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Aleksandr Rezanov
Aleksandr Rezanov (Александр Геннадьевич Резанов), Soviet handball player, 1976 Montreal Olympic gold medalist and 1972 Munich fifth-place finisher; later coached Turkish and Ukrainian national teams; died 2024 in Zaporizhzhia.
Aleksandr Rymanov
Aleksandr Rymanov (Александр Анатольевич Рыманов), born 1959, Soviet handball player; Olympic gold 1988 Seoul, world champion 1982, CSKA Moscow club star, later coach in Germany, the Netherlands, and Russia.
Aleksandr Savin
Aleksandr Borisovich Savin (Александр Борисович Савин), born 1957 in Taganrog, Soviet volleyball central blocker with CSKA Moscow; Olympic gold 1980 and silver 1976, two world titles, Hall of Fame 2010.
Aleksandr Sokolov
Aleksandr Sokolov (Александр Сергеевич Соколов), born 1982 in Kolomna, is a Russian volleyball libero, 2012 London Olympic champion, also winning the 2011 World Cup, 2011 World League, and 2018 Nations League; the name also denotes a 1980 skeet shooter, a sprinter, and a Dynamo Moscow footballer.
Aleksandr Tuchkin
Aleksandr Tuchkin (Александр Аркадьевич Тучкин), born 1964 in Lviv, is a retired Russian-Soviet handball right back, two-time Olympic champion (1988 URS, 2000 RUS) and 2004 bronze medalist who played for SKA Minsk and clubs in Germany, Spain, and Greece.
Aleksandr Volkov (olympedia 114327)
Aleksandr Volkov (Александр Александрович Волков), born 1985 in Moscow, Russian volleyball middle blocker, Olympedia ID 114327; Olympic gold 2012 and bronze 2008 with Russia, five Russian titles, later head coach of Belogorie 2023-2025.
Aleksandr Yermilov
Aleksandr Yermilov (Александр Ермилов), born 1954 in Ivanovo, Soviet volleyball attacker with Avtomobilist Leningrad; Olympic gold 1980, silver 1976, world champion 1978, three-time European champion; distinct from the 1960-born Soviet kayaker of the same name.
Aleksej Pokuševski (Алексеј Покушевски)
Aleksej Pokuševski (Алексеј Покушевски), Serbian 7-foot forward born 2001 in Belgrade; 17th pick of the 2020 NBA draft, played for Thunder and Hornets, then Partizan Belgrade and Lokomotiv Kuban.
Aleksey Obmochayev
Aleksey Obmochayev (Алексей Обмочаев, born 1989, Kislovodsk) is a Russian volleyball libero, 2012 London Olympic gold medalist, 2011 Universiade and World Cup winner, later of Zenit Kazan, Dynamo Moscow, Belogorie, Kuzbass, and Belarusian Borisov-BGUFK.
Alenka Cuderman
Alenka Cuderman (born 1961, Kranj) is a Slovenian former handball player, left wing, who won gold with Yugoslavia at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the first Slovenian woman Olympic champion, later a bank risk manager and EHF Women's Handball Coordinator.
Alessia Orro
Alessia Orro, Italian volleyball setter (born 1998, Narbolia), Olympic gold medalist Paris 2024, 2025 World Championship MVP, three-time VNL winner, plays for Fenerbahçe and Italy.
Alex Antetokounmpo
Alex Antetokounmpo (born 2001) is a Greek 6'8" forward, youngest Antetokounmpo brother, undrafted in 2021, who signed a two-way Milwaukee Bucks contract in October 2025, joining Giannis and Thanasis.
Alex Caruso
Alex Caruso, born 1994, is an undrafted 6-foot-5 NBA guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder, a two-time champion (2020 Lakers, 2025 Thunder) and elite defensive player, Hustle Award winner.
Alex English
Alex English (born 1954, Columbia, South Carolina) is a Hall of Fame NBA forward, 1980s leading scorer, 1983 scoring champion, and Denver Nuggets all-time scoring leader with 25,613 career points.
Alex Groza
Alex Groza (1926-1995), American basketball center, 1948 Olympic gold medalist and two-time NCAA champion with Kentucky; All-NBA with the Indianapolis Olympians before a lifetime NBA ban in the 1951 point-shaving scandal.
Alex Len (Олексій Юрійович Лень)
Alex Len (Олексій Юрійович Лень), Ukrainian center born 1993 in Antratsit; Maryland product drafted fifth in 2013 by Phoenix Suns; 12 NBA seasons, 708 games, later Real Madrid and Baskonia.
Alex Sarama
Alex Sarama is a British basketball coach, head coach of the WNBA's Portland Fire and founder of Transforming Basketball, known for applying the constraints-led approach after roles with the Cavaliers, NBA Europe, and Paris Basketball.
Alex Toohey
Alex Toohey, Australian basketball forward (born 2004, Canberra), Sydney Kings NBL Next Star, 2025 NBA draft 52nd pick by Phoenix Suns traded to Golden State Warriors, NBL Next Generation award winner.
Alexandra Lacrabere
Alexandra Lacrabere (Alexandra Maïté Lacrabère), French right back born 1987 in Pau; 256 caps, 833 goals for France 2006-2021; Olympic gold 2021, world title 2017, Euro 2018; retired May 2023; Hall of Fame 2023.
Alexey Shved
Alexey Shved (Алексей Швед, born 1988), Russian shooting guard; 2008 EuroLeague champion with CSKA, NBA 2012-15, EuroLeague single-season scoring record holder (740 points, 2017-18) with Khimki, now UNICS Kazan captain.
Alfonzo McKinnie
Alfonzo McKinnie (born 1992) is an American basketball forward from Chicago, undrafted out of Wisconsin-Green Bay, who played 182 NBA games for Toronto, Golden State, Cleveland, the Lakers, and Chicago, reaching the 2019 Finals with the Warriors.
Alicia Scholes
Alicia Scholes (born 2001), daughter of footballer Paul Scholes, is an English netball wing attack and centre for London Pulse and England's Vitality Roses; 2025 NSL and Nations Cup champion.
Alicia Tournebize
Alicia Tournebize (born 2007) is a French center, daughter of Isabelle Fijalkowski, first French woman to dunk in an official game, Bourges product now at South Carolina, 2027 WNBA draft prospect.
Alijah Arenas
Alijah Arenas (born 2007) is a USC Trojans guard, son of NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas; Chatsworth High's record 3,002-point scorer, a five-star 2025 recruit who returned for 2026-27 after injury.
Alijah Martin
Alijah Martin (born 2001) is an American NBA guard for the Toronto Raptors, drafted 39th overall in 2025 after four seasons at Florida Atlantic (2023 Final Four) and a 2025 national title at Florida.
Alison Cerutti
Alison Cerutti (Mamute, "The Mammoth"), born 1985, Brazilian beach volleyball blocker; Rio 2016 Olympic champion with Bruno Schmidt, London 2012 silver medalist with Emanuel, two-time world champion (2011, 2015); retired October 2025.
Alix Klineman
Alix Klineman (Alexandra Rose Klineman), American beach volleyball player born 1989 in Torrance, California; Stanford indoor star with 2,008 kills who switched to beach in 2017 and won Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold with April Ross before retiring in 2024.
Aliyah Boston
Aliyah Boston (born 2001, St. Thomas, USVI) is a 6'5" WNBA center-forward, Indiana Fever No. 1 pick of 2023, unanimous 2023 Rookie of the Year, 2022 NCAA champion with South Carolina, and first EPIC provision signee.
All-NBA Team
All-NBA Team: annual NBA honor naming the season's best players on three five-man teams, chosen by 100 media voters on a 5-3-1 ballot. Positionless since 2023-24, 65-game eligibility rule, worth up to $50 million in contract value; LeBron James holds the record with 21 selections.
All-Star Weekend (film)
All-Star Weekend is Jamie Foxx's unreleased 2016 directorial debut comedy with Jeremy Piven, Robert Downey Jr., and Benicio del Toro; shelved since 2018 despite three missed release dates and no distributor.