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Aleksandr Karelin (Александр Александрович Карелин)
Aleksandr Karelin (Александр Александрович Карелин), the Russian Bear, born 1967, Greco-Roman super-heavyweight wrestler: three Olympic golds 1988-1996, nine world titles, 13 years unbeaten, lost 1-0 to Rulon Gardner at Sydney 2000.
Aleksandr Kolchinsky
Aleksandr Kolchinsky (Александр Леонидович Колчинский, 1955–2002), Soviet Greco-Roman super-heavyweight wrestler from Kyiv; two-time Olympic champion (Montreal 1976, Moscow 1980), 1978 world champion, later imprisoned and paroled.
Aleksandr Lebzyak
Aleksandr Lebzyak (Александр Борисович Лебзяк), Russian boxer born 1969 in Donetsk; light heavyweight gold at Sydney 2000, world champion 1997, later head coach of Russia's national boxing team.
Aleksandr Romankov
Aleksandr Romankov (Александр Романьков), born 1953, Belarusian foil fencer for the USSR; five Olympic medals including 1988 team gold, and a record five individual world foil titles.
Aleksandr Shirshov
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Shirshov (Александр Сергеевич Ширшов), Russian sabre fencer born 1972 in Moscow; 1992 Barcelona Olympic team gold for the Unified Team, 1994 world team champion, later a Moscow fencing coach.
Aleksandra Zabelina
Aleksandra Zabelina (Александра Ивановна Забелина, 1937–2022) was a Soviet foil fencer for Dynamo Moscow who won team gold at three Olympics and the 1957 individual world title.
Aleksandre Topuria (ალექსანდრე თოფურია)
Aleksandre Topuria (ალექსანდრე თოფურია), "El Conquistador", Georgian-Spanish UFC bantamweight, older brother of champion Ilia Topuria; 7-1 record, UFC debut win over Colby Thicknesse at UFC 312, 2025 decision over Bekzat Almakhan.
Aleksei Oleinik (Алексей Алексеевич Олейник)
Aleksei Oleinik (Алексей Алексеевич Олейник), "The Boa Constrictor", Russian heavyweight MMA fighter born 1977 in Moscow; UFC 2014-2022 (9-8), record holder for ezekiel choke wins, retired July 2026.
Aleksey Cheremisinov
Aleksey Borisovich Cheremisinov (Алексей Борисович Черемисинов, born 1985, Moscow) is a Russian right-handed foil fencer; Olympic team foil gold at Rio 2016 and 2014 individual world champion.
Aleksey Frosin
Aleksey Frosin (Алексей Михайлович Фросин, born 1978, Moscow), Russian sabre fencer; Olympic team sabre gold at Sydney 2000 with Dyachenko, Pozdnyakov, Sharikov; three-time world team champion.
Aleksey Mishin
Aleksey Mishin (Алексей Владимирович Мишин, born 1979) is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler, 2004 Athens Olympic champion at 84 kg, 2007 world champion, six-time European champion, husband of fencer Sofya Velikaya; distinct from the figure skating coach Aleksey Mishin born 1941.
Aleksey Shumakov
Aleksey Vasilyevich Shumakov (Алексей Васильевич Шумаков), born 1948 in Pochyot, Krasnoyarsk Kray, Soviet Greco-Roman wrestler, 1976 Montreal Olympic light-flyweight (48 kg) gold medalist, 1977 world and 1976 European champion.
Aleksey Tishchenko
Aleksey Tishchenko (Алексей Викторович Тищенко), Russian amateur boxer born 1984 in Omsk; two-time Olympic champion, featherweight Athens 2004 and lightweight Beijing 2008, plus 2005 world and 2006 European titles.
Alessandro Puccini
Alessandro Puccini (born 1968, Cascina, Pisa) is an Italian foil fencer, 1996 Atlanta Olympic champion in men's individual foil, world team champion 1990 and 1994, later a fencing master, FIE Hall of Fame member, and national coach.
Alex Caceres
Alex Caceres, nicknamed "Bruce Leeroy," is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the UFC's featherweight division from 2011 to 2024, finishing with a record of 21-15.
Alex Morono
Alex Morono, "The Great White" (born 1990, Houston), American UFC welterweight, 24-13-0 (1 NC), 13-10 UFC, LFC champion 2015, UFC debut 2016, beat Cerrone 2021, four-fight losing streak as of 2026.
Alex Pereira
Alex "Poatan" Pereira, Brazilian MMA fighter and former GLORY kickboxing champion, two-division GLORY and UFC titleholder, famous for knockouts of Israel Adesanya and Jiří Procházka.
Alex Perez (fighter)
Alex Perez (born 1992) is an American UFC flyweight from Lemoore, California, Team Oyama; signed via 2017 Contender Series, lost a 2020 title fight to Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 255.
Alex Reid (fighter)
Alex Reid (Alexander Aristides Reid, born 1975) is an English former middleweight MMA fighter (record 10-10-1, 1 NC) who fought Cage Rage, BAMMA, and Bellator, and won Celebrity Big Brother 7 in 2010.
Alex Riley
Alex Riley is the ring name of Kevin Kiley Jr., an American professional wrestler and commentator known for his time in WWE, including as The Miz's protégé.
Alex Shelley
Alex Shelley (Patrick Martin, born 1983) is a Detroit-born professional wrestler, one-half of the Motor City Machine Guns with Chris Sabin, 2023 Impact World Champion, TNA Triple Crown winner, and former WWE Tag Team Champion now in AEW.
Alex Wright
Alex Wright (born 1975, Schwabach, Germany), "Das Wunderkind", German second-generation wrestler in 1990s WCW; Cruiserweight, TV, and Tag Team champion; later Berlyn; runs The Wright Stuff school and NEW promotion.
Alexa Bliss
Alexa Bliss (Alexis Cabrera, née Kaufman, born 1991) is an American WWE wrestler on SmackDown; five-time women's world champion and first woman to hold both the Raw and SmackDown Women's Championships.
Alexa Grasso
Alexa Grasso (Karen Alexa Grasso Montes), Mexican UFC women's flyweight fighter from Guadalajara; won the title at UFC 285 by submitting Valentina Shevchenko, first Mexican women's UFC champion; series 1-1-1 with Shevchenko.
Alexander Emelianenko
Alexander Emelianenko (Александр Емельяненко), "The Grim Reaper", Russian heavyweight MMA fighter born 1981 in Stary Oskol, younger brother of Fedor; 29-9-1 record, PRIDE 2003-2006, 2024 comeback win, 2025 spinal surgery.
Alexander Gustafsson
Alexander "The Mauler" Gustafsson, Swedish light heavyweight MMA fighter; boxing-based striker who took Jon Jones to a 48-47 decision at UFC 165, lost rematches and title fights to Jones and Cormier, 85% takedown accuracy.
Alexander Hammerstone
Alexander Hammerstone (Alexander Rohde, born 1991) is an American powerhouse professional wrestler, inaugural MLW National Openweight Champion and former MLW World Heavyweight Champion, later with TNA and NWA.
Alexander Hernandez
Alexander Hernandez is an American mixed martial artist competing in the UFC lightweight division, known for his 42-second knockout of Beneil Dariush in his March 2018 UFC debut.
Alexander Koch
Alexander Koch (born 1969, Bonn) is a German foil fencer, Olympic team gold medalist at Barcelona 1992 and world foil champion individually in 1989 and 1993 and with the team in 1993; later a Currenta engineer and Sporthilfe committee member.
Alexander Povetkin (Александр Владимирович Поветкин)
Alexander Povetkin (Александр Поветкин), Russian heavyweight boxer born 1979, 2004 Olympic super-heavyweight gold medalist, WBA world champion 2011-2013, WBC interim champion 2020; retired 2021 at 36-3-1 with 25 knockouts.