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Manuel Estiarte
Manuel Estiarte (Manel Estiarte i Duocastella), Spanish water polo player born 1961 in Manresa; six Olympics 1980-2000, gold 1996, silver 1992, record 127 Olympic goals, 1,561 goals for Spain, later IOC member and Guardiola's assistant.
Manzoor Hussain
Manzoor Hussain (منظور حسین), known as Manzoor Junior, Pakistani field hockey forward (1958–2022); 175 caps, 86 goals; bronze 1976, gold 1984 Olympics as captain; World Cup winner 1978, 1982.
Manzoor Hussain Atif
Manzoor Hussain Atif (منظور حسین عاطف), Pakistani field hockey full back and Brigadier; Olympic gold 1960 and silvers 1956, 1964; managed golds 1968 and 1984; not the later player Manzoor Hussain Junior.
Maple Leaf Gardens
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto arena opened November 12, 1931, home of the Toronto Maple Leafs for 68 years until the final NHL game February 13, 1999; now a National Historic Site with a Loblaws store and TMU's Mattamy Athletic Centre.
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), Toronto sports conglomerate owning the Maple Leafs, Raptors, Toronto FC, and Argonauts and operating Scotiabank Arena; wholly owned by Rogers Communications since October 1, 2026.
Marc Delissen
Marc Delissen (Marcus Johannes Elisabeth Leopold Delissen, born 1965, Amsterdam), Dutch field hockey forward and captain; 261 Netherlands caps, 98 goals, 1988 Olympic bronze, 1990 world title, 1996 Olympic gold; later a Hague lawyer and KNHB official.
Marc Staal
Marc Staal (born 1987, Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a retired Canadian NHL defenseman, drafted 12th overall by the New York Rangers in 2005; he played 1,136 games, and with brothers Eric and Jordan was the first trio of NHL brothers each with 1,000 games.
Marc-André Fleury
Marc-André Fleury, "Flower," Canadian goaltender born 1984 in Sorel, Quebec; first overall pick 2003, three Stanley Cups with Pittsburgh, 2021 Vezina, retired 2025 second all-time in NHL goalie wins (575) and games (1,051).
Maree Fish
Maree Beverley Fish, born 1963, Tasmanian field hockey goalkeeper; reserve keeper for Australia's gold-medal Hockeyroos at Seoul 1988, first Australian Olympic hockey gold; 43 tests, OAM.
Marek Potsinok
Marek Potšinok (Potsinok), Estonian ice hockey forward born 2004 in Tallinn, twin brother of Erik; won 3-on-3 ice hockey gold for Team Green at the 2020 Lausanne Winter Youth Olympics.
Margot van Geffen
Margot van Geffen, Dutch field hockey defender and midfielder (born 1989, Tilburg), 265 caps for Oranje; Olympic gold 2012 and 2020, silver 2016; three World Cup titles; left the national team in 2024 under Paul van Ass.
Margriet Zegers
Margriet Zegers (Inge Margriet Zegers-de Ruiter), Dutch field hockey player born in Heerenveen, won gold with the Netherlands at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and later managed the Dutch women's national team, 2012-2014.
Maria Verschoor
Maria Verschoor (born 1994, Dordrecht) is a Dutch field hockey midfielder, number 11 for AH&BC Amsterdam and Oranje; 214 caps, Olympic gold 2020 and 2024, silver 2016, World Cup and four European titles; retired internationally in March 2025.
Marián Gáborík
Marián Gáborík, Slovak ice hockey forward born 1982 in Trenčín; drafted third overall by Minnesota Wild in 2000, scored Wild's first goal, won 2014 Stanley Cup with Los Angeles, retired 2021 with 815 NHL points.
Marián Hossa
Marián Hossa, Slovak ice hockey right wing (born 1979, Stará Ľubovňa), 1997 first-round pick of Ottawa; 1,134 points in 1,309 NHL games, three Stanley Cups with Chicago, Hall of Fame 2020, jersey No. 81 retired by the Blackhawks.
Maribel Martinez
Maribel Martínez de Murguía, Spanish field hockey goalkeeper born 1967 in Madrid; substitute goalkeeper of Spain's Barcelona 1992 Olympic gold-medal team, the first Spanish team Olympic gold; later goalkeeper coach and talent coach.
Marie Philip Poulin
Marie Philip Poulin, Canadian ice hockey forward born 1991, captain of Team Canada and PWHL's Montréal Victoire; five Olympics, three gold and two silver, 20 career Olympic goals, all-time women's Olympic scoring record.
Marieke van den Ham
Marieke van den Ham (born 1983, Wierden, Netherlands), Dutch water polo player, Polar Bears Ede; penalty specialist who won gold with the Netherlands at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, beating the USA 9-8 in the final.
Marilyn Agliotti
Marilyn Agliotti, born 1979 in Boksburg, South Africa, is a Dutch field hockey forward who played for South Africa at Sydney 2000, then won Olympic gold with the Netherlands at Beijing 2008 and London 2012, plus the 2009 European title.
Mario Fiorillo
Mario Fiorillo (born 1962, Napoli) is an Italian water polo player, Olympic gold medalist at Barcelona 1992, world champion 1994, C.N. Posillipo player, CONI Gold Collar 2015.
Mario Lemieux
Mario Lemieux, Canadian hockey center (born 1965, Montreal), played 17 seasons for the Pittsburgh Penguins; 690 goals, 1,723 points, six Art Ross and three Hart Trophies, Stanley Cups 1991-92 as captain and 2009-17 as owner, survived Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Marion Rodewald
Marion Rodewald, born 1976 in Mülheim an der Ruhr, German field hockey defender and captain; Olympic gold 2004 Athens, 282 caps, later LSB NRW vice president and FIH board candidate.
Marivi Gonzalez
Mariví González (María Victoria González Laguillo), Spanish field hockey goalkeeper born 1961 in Mexico City; won gold with Spain at Barcelona 1992, played at Atlanta 1996, later coach at Club de Campo Madrid.
Marjolein Bolhuis Eijsvogel
Marjolein Bolhuis-Eijsvogel (born 1961, Haarlem), Dutch field hockey forward; 123 caps, 56 goals; hat trick in the 1983 World Cup final; Olympic gold 1984, bronze 1988; later KNHB board member and Sportraad vice chair.
Mark Giordano
Mark Giordano (born 1983, Toronto) is a Canadian former NHL defenseman, 2004 Calgary undrafted signee, 2018-19 Norris Trophy winner, first Seattle Kraken captain, later Toronto Maple Leafs, now Toronto Marlies assistant coach.
Mark Hickman
Mark Hickman (born 1973, Darwin) is an Australian field hockey goalkeeper who won Olympic gold at Athens 2004 and Commonwealth gold in 1998 and 2002, and now coaches goalkeepers for England and Great Britain.
Mark Messier
Mark Messier, born 1961 in Edmonton, Canadian NHL centre, six-time Stanley Cup winner and only player to captain two Cup-winning teams (1990 Oilers, 1994 Rangers); 1,887 career points, Hockey Hall of Fame 2007.
Mark Pavelich
Mark Pavelich (1958-2021), American center from Eveleth, Minnesota; 1980 'Miracle on Ice' Olympic gold medalist, Rangers rookie scoring record holder, later NHL North Stars and Sharks player; died by suicide after CTE-linked illness.
Mark Recchi
Mark Recchi, Canadian NHL right winger (born 1968, Kamloops), 1,652 games and 1,533 points, three Stanley Cups with Pittsburgh, Carolina, and Boston, Hockey Hall of Fame 2017.
Mark Scheifele
Mark Scheifele, Winnipeg Jets centre and alternate captain, first pick (7th overall, 2011) of the returned Jets; 970 games, 374 goals, 915 points; franchise leader; $8.5M AAV through 2030-31; first 100-point season in 2025-26.