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Barbara Göbel

Barbara Göbel (Barbara Ballerstedt), East German breaststroke swimmer born 1943 in Jena; 1960 Olympic 200 m breaststroke bronze, 1961 world record 100 m breaststroke 1:18.2, 1962 European medley relay champion.

Barbara Jones

Barbara Pearl Jones (Barbara Jones Slater), born 26 March 1937 in Chicago, American sprinter; two-time Olympic 4x100m relay gold medalist (Helsinki 1952, Rome 1960) and youngest female Olympic track and field gold medalist at 15 years 123 days.

Barbara Kendall

Barbara Kendall (born 1967, Papakura, New Zealand) is a windsurfer, the first female Olympic windsurfing champion (Barcelona 1992 gold), with silver 1996 and bronze 2000 across five Games, 11 world medals, and later IOC service.

Barbara Krause

Barbara Krause (Barbara Krause-Wanja), born 1959 in Berlin, East German freestyle swimmer; triple gold medalist at the 1980 Moscow Olympics (100 m, 200 m, 4×100 m relay), former 100 m freestyle world record holder (54.79), Hall of Fame 1988, later revealed as a victim of GDR state doping.

Barbara Lechner Engleder

Barbara Lechner Engleder (Barbara Engleder, nee Lechner), German sport shooter born 1982 in Eggenfelden; four-time Olympian who won gold in the women's 50m rifle three positions at Rio 2016 and the 2010 Munich world title.

Barbara Matic

Barbara Matic (Barbara Matić, later Ðinović), Croatian judoka born 1994 in Split, 70 kg. Double world champion 2021 and 2022, first Croatian judo world champion, and Paris 2024 Olympic gold, Croatia's first Olympic judo medal.

Barbara Petzold

Barbara Petzold (Petzold-Beyer), born 1955 in Oberwiesenthal, East German cross-country skier and first German Olympic champion in the sport, winning the 1980 Lake Placid 10 km and 4×5 km relay after 1976 relay bronze.

Barbara Wagner

Barbara Wagner (Barbara Aileen Wagner, born 5 May 1938, Toronto) is a Canadian pair figure skater who with Robert Paul won 1960 Olympic gold, four World titles 1957-1960, and the 1959 Lou Marsh Trophy.

Barbarian F.C.

Barbarian F.C. (Baa-Baas), the invitational rugby union club founded in England in 1890 by W.P. Carpmael, with no ground or subscription, famous for the 1973 All Blacks match and black-and-white hoops.

Barbel Eckert Wockel

Bärbel Eckert-Wöckel (Barbel Eckert Wockel), born 1955 in Leipzig, East German sprinter; four Olympic golds in the 200 m and 4×100 m relay at Montreal 1976 and Moscow 1980, plus European titles.

Barber Motorsports Park

Barber Motorsports Park, also called Barber raceway, is an 880-acre Alabama racing facility opened in 2003 with a 2.38-mile, 16-turn clockwise road course, the Guinness-record Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum, and the annual IndyCar Grand Prix of Alabama.

Barbie Rewind

Barbie Rewind is a 2026 Digital Eclipse compilation published by Atari with 16 Barbie games from 1991-2007 plus DreamHouse decorating, releasing November 12, 2026 on PS4/PS5, Switch/Switch 2, Xbox, and PC for $29.99.

Barbora Krejčíková

Barbora Krejčíková (Czech tennis player, born 1995 in Brno): two Grand Slam singles titles (Roland Garros 2021, Wimbledon 2024), seven women's doubles majors with Katerina Siniakova, three Australian Open mixed doubles titles, and Tokyo 2020 Olympic doubles gold.

Barbora Strýcová

Barbora Strýcová (Strycova), Czech tennis player, former WTA doubles World No. 1 with 32 doubles titles, two-time Wimbledon doubles champion with Hsieh Su-wei (2019, 2023), 2016 Olympic bronze medalist, retired 2023, now Czech Billie Jean King Cup captain.

Barcelona S.C.

Barcelona Sporting Club (Barcelona SC), Ecuadorian football club founded 1 May 1925 in Guayaquil's Astillero barrio by Catalans around Eutimio Pérez; record 16 Serie A titles, Estadio Monumental, Ecuador's most popular club.

Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix

Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix (Gran Premio de Barcelona-Catalunya), F1 race at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló; Spanish GP venue 1991-2026, renamed 2026, rotating with Spa 2028-2032.

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) is an American bare-knuckle boxing promotion founded by David Feldman in Philadelphia in 2018, the first legal, sanctioned bare-knuckle event in the US since 1889.

Bare-knuckle boxing

Bare-knuckle boxing is boxing without gloves, fought under 19th-century prize-ring rules and, since 2018, modern ABC unified rules in the US. Injuries are mostly lacerations and hand fractures; concussions are comparatively uncommon.

Baretto

Baretto: Italian diminutive for a small neighborhood bar, and the name of several venues, chiefly Baretto 1957, the historic San Siro stadium bar in Milan opened in 1957, a gathering point for Inter and AC Milan fans.

Barjis

Bargese, also Barjis, Barsis, or B'rsis, is a traditional Syrian pachisi-family race board game for two players with four pieces each, played on an embroidered cross-shaped cloth using six cowrie shells as dice; pieces race to the central kitchen square.

Barkevious Mingo

Barkevious Mingo, NFL outside linebacker from West Monroe, Louisiana; LSU star drafted sixth overall by Cleveland in 2013; 126 games, 12.5 sacks, six teams in six seasons, one Super Bowl.

Barkley Marathons

The Barkley Marathons is an annual ultramarathon at Frozen Head State Park, Tennessee, created in 1986, where roughly 40 runners attempt five unmarked loops in 60 hours.

Barnet F.C.

Barnet F.C., the Bees, English club founded 1888, playing at The Hive, Harrow, since 2013; four-time Conference/National League champions (1991, 2005, 2015, 2025), FA Amateur Cup winners 1946, back in EFL League Two.

Barney Ewell

Barney Ewell (Henry Norwood Ewell, 1918–1996), American sprinter and long jumper from Pennsylvania; nine-time All-American at Penn State who tied the 100 m world record of 10.2 at the 1948 Trials and won gold, silver, and silver at the 1948 London Olympics at age 30.

Barney Stewart

Barney Stewart (born 2004, London) is a Scottish forward who rose from Heriot-Watt University football to Falkirk, scored 17 goals in 2025-26, and joined West Bromwich Albion in June 2026.

Barnsley F.C.

Barnsley F.C., the Tykes, is an English football club founded in 1887, playing in EFL League One at Oakwell Stadium (capacity 23,009); FA Cup winner 1912, promoted with a record 91 points in 2019.

Baroka

Baroka FC (Bakgaga), South African club from Ga-Mphahlele near Polokwane founded 2007 by Khurishi Mphahlele; 2015/16 NFD champions, 2017/18 Telkom Knockout winners, six Premiership seasons, now in ABC Motsepe League after 2026 relegation.

Baron Corbin

Baron Corbin (Thomas Pestock, also Bishop Dyer) is an American wrestler and ex-NFL practice-squad lineman; WWE US Champion 2017 and 2026, 2019 King of the Ring, 2017 Money in the Bank, NXT and MLW tag champion.

Baron Davis

Baron Davis (Baron Walter Louis Davis, born 1979, Los Angeles) is a former NBA point guard, 1999 No. 3 pick out of UCLA, two-time All-Star, and leader of the 2007 "We Believe" Warriors upset of Dallas, now an entrepreneur and producer.

Barotrauma (video game)

Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine survival horror simulator set under Europa's ice, by FakeFish and Undertow Games, published by Daedalic. Early Access June 5, 2019; 1.0 March 13, 2023; up to 16 players, six classes, traitor mode, 60,000+ Workshop mods, Home & Harbor expansion due Autumn 2026.