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Chris Evert
American tennis player who won 18 Grand Slam singles titles and reached at least the semifinals of 52 consecutive majors.
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List of Athletes That Contain V
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David Beckham
English football midfielder known for accurate long passing and free kicks, with league titles in four different countries.
3
Evander Holyfield
American boxer and four-time world heavyweight champion, the only boxer to win the undisputed heavyweight title four times.
4
Kelly Pavlik
American boxer and former WBC and WBO middleweight world champion, with a fight record built on aggressive pressure boxing.
5
Keshav Maharaj
South African left-arm spin bowler and Test team specialist, the first bowler to take a Test hat-trick for South Africa.
6
Kevin Trapp
German football goalkeeper with European trophy success at Eintracht Frankfurt and Paris Saint-Germain.
7
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Russian mixed martial artist who retired undefeated at 29-0 as UFC lightweight champion.
8
Martina Navratilova
Czech-American tennis player who won 18 Grand Slam singles titles and a record 31 Grand Slam doubles titles.
9
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.
10
Oksana Chusovitina
Uzbek gymnast and eight-time Olympian, the only gymnast to compete at eight Olympic Games across more than three decades.
11
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.
12
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.
13
Venus Williams
American tennis player who won seven Grand Slam singles titles and 14 Grand Slam doubles titles with her sister Serena.
14
Vince Carter
American basketball wing whose 22-season NBA career was the longest by a single player and who became known for spectacular dunks.
15
Vinicius Junior
Brazilian football winger and Real Madrid forward, known for his pace and dribbling on the left flank and decisive Champions League goals.
16
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.
17
Vlade Divac
Serbian basketball center and NBA All-Star, the first international NBA player to record over 13000 career points and 9000 rebounds.
18
Xavi
Spanish midfielder who won the 2010 FIFA World Cup and was central to Barcelona's tiki-taka era under coach Pep Guardiola.
19
Yelena Isinbayeva
Russian pole vaulter, two-time Olympic gold medalist and the first woman to clear 5 metres in pole vault.
20
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Russian tennis player and former world number one, winner of two Grand Slam singles titles and the 2000 Sydney Olympic gold medal.
21
Yu Darvish
Japanese-Iranian pitcher who set Nippon Professional Baseball strikeout records before joining MLB, where he became a multi-time All-Star.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Swedish football striker who won league titles in four different countries and is widely regarded as Sweden's greatest footballer.
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