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Naomi Osaka (大坂なおみ)
Naomi Osaka (大坂なおみ), Japanese tennis player born 1997 in Osaka, four-time Grand Slam champion (2x Australian Open, 2x US Open) and first Japanese WTA World No. 1; mental health advocate and mother who returned to the tour in 2024.
Nat Moore
Nat Moore (Nathaniel Ford Moore, III, 1884-1910), American golfer; won 1904 St. Louis Olympic team golf gold with the Western Golf Association; individual =9; distinct from later athletes named Moore.
Natalie Gulbis
Natalie Gulbis is an American professional golfer on the LPGA Tour from 2002, winner of the 2007 Evian Masters and a three-time US Solheim Cup player.
Natasha Zvereva
Natasha Zvereva (Наталья Зверева), Belarusian tennis player born 1971 in Minsk, doubles specialist: 20 Grand Slam titles, 80 WTA doubles titles, world doubles No. 1, 1988 French Open singles finalist, 2010 Hall of Fame inductee.
Nathaniel Crosby
Nathaniel Crosby (Nathaniel Patrick Crosby, b. October 1961), son of Bing Crosby, American amateur golfer who won the 1981 U.S. Amateur at Olympic Club and captained winning U.S. Walker Cup teams in 2019 and 2021.
NCAA Bowling Championship
The NCAA Bowling Championship is the annual single national collegiate championship in women's ten-pin bowling, first held in 2004 and open to varsity teams from Divisions I, II, and III.
NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship
The NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship is the annual tournament deciding the national team and individual titles in NCAA Division I men's college golf, first held in 1939.
Ned Cummins
Ned Cummins (Edward McClellan Cummins, 1886-1926), American golfer of Chicago's Exmoor Country Club; won 1904 Olympic team gold with the Western Golf Association and placed =17 in the individual event.
Ned Sawyer
Ned Sawyer (Daniel Edward Sawyer, 1882-1937), American amateur golfer of the Chicago Golf Club; 1904 Olympic team gold medalist and =5 individually, 1906 Western Amateur and 1920 Metropolitan Amateur champion.
Nelly Korda
Nelly Korda, American LPGA Tour golfer, sister of Jessica Korda; 19 wins, 4 majors, Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold, 2024 Rolex Player of the Year with seven wins, 2026 U.S. Women's Open champion.
Nick Bollettieri
Nick Bollettieri (Nicholas James Bollettieri) was an American tennis coach who founded the first boarding tennis academy in Bradenton, Florida, and developed ten world No. 1 players.
Nick Faldo
Nick Faldo, known as Sir Nicholas Alexander Faldo, is an English professional golfer who won six major titles and held the all-time Ryder Cup points record until it was surpassed.
Nick Kyrgios
Nick Kyrgios, Australian tennis player from Canberra, 2022 Wimbledon finalist and 2022 Australian Open doubles champion with Kokkinakis; career-high No. 13, seven singles titles, and a 2026 one-month doping ban.
Nick Price
Nick Price (born 1957, Durban) is a Zimbabwean golfer, World No. 1 in 1994, winner of 18 PGA Tour titles and three majors (1992 and 1994 PGA, 1994 Open), World Golf Hall of Fame 2003, later a course designer and Presidents Cup captain.
Nick Voke
Nick Voke (born 1994, Auckland) is a New Zealand professional golfer, Iowa State All-American, who won three 2018 PGA Tour China titles, played the Korn Ferry Tour 2019–2022, and won the 2025 Webex Players Series Sydney.
Nicol David
Nicol David (Nicol Ann David), born 1983, Malaysian squash legend; world No. 1 for a record 108 consecutive months (2006-2015), eight-time World Open champion, retired 2019, now leads the Nicol David Organisation.
Nicolai Budkov Kjær
Nicolai Budkov Kjær, Norwegian tennis player born 2006 in Oslo; 2024 Wimbledon boys' singles champion, former world No. 1 junior, 2025 Next Gen ATP Finals semi-finalist, career-high ATP No. 118 (2026).
Nicolás Almagro
Nicolás Almagro (Nicolás Almagro Sánchez), Spanish tennis player born 1985 in Murcia; career-high No. 9 (2011), 13 ATP singles titles all on clay, four Grand Slam quarterfinals, retired 2019.
Nicolas Jarry
Nicolas Jarry (Nicolás Jarry Fillol), Chilean tennis player born 1995, career-high No. 16 in 2024, three ATP titles (Bastad, Santiago, Geneva), Rome Masters finalist, served an 11-month doping ban 2020-21.
Nicolas Mahut
Nicolas Mahut, French tennis player, doubles world No. 1 (6 June 2016), five-time Grand Slam doubles champion with Pierre-Hugues Herbert, and loser of the record 11-hour 2010 Wimbledon match to John Isner; retired October 2025.
Nicolás Massú
Nicolás Massú is a Chilean former tennis player, born 1979 in Viña del Mar, best known for winning singles and doubles gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Nikola Mektic
Nikola Mektic (Mektić), Croatian doubles tennis specialist born 1988 in Zagreb; world No. 1 in 2021, Wimbledon 2021 and Tokyo Olympic gold with Mate Pavic, 2020 Australian Open mixed champion, 11 Masters 1000 titles.
Nikoloz Basilashvili (ნიკოლოზ ბასილაშვილი)
Nikoloz Basilashvili (ნიკოლოზ ბასილაშვილი), Georgian tennis player from Tbilisi; first Georgian ATP title winner (Hamburg 2018), five ATP titles, career-high No. 16 in 2019, Indian Wells 2021 finalist.
Nine-dart finish
A nine-dart finish, also called a nine-darter, is a leg of 501 darts won in the fewest darts possible, nine, and is regarded as darts' perfect leg.
Nine-pin bowling
Nine-pin bowling (Kegeln): European bowling variant with nine pins in a diamond, hole-less 160 mm ball, 120-throw Classic/Schere/Bohle disciplines, governed by the WNBA (28 countries), strongest in Germany, Austria, and Texas.
Northern Ontario Curling Association
Northern Ontario Curling Association (NOCA), governing body for curling in northern Ontario from 2007 to 2026; formed by amalgamation of four regional associations, a Curling Canada member since 1927, merged into Curling Ontario May 1, 2026.
Novak Djokovic (Новак Ђоковић)
Novak Đoković (Новак Ђоковић), Serbian tennis player born 1987 in Belgrade; record 24 Grand Slam titles, 428 weeks at No. 1, 102 career titles, and 2024 Paris Olympic gold completing the career Golden Slam.
Novak Djokovic career statistics
Novak Djokovic career statistics: record 24 Grand Slams (10 AO, 7 Wimbledon, 4 US Open, 3 RG), 428 weeks at No. 1, 102 titles, 40 Masters 1000, 7 ATP Finals, Paris 2024 Olympic gold, 1182-240 match record.
Nozomi Okuhara (奥原 希望)
Nozomi Okuhara (奥原 希望), born 1995 in Omachi, Nagano, is a Japanese women's singles badminton player: 2016 Olympic bronze, 2017 world champion, All England winner, and former world No. 1.
Oakmont Country Club
Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania, private club founded by Henry Clay Fownes, opened 1904. Hosted a record ten U.S. Opens, famed for Church Pews bunker, 180 bunkers, and the fastest greens in golf.