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Arvid Holmberg
Arvid Holmberg (Nils Arvid Birger Holmberg, 1886-1958), Swedish gymnast from Malmö, Malmö GFK; won team gymnastics gold at London 1908 with brothers Carl and Oswald; later headed AB Magnus Holmberg and co-founded Simklubben Ran.
Arvid Knoppel
Arvid Knöppel (Johan Arvid Konstantin Knöppel, 1867–1925), Swedish sport shooter, brewery owner, and author; won 1908 London Olympic gold in running deer single shot team, Sweden beating Britain 86–85.
Arvid Lindblad
Arvid Lindblad (born 2007), British F1 driver of Swedish and Indian heritage, Racing Bulls rookie from 2026; youngest-ever race winner in FIA Formula 3 and Formula 2, Red Bull Junior graduate.
Arvid Pettersson
Arvid Pettersson, full name Johan Arvid Josef Pettersson (1893–1956), was a Swedish road cyclist and non-scoring member of Sweden's gold-medal 1912 Olympic team road race.
Arvid Wallman
Arvid Wallman (Arvid Håkan Herbert Carlsson Wallman, 1901–1982), Swedish diver nicknamed Fågeln, won surprise gold in men's plain high diving at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics at age 19, placed eighth in 1924, and worked as a civil engineer.
Arvin Slagter
Arvin Slagter (born 1985, Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch basketball player, Olympic 3x3 gold medalist at Paris 2024 with de Jong, Driessen, and van der Horst, six-time Dutch champion with 132 national-team caps, retired March 2025.
Arvis Vilkaste
Arvis Vilkaste (born 1989, Balvi) is a Latvian bobsleigh brakeman, Sochi 2014 four-man Olympic champion (upgraded after doping disqualification), 2016 world champion, and 2015 European champion.
Arvydas Janonis
Arvydas Janonis (Арвидас Александрович Янонис), born 1960 in Kėdainiai, is a Lithuanian centre-back who won football gold for the Soviet Union at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and played 349 matches for Žalgiris Vilnius.
Arvydas Sabonis
Arvydas Sabonis (born 1964, Kaunas) is a Lithuanian 7'3" Hall of Fame center, 1988 Olympic gold medalist with the USSR, bronze medalist with Lithuania in 1992 and 1996, Zalgiris, Real Madrid, and Portland Trail Blazers star (1995-2003), father of Domantas Sabonis.
Ary Bansal
Ary Bansal (Aryaman Bansal, आर्यमान बंसल, born 2009, Chandigarh) is an Indian racing driver, first Indian GB4 champion (2025), now third in Italian F4 2026 with US Racing.
Aryna Sabalenka
Aryna Sabalenka, Belarusian tennis player (born 1998, Minsk), four-time Grand Slam singles champion (Australian Open 2023, 2024; US Open 2024, 2025), year-end WTA No.1 in 2024 and 2025, coached by Anton Dubrov, rival of Iga Swiatek.
AS Adema 149–0 SO l'Emyrne
AS Adema 149–0 SO l'Emyrne: Madagascar football match of 31 October 2002, also called the 149 own-goal protest, in which SOE deliberately conceded 149 own goals over refereeing decisions, a Guinness world record scoreline.
AS Bondy
AS Bondy (ASB): omnisports club founded 1978 in Bondy, Seine-Saint-Denis; football section famous as Kylian Mbappé's first club (2004-2013) and for non-selective youth development, producing Saliba, Ikoné and Corchia while playing in lower district leagues.
AS Monaco Basket
AS Monaco Basket, the Roca Team, Monaco basketball club founded 1928; French champions 2023, 2024, 2026; EuroCup 2021; EuroLeague runner-up 2025; declared bankruptcy and dissolved October 2026.
AS Monaco FC
AS Monaco FC (ASM), the Red and Whites, a Monegasque football club founded in 1924 playing in French Ligue 1; eight French titles, 2004 Champions League finalist, Stade Louis-II home, Filipe Luís head coach since July 2026.
AS Reggina 1914
AS Reggina 1914 (Reggina Calcio, Urbs Reggina 1914) is Reggio Calabria's football club, founded 11 January 1914, with nine Serie A seasons, now in Serie D and owned since 2026 by the Lotito group.
AS Roma
AS Roma (Associazione Sportiva Roma), the Giallorossi, is a Rome football club founded 7 June 1927 from a three-club merger. Three Scudetti, nine Coppa Italia, 2022 Conference League win; Friedkin Group ownership since 2020, Gasperini coach since 2025.
AS Saint-Étienne
AS Saint-Étienne (ASSE, Les Verts), French football club founded 1919, professional 1933; ten league titles, 1976 European Cup finalist; plays at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard; owned by Canada's Kilmer Sports since 2024; in Ligue 2 after losing the 2026 play-off to Nice.
Asa Newell
Asa Newell (born 2005, Atlanta) is an NBA forward for the Atlanta Hawks; drafted 23rd by New Orleans in 2025, traded for Derik Queen; one Georgia season averaging 15.4 points, SEC All-Freshman.
Asa Tribe
Asa Tribe (Asa Mark Tribe, born 2004, Jersey) is a Jersey international cricketer, right-handed batter and off-break bowler for Glamorgan, England Lions, Paarl Royals, and Welsh Fire, with a first-class best of 206.
Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev
Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev (Asadxoʻja Moʻydinxoʻjayev), Uzbek southpaw boxer from Fergana, born 2001; Paris 2024 Olympic welterweight gold medalist and two-time IBA world champion (67 kg 2023, 65 kg 2025).
Asadula Imangazaliev
Asadula "The Dagestan Ninja" Imangazaliev (Асадула Имангазалиев), born 2003, is an undefeated Russian Muay Thai fighter from Buynaksk, Dagestan; ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion since June 2026 and Russia's first ONE Muay Thai titleholder.
Asaeli Tuivuaka
Asaeli Tuivuaka, nicknamed "The Tank", is a Fijian rugby sevens and union player, born 1995 in Nakavika, Namosi. He won gold with Fiji in men's sevens at Tokyo 2020 and plays wing for CA Brive in Pro D2.
Asafa Powell
Asafa Powell, Jamaican sprinter born 1982, 100 m world record holder 2005-2008 (9.77, then 9.74), personal best 9.72, most sub-10-second 100 m runs ever, 2016 Olympic relay gold.
Asahi (wrestler)
Asahi (born 2002) was a Japanese professional wrestler from Gunma Prefecture who competed for Ice Ribbon from 2017 to 2023, then Actwres girl'Z, dying in 2024 at age 21.
Asalto
Asalto, the Assault Game (also Officers & Sepoys, German Tactics), a traditional European asymmetric siege board game: 2 officers defend a 9-point fortress on a 33-point cross board against 24 rebels, derived from fox and geese.
Asamoah Gyan
Asamoah Gyan, nicknamed Baby Jet, Ghanaian striker (born 1985, Accra), Ghana's all-time top scorer with 51 goals in 109 caps and Africa's leading World Cup scorer with six goals; retired 2023.
Asane Sow
Asane Sow, Senegalese footballer (born 2006, Seriate, Italy), left winger for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League; twin brother of Ousseynou Sow; formerly Pro Vercelli and Torino U20 loan.
Asante Samuel
Asante Samuel (born 1981), NFL cornerback for Patriots, Eagles, and Falcons 2003-2013; 51 interceptions, two Super Bowls, four Pro Bowls; father of Steelers CB Asante Samuel Jr.
Asante Samuel Jr.
Asante Samuel Jr., born 1999, NFL cornerback, Florida State, Chargers second-round pick 47th overall 2021, Steelers from 2025; son of four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Asante Samuel.