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Is an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in sabre competition.

Is an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in sabre competition.

Is considered among the greatest fencers of all time. In 1920, at the age of 21, Nadi won gold medal

Is considered among the greatest fencers of all time. In 1920, at the age of 21, Nadi won gold medals at the Olympics in team foil, team épée, and team sabre. He also won a silver medal in individual sabre, second only to his brother Nedo Nadi.

Was an Italian former football goalkeeper from 1931 to 1943, and trainer after World War II.Nickname

Was an Italian former football goalkeeper from 1931 to 1943, and trainer after World War II.Nicknamed Ercolino Semprimpiedi ("Always-Standing Little Hercules"), a famous definition of Italian journalist Gianni Brera) he played for Verona, Lucchese and Brescia in Serie B, and Torino in Serie A. For Italy he became World Champion in 1938.

Better known as Ricky Santana, is a professional wrestler who has worked for World Championship Wres

Better known as Ricky Santana, is a professional wrestler who has worked for World Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation, World Wrestling Council and the National Wrestling Alliance.

Is an Italian former basketball player. A playmaker with a great ability to set the rhythm for his t

Is an Italian former basketball player. A playmaker with a great ability to set the rhythm for his team.Ossola won with the great Ignis Varese team of the seventies 5 Euroleague titles (1970, 1972, 1973, 1975 and 1976) and played in ten consecutive finals

Was an American professional ice hockey player who played 21 games in the National Hockey League. Bo

Was an American professional ice hockey player who played 21 games in the National Hockey League. Born in Eveleth, Minnesota, he played with the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins. He was the father of former NHL player Doug Palazzari.

Was a Italian professional road bicycle racer.

Was a Italian professional road bicycle racer.

He was part of the Argentina squad for the 1974 FIFA World Cup.Poy played his entire club career for

He was part of the Argentina squad for the 1974 FIFA World Cup.Poy played his entire club career for Rosario Central, he was part of the championship winning sides of 1971 and 1973.

Is a Cuban sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s.

Is a Cuban sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s.

Is a Brazilian right back. He currently plays for Cabofriense on loan from Cruzeiro.Made his profess

Is a Brazilian right back. He currently plays for Cabofriense on loan from Cruzeiro.Made his professional debut in the Campeonato Brasileiro for Cruzeiro against São Caetano in a 3-0 home win on August 26, 2006. Aldo debut

An Italian former footballer. He played for the Italy national football team in the 1986 FIFA World

An Italian former footballer. He played for the Italy national football team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup and the 1990 FIFA World Cup. In total he earned 24 caps and scored 5 goals for Italy. In Italia '90 Serena scored for Italy on his 30th birthday in a 2-0 win over Uruguay but left the pitch in tears when he missed a crucial spot kick in the semi-final against Argentina, a game the home nation lost on penalties. Serena has always stated that he did not want to take a penalty in the shootout however as noone else came forward. Vicini(Italy's manager at the time) had no choice but to include him and Serena had to take the final penalty kick.

Is an Italian ski mountaineer and former cross-country skier. Stella was born in Asiago. He particip

Is an Italian ski mountaineer and former cross-country skier. Stella was born in Asiago. He participated at the 1968 Winter Olympics, when he placed sixth together with Giulio de Florian, Franco Nones and Palmiro Serafini in the 4 × 10 kilometres relay ev

Is a chess player. On July 1994 Zadrima won the Albanian Chess Championship tournament to become the

Is a chess player. On July 1994 Zadrima won the Albanian Chess Championship tournament to become the national champion.

A Dutch professional football player, currently playing for Eerste Divisie side SC Cambuur.

A Dutch professional football player, currently playing for Eerste Divisie side SC Cambuur.

Was a professional footballer from 1957 until 1966.Alec played inside-forward and started his career

Was a professional footballer from 1957 until 1966.Alec played inside-forward and started his career at Everton. He played 12 games for Everton and scored 3 goals. He then moved to Luton Town in 1960 and scored 20 goals in 63 games.

Was a Scottish footballer who played at centre-half, most notably for Celtic. He starred for Duntoch

Was a Scottish footballer who played at centre-half, most notably for Celtic. He starred for Duntocher St. Mary's, a boys' guild team, before signing for Celtic in 1943. Called up for military service in November that year, he became a PT instructor in the British Army, where he was promoted to the rank of sergeant.

Was a former professional footballer who played for Bristol City between 1957 and 1970. He made 351

Was a former professional footballer who played for Bristol City between 1957 and 1970. He made 351 league appearances, scoring once.

Is a former English footballer who played as a winger. He made 53 appearances in The Football League

Is a former English footballer who played as a winger. He made 53 appearances in The Football League for his hometown club of Chester.

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Everton, Preston Nort

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Everton, Preston North End, Gillingham, where he made over 200 Football League appearances, Lincoln City and Watford.

Was a Pakistan-born Scottish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper.He took part

Was a Pakistan-born Scottish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper.He took part in five One Day Internationals at the 1999 Cricket World Cup. A sports development officer for West Lothian Council, Davies was the number one wicket-keep

Was a cricketer who played two first-class matches for Somerset in the 1930 cricket season. A lower-

Was a cricketer who played two first-class matches for Somerset in the 1930 cricket season. A lower-order batsman and wicketkeeper, Cunningham was picked as one of a series of temporary replacements for the regular Somerset wicketkeeper, Wally Luckes, who

Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent between 1884 and 1906. Hearne was named as o

Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent between 1884 and 1906. Hearne was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1894. He also played one Test match for England in South Africa in 1892-3.

Was a Scottish professional footballer. Born in Bowhill, Scotland, he played as a forward for Hamilt

Was a Scottish professional footballer. Born in Bowhill, Scotland, he played as a forward for Hamilton Academicals, Manchester City and Stockport County.When Herd signed for Manchester City, the team included England Internationals Eric Brook, Sam Cowan, Jackie Bray, Frank Swift and Fred Tilson and former Scotland captain Jimmy McMullan. His debut for City came in a 1-0 defeat to Blackpool. Herd scored his first goal for City in a 2-1 victory against Derby County. The outside right Ernie Toseland scored the other goal for City. In his first season for the Manchester team Herd played in 14 league matches and scored 7 goals. He was also part of the City team which was defeated 3-0 by Everton in the 1933 FA Cup Final.

Is an English former footballer who played as a winger or inside-forward. During his professional ca

Is an English former footballer who played as a winger or inside-forward. During his professional career he represented West Bromwich Albion, Birmingham City and Walsall.

A right-handed batsman-wicketkeeper and former captain of the English cricket team. He is the most c

A right-handed batsman-wicketkeeper and former captain of the English cricket team. He is the most capped English cricketer of all time in both Test matches and One Day International, having played in 133 Tests and 170 ODIs.