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Carlsen–Niemann controversy
Carlsen–Niemann controversy: 2022 chess cheating dispute after Hans Niemann beat Magnus Carlsen at the Sinquefield Cup; Chess.com report, $100M lawsuit, 2023 settlement, FIDE fined Carlsen €10,000.
Carlson Gracie
Carlson Gracie (1932–2006), eldest son of Carlos Gracie, was a Brazilian vale tudo fighter and jiu-jitsu coach whose Copacabana academy dominated BJJ competition for two decades and seeded Brazilian Top Team.
Carlton Chambers
Carlton Chambers (born 1975, Toronto) is a Canadian sprinter, 1996 Atlanta Olympic gold medallist in the 4x100m relay (ran heats and semi-final, replaced by Robert Esmie in the final due to groin injury), 1994 Commonwealth Games relay champion, and later a Mississauga sprint coach.
Carlton Cole
Carlton Cole (Carlton Michael George Cole), English striker born 1983 in Croydon; Chelsea and West Ham United forward, 52 goals in 288 club appearances, seven England caps, later a coach and BBC, Sky Sports and TalkSPORT pundit.
Carlton Fisk
Carlton Fisk, nicknamed Pudge, Hall of Fame catcher (1947–) for the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox; record 2,226 games caught, 376 home runs, and the famous fair-waving 12th-inning home run in Game 6 of the 1975 World Series.
Carlton Football Club
Carlton Football Club (the Blues), founded 1864, is a Melbourne AFL/AFLW club with a record 16 VFL/AFL premierships through 1995; John Worrall became the VFL's first coach there, and Josh Fraser took senior-coach duties in August 2026.
Carlton Palmer
Carlton Palmer (Carlton Lloyd Palmer, born 1965) is an English former midfielder and manager; 18 England caps 1992–93, Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds United (£2.6m, 1994), later player-manager of Stockport County and Mansfield Town.
Carly Patterson
Carly Patterson (Carly Rae Patterson-Caldwell), American artistic gymnast born 1988; 2004 Athens Olympic all-around gold medalist, first US woman since Mary Lou Retton 1984; also 2004 beam and team silver, 2003 Worlds all-around silver.
Carly Piper
Carly Piper (born 1983, Grosse Pointe, Michigan) is an American swimmer, 2004 Athens Olympic gold medalist in the women's 4x200 m freestyle relay, world record holder (7:53.42), and 18-time All-American at Wisconsin.
Carlyle Tapsell
Carlyle Carrol Tapsell (1909-1975), Indian field hockey fullback and penalty-corner specialist, won Olympic gold with British India at Los Angeles 1932 and Berlin 1936; born in Adra, West Bengal, later emigrated to Queensland, Australia.
CarMax Park
CarMax Park is the Double-A baseball park in Richmond, Virginia, home of the Richmond Flying Squirrels; opened April 7, 2026, capacity 9,585, about $130-135 million, named for CarMax in 2024. Not Sutter Health Park, the Athletics' temporary home.
Carmela Allucci
Carmela "Lilli" Allucci, born 1970 in Naples, is a retired Italian water polo player and 349-cap captain who led Italy to 2004 Athens Olympic gold and won two world and four European titles.
Carmelita
Asociación Deportiva Carmelita, a Costa Rican football club from Barrio El Carmen, Alajuela, founded 20 October 1948; won the 1961 Primera División title (recognized decades later), five-time relegated, now in the Liga de Ascenso at Estadio Rafael Bolaños.
Carmelita Jeter
Carmelita Jeter, "The Jet" (born 1979), American sprinter; 2011 world 100m champion; 2012 Olympic gold 4x100m relay in still-standing world record 40.82, silver 100m, bronze 200m; 100m PB 10.64.
Carmella (wrestler)
Carmella (Leah Van Dale, born 1987) is an American WWE wrestler, former Lakers cheerleader, first woman to win and cash in Money in the Bank, SmackDown Women's Champion 2018; distinct from the 2004 Diva Search Carmella.
Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo Anthony, NBA forward and 2003 NCAA champion at Syracuse, scored 28,289 points (ninth all-time at retirement), won the 2013 scoring title with the Knicks, and earned three straight Olympic golds before 2025 first-ballot Hall of Fame induction.
Carmelo Hayes
Carmelo Hayes (Christian Brigham, born 1994), American WWE wrestler on SmackDown; first to hold NXT Cruiserweight, North American, and NXT Championships; 2025 Andre the Giant winner and United States Champion.
Carmelo Robledo
Carmelo Ambrosio Robledo, Argentine amateur boxer, featherweight gold medalist at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics after placing =5 as a bantamweight at Amsterdam 1928; birth date disputed (1912 vs 1907), died 9 November 1961.
Carmen Barea
Carmen Barea (María del Carmen Barea Cobos), born 1966 in Málaga, Spanish field hockey defender; three Olympics, gold at Barcelona 1992 where she scored in the semifinal and final, 8th at Atlanta 1996, 4th at Sydney 2000.
Carmen Barth
Carmen Barth, full name Carmine R. Barth, was an American middleweight boxer from Cleveland, Ohio, who won the gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Carmen Sandiego
Carmen Sandiego is an educational media franchise and fictional master thief created by Brøderbund, debuting in the 1985 game Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?; it spans 22 video games, board games, books, a PBS game show, and a Netflix series.
Carmine Abbagnale
Carmine Abbagnale (born 1962, Pompei) is an Italian rower of C.N. Stabia who with brother Giuseppe and cox Di Capua won Olympic coxed pair gold in 1984 and 1988, silver in 1992, and seven world titles.
CarnEvil
CarnEvil is Midway's 1998 horror rail shooter arcade game, a two-player light gun game with pump-action shotguns set in a cursed carnival. Never ported to home systems; designed by Jack Haeger.
Carney Chukwuemeka
Carney Chibueze Chukwuemeka, born 2003 in Eisenstadt, Austria, is a Borussia Dortmund attacking midfielder who switched from England to Austria internationally in March 2026 after 97 club appearances without playing a full 90 minutes.
Carnoustie Golf Links
Carnoustie Golf Links, Angus, Scotland: public three-course links complex (Championship, Burnside, Buddon). Open Championship venue since 1931, eight Opens including 1999 and 2018; nicknamed Carnastie, toughest Open rota course.
Caro–Kann Defence
Caro-Kann Defence (1.e4 c6, usually 2.d4 d5), Black's fourth most popular reply to 1.e4; solid opening named after Horatio Caro and Marcus Kann, ECO B10–B19, main line 4...Bf5.
Carol Bower
Carol Ann Bower (born 1956, Riverside, California) is an American rower and coach; 1984 Olympic gold medalist in the women's eights, three-time world silver medalist, 1980 boycott team member, later head coach at Penn and Bryn Mawr.
Carol Cady
Carol Cady (Carol Therese Cady, born 1962, Los Alamos, New Mexico), American discus and shot put thrower; NCAA champion, 1984 and 1988 Olympian, seven US hammer records, later biomechanical engineer.
Carol Heiss
Carol Heiss (born 1940), American figure skater; 1956 Olympic silver and 1960 Olympic gold in women's singles, five-time world champion 1956-1960, took the 1960 Olympic oath, later a coach.
Carol Huynh
Carol Huynh, born 1980 in Hazelton, British Columbia, is a retired Canadian freestyle wrestler who won 48 kg gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and bronze at London 2012.