3-syllable Athletes that contain I

List of 3-syllable Athletes that contain I

1

Bill Russell

American basketball center who won 11 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics, the most of any player in league history.

2

Carl Lewis

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

3

Chris Evert

American tennis player who won 18 Grand Slam singles titles and reached at least the semifinals of 52 consecutive majors.

4

Dwight Howard

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

5

Garrincha

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

6

Imran Khan

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

7

Jimmie Foxx

American baseball first baseman who won the 1933 American League Triple Crown and three consecutive MVP awards in the 1930s.

8

Joe Louis

American boxer who held the world heavyweight championship from 1937 to 1949, the longest unbroken reign in the division's history.

9

Karrie Webb

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

10

Kevin Trapp

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

11

Larry Bird

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

12

Mia Hamm

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

13

Michael Phelps

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

14

Mike Tyson

American boxer who became the youngest undisputed heavyweight champion in history at age 20 in 1986.

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

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.

17

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.

18

Tiger Woods

American golfer with 15 major championships, second on the all-time list, and a record-tying 82 PGA Tour victories.

19

Tim Duncan

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

20

Usain Bolt

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

21

Vince Carter

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

22

Vlade Divac

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

23

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.

24

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.

25

Yu Darvish

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