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Chris Witty
Chris Witty (Christine Diane Witty, born 1975) is an American speed skater and track cyclist, 2002 Olympic 1,000 m gold medalist in world record time (1:13.83), with 1998 silver and bronze, and a ninth American to compete in both Summer and Winter Games.
Chris Woakes
Chris Woakes, English all-rounder born 1989 in Birmingham; 217 England caps, 2019 World Cup and 2022 T20 World Cup winner, 62 Tests with 192 wickets; retired 29 September 2025, continuing with Warwickshire.
Chris Wondolowski
Chris Wondolowski, born 1983 in Danville, California, is a retired American forward, MLS all-time leading scorer with 171 regular-season goals, 2012 MLS MVP, Kiowa Nation member, now San Jose Earthquakes staff and 2026 Hall of Fame inductee.
Chris Woo
Chris Woo (Christopher W. T. Woo, born 1957, Honolulu) is an American breaststroke swimmer and dentist; at the 1976 Montreal Olympics he placed 8th in the 100 m breaststroke and helped set a 3:47.28 medley relay world record.
Chris Wood (footballer, born 1991)
Chris Wood (born 1991, Auckland) is a New Zealand striker for Nottingham Forest and All Whites captain; New Zealand's record scorer with 45 goals in 88 caps, 2024/25 saw 20 Premier League goals.
Chris Young (pitcher)
Chris Young (pitcher), born 1979, Dallas; 6'10" right-hander from Princeton, 79-67, 3.95 ERA over 13 MLB seasons (Rangers, Padres, Mets, Mariners, Royals), 2007 All-Star, 2015 World Series winner, now Rangers President of Baseball Operations.
Chris Youngblood (basketball)
Chris Youngblood (born 2002, Tuscaloosa, Alabama) is an NBA shooting guard, 6'4", for the Portland Trail Blazers on a two-way contract; undrafted 2025, played college ball at Kennesaw State, South Florida, and Alabama.
Christ Inao Oulaï
Christ Inao Oulaï (b. 6 Apr 2006, Yopougon) is an Ivorian central midfielder from the JMG Academy who played for Bastia and Trabzonspor before joining Fiorentina in July 2026; a 2026 World Cup player for Côte d'Ivoire.
Christa Czekay
Christa Czekay (born Elsler, later Drust), 1944–2017, German 400 m sprinter for West Germany; lead-off runner of the 1969 Athens 4x400 m relay world record (3:33.9) and European bronze medalist (3:32.7).
Christa Deguchi
Christa Deguchi (出口 クリスタ) is a Canadian judoka, born in Japan in 1995, who won Canada's first Olympic judo gold in the 57 kg division at Paris 2024.
Christa Rothenburger Luding
Christa Rothenburger Luding (Christa Luding-Rothenburger), born 1959 in Weißwasser, East German speed skater and track cyclist; first woman to medal at both Winter and Summer Olympics, and the only athlete to do so in the same year, 1988 (Calgary gold and silver, Seoul cycling sprint silver).
Christa Spielberg
Christa (Christine) Spielberg, born 1941, East German discus thrower; 1966 European champion, set a 61.64 m discus world record in May 1968, the first by a GDR thrower; seventh at the 1968 Olympics.
Christa Vahlensieck
Christa Vahlensieck (née Kofferschläger, born 1949, Düsseldorf), German marathon pioneer; won the first women-only marathon at Waldniel 1973, set unofficial marathon world bests 2:40:15.8 (1975) and 2:34:47.5 (1977 Berlin), personal best 2:33:22, 21 marathon wins, 18 German titles.
Christa Williams
Christa Williams (Christa Lee Williams-Yates, born 1978, Houston) is an American softball pitcher who won Olympic gold with Team USA in 1996 and 2000, starred at UCLA and Texas, and later coached high school softball.
Christantus Uche
Christantus Ugonna Uche (born 2003, Owerri, Nigeria) is a Nigerian forward-midfielder for Getafe CF; scored on his 2024 La Liga debut at San Mames, loaned to Crystal Palace 2025/26, out all of 2026/27 with a knee injury.
Christel Frese
Christel Frese (born 1944, Remscheid), West German 400 m runner for ASV Köln: 1969 world-record 4x400 m relay (3:33.9), European relay bronze and silver, 1972 European indoor 400 m gold, 1972 Munich Olympian, later German football champion and teacher.
Christel Schulz
Christel Schulz: German swimmer born 1940 (née Steffin), 1960 Olympic relay bronze, record-setting Masters swimmer from Rathenow; also the 1921–2014 long jumper who first cleared six meters in 1939.
Christen Miller
Christen Miller (born 2004, Hinesville, Georgia) is a New Orleans Saints defensive tackle, drafted 42nd overall in 2026 out of Georgia; AP first-team All-SEC in 2025, known as a run defender.
Christen Press
Christen Press, American soccer forward, USWNT 2013-2021 (155 caps, 64 goals), two-time World Cup winner (2015, 2019), Tokyo 2021 bronze; Angel City FC's first signing; retired October 2025.
Christen Wiese
Christen Knagenhjelm Wiese (1876–1968), Norwegian sailor from Bergen's Bergens Seilforening; won 1920 Antwerp Olympic gold in the 12 metre class (1919 rating) as crew of Heira II; later a coal-trade general manager.
Christian Abad
Christian Abad Amat (born 2006) is a goalkeeper for Malaysia's Johor Darul Ta'zim, signed from Elche CF Youth in July 2024, 183 cm, right-footed, wearing number 1.
Christian Anderson Jr.
Christian Anderson Jr. (born 2006) is a German-American NBA guard, drafted 18th overall in 2026 by the Charlotte Hornets after starring at Texas Tech (18.6 ppg, 7.5 apg, 41.5% 3PT) and winning FIBA youth golds with Germany.
Christian Atsu
Christian Atsu Twasam (1992-2023), Ghanaian winger for Porto, Chelsea, Newcastle United, and Hatayspor; 65 caps for Ghana, 2015 AFCON Player of the Tournament; died in the February 2023 Turkey earthquake.
Christian Backman
Christian Bäckman (born 1980, Alingsås, Sweden) is a retired Swedish defenseman, 1998 first-round pick (24th) of the St. Louis Blues, 302 NHL games with the Blues, Rangers, and Blue Jackets, 2006 Olympic gold medalist, later Frölunda SHL player.
Christian Benteke
Christian Benteke Liolo (born 1990, Kinshasa) is a Belgian 1.90 m centre-forward for Al-Wahda FC; ex-Genk, Aston Villa, Liverpool (£32.5m), Crystal Palace (£27m), D.C. United; 45 Belgium caps, 18 goals; 2024 MLS Golden Boot with 23 goals.
Christian Braun
Christian Nicholas Braun is an American basketball player for the Denver Nuggets who won the 2022 NCAA title with Kansas and the 2023 NBA championship as a rookie.
Christian Breuer
Christian Peter Breuer (born 1976, Krefeld) is a German middle-distance speed skater, Olympian at Nagano 1998 and Salt Lake City 2002, ninth in the 1998 1,500 m; later ISU Technical Committee member and DESG administrator.
Christian Cage
Christian Cage (William Jason Reso, born 1973, Ontario) is a Canadian wrestler, Edge's seven-time WWE tag team partner, two-time NWA World Champion in TNA, and current AEW star.
Christian Coleman
Christian Coleman (born 1996), American sprinter from Atlanta, world indoor 60m record holder at 6.34, 2019 Doha 100m world champion in 9.76, and 4x100m relay world gold medalist in 2019, 2023, and 2025.
Christian Eriksen
Christian Eriksen (born 1992), Danish midfielder for Ajax, Tottenham, Inter, Brentford, Manchester United, and Wolfsburg; Denmark's most-capped player (151 caps, 46 goals) who returned after a 2021 cardiac arrest.