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Bjorn Borg
Swedish tennis player who won 11 Grand Slam singles titles before retiring at age 26 in 1983.
Looking for 2-syllable athletes? Here are 16 athletes that fit — each linked to a full profile.
Syllables are counted across the whole name (multi-word names sum). "Apple" is 2 syllables; "Macaroni and Cheese" is 6.
List of 2-syllable Athletes
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Cafu
Brazilian football fullback and only player to appear in three FIFA World Cup finals, captaining Brazil to the 2002 title.
3
Judd Trump
English professional snooker player and former world champion, known for attacking long-pot play and a 2019 World Championship victory.
4
Kaka
Brazilian attacking midfielder who won the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2007 Ballon d'Or during his AC Milan years.
5
Luke Shaw
English football left back known for his Manchester United career and the opening goal of the UEFA Euro 2020 final for England.
6
Mark Cox
English tennis player who reached the top 25 in the world in the late 1960s and reached the semi-finals of three Grand Slam events.
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Mark Spitz
American swimmer who won seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics, a record that stood until 2008.
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Marta
Brazilian forward and six-time FIFA World Player of the Year, widely regarded as one of the greatest women's footballers in history.
9
Neymar
Brazilian forward and Olympic gold medallist known for dribbling skill and goalscoring across Santos, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, and Al-Hilal.
10
Qin Kai
Chinese springboard diver and four-time Olympic medalist, twice a synchronized 3m gold medalist for China.
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Rick Fox
Bahamian-Canadian basketball wing who won three NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers in the early 2000s.
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Shawn Kemp
American basketball power forward and six-time NBA All-Star known for athletic dunks during his time with the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1990s.
13
Ty Cobb
American baseball outfielder who held the all-time MLB career batting average record above .366 and led the American League in batting average a record 12 times.
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Xavi
Spanish midfielder who won the 2010 FIFA World Cup and was central to Barcelona's tiki-taka era under coach Pep Guardiola.
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Yao Ming
Chinese basketball center who played eight NBA seasons with the Houston Rockets and helped expand the league's global audience.
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Zico
Brazilian football attacking midfielder of the 1980s, sometimes called the "White Pele" for his playmaking and free-kick technique at Flamengo.
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