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Lyudmila Khvedosyuk Pinayeva
Lyudmila Khvedosyuk Pinayeva (Людмила Хведосюк-Пинаева), Soviet kayak sprint canoeist born 1936; three Olympic golds (K-1 500 m 1964, 1968; K-2 500 m 1972), one bronze, seven world and six European titles.
Maaike de Waard
Maaike de Waard, born 1996 in Vlaardingen, Netherlands, is a Dutch backstroke and butterfly swimmer who won Youth Olympic gold in 2014 and holds short-course relay world records.
Maaike Head
Maaike Head (born 1983, Amsterdam) is a Dutch rower and physician; with Ilse Paulis she won Olympic gold in the lightweight women's double sculls at Rio 2016 after finishing eighth at London 2012.
Macae Surf Club
Macaé Surf Club is a surf school, shop, and sports tourism business in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, also the name of a beginner-friendly A-frame beach break; it runs a mobile app for lesson scheduling, reports, and tide tables.
Mack Horton
Mack Horton, full name Mackenzie James Horton, is a retired Australian swimmer who won 400 meter freestyle gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics, took bronze at Tokyo 2020, and retired in 2024.
Madi Wilson
Madi Wilson (Madison Maree Wilson, born 1994) is a retired Australian swimmer, dual Olympic 4x100m freestyle relay gold medallist (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020), multi-world-record relay specialist, who retired in January 2025.
Madison Mailey
Madison Mailey (born 1996, Vancouver) is a Canadian rower, Northeastern alumna, and Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medalist in the women's eight, Canada's first women's rowing gold since 1996.
Mads Andersen
Mads Andersen is a shared Danish name: Olympic rowing champion Mads Christian Kruse Andersen (born 1978, 2008 lightweight four gold) and road cyclist Mads Andersen (born 2000, Swatt Club), plus handball, football and archery namesakes.
Mads Rasmussen
Mads Reinholdt Rasmussen (born 1981), Danish rower; with Rasmus Quist won gold at London 2012 and bronze at Beijing 2008 in the lightweight men's double sculls, world champion 2006 and 2007; now a physician.
Maeva Surf
Maeva Surf: the Maeva Surf Club, a surf school and competition club founded 20 April 1976 in Mimizan, France, labeled École Française de Surf; also an indoor FlowRider facility in Laval, Québec, opened 2010.
Magda Hunyadfi
Magda Hunyadfi (Magdolna Éva Hunyadfy, 1937–2003), Hungarian backstroke swimmer with Ferencvárosi TC; 1952 Olympic 100 m backstroke (=10th) and 1953 world and European 4×100 m medley relay record holder.
Magdalena Fularczyk Kozłowska
Magdalena Fularczyk-Kozłowska, Polish rower (born 1986, Wąbrzeźno), Olympic champion women's double sculls Rio 2016 with Natalia Madaj and bronze medalist London 2012 with Julia Michalska; Bydgostia Bydgoszcz club.
Magdalena Rusu
Magdalena Rusu, born Maria Magdalena Rusu in 1999, is a Romanian rower who won gold in the women's eight at the 2024 Paris Olympics and holds four world titles.
Maggie Mac Neil
Maggie Mac Neil (Margaret Mac Neil, born 2000, Jiujiang, China) is a retired Canadian swimmer from London, Ontario: Tokyo 2020 Olympic 100m butterfly champion (55.59), 2019 world champion, and 2023 five-gold Pan Am record holder.
Magnus Konow
Magnus Konow (1887–1972), Norwegian shipowner and sailor, competed in six Olympics 1908–1948, winning sailing gold in 1912 (Magda IX) and 1920 (Sildra) and silver in 1936; co-founded whaling firm A/S Rosshavet.
Magnus Liljedahl
Magnus Liljedahl (Mag Daddy), Swedish-born American Star class sailor born 1954 in Gothenburg; won 2000 Sydney Olympic gold with Mark Reynolds, 2000 Star World Champion, later founded Team Paradise Sailing.
Mahe Drysdale
Mahe Drysdale (Alexander Mahé Owens Drysdale), New Zealand rower born 1978 in Melbourne; most decorated male single sculler with two Olympic golds (2012, 2016), 2008 bronze, five world titles, and the 2022 Thomas Keller Medal.
Mai Nakamura
Mai Nakamura (中村真衣), born 1979 in Nagaoka, Japan, backstroke swimmer; 2000 Sydney Olympic silver (100 m backstroke) and bronze (medley relay); two world records; distinct from the artistic swimmer born 1989.
Maialen Chourraut
Maialen Chourraut Yurramendi, Spanish canoe slalom K1 paddler born 1983 in Lasarte-Oria. Olympic bronze 2012, gold 2016 (Spain's first slalom title), silver 2020; still racing at 43.
Maica Garcia
Maica Garcia (Maria del Carmen Garcia Godoy), born 1990 in Sabadell, is a Spanish water polo center forward who won Olympic gold with Spain at Paris 2024 after two Olympic silvers.
Maike Nollen
Maike Nollen, born 1977 in East Berlin, is a German sprint canoer who won K4 500 m gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics with Fischer, Wagner, and Leonhardt, plus world and European medals for KC Charlottenburg.
Mait Riisman
Mait Riisman (Майт Аугустович Рийсман), Estonian water polo player, 1956–2018; won gold with the Soviet Union at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, the first Estonian Olympic champion in a ball game, later a coach with Dynamo Moscow.
Makapuu Beach Park
Makapuu Beach Park (Makapuʻu Beach Park), Windward Coast Oahu, Hawaii, at the island's easternmost point below Makapuu Lighthouse; a sea-cliff-backed pocket beach famed for expert bodysurfing, dangerous shorebreak, and winter whale watching.
Makoto Fukui
Makoto Fukui (福井誠, 1940–1992), Japanese freestyle swimmer; Olympic silver (Rome 1960) and bronze (Tokyo 1964) in the 4x200 m freestyle relay; set three world records in that relay; 1958 Asian Games double gold medalist.
Maksim Opalev
Maksim Opalev (Максим Опалев), Russian sprint canoeist born 1979 in Volgograd; Olympic C1 500 m champion 2008 after silver 2000 and bronze 2004; 11-time flatwater world champion and 2002 world best time holder.
Malcolm Howard
Malcolm Howard, born 1983, is a Canadian rower from Victoria, British Columbia, who won Olympic gold in the men's eight at Beijing 2008 and silver at London 2012.
Malcolm Page
Malcolm Page (born 1972, Sydney) is an Australian 470-class sailor, the first Australian to win two Olympic sailing golds (Beijing 2008 with Nathan Wilmot, London 2012 with Mathew Belcher), later US Sailing's chief of Olympic sailing and CEO of Australian Sailing from 2025.
Malin Svahnstrom
Malin Svahnström (Svahnstrom), Swedish swimmer born 1980 in Upplands Väsby; Olympic 4x100 freestyle relay bronze at Sydney 2000, short-course 4x200 freestyle world record 7:51.70, and 12-time UCLA All-American.
Mallory Comerford
Mallory Comerford (born 1997) is an American freestyle and butterfly swimmer, four-time NCAA champion for Louisville, three-time ACC Swimmer of the Year, and US world-record relay medalist; not the soccer player Mallory Swanson.
Manabu Koga
Manabu Koga (古賀•学), Japanese freestyle swimmer (1935–1974) of Waseda University; 1956 Olympian (100 m freestyle =10, 4×200 m relay 4th), holder of 4×100 m freestyle and medley relay world records, and double 1958 Tokyo Asian Games gold medalist.