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Aerin Frankel
Aerin Jordan Frankel, American ice hockey goaltender, Boston Fleet (PWHL) and Team USA; 2026 Olympic gold medalist with 3 shutouts and .980 save percentage; IIHF record 4 shutouts at 2024 Worlds; 2021 Patty Kazmaier Award winner.
AEW Continental Championship
AEW Continental Championship: men's singles title in All Elite Wrestling, created November 2023 as the Continental Classic tournament prize. Inaugural champion Eddie Kingston; Kazuchika Okada holds the longest reign (647 days); Jon Moxley is current champion.
AEW Dynasty (2024)
AEW Dynasty (2024) was All Elite Wrestling's first Dynasty pay-per-view, held April 21, 2024 at Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis. Swerve Strickland beat Samoa Joe for the AEW World Championship; Ospreay vs Danielson headlined acclaim.
AEW Women's World Championship
AEW Women's World Championship, the top women's singles title in All Elite Wrestling, established October 2, 2019 with inaugural champion Riho; record 372-day reign by Hikaru Shida, four reigns by Toni Storm, current champion Mercedes Moné since August 30, 2026.
Agustin Mazzilli
Agustin Mazzilli (Agustín Alejandro Mazzilli, 'Pájaro'), Argentine field hockey midfielder, born 1989; 276 caps for Los Leones, Olympic gold Rio 2016 with a goal in the final, four Pan Am golds, World Cup bronze 2014.
Ahmed Naseer Bunda
Ahmed Naseer Bunda, also Naseer Ahmed Bunda, Pakistani field hockey forward (1932-1993) from Rawalpindi; 1956 Olympic silver, 1960 Olympic gold, scored the winning goal against India in the Rome final.
Ahmed Sher Khan
Ahmed Sher Khan (1912–1967), Bhopal-born Indian field hockey player, gold medalist with India at the 1936 Berlin Olympics under Dhyan Chand; father of 1975 World Cup winner Aslam Sher Khan and later a school hockey coach.
Ahsan Muhammad Khan
Ahsan Muhammad Khan (born 7 April 1916) was an Indian field hockey halfback from Bhopal who won gold with British India's men's team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, playing one match, a 7-0 win over the United States.
Ajay Thakur (अजय ठाकुर)
Ajay Thakur (अजय ठाकुर) is an Indian kabaddi player from Himachal Pradesh who captained India to the 2016 World Cup and later coached Puneri Paltan.
Al MacInnis
Al MacInnis (Allan MacInnis, born 1963) is a Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman, 1989 Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe winner with Calgary, 1999 Norris winner with St. Louis, third all-time in defenseman scoring with 1,274 points, and seven-time Hardest Shot champion.
Al Purvis
Al Purvis (Allan Ruggles Purvis, 1929-2009), Canadian defenseman and assistant captain of the Edmonton Mercurys, won gold in men's ice hockey at the 1952 Oslo Winter Olympics and the 1950 World Championships.
Alain Vigneault
Alain Vigneault, born 1961 in Quebec City, is a Canadian former NHL head coach of the Canadiens, Canucks, Rangers, and Flyers; 722 wins, two Stanley Cup Final losses (2011, 2014), 2007 Jack Adams winner; retired from coaching in 2023.
Alan Chesney
Alan Chesney (Alan Malcolm Chesney, born 1949, Christchurch) is a New Zealand field hockey player who won gold in the men's tournament at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, his only Games, playing seven matches in the 1-0 final win over Australia.
Alan McIntyre
Alan Lionel McIntyre (born 1949, Wanganui) is a New Zealand field hockey player, Olympian #239, who won gold at Montreal 1976, New Zealand's only Olympic hockey medal, after placing seventh at Mexico City 1968.
Alan Noble
Alan Henry Noble (1885-1952), English field hockey left-half; won gold with England at the 1908 London Olympics, beating Ireland 8-1 in the final; six England caps, all 1908; later a banker in Australia.
Alana Blahoski
Alana Olga Blahoski (born 1974, Saint Paul, Minnesota) is an American former ice hockey forward, Providence College alumna, and 1998 Nagano Olympic gold medalist with Team USA, later a national-team and SDHL coach.
Albert Deborgies
Albert Deborgies (Albert Paul Deborgies, 1902-1984), French water polo player from Tourcoing; won gold with France at the 1924 Paris Olympics, playing all four matches including the 3-0 final win over Belgium, and took 1927 European silver.
Alberts Šmits
Alberts Šmits (born 2007, Valmiera, Latvia) is a Latvian defenseman drafted fifth overall by the New York Rangers in 2026, the highest drafted Latvian in NHL history, after playing for Jukurit (Liiga), Munchen (DEL), and Latvia at the 2026 Olympics and Worlds.
Aleksander Barkov
Aleksander Barkov, also known as Sasha Barkov, is a Finnish ice hockey center and captain of the NHL's Florida Panthers, drafted second overall in 2013.
Aleksandr Almetov
Aleksandr Almetov (Александр Давлетович Альметов), Soviet ice hockey center for CSKA Moscow, 1964 Olympic champion and 1960 bronze medalist, five-time world champion, famous Aleksandrov–Almetov–Loktev line, died 1992.
Aleksandr Barabanov
Aleksandr Barabanov (Александр Барабанов), born 1994 in St. Petersburg, Russian ice hockey winger; Olympic gold 2018, Gagarin Cup 2015 and 2017 with SKA, NHL with Toronto and San Jose, now Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg.
Aleksandr Chernykh
Aleksandr Chernykh (Александр Черных), born 1965 in Voskresensk, Soviet ice hockey center, 1988 Calgary Olympic champion and 1989 world champion with the USSR; career ended by a 1989 car accident, later a KHL player agent.
Aleksandr Dreval
Aleksandr Konstantinovich Dreval (Александр Константинович Древаль), born 1944 in Moscow, Soviet water polo player; Olympic gold at Munich 1972, 8th at Montreal 1976, world champion 1975.
Aleksandr Gusev
Aleksandr Vladimirovich Gusev (Александр Владимирович Гусев, 1947-2020), Soviet ice hockey defenceman with CSKA Moscow; 1976 Olympic champion, 1973 and 1974 world champion; distinct from field hockey player Aleksandr Petrovich Gusev and Voronezh governor Aleksandr Viktorovich Gusev.
Aleksandr Maltsev
Aleksandr Maltsev (Александр Мальцев), born 1949, is a retired Soviet ice hockey forward who played for Dynamo Moscow from 1967 to 1984, won Olympic gold in 1972 and 1976, and was nine times world champion.
Aleksandr Pashkov
Aleksandr Pashkov (Александр Пашков), born 1944, Soviet ice hockey goaltender; Olympic gold 1972, world champion 1978, 506 Soviet championship games, later pioneering goaltending coach and TV expert.
Aleksandr Ragulin
Aleksandr Pavlovich Ragulin (Александр Павлович Рагулин), Soviet ice hockey defenseman for CSKA Moscow and the USSR national team; three Olympic golds (1964, 1968, 1972) and a record-tying ten world titles.
Aleksandr Sidelnikov
Aleksandr Sidelnikov (Александр Сидельников), Soviet ice hockey goaltender (1950–2003) of Krylya Sovetov Moscow; 1976 Olympic champion, 1973–74 world champion, and longtime backup to Vladislav Tretiak.
Aleksandr Skvortsov
Aleksandr Skvortsov (Александр Викентьевич Скворцов, 1954-2020), Soviet ice hockey forward for Torpedo Gorky; Olympic gold 1984 and silver 1980, three world titles. Namesake: Jehovah's Witness prisoner born 1962.
Aleksandr Uvarov
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Uvarov (Александр Николаевич Уваров), Soviet ice hockey forward (1922-1994) for Dynamo Moscow; 1956 Olympic champion, World champion 1954 and 1956, Soviet champion 1954. Not the footballer or athlete of the same name.