was the first athlete to run a mile in less than four minutes.

Barry Bonds

People; Sportspeople

American professional baseball player, a great all-around player who broke the major league home run records for both a career (with his 756th home run, in 2007) and a single season (with 73 home ...

Björn Borg

People; Sportspeople

Swedish tennis player who was one of the finest competitors of the modern era. He was the first man to win the Wimbledon singles championship five successive times (1976–80) since Laurie Doherty ...

Professional basketball player, considered to be one of the greatest offensive players in the history of the game. More than 7 feet (2.1 metres) tall, Chamberlain was an outstanding centre. During ...

Ty Cobb

People; Sportspeople

Professional baseball player, considered one of the greatest offensive players in baseball history and generally regarded as the fiercest competitor in the game.

Sebastian Coe

People; Sportspeople

British athlete, who won four Olympic medals and set eight world records in middle-distance running. His great rivalry with fellow Briton Steve Ovett dominated middle-distance racing for much of the ...

Rashard Mendenhall

People; Sportspeople

NFL star playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who has caused controversy through his tweets about Osama bin Laden and 9/11. Shortly after Osama’s death, the player tweeted “What kind of person ...