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Lacrosse
Lacrosse: stick-and-ball team sport from Indigenous North America (Haudenosaunee, c. 1100), codified by George Beers in 1867; played as field, box, and Sixes; Olympic medal sport 1904, 1908, and returning at LA 2028.
Laila Edwards
Laila Edwards, American ice hockey defenseman/forward from Cleveland Heights, Ohio; first Black woman on a U.S. Olympic hockey team (2026 gold), 2024 worlds MVP, three NCAA titles at Wisconsin, PWHL San Jose's 4th overall pick in 2026.
Lal Shah Bokhari
Lal Shah Bokhari (لال شاہ بخاری) was an Indian field hockey halfback who captained India to the 1932 Olympic gold in Los Angeles and later served Pakistan as a diplomat.
Landon DuPont
Landon DuPont, born 2009 in Calgary, is a Canadian right-shot defenceman, WHL exceptional-status star, Everett Silvertips first-overall pick, and consensus No. 1 prospect for the 2027 NHL Draft, now at the University of Michigan.
Lanny McDonald
Lanny McDonald (Lanny King McDonald), Canadian NHL right winger born 1953 in Hanna, Alberta; played for Toronto, Colorado Rockies, Calgary Flames; 500 goals, 1,006 points; 66-goal 1982-83 franchise record; co-captained Flames to 1989 Stanley Cup; Hockey Hall of Fame 1992 and its chairman 2015-2025.
Larry Palmer
Larry Palmer (Laurence James Palmer, born 7 January 1938, Malden, Massachusetts) is an American ice hockey goaltender, West Point 1959 graduate, and backup goalie on the United States' gold-medal 1960 Squaw Valley Olympic team; later an investment banker in Switzerland.
Lars Balk
Lars Balk, Dutch field hockey defender (born 1996, Vianen), SV Kampong player, 176 caps for the Netherlands, Olympic gold Paris 2024, EuroHockey titles 2021 and 2023, retired from Oranje in October 2026.
Lars Vagberg
Lars Vågberg (Lars Magnus Vågberg), Norwegian curler born 1967 in Sollefteå, Sweden; third on Pål Trulsen's Stabekk team that won 2002 Olympic gold, later 2006 Games and world and European medals.
Laszlo Fazekas
László Fazekas (1947–2026), Hungarian winger and inside forward, Újpesti Dózsa legend with nine league titles, 1968 Olympic gold, 92 caps, and 1980 European Silver Shoe; later Royal Antwerp player and coach.
Latif-ur Rehman
Latif-ur Rehman (1929–1987), Indian-born field hockey left winger from Bhopal; won 1948 Olympic gold for India, then silver for Pakistan at the 1956 Olympics and 1958 Asian Games gold.
Laura Fortino
Laura Fortino (born 1991, Hamilton, Ontario) is a defenceman who won 2014 Olympic gold and 2018 silver with Canada, then switched to Italy in 2023 and played at Milan Cortina 2026.
Laura Nunnink
Laura Maria Nunnink, Dutch field hockey midfielder (born 1995, Eindhoven), two-time Olympic gold medalist with the Netherlands (Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024), 2016 silver non-starter, two world titles, Den Bosch player.
Laura Stacey
Laura Stacey, Canadian women's ice hockey forward (born 1994, Kleinburg, Ontario), three-time Olympic medalist (gold 2022), Dartmouth graduate, and Montréal Victoire forward and PWHL Players Association president.
Laura Unsworth
Laura Unsworth (Laura Emma Unsworth-Roper), English field hockey defender born 1988 in Sutton Coldfield; three Olympic medals for Great Britain (bronze 2012, gold 2016, bronze 2020), 300+ England/GB caps, MBE, retired after Paris 2024.
Lauren Stam
Lauren Stam (Lauren Lara Jeanette Stam, born 1994) is a Dutch field hockey defender, 105 caps, who won gold at Tokyo 2020 and retired from international hockey in October 2021.
Lauren Wenger
Lauren Wenger is an American former water polo player, born in 1984, who won Olympic silver in 2008 and gold at the 2012 London Games with the United States.
Lauriane Rougeau
Lauriane Rougeau, Canadian ice hockey defenceman born 1990 in Pointe-Claire, Quebec; Olympic gold Sochi 2014, silver PyeongChang 2018; world gold 2012; Cornell and CWHL Montreal star.
Laurie Baker
Laurie Baker (Laurie Baker-Mutch), born 1976 in Concord, Massachusetts, is an American ice hockey forward who won gold at the 1998 Nagano Olympics and silver in 2002, starred at Providence College, and was 1997 USA Hockey Women's Player of the Year.
Laurien Leurink
Laurien Leurink, Dutch field hockey midfielder (born 1994, Utrecht), won Olympic silver at Rio 2016 and gold at Tokyo 2020 with the Netherlands, earned 133 caps with 29 goals and 43 assists, and retired from international hockey in March 2023.
Laurien Willemse
Laurien Willemse (Laura Eveline Willemse-Gales), Dutch field hockey player born 1962 in Haarlem; won Olympic gold with the Netherlands at Los Angeles 1984 and bronze at Seoul 1988, scoring a 65th-minute penalty corner equalizer against Canada in 1984.
Lee Capes
Lee Capes (born 1961, North Fremantle, WA), also Lee Capes-Nobbs, Australian Hockeyroo forward, #240; won gold at Seoul 1988, scoring in the 2-0 final over South Korea; 93 caps 1985-1991; mother of Kaitlin Nobbs.
Lee Stecklein
Lee Stecklein (born 1994) is an American ice hockey defender from Roseville, Minnesota, playing for the PWHL's Minnesota Frost. Four-time Olympian with two golds (2018, 2026) and two silvers, nine World Championships, three NCAA titles, and two Walter Cups.
Leif Rohlin
Leif Rohlin is a retired Swedish ice hockey defenseman who won Olympic gold at the 1994 Lillehammer Games and played two seasons for the Vancouver Canucks.
Lenovo Center
Lenovo Center, formerly PNC Arena, RBC Center, and Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena, is Raleigh's 20,000-capacity arena, home of the Carolina Hurricanes and NC State men's basketball, undergoing a $300 million renovation through 2028.
Leo Klein Gebbink
Leo Klein Gebbink, Dutch field hockey player (born 1968, Zelhem), SV Kampong; 34 caps, 6 goals; fourth at Barcelona 1992 and Olympic gold medalist with the Netherlands men's team at Atlanta 1996; husband of Jeannette Lewin.
Leo Komarov
Leo Komarov (Leonid Aleksandrovitš Komarov), Finnish ice hockey forward born 1987 in Narva, Estonia; NHL 491 games with Toronto and Islanders, Olympic gold 2022 and bronze 2014, two KHL Gagarin Cups; unsigned as of October 2026.
Leon Draisaitl
Leon Draisaitl, German NHL center born 1995 in Cologne, Edmonton Oilers, drafted 3rd overall 2014; first German Art Ross, Hart, and Ted Lindsay winner (2020), highest-scoring German in NHL history.
Leonid Osipov
Leonid Mikhaylovich Osipov (Леонид Михайлович Осипов), Soviet water polo forward, 1943-2020, Moscow; Olympic bronze 1964, silver 1968, gold 1972; two-time European champion 1966 and 1970; 1973 world silver medalist.
Leonid Volkov
Leonid Ivanovich Volkov (Леонид Иванович Волков), Soviet ice hockey forward (1934–1995), 1964 Innsbruck Olympic gold medalist, World and European champion 1964–1965, seven-time USSR champion with CSKA Moskva; distinct from the politician Leonid Volkov born 1980.
Leonie Bottcher
Leonie Böttcher (born 2004) is a German ice hockey defenseman, ECC Preussen Berlin, who won the first German gold of Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympics in women's Mixed NOC 3-on-3 with Team Yellow; a same-name SCC Berlin sprinter was born 2005.