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Magic Johnson
American basketball point guard who won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and led the Showtime era of the 1980s.
If you've been searching for athletes that start with M, you'll find 16 detailed athletes below. We're not interested in giving you only a list of names — every entry on this page links to a full profile with the kind of detail you'd actually want to know.
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List of Athletes That Start With M
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Manny Pacquiao
Filipino boxer who won world titles across eight weight classes, more than any other fighter in boxing history.
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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.
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Mark Spitz
American swimmer who won seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics, a record that stood until 2008.
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Marta
Brazilian forward and six-time FIFA World Player of the Year, widely regarded as one of the greatest women's footballers in history.
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Martina Navratilova
Czech-American tennis player who won 18 Grand Slam singles titles and a record 31 Grand Slam doubles titles.
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Megan Rapinoe
American forward and two-time FIFA World Cup winner who captained the United States women's team in the 2010s.
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Mia Hamm
American forward and two-time FIFA World Cup winner who helped popularize women's football in the United States.
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Michael Johnson
American sprinter who won four Olympic gold medals and set world records in the 200m and 400m.
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Michael Jordan
American basketball guard who won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls and is widely regarded as the greatest basketball player ever.
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Michael Phelps
American swimmer who won 23 Olympic gold medals, the most by any Olympic athlete in history.
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Michel Platini
French attacking midfielder and three-time Ballon d'Or winner who led France to the 1984 European Championship.
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Mike Tyson
American boxer who became the youngest undisputed heavyweight champion in history at age 20 in 1986.
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Misbah-ul-Haq
Pakistani cricket batter and former Test captain who led Pakistan to the number-one Test ranking in 2016 and shared the record for the fastest Test fifty.
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Mithali Raj
Indian cricket batter and former captain, the all-time leading run-scorer in Women's One Day International cricket.
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Muhammad Ali
American boxer and three-time heavyweight world champion widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in history.
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