Celebrating Legends
of Every Sport
Explore in-depth biographies, career statistics, records and stories of over 3669 of the world's greatest sports people — from football to Formula 1, boxing to gymnastics.
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Every Sport, Every Era
From the world's biggest stadiums to Olympic swimming pools — explore the legends of every discipline.
Icons of Sport
Read the full biographies of the greatest athletes across every discipline and era.
Norwegian
Aksel Lund Svindal
Downhill / Super-G
Norwegian speed specialist and 2018 PyeongChang downhill gold medalist at age 35, the oldest ever…
Italian
Alberto Tomba
Slalom / Giant Slalom
Italian slalom/GS icon who won three Olympic golds and became the sport's first global celebrity.
Italian
Federica Brignone
Giant Slalom / Super-G
Italian alpine skier and two-time Olympic champion who became the first Italian woman to win the…
Austrian
Franz Klammer
Downhill
Austrian alpine ski racer nicknamed 'the Kaiser' who dominated downhill skiing in the mid-1970s.
Austrian
Hermann Maier
Downhill / Super-G / Giant Slalom
Austrian racer nicknamed 'the Herminator' who won four overall World Cup titles across a career…
Swedish
Ingemar Stenmark
Slalom / Giant Slalom
Swedish 'slalom king' widely regarded as the greatest technical skier in men's alpine history.
Croatian
Janica Kostelic
Slalom / Combined
Croatian alpine skier often regarded as the greatest female ski racer of all time, with four…
French
Jean-Claude Killy
All-round (Downhill / Giant Slalom / Slalom)
French triple Olympic champion who won the first two-ever overall World Cup titles (1967, 1968).
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