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Artur Akhmatkhuzin

Artur Akhmatkhuzin (Артур Камилевич Ахматхузин, born 1988) is a Russian foil fencer, 2016 Olympic team champion who won Rio gold with a titanium hip prosthesis after 2014 surgery, world silver 2013, retired 2019.

Artur Aleksanyan

Artur Aleksanyan (Արթուր Ալեքսանյան) is an Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler and "White Bear." He won Olympic gold in Rio 2016 and silver in Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024, along with seven European titles.

Artur Beterbiev (Артур Асильбекович Бетербиев)

Artur Beterbiev (Артур Асильбекович Бетербиев), Chechen-Canadian light heavyweight boxer born 1985 in Khasavyurt, Dagestan; two-time Olympian, 2009 amateur world champion, unified IBF/WBC/WBO/WBA champion and undisputed 2024, lost rematch to Bivol 2025.

Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol

Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol: Russian-born light heavyweights' undisputed 175-lb rivalry. Beterbiev won by majority decision in Riyadh, October 2024; Bivol avenged it by majority decision in the February 2025 rematch, then vacated the WBC belt seeking a trilogy.

Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II

Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II (Feb 22, 2025, Riyadh): the undisputed light heavyweight rematch in which Dmitry Bivol won a majority decision (114-114, 116-112, 115-113), avenging his October 2024 loss and handing Beterbiev his first defeat.

Artur Boruc

Artur Boruc, Polish goalkeeper (born 1980), 'Holy Goalie' at Celtic; Legia, Fiorentina, Southampton, Bournemouth; 64-65 Poland caps, 599 club games, 10 trophies including three Scottish titles.

Artur Dalaloyan

Artur Dalaloyan (Артур Далалоян), born 1996, Russian artistic gymnast; 2018 world all-around champion, 2020 Tokyo Olympic team gold medalist for ROC after Achilles surgery, multiple European champion.

Artur Knautz

Artur (Arthur) Knautz (1911-1943), German field handball player; captain of the German team that won the only Olympic field handball gold, Berlin 1936, beating Austria 10-6; later a soldier, missing in action in Russia.

Artur Litvinchuk

Artur Litvinchuk (Артур Сяргеевіч Літвінчук), born 1988 in Mazyr, Belarusian sprint kayaker; Olympic gold in men's K4 1000 m at Beijing 2008 (2:55.714), world champion 2009, European champion 2009.

Artur Szpilka

Artur Szpilka, "The Pin" (Szpila), Polish heavyweight boxer born 1989 in Wieliczka; challenged Deontay Wilder for the WBC title in 2016, later became a KSW MMA fighter with a 5-1 record.

Artur Taymazov

Artur Taymazov (Артур Таймазов), Uzbek Ossetian super-heavyweight freestyle wrestler born 1979 in Nogir; silver Sydney 2000, golds 2004, 2008, 2012, the last two stripped for turinabol and stanozolol; now a Russian State Duma deputy.

Artur Wojdat

Artur Wojdat, Polish swimmer (born 1968, Olsztyn), first Polish man to win an Olympic swimming medal (bronze, 400 m freestyle, Seoul 1988) and 400 m freestyle world record holder in 1988.

Arturas Kasputis

Artūras Kasputis, Lithuanian track and road cyclist born 1967 in Klaipėda; 1988 Seoul Olympic gold medalist in the 4 km team pursuit for the USSR, professional road racer 1992-2002, now a Decathlon CMA CGM Team sports director.

Arturo Coello

Arturo Coello Manso (born 2002, Valladolid) is a Spanish left-handed right-side padel player, "El Rey Arturo", world No. 1 with Agustín Tapia since 2023, with 43 Premier Padel titles and a 296–30 career record.

Arturo Gatti

Arturo Gatti (1972-2009), "Thunder", Italian-born Canadian boxer, two-division world champion (IBF junior lightweight, WBC super lightweight), 40-9 with 31 KOs, famed for the Micky Ward trilogy, four Ring Fight of the Year awards, IBHOF 2013, and his contested 2009 death in Brazil.

Arturo Kenny

Arturo Kenny (Arturo Juan Kenny y Gahan, born 1888), Argentine polo player of Irish descent with the Hurlingham Club; won five Argentine Opens and 1924 Olympic gold, Argentina's first, in Paris.

Arturo Rodriguez

Arturo Rodriguez, full name Arturo Jaime Rodríguez Jurado and nicknamed El Mono, was an Argentine boxer and rugby union player who won heavyweight gold at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics.

Arturo Vidal

Arturo Vidal (Arturo Erasmo Vidal Pardo, born 1987), Chilean midfielder nicknamed The Warrior; Juventus, Bayern, Barcelona, Inter; Copa America 2015 and 2016 winner; back at Colo-Colo as captain.

Artyom Duda

Artyom Duda (Артём Павлович Дуда), Russian ice hockey defenseman born 2004; Youth Olympic gold 2020, drafted 36th overall by Arizona Coyotes in 2022, now in the Arizona/Utah organization.

Artyom Khadzhibekov

Artyom Khadzhibekov (Artem Khadjibekov, Артём Хаджибеков), Russian rifle shooter born 1970 in Obninsk; 1996 Olympic 10 m air rifle champion, 2000 silver, five Olympiads, world champion 1998 and 2006.

Artyom Lobuzov

Artyom Lobuzov (Артём Юрьевич Лобузов, born 1991, Moscow) is a Russian freestyle swimmer, 2012 Olympian, 2016 world short-course 4x200 m relay champion, later charged in a FINA doping case.

Artyom Pronichkin

Artyom Andreyevich Pronichkin (Артём Андреевич Проничкин), Russian ice hockey defenseman born 2004 in Chelyabinsk; 2020 Youth Olympics 3-on-3 gold medalist, Traktor Chelyabinsk product now with Chelmet in the VHL.

Artyom Zub

Artyom Zub (Артём Валерьевич Зуб), born 1995 in Khabarovsk, Russian ice hockey defenseman; 2018 Olympic gold with Olympic Athletes from Russia, world bronzes 2017 and 2019, later Ottawa Senators NHL defenseman.

Arul Swami

Arul Swami (Christopher Sebastian Arul Swami, 1913-1997), Indian marathon runner who finished 37th at the 1936 Berlin Olympics despite paratyphoid fever, later a sports journalist.

Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium

Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, historically the Feroz Shah Kotla, is a cricket stadium in New Delhi, founded in 1883 as India's second oldest international cricket ground.

Arundhati Choudhary

Arundhati Choudhary (born 2002, Kota, Rajasthan) is an Indian amateur boxer, 70kg, AIBA Youth World Champion 2021, and gold medallist in women's 70kg boxing at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Arunima Sinha (अरुणिमा सिन्हा)

Arunima Sinha (अरुणिमा सिन्हा), Indian mountaineer from Uttar Pradesh; first female amputee and first Indian amputee to climb Mount Everest, summiting 21 May 2013 at 10:55 am after losing her left leg in a 2011 train accident; Padma Shri 2015; later climbed Mount Vinson.

Arvell Reese

Arvell Reese, Cleveland-born Ohio State linebacker/edge rusher; consensus All-American 2025 (69 tackles, 6.5 sacks); drafted fifth overall by the New York Giants in 2026; Micah Parsons comparison.

Arvid Andersson (olympedia 18123)

Arvid Andersson, several Swedish Olympians in the Olympedia database: Karl Arvid Andersson (1896-1992), 1920 Antwerp gymnastics team gold, and Olov Arvid 'Starke Arvid' Andersson (1919-2011), 1946 world weightlifting champion.