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Nikita Gusev

Nikita Gusev (Никита Андреевич Гусев), Russian ice hockey left wing born 1992 in Moscow; Olympic gold 2018 and silver 2022, Gagarin Cup 2017 with SKA, KHL MVP and record 89-point Dynamo Moscow season; brief NHL stint with New Jersey and Florida.

Nikita Kucherov (Никита Игоревич Кучеров)

Nikita Kucherov, born 1993, is a Russian ice hockey right wing for the Tampa Bay Lightning, a two-time Hart Trophy winner and two-time Stanley Cup champion.

Nikita Nesterov

Nikita Nesterov (Никита Данилович Нестеров), Russian defenseman born 1993 in Chelyabinsk; CSKA Moscow KHL player, Olympic gold 2018 and silver 2022, formerly Tampa Bay, Montreal, and Calgary in the NHL, drafted 148th overall in 2011. Not the Anaheim Ducks center Nikita Nesterenko.

Nikki Hudson

Nikki Hudson (Nicole Elaine Hudson, nee Mott, born 1976, Rockhampton) is an Australian Hockeyroos striker, Sydney 2000 Olympic gold medallist and tournament top scorer, with a then-record 303 caps and 99 goals.

Niklas Friman

Niklas Friman (born 1993, Rauma, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey defenseman, 2022 Olympic and world champion with Finland, 2019 Finnish champion with HPK, now captain of TPS Turku in the Liiga.

Niklas Kronwall

Niklas Kronwall, Swedish defenseman born 1981, spent all 15 NHL seasons with Detroit Red Wings, won the 2008 Stanley Cup, 2006 Olympic and World gold, retired 2019, Triple Gold Club member.

Niklas Landin

Niklas Landin (Niklas Landin Jacobsen), born 1988, Danish handball goalkeeper for Aalborg Håndbold; 283 caps for Denmark, Olympic gold 2016 and 2024, world titles 2019, 2021, 2023, IHF World Player of the Year 2019 and 2021.

Niklas Meinert

Niklas Meinert, German field hockey midfielder and defender (born 1981, Bad Kreuznach), 2006 World Cup and 2008 Beijing Olympic gold medalist with Germany; also 2007 indoor world champion and Champions Trophy winner.

Niko Ojamaki

Niko Ojamäki, full name Niko Juhani Ojamäki, is a Finnish professional ice hockey right wing who won Olympic gold with Finland in 2022 and led the KHL in goals in 2021-22.

Nikola Jokić (Никола Јокић)

Nikola Jokić (Никола Јокић), "Joker", Serbian NBA center for the Denver Nuggets, drafted 41st in 2014; three-time MVP (2021, 2022, 2024), 2023 champion and Finals MVP, second-most assists by a center in NBA history.

Nikola Jović (Никола Јовић)

Nikola Jović (Никола Јовић) is a Serbian professional basketball forward for the Miami Heat, drafted 27th overall in 2022 after developing with Serbian club Mega Basket.

Nikola Karabatić

Nikola Karabatić is a French former handball left and center back, born in Serbia in 1984, who won three Olympic, four World, and four European titles before retiring in 2024.

Nikola Kusturica

Nikola Kusturica, Serbian basketball wing born 2009 in Novi Sad; FC Barcelona youth product, youngest Barça Liga Endesa debutant, U16 EuroBasket 2025 MVP, UCLA commit and projected top 2028 NBA Draft pick.

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.

Nikola Milutinov (Никола Милутинов)

Nikola Milutinov (Никола Милутинов), born 1994 in Novi Sad, is a Serbian center for Olympiacos Piraeus in the EuroLeague, drafted 26th by the Spurs in 2015, a EuroLeague champion and record-holding rebounder.

Nikola Mirotić

Nikola Mirotić (born 1991, Podgorica) is a Montenegrin-born Spanish power forward, 2011 Bulls first-round pick, five-year NBA player, 2021-22 EuroLeague MVP with Barcelona, now with Valencia Basket.

Nikola Peković (Никола Пековић)

Nikola Peković (Никола Пековић), Montenegrin center born 1986 in Bijelo Polje; 2009 EuroLeague champion with Panathinaikos, 2008 Adriatic League MVP with Partizan, and 271 NBA games for Minnesota Timberwolves 2010–2016.

Nikola Vučević

Nikola Vučević, Montenegrin NBA center (born 1990, 6'9"), drafted 16th in 2011 by Philadelphia; two-time All-Star with Orlando Magic 2012–21, Chicago Bulls 2021–26, Boston Celtics 2026, re-signed by Orlando July 2026 on a one-year $3.9M deal; 17,000+ career points.

Nikolay Borshchevsky

Nikolay Borshchevsky (Николай Константинович Борщевский), born 1965 in Tomsk, Russian right winger; 1992 Olympic gold with the Unified Team, joint top scorer with 7 goals, then Toronto Maple Leafs NHL forward (74-point rookie season) and later KHL coach.

Nikolay Burobin

Nikolay Aleksandrovich Burobin (Николай Александрович Буробин; born 25 May 1937) is a Russian former volleyball outside hitter who won Olympic gold at Tokyo 1964 with the Soviet Union, world titles in 1960 and 1962, the 1965 World Cup, and later coached in Somalia, Vietnam, and Syria.

Nikolay Drozdetsky

Nikolay Drozdetsky (Николай Дроздецкий, 1957–1995), Soviet ice hockey right winger for SKA Leningrad and CSKA Moscow; 1984 Olympic champion and tournament top scorer with 10 goals, two-time world champion, 1981 Canada Cup winner.

Nikolay Khlystov

Nikolay Khlystov (Николай Павлович Хлыстов, 1932–1999), Soviet ice hockey forward; Krylya Sovetov 1950–61, Olympic gold 1956 Cortina, world champion 1954 and 1956, Soviet champion 1957.

Nikolay Melnikov

Nikolay Melnikov (Николай Андреевич Мельников), born 1948 in Moscow, is a Soviet water polo player who won Olympic gold at Munich 1972 and placed eighth at Montreal 1976, with a 1975 world title.

Nikolay Puchkov

Nikolay Puchkov (Николай Георгиевич Пучков, 1930–2005), Soviet ice hockey goaltender and coach; Olympic champion 1956, two-time world champion, nine-time USSR champion with VVS and CSKA, later SKA Leningrad coach.

Nikolay Sologubov

Nikolay Sologubov (Николай Михайлович Сологубов, 1924–1988), Soviet ice hockey defenseman, CSKA Moskva 1949–64, nine Soviet titles, captain of the USSR national team 1957–61, Olympic gold 1956 and bronze 1960, IIHF Hall of Fame 2004.

Nikolay Tomin

Nikolay Tomin (Николай Николаевич Томин, born 1948, Zaporizhzhia) is a Soviet-Ukrainian handball goalkeeper, CSKA Moskva player, Olympic gold medalist 1976 and silver medalist 1980 with the USSR, playing all six matches at both Games.

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.

Niksa Kaleb

Niksa Kaleb, born in Metković, Croatia in 1973, is a Croatian former handball player who won Olympic gold in 2004 and the 2003 World Championship.

Nina Lobova

Nina Lobova (Нина Романовна Лобова, Nina Lobova-Getsko), Soviet and Ukrainian handball goalkeeper born 1957 in Zestaponi; won gold with the USSR in the first Olympic women's handball tournament at Montreal 1976 and the 1982 world title.