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German school of fencing
German school of fencing (Deutsche Fechtkunst), Liechtenauer tradition: medieval German fight-book system of longsword combat built on the Zettel verse, five Meisterhau, and vor/nach/indes principles, from MS I.33 and Hs. 3227a to Joachim Meyer.
German Sveshnikov
German Sveshnikov (Герман Александрович Свешников), Soviet foil fencer (1937–2003). Two Olympic team foil golds (Rome 1960, Tokyo 1964), silver 1968, and nine world championship golds including individual titles in 1962 and 1966.
Gerry Cooney
Gerry Cooney, "Gentleman" Gerry Cooney, American heavyweight boxer from Huntington, New York; won first 25 pro fights, knocked out Norton in 54 seconds, lost a famous 1982 title fight to Larry Holmes, later lost to Spinks and Foreman.
Gervonta Davis
Gervonta "Tank" Davis, American southpaw boxer born 1994 in Baltimore; five-time, three-division world champion, 30-0-1 with 28 KOs, WBA lightweight titleholder since 2019, known for one-punch power and 2025-2026 legal troubles.
Ghasem Rezaei
Ghasem Rezaei (قاسم رضایی), born 1985 in Amol, Iran, is a Greco-Roman wrestler, 2012 Olympic 96 kg gold medalist who beat Rustam Totrov, 2016 Olympic bronze at 98 kg, and three-time World medalist.
GHC 200 Championship
GHC 200 Championship (GHC200王座), a Pro Wrestling NOAH men's title created in 2026 and contested only in 200-second matches with a five-count countout. HAYATA beat Tetsuya Endo in an eight-man tournament final on August 10, 2026, to become the first champion.
Gheorghe Berceanu
Gheorghe Berceanu, Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler (1949-2022), 48 kg light-flyweight, nicknamed 'Hercule de buzunar'; Olympic gold 1972, silver 1976, world champion 1969 and 1970, UWW Hall of Fame.
Gholam Reza Takhti
Gholamreza Takhti (غلامرضا تختی), Jahan Pahlavan, Iranian freestyle wrestler born 1930; Olympic gold Melbourne 1956, silvers 1952 and 1960, world champion 1959 and 1961; died Tehran 1968, officially suicide.
Gia Miller
Gia Miller (Georgia Lee Ann Milton, GLAM, "Mean" Gia), born 1998, is TNA's backstage interviewer and color commentator, also an independent wrestler at Pro Wrestling Revolver and Ace Austin's partner.
Gian Villante
Gian Villante (born 1985) is a retired American UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight mixed martial artist from Long Island, 17-14 pro, 7-11 in the UFC, retired after a 2021 knockout loss to Chris Barnett.
Giancarlo Bergamini
Giancarlo Bergamini (1926-2020), Italian foil fencer; Olympic team foil gold Melbourne 1956, two Olympic silvers, individual foil world champion 1958, three world titles of each color.
Giancarlo Brusati
Giancarlo Brusati (Carlo Giancarlo Brusati, 1910-2001), Italian épée fencer and administrator; won team épée gold at Berlin 1936, led the Italian Fencing Federation and served as FIE president 1981-1984.
Giancarlo Cornaggia Medici
Giancarlo Cornaggia Medici (1904-1970), Milanese marquis and épée fencer of Società del Giardino, won five Olympic medals: team gold 1928 and 1936, individual gold 1932, team silver 1932, individual bronze 1936.
Gianfranco Dalla Barba
Gianfranco Dalla Barba (1957–2024), Italian sabre fencer from Padova; Olympic team gold at Los Angeles 1984 and bronze at Seoul 1988, five World Championship medals, later a neurologist and 2015 CONI Collare d'Oro recipient.
Gianluigi Saccaro
Gianluigi Saccaro (Giovanni Luigi Saccaro, 1938–2021) was an Italian épée fencer: Olympic team gold Roma 1960, team silver Tokyo 1964, individual bronze Mexico City 1968, and world team titles 1957–58.
Giant Baba (馬場正平)
Giant Baba (馬場正平, Shohei Baba, 1938–1999), Japanese wrestler and promoter; founded All Japan Pro Wrestling in 1972, first Japanese NWA World Heavyweight Champion, 12-time NWA International Tag Team Champion, former Yomiuri Giants pitcher.
Giant Haystacks
Giant Haystacks, ring name of Martin Ruane (1946–1998), was a giant English professional wrestler and Big Daddy's villainous tag partner turned arch-rival, peaking in their 1981 Wembley Arena match before a WCW run as Loch Ness.
Giant Silva
Giant Silva (Paulo César da Silva, born 1963) is a 7'2", 385 lb Brazilian ex-Olympic basketball player turned pro wrestler (WWF Oddities, NJPW Club 7) and MMA fighter with a 2-6 record in PRIDE and K-1.
Giga Chikadze (გიგა ჭიკაძე)
Giga Chikadze (გიგა ჭიკაძე), "Ninja", Georgian UFC featherweight from Tbilisi; former GLORY kickboxer (38-6, 22 KOs) with world karate and kickboxing titles; 15-6 MMA record, seven-fight UFC win streak, signature liver "Giga kick".
Gigi Dolin
Gigi Dolin, ring name of Priscilla Lee Kelly (born 1997), American professional wrestler; two-time NXT Women's Tag Team Champion in WWE's Toxic Attraction, released May 2025, now wrestling independently as Priscilla Kelly.
Gilbert Burns
Gilbert Burns, nicknamed Durinho, is a retired Brazilian UFC welterweight (record 22-10-0) and 2011 IBJJF black belt world champion who challenged Kamaru Usman at UFC 258 and later signed with UFC BJJ.
Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez, "El Niño", American MMA lightweight; first WEC 155-pound champion (2004) and two-time Strikeforce champion (1,869 days), later a two-time UFC title challenger who lost to Henderson and Pettis and left the UFC in 2019.
Gilberto Ramírez
Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramírez (Gilberto Ramírez Sánchez), Mexican southpaw boxer from Mazatlán; WBO super middleweight champion 2016-2019, WBA/WBO unified cruiserweight champion 2024-2026; record 48-2, 30 KOs; lost title by KO to David Benavidez.
Gillberg (wrestler)
Gillberg was the comedy persona of wrestler Duane Gill, a WWF parody of WCW's Bill Goldberg debuting November 1998. Despite losing constantly, he held the Light Heavyweight Championship 445 days, the longest reign in the title's history.
Gillian Sheen
Gillian Sheen (Gillian Mary Sheen, later Donaldson, 1928-2021), British foil fencer and dental surgeon; won women's individual foil gold at Melbourne 1956, the only Olympic fencing gold for Great Britain, ten-time British champion, MBE 2019.
Gino Cantone
Gino Cantone (Luigi Natale Cantone, 1917-1997), Italian épée fencer for US Pro Vercelli; surprise 1948 London Olympic individual épée gold as a last-minute substitute and team épée silver.
Gino Hernandez
Gino Hernandez (Charles Eugene Wolfe Jr., 1957–1986), "Gorgeous Gino"/"The Handsome Halfbreed", Texas pro wrestler, Dynamic Duo with Tully Blanchard and Chris Adams in WCCW; died February 2, 1986 of cocaine intoxication amid murder rumors.
Gioacchino Guaragna
Gioacchino Guaragna (1908–1971), Italian foil fencer, one of the 'Four Musketeers' with Marzi, Gaudini, and Bocchino; two Olympic team foil golds (1928, 1936), silver 1932, and world individual foil titles in 1933 and 1938.
Giorgio Anglesio
Giorgio Anglesio (1922-2007), Italian épée fencer, CS Torino. Olympic team épée gold at Melbourne 1956; six World Championship golds including individual title Rome 1955; Italian champion 1954.
Giorgio Avola
Giorgio Avola is an Italian right-handed foil fencer, born in Modica in 1989, who won Olympic team gold at London 2012 and four World Championship team titles.