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Bobby Charlton
English midfielder and 1966 World Cup winner regarded as one of England's greatest footballers and a Manchester United icon.
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List of Athletes That Contain C
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Caeleb Dressel
American swimmer who won seven Olympic gold medals and holds world records in the 100m butterfly and 100m individual medley.
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Carl Lewis
American track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals across four Games in sprints and the long jump.
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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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Conor McGregor
Irish mixed martial artist who became the first UFC fighter to hold championship belts in two weight divisions simultaneously.
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Cristiano Ronaldo
Portuguese football forward and five-time Ballon d'Or winner known for prolific goalscoring across top European leagues and international football.
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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.
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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.
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Florence Griffith Joyner
American sprinter who set world records in the 100m and 200m that have stood since the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
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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.
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Garrincha
Brazilian winger who won two FIFA World Cups and was known for dribbling skill despite a leg deformity from birth.
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Johan Cruyff
Dutch forward and manager who won three Ballon d'Or awards and shaped the philosophy known as Total Football at Ajax and Barcelona.
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Katie Ledecky
American swimmer who has won nine Olympic gold medals and holds world records in the 800m, 1500m, and other distance freestyle events.
14
Magic Johnson
American basketball point guard who won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and led the Showtime era of the 1980s.
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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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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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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.
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Sebastian Coe
British middle-distance runner who won two Olympic 1500m gold medals and set world records across 800m to the mile.
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Stephen Curry
American basketball point guard who has won four NBA championships with the Golden State Warriors and is the league's all-time three-point leader.
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Tim Duncan
American basketball power forward who won five NBA championships with the San Antonio Spurs across nearly two decades.
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Wilt Chamberlain
American basketball center who scored 100 points in a single NBA game and held many of the league's scoring and rebounding records.
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