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Norwegian
Aksel Lund Svindal
Alpine Skier
Norwegian alpine skier who won Olympic gold in super-G at Vancouver 2010 and claimed multiple World …
Italian
Alberto Tomba
Alpine Skier
Italian alpine ski racer who dominated slalom and giant slalom in the late 1980s and 1990s, winning …
Italian
Federica Brignone
Alpine Skier
Italian alpine skier who became the first Italian woman to win the overall World Cup title in 2020 a…
Austrian
Franz Klammer
Downhill Skier
Austrian alpine ski racer who dominated downhill skiing in the 1970s, winning Olympic gold at Innsbr…
Austrian
Hermann Maier
Alpine Skier
Austrian alpine ski racer who won two Olympic gold medals in 1998 and became one of the most success…
Swedish
Ingemar Stenmark
Alpine Skier
Swedish alpine ski racer widely regarded as the greatest technical skier of all time, winning 86 Wor…
Croatian
Janica Kostelić
Alpine Skier
Croatian alpine skier who became the most successful female skier in World Cup history and Croatia's…
French
Jean-Claude Killy
Alpine Skier
French alpine skier who dominated the sport in the late 1960s, winning three Olympic gold medals at …
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Athletes celebrating a birthday today — or who share today's date in history.
American
Rod Strickland
Point Guard
American professional basketball player known for his exceptional passing ability and court vision, …
American
Leon Spinks
Heavyweight
American boxer who became the undisputed heavyweight champion in 1978 by defeating Muhammad Ali in o…
British
Jan Brittin
Batsman
British cricketer and England's leading Test run-scorer of her era with 1,935 runs at an average of …
American
Kristin Armstrong
Road Cyclist (Time Trial)
American former professional road racing cyclist, three-time Olympic gold medalist in individual tim…
British
Tony Cottee
Centre Forward
West Ham and Everton striker whose 213 top-flight goals across fifteen seasons made him one of the m…
Irish
Rachael Blackmore
National Hunt Jockey
Irish jump jockey who made history as the first female to win the Grand National and Cheltenham Gold…