Athletes that contain D

List of Athletes That Contain D

1

Adam Peaty

British swimmer who won three Olympic gold medals and set world records in the 50m and 100m breaststroke.

2

Andre Agassi

American tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles titles and a career Grand Slam, plus Olympic gold in 1996.

3

Andrea Pirlo

Italian deep-lying midfielder who won the 2006 FIFA World Cup and two UEFA Champions League titles with AC Milan.

4

Andres Iniesta

Spanish midfielder who scored the winning goal in the 2010 FIFA World Cup final and won four Champions League titles with Barcelona.

5

Caeleb Dressel

American swimmer who won seven Olympic gold medals and holds world records in the 100m butterfly and 100m individual medley.

6

Cristiano Ronaldo

Portuguese football forward and five-time Ballon d'Or winner known for prolific goalscoring across top European leagues and international football.

7

Dan Marino

American football quarterback who set numerous NFL passing records in the 1980s and 1990s during 17 seasons with the Miami Dolphins.

8

David Beckham

English football midfielder known for accurate long passing and free kicks, with league titles in four different countries.

9

Dick Fosbury

American high jumper who won the 1968 Olympic gold and pioneered the back-first jumping technique now used by virtually all elite jumpers.

10

Didier Drogba

Ivorian football striker and Chelsea club legend, known for powerful hold-up play and big-match goals including the decisive 2012 Champions League header.

11

Diego Maradona

Argentine attacking midfielder who captained his country to the 1986 FIFA World Cup and is considered one of the greatest footballers ever.

12

Dwight Howard

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

13

Eliud Kipchoge

Kenyan long-distance runner who won two Olympic marathon gold medals and was the first to run the marathon distance under two hours.

14

Erling Haaland

Norwegian striker known for prolific goalscoring in the Bundesliga and Premier League, including a record-breaking Premier League debut season.

15

Evander Holyfield

American boxer and four-time world heavyweight champion, the only boxer to win the undisputed heavyweight title four times.

16

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

American boxer who finished his career undefeated at 50-0 across five weight classes.

17

Judd Trump

English professional snooker player and former world champion, known for attacking long-pot play and a 2019 World Championship victory.

18

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

American basketball center who won six NBA championships and held the league's all-time scoring record for nearly four decades.

19

Katie Ledecky

American swimmer who has won nine Olympic gold medals and holds world records in the 800m, 1500m, and other distance freestyle events.

20

Khabib Nurmagomedov

Russian mixed martial artist who retired undefeated at 29-0 as UFC lightweight champion.

21

Larry Bird

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

22

Luka Modric

Croatian football midfielder, 2018 Ballon d'Or winner, and the first non-Argentine or Portuguese to win the award in over a decade.

23

Michael Jordan

American basketball guard who won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls and is widely regarded as the greatest basketball player ever.

24

Muhammad Ali

American boxer and three-time heavyweight world champion widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in history.

25

Nadia Comaneci

Romanian gymnast who scored the first perfect 10.0 in Olympic gymnastics history at the 1976 Montreal Games.

26

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.

27

Novak Djokovic

Serbian tennis player who holds the men's record for Grand Slam singles titles with 24 and most weeks at world No. 1.

28

Odell Beckham Jr.

American football wide receiver and Pro Bowl selection, remembered for a one-handed catch that became one of the most-replayed moments in NFL history.

29

Paolo Maldini

Italian defender who spent his entire 25-year senior career at AC Milan and is regarded as one of the greatest defenders in football history.

30

Quinton de Kock

South African wicket-keeper batter known for explosive top-order white-ball batting and over 6000 ODI runs across his career.

31

Rafael Nadal

Spanish tennis player who won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, including a record 14 French Open championships.

32

Roger Federer

Swiss tennis player who won 20 Grand Slam singles titles, including eight Wimbledon championships.

33

Ronaldinho

Brazilian attacking midfielder and forward who won the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the Ballon d'Or in 2005 during his Barcelona peak.

34

Ronaldo Nazario

Brazilian striker, two-time World Cup winner, and three-time FIFA World Player of the Year, often called "O Fenomeno."

35

Sergei Fedorov

Russian ice hockey center and three-time Stanley Cup winner with the Detroit Red Wings, the first Russian to win the NHL Most Valuable Player award.

36

Tiger Woods

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

37

Tim Duncan

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

38

Tom Brady

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

39

Vlade Divac

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

40

Wilma Rudolph

American sprinter who became the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympics at the 1960 Rome Games.

41

Xander Schauffele

American golfer and two-time major champion, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic gold medalist in men's individual golf.

42

Xherdan Shaqiri

Swiss football winger with Kosovan roots, known for powerful long-range shooting and a 2017 UEFA Champions League title with Liverpool.

43

Yu Darvish

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

44

Zinedine Zidane

French attacking midfielder who won the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the Ballon d'Or in 1998, and later coached Real Madrid to three Champions League titles.

45

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.