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Athletes that contain K

14 athletes containing the letter K — each with origin, classification, and notes.

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Table of contents 14 entries
Billie Jean KingDick FosburyEliud KipchogeFranz Beckenbauer
KakaKareem Abdul-JabbarKatie LedeckyKhabib Nurmagomedov
Kobe BryantKylian MbappeMark SpitzMike Tyson
Novak DjokovicSergey Bubka

List of Athletes That Contain K

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    Billie Jean King

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

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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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    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.

    5

    Kaka

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

    6

    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

    7

    Katie Ledecky

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

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    Khabib Nurmagomedov

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

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    Kobe Bryant

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

    10

    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.

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    Mark Spitz

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

    12

    Mike Tyson

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

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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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    Sergey Bubka

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

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