3-syllable Athletes that contain L

List of 3-syllable Athletes that contain L

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

Gareth Bale

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

4

Joe Louis

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

5

Larry Bird

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

6

LeBron James

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

7

Michael Phelps

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

8

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.

9

Toto Wolff

Austrian Formula 1 executive and former driver who led Mercedes to eight consecutive Constructors' Championships from 2014 to 2021.

10

Usain Bolt

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

11

Vlade Divac

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

12

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.

13

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.