Athletes that contain K

List of Athletes That Contain K

1

Billie Jean King

American tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and led advocacy for equal prize money in women's tennis.

2

David Beckham

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

3

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.

4

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.

5

Franz Beckenbauer

German defender who won the 1974 FIFA World Cup as captain and the 1990 edition as manager, pioneering the modern attacking sweeper role.

6

Hakeem Olajuwon

Nigerian-American basketball center widely regarded as one of the greatest centers in NBA history, known for his footwork and back-to-back championships with the Houston Rockets.

7

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.

8

Ichiro Suzuki

Japanese outfielder who set the MLB single-season hits record in 2004 and amassed over 4000 professional hits across Japan and the United States.

9

Iker Casillas

Spanish goalkeeper and Real Madrid captain who lifted the 2010 FIFA World Cup as part of Spain's golden generation.

10

Imran Khan

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

11

Kaka

Brazilian attacking midfielder who won the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2007 Ballon d'Or during his AC Milan years.

12

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

13

Karrie Webb

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

14

Karsten Warholm

Norwegian 400m hurdler and Olympic gold medalist who set the men's world record at 45.94 seconds at the 2021 Tokyo Games.

15

Katie Ledecky

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

16

Kelly Pavlik

American boxer and former WBC and WBO middleweight world champion, with a fight record built on aggressive pressure boxing.

17

Keshav Maharaj

South African left-arm spin bowler and Test team specialist, the first bowler to take a Test hat-trick for South Africa.

18

Kevin Trapp

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

19

Khabib Nurmagomedov

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

20

Kobe Bryant

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

21

Kostya Tszyu

Russian-Australian boxer and former undisputed light welterweight world champion known for accurate, heavy punching across a 14-year professional career.

22

Krzysztof Piatek

Polish football striker known for prolific Serie A goalscoring with Genoa and AC Milan and a 2018 FIFA World Cup appearance with Poland.

23

Kylian Mbappe

French forward who won the 2018 FIFA World Cup at age 19 and has been among the world's top scorers across Ligue 1 and La Liga.

24

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.

25

Luke Shaw

English football left back known for his Manchester United career and the opening goal of the UEFA Euro 2020 final for England.

26

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.

27

Mark Spitz

American swimmer who won seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics, a record that stood until 2008.

28

Mike Tyson

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

29

Naomi Osaka

Japanese tennis player and four-time Grand Slam singles champion, the first Asian player to reach world number one in singles.

30

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.

31

Nikola Jokic

Serbian basketball center, three-time NBA Most Valuable Player and 2023 NBA champion with the Denver Nuggets.

32

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.

33

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.

34

Oksana Baiul

Ukrainian figure skater who won Olympic gold in Lillehammer in 1994 at age 16, the first Olympic champion from independent Ukraine.

35

Oksana Chusovitina

Uzbek gymnast and eight-time Olympian, the only gymnast to compete at eight Olympic Games across more than three decades.

36

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Norwegian football striker remembered for his late winner in Manchester United's 1999 Champions League final to complete the historic treble.

37

Qin Kai

Chinese springboard diver and four-time Olympic medalist, twice a synchronized 3m gold medalist for China.

38

Quinton de Kock

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

39

Quinton Jackson

American mixed martial artist known as "Rampage," former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and Pride Fighting Championships fixture.

40

Rick Fox

Bahamian-Canadian basketball wing who won three NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers in the early 2000s.

41

Sergey Bubka

Ukrainian pole vaulter who won six consecutive World Championships and set 35 world records.

42

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.

43

Virat Kohli

Indian cricket batter and former captain, widely regarded as one of the leading run-scorers across all three international formats in his era.

44

Wayne Gretzky

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

45

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.

46

Yevgeny Kafelnikov

Russian tennis player and former world number one, winner of two Grand Slam singles titles and the 2000 Sydney Olympic gold medal.

47

Yulia Lipnitskaya

Russian figure skater who won team gold at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at age 15, the youngest Russian to win Winter Olympic gold.