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Carlo Janka

Carlo Janka (born 1986, Ilanz, Switzerland), nicknamed Iceman, Swiss alpine skier; 2010 Olympic giant slalom gold, 2009 world giant slalom champion, 2009/10 overall World Cup winner, 11 World Cup wins; retired 2022 at Wengen.

Carlo Lievore

Carlo Lievore (1937-2002), Italian javelin thrower; only Italian to hold the javelin world record, 86.74 m in Milan on 1 June 1961; ninth at Rome 1960 Olympics, six-time Italian champion.

Carlo Massullo

Carlo Massullo (born 1957, Roma) is an Italian modern pentathlete; Olympic team gold 1984, individual and team silver 1988, team bronze 1992, five Olympic medals total.

Carlo Molfetta

Carlo Molfetta (born 1984, Mesagne, Italy), Italian taekwondoka; Olympic gold +80 kg London 2012, world silver 2009, European champion 2010; later national team captain and director general of Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games.

Carlo Orlandi

Carlo Orlandi (El Negher), deaf Italian boxer born 23 April 1910, won lightweight gold at Amsterdam 1928, then took Italian and European lightweight titles as a professional.

Carlo Pavesi

Carlo Pavesi (10 June 1923, Voghera – 24 March 1995, Milano), Italian épée fencer; four Olympic golds (team épée 1952, 1956, 1960; individual 1956) and six world team épée titles, distinct from the race walker Donato Pavesi.

Carlo Silipo

Carlo Silipo, born 1971 in Naples, Italian water polo center defender; Olympic gold 1992 and bronze 1996 with the Settebello, world champion 1994, later coach of Italy's women's team and New Zealand's White Caps.

Carlo Simionato

Carlo Simionato, Italian sprinter (born 1961, Ravenna), 200 m and 4x100 m specialist; 1983 World Championships relay silver in 38.37, 1984 Olympian, Mediterranean Games gold medalist.

Carlo Speroni

Carlo Speroni (1895–1969) was an Italian long-distance runner from Busto Arsizio, Italy's best distance runner for over a decade, who ran in three Olympics and won 12 national titles.

Carlos Alberto Parreira

Carlos Alberto Gomes Parreira, Brazilian football coach born 1943 in Rio de Janeiro; won the 1994 World Cup with Brazil and holds the record of six World Cups as head coach (Kuwait, UAE, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, South Africa).

Carlos Alberto Torres

Carlos Alberto Torres (1944–2016) was a Brazilian right-back who captained Brazil to the 1970 FIFA World Cup title in Mexico and scored the final goal against Italy.

Carlos Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz (born 2003, El Palmar, Murcia) is a Spanish tennis player, youngest ATP No. 1 at 19, six-time Grand Slam champion, and youngest Open Era career Grand Slam winner (2026 Australian Open).

Carlos Alcaraz career statistics

Carlos Alcaraz career statistics: Spanish tennis player, 7 Grand Slam titles, youngest Career Grand Slam at 22 (2026 Australian Open), world No. 1 from 12 September 2022, 26 titles, 10-7 head-to-head vs Sinner.

Carlos Arroyo

Carlos Arroyo (Carlos Alberto Arroyo Bermúdez, born 1979, Fajardo, Puerto Rico) is a former NBA point guard (Toronto, Denver, Utah, Detroit, Orlando, Miami, Boston) who led Puerto Rico to its 92-73 upset of Team USA at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

Carlos Bacca

Carlos Bacca (Carlos Arturo Bacca Ahumada, born 1986, Puerto Colombia) is a Colombian striker, three-time Europa League winner with Sevilla (2014, 2015) and Villarreal (2021), 16 goals in 57 Colombia caps, 338 career goals, now with Deportivo Cali.

Carlos Beltrán

Carlos Beltrán, Puerto Rican MLB center fielder (1998-2017), Royals, Mets, Astros and others; 2,725 hits, 435 HR, 312 SB; 2026 Hall of Fame inductee at 84.2%.

Carlos Bianchi

Carlos Bianchi (Carlos Arcecio Bianchi, born 1949, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine former striker and manager; top scorer in Argentina and France, he won four Copa Libertadores and three Intercontinental Cups coaching Vélez Sarsfield and Boca Juniors. Distinct from the 1932 Olympic sprinter Carlos Bianchi Luti.

Carlos Boozer

Carlos Boozer (Carlos Austin Boozer Jr., born 1981, Aschaffenburg, Germany) is a former NBA power forward from Duke; two-time All-Star, 2007-08 All-NBA, 2008 Olympic gold medalist; father of 2026 draftee Cameron Boozer.

Carlos Brathwaite

Carlos Brathwaite (born 1988, Barbados) is a West Indies T20 captain and all-rounder famous for four consecutive sixes off Ben Stokes to win the 2016 World T20 final; later a franchise player, commentator, and Trident Sports founder.

Carlos Carvalhal

Carlos Carvalhal (born 1965, Braga) is a Portuguese former centre-back and football manager. Led eight Primeira Liga clubs including three Braga spells, won the 2021 Taça de Portugal, and coached in Greece, Turkey, England, UAE, and Spain.

Carlos Condit

Carlos Condit, "The Natural Born Killer," is a retired American MMA welterweight from New Mexico. WEC champion 2007, UFC interim champion 2012 (beat Nick Diaz), lost title bids to Georges St-Pierre and Robbie Lawler; retired 2021 at 32-14 with 28 finishes.

Carlos Corberán

Carlos Corberán (born 1983, Cheste) is a Spanish football coach, former Valencia academy goalkeeper, and Bielsa assistant at Leeds; he managed Huddersfield, Olympiacos, West Brom, and Valencia CF (December 2024 to September 2026, sacked with the club bottom of La Liga).

Carlos Correa

Carlos Javier Correa (born 1994, Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican MLB shortstop, 2012 first overall draft pick, 2015 AL Rookie of the Year, 2017 World Series champion with Houston, later Twins, 2021 Gold Glove winner.

Carlos Delfino

Carlos Francisco Delfino, born in 1982 in Santa Fe, Argentina, is a former basketball player who played eight NBA seasons and won Olympic gold at Athens 2004.

Carlos Delgado

Carlos Delgado (Carlos Juan Delgado), born 1972 in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, is a former MLB first baseman (Blue Jays, Marlins, Mets, 1993-2009) with 473 home runs, 1,512 RBI, ten straight 30-HR seasons, and a four-homer game; Puerto Rico's all-time HR leader.

Carlos Diego Ferreira

Carlos Diego Ferreira (Carlos Diego Ferreira Neves), Brazilian UFC lightweight born 1985 in Manaus; jiu-jitsu black belt, 20-7 pro record, six-fight UFC win streak, rear-naked choke win over Anthony Pettis at UFC 246, fights out of McAllen, Texas for Fortis MMA.

Carlos Dunlap

Carlos Dunlap II, NFL defensive end (Bengals 2010-2020, Seahawks, Chiefs), two-time Pro Bowler with 100.0 career sacks, Bengals rookie and single-season sack records, traded to Seattle in 2020.

Carlos Espí

Carlos Espí (Carlos Espí Escrihuela, born 2005, Tavernes de la Valldigna), Spanish 1.94 m centre forward; Levante academy product with 11 La Liga goals in 2025/26, signed by Real Madrid in July 2026 for €25m on a five-season contract.

Carlos Gómez

Carlos Gómez (Carlos Argelis Gómez, "El Final"), Dominican MLB outfielder born 1985; Mets, Twins, Brewers, Astros, Rangers, Rays 2007–2019; 2013 Gold Glove, two-time All-Star, 268 steals.

Carlos Gracie

Carlos Gracie (1902–1994), eldest Gracie brother, founded the family's Rio de Janeiro jiu-jitsu academy and is credited on the family account with creating Brazilian jiu-jitsu; his 1925 founding date and Maeda lineage are disputed by newspaper evidence.