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Chelsea Green
Chelsea Green, Canadian professional wrestler from Victoria, British Columbia, in WWE; former TNA Knockouts Champion as Laurel Van Ness, first WWE Women's United States Champion, and WWE Women's Champion after SummerSlam 2026.
Chen Shih Hsien
Chen Shih Hsien (陳詩欣, born 1978), Taiwanese taekwondo fighter for Chinese Taipei; won women's flyweight (≤49 kg) gold at Athens 2004, the first-ever Olympic gold for Chinese Taipei, after earlier World Cup and Asian Games titles.
Chidaoba
Chidaoba (ჭიდაობა), Georgian folk jacket wrestling, an ancient martial art with about 200 holds, chokha jackets, zurna and doli music; inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2018 and a key source of sambo techniques.
Chief Jay Strongbow
Chief Jay Strongbow, ring name of Joseph (Luke) Scarpa (1928 or 1932 to 2012), Italian-American wrestler famous for a Native American persona in the WWWF/WWF; four-time World Tag Team Champion and 1994 WWE Hall of Fame inductee.
Chikara (professional wrestling)
CHIKARA was an American independent pro wrestling promotion founded in Allentown, Pennsylvania in May 2002 by Mike Quackenbush and others; known for lucha-influenced, comic-book, family-friendly wrestling and King of Trios, it staged a 2013 shutdown angle, returned in 2014, and closed in June 2020 after #SpeakingOut allegations.
Chinese martial arts
Chinese martial arts (wushu, 武术; kung fu, 功夫): China's codified combat systems, spanning taolu forms and sanda sparring, Ming-era named styles, Jingwu and Guoshu academies, IWUF with 160 members, and 2026 Youth Olympics status.
Chizuru Arai
Chizuru Arai (新井 千鶴, born 1993) is a Japanese former judoka, women's 70 kg. Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold at -70 kg and mixed team silver; world champion 2017 and 2018.
Choi Chol Su
Choi Chol Su (최철수), born 1969, is a North Korean flyweight boxer who won gold at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, beating Raúl González 12-2, and later boxed professionally in Japan and China.
Choi Doo-ho (최두호)
Choi Doo-ho (최두호), "The Korean Superboy," born 1991, is a South Korean UFC featherweight known for fast knockouts, the 2016 Cub Swanson war, mandatory military service, and 5 post-fight bonuses.
Choi Min Ho (athlete)
Choi Min Ho (최민호), born 1980 in Gimcheon, South Korea, is a judoka who won gold in men's extra-lightweight (≤60 kg) at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, bronze at Athens 2004, and the 2003 world title in Osaka.
Chokehold
Chokehold: neck-compression submission technique, also called strangle hold, in grappling sports. Blood chokes compress the carotid arteries, air chokes block breathing; unconsciousness follows within seconds.
Chris Adams (wrestler)
"Gentleman" Chris Adams (1955–2001) was an English professional wrestler best known for his career in Dallas-based World Class Championship Wrestling, where he popularized the superkick and trained "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
Chris Algieri
Chris Algieri (born 1984), also called The Fighting Collegian, is an American former boxer and kickboxer from Huntington, New York; WBO junior welterweight champion 2014 who upset Ruslan Provodnikov, lost to Pacquiao, Khan, and Spence, and is now a certified nutritionist and boxing analyst.
Chris Arreola
Chris "The Nightmare" Arreola (Cristobal Arreola, born 1981), American heavyweight boxer, 38-7-1 (33 KOs), three-time WBC title challenger losing to Klitschko, Stiverne, and Wilder.
Chris Avila
Chris Avila (born 1993, Stockton, California) is an American MMA fighter and crossover boxer, a Cesar Gracie teammate of Nate Diaz; UFC and Bellator veteran (8-10 MMA) who beat Jeremy Stephens, Anthony Pettis, and Doctor Mike in professional boxing (6-2).
Chris Benoit
Chris Benoit (1967–2007), Canadian pro wrestler, WCW and WWE World Heavyweight Champion, 2004 Royal Rumble and WrestleMania XX winner; killed his wife Nancy and son Daniel and died by suicide in June 2007; postmortem diagnosis of severe CTE.
Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide
Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide: WWE wrestler Chris Benoit killed his wife Nancy and son Daniel in Fayetteville, Georgia, June 2007, then hanged himself; toxicology, steroid prescriptions, and CTE findings followed.
Chris Byrd
Chris Byrd (Rapid Fire), born 1970 in Flint, Michigan, is a retired American southpaw boxer, 1992 Olympic middleweight silver medalist, and two-time world heavyweight champion, holding the WBO (2000) and IBF (2002-2006) titles.
Chris Candido
Chris Candido, American professional wrestler (1986-2005), NWA World Heavyweight Champion at 22, Bodydonnas tag team with Sunny in WWF, ECW Triple Threat, WCW Cruiserweight Champion, died at 33.
Chris Colt
Chris Colt (Charles Harris, 1940s–1996) was an American professional wrestler of the 1960s–80s, a gay trailblazer who teamed with Ronnie Dupree as the Comancheros, used Alice Cooper makeup and entrance music, and died after addiction struggles.
Chris Curtis (fighter)
Chris Curtis, "Action Man" (born 1987), American UFC welterweight from Cincinnati; 32-13 pro, 6-5 UFC, debuted at UFC 268 in 2021 with a KO of Phil Hawes after a long regional career.
Chris Daukaus
Chris Daukaus (born 1989) is an American MMA fighter from Philadelphia, a former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight and ex-Philadelphia police officer, 12-7 with 11 knockouts.
Chris Duncan (fighter)
Chris "The Problem" Duncan (born 1993) is a Scottish UFC lightweight from Glasgow training at American Top Team, with a 15-3 pro record, 6-2 UFC record, and a scheduled UFC 334 bout with Drew Dober.
Chris Eubank
Chris Eubank (Christopher Livingstone Eubanks), English boxer, WBO middleweight champion 1990 and WBO super middleweight champion 1991-1995; famed for eccentric persona and Nigel Benn rivalry; father of Chris Eubank Jr.
Chris Eubank Jr
Chris Eubank Jr (Christopher Livingstone Eubank Jr), British middleweight boxer, son of Chris Eubank Sr; IBO and WBA interim titleholder, beat Conor Benn in April 2025, lost the November 2025 rematch.
Chris Finnegan
Chris Finnegan (1944-2009), British southpaw boxer, won 1968 Olympic middleweight gold in Mexico City, Britain's first boxing gold since 1924, then British, Commonwealth, and European light-heavyweight titles.
Chris Hero
Chris Hero (Chris Spradlin, born 1979, Dayton, Ohio), also Kassius Ohno, American wrestler; Kings of Wrestling with Claudio Castagnoli, ROH/PWG/CZW/CHIKARA star, two NXT runs, now AEW/ROH producer and coach.
Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho (Christopher Keith Irvine, born 1970) is a Canadian wrestler, Fozzy singer, and author; WWE's first Undisputed Champion, record nine-time Intercontinental Champion, and inaugural AEW World Champion.
Chris Kanyon
Chris Kanyon, ring name of Christopher Morgan Klucsaritis (1970-2010), American pro wrestler of WCW and WWE, also Mortis; 'Innovator of Offense,' Jersey Triad tag champion, US Champion, came out as gay after 2004 release, died by suicide at 40.
Chris Leben
Chris Leben, "The Crippler" (Christian Cyrus Leben, born 1980), American UFC middleweight brawler, TUF 1 cast member, 22-12 record, KO of Wanderlei Silva at UFC 132, retired 2014, now an MMA judge.