3-syllable Athletes that contain A

List of 3-syllable Athletes that contain A

1

Carl Lewis

American track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals across four Games in sprints and the long jump.

2

Dwight Howard

American basketball center and three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, 2020 NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers.

3

Gareth Bale

Welsh football winger known for powerful left-footed strikes and five UEFA Champions League titles with Real Madrid.

4

Garrincha

Brazilian winger who won two FIFA World Cups and was known for dribbling skill despite a leg deformity from birth.

5

Hank Aaron

American Major League Baseball outfielder who broke the all-time career home-run record in 1974 and held it for over three decades.

6

Imran Khan

Pakistani fast bowler and all-rounder who captained Pakistan to its first Cricket World Cup title in 1992.

7

Johan Cruyff

Dutch forward and manager who won three Ballon d'Or awards and shaped the philosophy known as Total Football at Ajax and Barcelona.

8

Karrie Webb

Australian professional golfer and seven-time major champion who completed the LPGA Career Grand Slam at the youngest age in tour history.

9

Kevin Trapp

German football goalkeeper with European trophy success at Eintracht Frankfurt and Paris Saint-Germain.

10

Kobe Bryant

American basketball guard who won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers across two decades.

11

Larry Bird

American basketball forward who won three NBA championships with the Boston Celtics during the 1980s.

12

LeBron James

American basketball forward, four-time NBA champion, and the league's all-time leading scorer.

13

Mia Hamm

American forward and two-time FIFA World Cup winner who helped popularize women's football in the United States.

14

Michael Phelps

American swimmer who won 23 Olympic gold medals, the most by any Olympic athlete in history.

15

Nick Faldo

English golfer and six-time major champion, dominant in the late 1980s and early 1990s with a methodical short game and remodeled swing.

16

Pete Sampras

American tennis player who won 14 Grand Slam singles titles, including seven Wimbledon championships.

17

Prithvi Shaw

Indian cricket batter who became the youngest Indian to score a Test century on debut and captained India's 2018 Under-19 World Cup-winning team.

18

Steffi Graf

German tennis player who won 22 Grand Slam singles titles and the only Golden Slam (all four majors plus Olympic gold) in a single calendar year.

19

Tim Duncan

American basketball power forward who won five NBA championships with the San Antonio Spurs across nearly two decades.

20

Tom Brady

American football quarterback who won seven Super Bowls, more than any player in NFL history, across stints with the Patriots and Buccaneers.

21

Usain Bolt

Jamaican sprinter who set world records in the 100 metres and 200 metres and won eight Olympic gold medals.

22

Vince Carter

American basketball wing whose 22-season NBA career was the longest by a single player and who became known for spectacular dunks.

23

Vlade Divac

Serbian basketball center and NBA All-Star, the first international NBA player to record over 13000 career points and 9000 rebounds.

24

Wayne Gretzky

Canadian ice hockey center widely considered the greatest player in NHL history, holding more than 60 league records when he retired.

25

Wayne Rooney

English football forward and Manchester United all-time top scorer who also held the England national team scoring record on his retirement.

26

Willie Mays

American baseball center fielder, 24-time MLB All-Star and 1954 World Series winner, regarded as one of the greatest all-around players in baseball history.

27

Yannick Noah

French tennis player who won the 1983 French Open men's singles title, the last French champion at Roland Garros in the men's draw.

28

Yu Darvish

Japanese-Iranian pitcher who set Nippon Professional Baseball strikeout records before joining MLB, where he became a multi-time All-Star.

29

Zola Budd

South African long-distance runner who set a women's 5000m world record at age 17 and competed barefoot for Great Britain at the 1984 Olympics.