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Ingolf Wiegert
Ingolf Wiegert (born 1957, Magdeburg) is a German handball coach and former East German circle runner; 1980 Olympic champion, 225 GDR caps with 796 goals, SC Magdeburg legend, father of coach Bennet Wiegert.
Inna Ryskal
Inna Ryskal (Инна Валерьевна Рыскаль), born 1944 in Baku, is a retired Soviet volleyball player who won four Olympic medals between 1964 and 1976, taking gold in 1968 and 1972.
International handball federation
International Handball Federation (IHF), world governing body for handball and beach handball, founded 1946 in Copenhagen, headquartered in Basel, 211 member federations, six confederations, president Hassan Moustafa since 2000.
Iona Gaels men's basketball
Iona Gaels men's basketball: Iona University's NCAA Division I team in New Rochelle, New York, in the MAAC. Leads the MAAC with 14 tournament titles and 21 appearances; 16 NCAA bids, 1-16; coached since 2025 by Dan Geriot.
Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball: University of Iowa Big Ten program at Carver-Hawkeye Arena; 8 Big Ten titles, 3 Final Fours; coached by Ben McCollum since 2025, reached 2026 Elite Eight.
Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball: Iowa State University's NCAA Division I Big 12 team in Ames, Iowa. 25 NCAA Tournament bids, Elite Eight 1944 and 2000, winningest coach Johnny Orr (218-200), current coach T.J. Otzelberger.
Irina Bliznova
Irina Bliznova (Ирина Юрьевна Близнова), born 1986 in Krasnodar, Russian right back; captain of Russia's gold-medal 2016 Olympic handball team, 2008 silver, HC Lada Togliatti player and later president.
Irina Gerlits
Irina Gerlits (Ирина Яковлевна Герлиц), born 1966 in Pavlodar region, is a Kazakhstani former basketball player who won bronze at Seoul 1988 with the Soviet Union and gold at Barcelona 1992 with the Unified Team.
Irina Minkh
Irina Minkh (Ирина Эдвиновна Минх), born 1964, Russian basketball player; Dynamo Novosibirsk; Olympic bronze 1988 for USSR and gold 1992 for Unified Team; EuroBasket gold 1987, 1991.
Irina Smirnova Ilchenko
Irina Smirnova Ilchenko (Ирина Смирнова-Ильченко, born 1968) is a Russian volleyball player who won Olympic gold in 1988 with the Soviet Union and silver in 1992 with the Unified Team.
Irina Sumnikova
Irina Sumnikova (Ирина Владимировна Сумникова), born 1964 in Minsk, is a Russian former basketball player who competed at four Olympics: bronze 1988 (USSR), gold 1992 (Unified Team), 5th 1996 and 6th 2000 (Russia).
Isaac Bonga
Isaac Bonga, German basketball wing born 1999 in Neuwied; ex-Lakers, Wizards, Raptors (2018-2022), EuroLeague star with Partizan, 2023 World Cup and EuroBasket 2025 champion, now Panathinaikos.
Isaac Okoro
Isaac Okoro (born 2001) is an American NBA guard/forward for the Chicago Bulls, drafted fifth overall by Cleveland in 2020 out of Auburn; a defense-first wing traded for Lonzo Ball in July 2025.
Isac Mayembo
Isac (Isaac) Mayembo, born 1999, French 2.01 m power forward; played LNB Pro A for Antibes, NM1 La Charite, NM2 Cergy-Pontoise; now online entrepreneur Alex Hitchens.
Isaiah Austin
Isaiah Austin, Baylor center, 7-foot-1, diagnosed with Marfan syndrome days before 2014 NBA Draft; ceremonially drafted by Adam Silver, later played overseas and joined NBA League Office.
Isaiah Briscoe
Isaiah Jamal Briscoe (born 1996, Newark, NJ) is an American point guard, Kentucky two-year player, cousin of Kyrie Irving, undrafted 2017, who played 39 NBA games for the Orlando Magic in 2018-19 and later in Estonia, Poland, BIG3, and China.
Isaiah Canaan
Isaiah Canaan (born 1991) is an American guard from Biloxi, Mississippi, a Murray State star and 2013 Rockets second-round pick (34th overall) who played six NBA seasons and later starred in Europe for UNICS Kazan, Olympiacos, Crvena Zvezda, and Trabzonspor.
Isaiah Hartenstein
Isaiah Hartenstein, German NBA center-forward (born 1998, Eugene, Oregon), drafted 43rd in 2017 by Houston; Knicks rebounding standout, then Oklahoma City Thunder starter and 2025 NBA champion on a $87 million deal.
Isaiah Mobley
Isaiah Mobley (Eric Isaiah Mobley, born 1999) is an American forward, 49th pick of the 2022 NBA Draft by Cleveland, brother of Evan Mobley, ex-USC All-Pac-12, now with the Philadelphia 76ers organization.
Isaiah Rider
Isaiah "J.R." Rider (born 1971, Oakland) is a former NBA shooting guard, UNLV product, 1993 fifth overall pick, 1994 Slam Dunk Contest champion with the East Bay Funk Dunk, and 2001 Lakers champion.
Isaiah Stewart
Isaiah Stewart, nicknamed Beef Stew, is an American NBA forward-center (born 2001) drafted 16th overall in 2020 by Portland, a six-year Detroit Piston known for interior defense, traded to Memphis in June 2026.
Isaiah Thomas (basketball)
Isaiah Thomas, born 1989 in Tacoma, Washington, is a 5-foot-9 NBA point guard, last pick of the 2011 draft, two-time All-Star with Boston (28.9 ppg in 2016-17) whose career was derailed by a hip injury.
Ish Smith
Ish Smith (Ishmael Larry Smith, born 1988) is an American NBA point guard from Charlotte, Wake Forest alum, undrafted 2010, record 13 teams, 7 trades, 2023 champion with Denver.
Isiah Thomas
Isiah Thomas (Isiah Lord Thomas III), born 1961 in Chicago, is a Hall of Fame point guard who spent 13 seasons with the Detroit Pistons, winning NBA titles in 1989 and 1990, the 1990 Finals MVP, and recording 18,822 points and 9,061 assists.
Isobel Borlase
Isobel Borlase (Izzy), Australian guard born 2004 in Adelaide; Atlanta Dream 2024 draft pick (20th overall), 2025-26 WNBL MVP and scoring champion, Paris 2024 Olympic bronze medalist with the Opals.
Ivan Dvorny
Ivan Dvorny (Иван Васильевич Дворный, 1952-2015), Soviet basketball center, 1972 Munich Olympic gold medalist when the USSR beat the USA 51-50; later imprisoned for smuggling, ending his career early.
Ivan Miljkovic
Ivan Miljkovic (Ivan Miljković, Иван Миљковић), born 1979, Serbian volleyball right-side attacker; Olympic gold 2000 with Yugoslavia, four-time World League MVP, 2002 CEV Champions League winner with Lube Macerata, International Volleyball Hall of Fame class of 2025.
Ivan Yedeshko
Ivan Yedeshko (Иван Иванович Едешко, 1945–2026), Soviet basketball point guard from Belarus; threw the "golden pass" to Aleksandr Belov in the 1972 Munich Olympic final won 51:50, ending the US streak of seven basketball golds; eight-time USSR champion with CSKA and 1982 world champion coach.
Ivans Bugajenkovs
Ivans Bugajenkovs (Иван Васильевич Бугаенков, born 1938) is a Latvian volleyball player who won Olympic gold with the USSR at Tokyo 1964 and Mexico City 1968, plus world and European titles, later coaching Iran and entering the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2009.
Ivica Zubac
Ivica Zubac, Croatian NBA center born 1997 in Mostar, drafted 32nd in 2016 by the Lakers, longtime Clippers starter, 2024-25 rebounding champion and All-Defensive Second Team, traded to the Indiana Pacers in February 2026.