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Is a Women's Tennis Association tennis player who lives in Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.Her father, Vlad

Is a Women's Tennis Association tennis player who lives in Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.Her father, Vladimir, is an engineer; mother, Lina, is a school teacher; brother, Dmitriy, owns a construction business. Her most memorable tennis experience was playing Lindsay Davenport for the first time at the Australian Open and beating Serena Williams in 2004 in Linz.

Is a German freeride snowboarder. She did freestyle halfpipe competitions first, but changed to slop

Is a German freeride snowboarder. She did freestyle halfpipe competitions first, but changed to slopestyle shortly after. Few years later she focused mainly on big mountain riding. Since 2009, she has competed in the Freeride World Tour Series.

Is a Brazilian women's soccer player. She currently plays as a defender for Brazil's CEUNSP Salto.

Is a Brazilian women's soccer player. She currently plays as a defender for Brazil's CEUNSP Salto. She has been captain of the Brazilian National Team since 2005.

Is a German-Ukrainian pair skater.

Is a German-Ukrainian pair skater.

Is a Senegalese football player. He has recently signed for French Ligue 2 side Nîmes Olympique, fr

Is a Senegalese football player. He has recently signed for French Ligue 2 side Nîmes Olympique, from CS Sedan Ardennes in September 2009. He has previously played for English Premier League club Portsmouth. Cisse is a defensive midfielder who has, on occ

Is a Cameroonian football goalkeeper, who played for several clubs, including Canon Yaoundé, Samsun

Is a Cameroonian football goalkeeper, who played for several clubs, including Canon Yaoundé, Samsunspor and Istanbulspor, both in Turkey.He played for Cameroon national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2002 FIFA World

Is a Senegalese soccer player who currently plays for Cleveland City Stars in the USL First Division

Is a Senegalese soccer player who currently plays for Cleveland City Stars in the USL First Division.Gueye began his professional career in his native Senegal, playing for his hometown team Casa Sport in the Senegal Premier League, before moving to Nigeri

Is a Senegalese football striker who currently plays for AC Horsens.

Is a Senegalese football striker who currently plays for AC Horsens.

Is a French professional footballer of Malian and Senegalese descent. He is an attacking midfielder

Is a French professional footballer of Malian and Senegalese descent. He is an attacking midfielder but can play both as a forward and on the wing. In the search of an ambitious club following his experience in Cyprus, he returned to Paris, France, and signed a 1 year contract with Paris FC in August 2009.

An Israeli footballer who currently plays for Hapoel Ramat Gan in Israel's Liga Artzit.

An Israeli footballer who currently plays for Hapoel Ramat Gan in Israel's Liga Artzit.

An Iranian football player, who currently plays for Saba Battery FC. He usually plays in midfielder

An Iranian football player, who currently plays for Saba Battery FC. He usually plays in midfielder position.

A former Iranian footballer.Akbarpour played as a striker for the Iranian football team Esteghlal F.

A former Iranian footballer.Akbarpour played as a striker for the Iranian football team Esteghlal F.C. for years. Born in East Azarbaijan Province in 1972, he wore the shirt 16 for his team. He is famous for his speedy dribblings as well as scoring crucial goals for his team. Many believe that he was not lucky enough to reach his proper position in his career, since rarely was he called for the Iran national football team due to the untimely injuries he experienced and the unfavour that the national team coaches paid to him.

In Abadan is a retired Iranian footballer.

In Abadan is a retired Iranian footballer.

Is a champion freestyle wrestler from Iran. Dabir won a gold medal at the Olympic Games in Sydney in

Is a champion freestyle wrestler from Iran. Dabir won a gold medal at the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000, as well as the World Championship in 1998. He was runner-up in 1999, 2001, and 2002. In the Athens Olympics, Dabir lost his first two matches due to

An Iranian football player.

An Iranian football player.

An Iranian footballer who plays for the Persepolis F.C. in Iran as a goalkeeper.

An Iranian footballer who plays for the Persepolis F.C. in Iran as a goalkeeper.

Is an Iranian wrestler who competed in the Men's Freestyle 96 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won

Is an Iranian wrestler who competed in the Men's Freestyle 96 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.

An Iranian football defender who currently plays for Persepolis F.C. in the Iran Pro League.On June

An Iranian football defender who currently plays for Persepolis F.C. in the Iran Pro League.On June 11, 2008 Mohammad signed a 2-year deal with Iran Pro League champions Persepolis.

Is an Iranian wrestler who competed in the Men's Freestyle 120 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and wo

Is an Iranian wrestler who competed in the Men's Freestyle 120 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal.

Is a famous Iranian super heavyweight freestyle wrestler born in Tehran. He is the first and still t

Is a famous Iranian super heavyweight freestyle wrestler born in Tehran. He is the first and still the only Iranian who won the gold medal in super heavyweight class at the World Championship 1989 against Bruce Baumgartner. He was the flag bearer of the I

An Iranian professional football player. He is an energetic left midfielder, currently a member of P

An Iranian professional football player. He is an energetic left midfielder, currently a member of Persepolis F.C. and Iran national football team.He has experience with UAE club Al Wasl FC, and has had trials with Atlético Madrid and Fenerbahçe. He had signed on with Fenerbahçe in 2004 and had even practised with the team getting ready for the upcoming season in the Turkish league, but was kicked-out after an incidient with the coach.Nikbakht was instrumental in helping Esteghlal grab the 2005-2006 Iranian Premier League championship with an electrifying display in the win over Bargh Shiraz. The win resulted in Esteghlal (59 points) edging Pas (58 points) for the IPL championship.

The two have competed on the Junior Grand Prix circuit and qualified for the 2008-2009 Junior Grand

The two have competed on the Junior Grand Prix circuit and qualified for the 2008-2009 Junior Grand Prix Final.

Is a Finnish figure skater. She was born in Moscow, Soviet Union and currently resides in Riihimäki

Is a Finnish figure skater. She was born in Moscow, Soviet Union and currently resides in Riihimäki, Finland. Her coach is her mother, Elena Drei-Koskinen.

Is a Russian chess player, who is of Tatar background. She holds the FIDE titles Woman Grandmaster a

Is a Russian chess player, who is of Tatar background. She holds the FIDE titles Woman Grandmaster and International Master. In 1988 she won the World Junior Girls Chess Championship. She was married to Grandmaster Vassily Ivanchuk, one of the top rated players in the world. In December 1997, she won the candidates tournament for the Women's World Chess Championship held in Groningen, Netherlands. She was scheduled to play a match with Xie Jun, who finished second, in August, 1998 and the winner of that match was supposed to play a match in November 1998 with Zsuzsa Polgar for the Women's World Chess Championship.

Is a Ukrainian figure skater. She placed 19th in the qualifying round at the 2006 World Figure Skati

Is a Ukrainian figure skater. She placed 19th in the qualifying round at the 2006 World Figure Skating Championships. Kireeva is coached by Viacheslav Zagorodniuk.