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Giselle Ansley
Giselle Ansley (born 1992) is a retired English field hockey defender for England and Great Britain, Rio 2016 Olympic gold and Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist, 2022 Commonwealth champion, MBE, retired September 2024.
Giusi Malato
Giusi Malato (Giusi Letizia Malato, born 1971, Catania) is an Italian water polo centre forward, 2004 Athens Olympic gold medalist with the Setterosa, 14-time Italian champion with Orizzonte, and later a pioneering coach.
Gleb Pugachyov (Глеб Романович Пугачёв)
Gleb Pugachyov, also known as Gleb Romanovich Pugachyov, is a Russian ice hockey right wing for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, drafted 26th overall by Montreal in 2026.
Goalball
Goalball: Paralympic team sport for visually impaired athletes, invented 1946 by Lorenzen and Reindle for blinded WWII veterans. Three-a-side, eyeshades, bell ball, 18x9 m court; men's medals from Toronto 1976, women's from 1984.
Goaltender
Goaltender (goalie, goalkeeper): the ice hockey player who defends the net. Known for the butterfly save technique, Jacques Plante's 1959 mask revolution, heavy hip and groin demands, and GSAx analytics.
Gojko Pijetlovic
Gojko Pijetlovic (Гојко Пијетловић; born 1983 in Novi Sad) is a Serbian water polo goalkeeper who won Olympic gold with Serbia in 2016 and 2020, and bronze in 2012.
Gonzalo Peillat
Gonzalo Peillat, born 1992 in Buenos Aires, Argentine-German field hockey defender; Olympic gold 2016 with Argentina, world champion 2023 and Olympic silver 2024 with Germany; penalty corner drag-flick specialist.
Gordie Howe
Gordie Howe, "Mr. Hockey," was a Canadian ice hockey star who played 26 NHL seasons, mostly for Detroit, winning four Stanley Cups and six Hart Trophies into his 50s.
Gordon Dailley
Gordon Debenham "Don" Dailley (1911-1989), Winnipeg-born ice hockey defender who won 1936 Olympic gold for Great Britain, captained GB to European titles in 1937 and 1938, became a Canadian Army colonel, and founded African Lion Safari in Ontario.
Grace Zumwinkle
Grace Zumwinkle (born 1999) is an American forward for the PWHL's Minnesota Frost; drafted 13th overall in 2023, first PWHL Rookie of the Year, two-time Walter Cup champion, Olympic gold 2026 and silver 2022.
Grand Rapids Griffins
Grand Rapids Griffins, AHL ice hockey team founded 1996 in the IHL, joined AHL 2001; primary Detroit Red Wings affiliate since 2002; Calder Cup champions in 2013 and 2017; play at Van Andel Arena.
Grant Fuhr
Grant Fuhr, born 1962 in Spruce Grove, Alberta, is a Canadian Hall of Fame goaltender who won five Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers, took the 1988 Vezina, and in 2003 became the first Black player inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Grant Schubert
Grant Schubert (Grant Luke Schubert, born 1980, Loxton, South Australia) is an Australian field hockey striker, Olympic gold medallist at Athens 2004 and bronze medallist at Beijing 2008, with 180 Kookaburras caps.
Greg Dayman
Greg Dayman (Gregory John Dayman, born 1947, Wellington) is a New Zealand field hockey player, Olympic gold medallist with New Zealand at Montreal 1976 and ninth-place finisher at Munich 1972; debuted internationally in 1969.
Gretchen Ulion
Gretchen Ulion (Gretchen Ulion Silverman), born 1972 in Marlborough, Connecticut, is an American ice hockey forward who won gold with the 1998 U.S. Olympic team at Nagano, scoring the first goal of the gold-medal game against Canada, after a record-setting Dartmouth career.
Guillermo Naylor
Guillermo Naylor (William Brookes Naylor Adie, 1884-1976), Argentine polo player of British background; won gold in men's polo at Paris 1924, playing only the final 15-2 win over France; Argentine Open winner with Santa Inés.
Gulraiz Akhtar
Gulraiz Akhtar, Pakistani field hockey left halfback (1943-2021), won gold at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and 1970 Asian Games, played for Pakistan Customs, and was recalled for the 1973 World Cup.
Gurbux Singh
Gurbux Singh, born 11 February 1935 in Peshawar, is an Indian field hockey Olympian: gold at Tokyo 1964 and Bangkok 1966, bronze as co-captain at Mexico 1968, later India's 1976 Olympic coach, international umpire, and Arjuna Awardee.
Gurcharan Singh
Gurcharan Singh names several Indian sports figures: hockey gold medalist Gurcharan Singh Grewal (1911–1949, Berlin 1936), Olympic boxer Gurcharan Singh (born 1977), a Padma Shri cricket coach, and weightlifter Gurucharan Singh.
Gurdev Singh
Gurdev Singh Kullar (Gurdev Singh), Indian field hockey inside right from Sansarpur, Punjab; 1956 Melbourne Olympic gold medallist with India, Asian Games silver 1958 and 1962 as captain; died Leeds 2024.
Gurjeet Singh Toot
Gurjeet Singh Toot (ਗੁਰਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਤੂਤ), Indian circle kabaddi raider from Toot village, Ferozepur, Punjab; Best Raider England 2005 and Canada Cup 2007, 2007 World Cup winner; died 11 August 2026 aged 45 of kidney disease.
Gurmail Singh
Gurmail Singh, Indian field hockey half back (Punjab Police), born 1959 in Khusropur, Punjab; won gold with India at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and silver at the 1982 Asian Games.
Gurmit Singh
Gurmit Singh (Gurmit Singh Kullar, 1907-1992), Indian field hockey inside right, only Sikh on the British India team that won 1932 Los Angeles Olympic gold, scoring eight goals in two matches.
Gus Dillon
Gus Dillon (Augustus Frederick Dillon, 1883–1952) was a Canadian lacrosse defender with Montreal's Shamrock Lacrosse Club who won gold at the 1908 London Olympics, where Canada beat Great Britain 14–10 in the sport's last medal event until 2028.
Guus Vogels
Guus Vogels (Augustinus Wilhelmus Johannes Marines Vogels, born 1975, Naaldwijk) is a Dutch field hockey goalkeeper, two-time Olympic champion (1996, 2000) and 2004 silver medalist with 105 Netherlands caps.
Guy Boucher
Guy Boucher (born 1971) is a Canadian ice hockey coach who led the Tampa Bay Lightning and Ottawa Senators and is known for the 1-3-1 trap.
Guy Lafleur
Guy Lafleur (1951-2022), "The Flower" and "le Démon blond", Canadian right winger; first overall 1971 draft pick, five Stanley Cups and 1,246 points with the Montreal Canadiens, Hockey Hall of Fame 1988.
Gwyneth Philips
Gwyneth Philips, American ice hockey goaltender born 2000 in Athens, Ohio; 2026 Olympic gold medalist with Team USA, NCAA .958 save percentage record at Northeastern, and PWHL Ottawa Charge goalie, first goaltender to win the Ilana Kloss Playoff MVP.
Gyorgy Brody
György Bródy (Gyorgy Brody), Hungarian water polo goalkeeper (1908-1967), Olympic gold 1932 and 1936, European champion 1931 and 1934, 74 international caps; later coach in South Africa.
Gyorgy Vizvari
György Vízvári (Vízvári György, born Weiss), Hungarian water polo player, 1952 Helsinki Olympic gold medalist and 1954 Torino European champion with Újpesti TE; died 2004.