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Deborah Compagnoni
Deborah Compagnoni, Italian alpine skier born 1970 in Bormio; first to win alpine skiing gold at three consecutive Winter Olympics (1992 super-G, 1994 and 1998 giant slalom) plus 1998 slalom silver.
Deborah Levi
Deborah Levi (born 1997, Dillenburg, Germany) is a German bobsledder, brakewoman with pilot Laura Nolte; two-woman bobsleigh Olympic gold at Beijing 2022 and defended at Milano-Cortina 2026.
Debra Edwards Armstrong
Debra Edwards Armstrong (Deborah Sue Edwards-Armstrong), born 1954 in Taylor, Texas, is an American sprinter who ran the 400 m at the 1972 Munich Olympics and the 200 m and 4x100 relay at Montreal 1976, winning the 1975 AAU 200 title.
Debra Marshall
Debra Gale Marshall (born 1960) is an American retired wrestling manager and valet, Queen Debra in WCW (1995–1998) and Debra in WWF (1998–2002), 1999 WWF Women's Champion and PWI Manager of the Year, later a New Orleans Victim Witness Coordinator.
Debutant nations at the FIFA Women's World Cup
A debutant nation at the FIFA Women's World Cup is a team playing the tournament for the first time; the 2023 edition featured eight debutants.
Decathlon
Decathlon: ten-event men's track and field combined competition over two consecutive days (100m, LJ, SP, HJ, 400m; 110mH, discus, PV, javelin, 1500m), scored by World Athletics 1985 tables; world record 9126 by Kevin Mayer (2018).
Deccan Chargers
Deccan Chargers, Hyderabad's original IPL cricket franchise (2008–2012), owned by Deccan Chronicle Holdings; won the 2009 IPL title in South Africa under Adam Gilchrist, then was terminated by the BCCI in 2012 and replaced by Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Deccan Chargers in 2009
Deccan Chargers' 2009 IPL season: the Hyderabad franchise, last in 2008 with two wins, won the title under Adam Gilchrist in South Africa, beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 6 runs in the Johannesburg final on May 24, 2009.
Decima (game engine)
Decima is Guerrilla Games' proprietary game engine, grown from Killzone technology and named after Dejima island. Shared with Kojima Productions, it powers Horizon Zero Dawn, Horizon Forbidden West, and the Death Stranding games.
Declan Doyle
Declan Doyle (born 1996, Iowa City, Iowa) is an NFL offensive coordinator, Baltimore Ravens since 2026, previously Chicago Bears OC 2025, Broncos tight ends coach, Saints offensive assistant.
Declan Rice
Declan Rice (born 1999) is an English midfielder for Arsenal and England captain, 80 caps. Released by Chelsea at 14, he starred for West Ham, won the 2023 Conference League, then joined Arsenal in 2023 for a British-record £105m fee and won the 2025-26 Premier League.
Deco
Deco (Anderson Luis de Souza, born 1977, São Bernardo do Campo) is a Brazilian-born Portuguese former midfielder who won the Champions League with Porto and Barcelona, earned 75 Portugal caps, and became FC Barcelona's sporting director in August 2023.
Dede Westbrook
Dede Westbrook, American NFL wide receiver from Oklahoma, 2016 Biletnikoff Award winner and 2017 fourth-round pick (110th overall) of the Jacksonville Jaguars; later Minnesota Vikings; 170 career receptions, 1,788 yards.
Dedryck Boyata
Dedryck Boyata (Anga Dedryck Boyata), born 1990 in Brussels, Belgian centre-back, 31 caps for Belgium. Played for Manchester City, Celtic, Hertha BSC, and Club Brugge; retired 12 August 2025, now Belgium U21 assistant coach.
Dee Ford
Dee Ford (born 1991) is a retired American football edge rusher from Auburn, drafted 23rd overall in 2014 by the Chiefs, a 2018 Pro Bowler traded to the 49ers in 2019, known for the 2019 AFC Championship offside penalty and back injuries.
Deebo Samuel
Deebo Samuel Sr. (born 1996) is an NFL wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers, drafted 36th overall in 2019; 2021 All-Pro with 1,770 scrimmage yards, traded to Washington in 2025, returned to the 49ers in 2026.
Deedee Trotter
DeeDee Trotter (De'Hashia Tonnek Trotter), American sprinter born 1982, two-time Olympic 4x400m relay gold medalist (2004, 2012) and 2012 Olympic 400m bronze medalist; 2007 US champion, EF Tokyo 2020 ambassador.
Deena Deardurff
Deena Diane Deardurff (later Schmidt), American swimmer born 1957 in Cincinnati, Ohio; Cincinnati Marlins member who won 1972 Munich Olympic gold in the 4x100 m medley relay, placed fourth in the 100 m butterfly, and later publicly disclosed coach abuse.
Deena Drossin Kastor
Deena Drossin Kastor, born 1973, American distance runner; 2004 Olympic marathon bronze medalist and American marathon record holder (2:19:36, London 2006), the first US woman under 2:20.
Deep Blue (chess computer)
Deep Blue, IBM's chess supercomputer descended from Carnegie Mellon's Deep Thought, defeated world champion Garry Kasparov 3.5-2.5 in New York in May 1997, evaluating about 200 million positions per second.
Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov
Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov: two six-game chess matches, Philadelphia 1996 (Kasparov 4-2) and New York 1997 (Deep Blue 3.5-2.5), the first match win by a computer over a reigning world champion.
Deep diving
Deep diving (freediving): breath-hold descent to maximum depth in open water, via CWT, CNF, FIM, or variable-weight sled disciplines under AIDA and CMAS rules; median competition personal best 46.5 m, elite divers exceed 110 m.
Deep Rock Galactic
Deep Rock Galactic: 1-4 player co-op FPS by Ghost Ship Games (Coffee Stain Publishing) about dwarven space miners in procedurally generated destructible caves on Hoxxes IV; Early Access 2018, 1.0 May 2020, Metacritic 85, six free seasons, spin-offs Survivor and Rogue Core.
Deep Silver
Deep Silver is a video game publishing label of Plaion (formerly Koch Media), part of Embracer Group since the February 2018 acquisition. Known for Saints Row, Dead Island, Metro, and Kingdom Come: Deliverance; over 200 releases since 2002.
Deepa Malik (दीपा मलिक)
Deepa Malik (दीपा मलिक), born 1970, Indian para athlete; first Indian woman to win a Paralympic medal (silver, shot put F53, Rio 2016); Khel Ratna, Padma Shri, Arjuna awardee; PCI president.
Deepak Chahar (दीपक चाहर)
Deepak Chahar (दीपक चाहर), born 1992 in Agra, is an Indian right-arm swing bowler and IPL powerplay specialist for Mumbai Indians, holder of the best T20I figures by a full ICC member (6/7 vs Bangladesh, 2019).
Deepak Hooda
Deepak Hooda (born 1995, Rohtak), Indian batting all-rounder and off-spinner; fourth Indian with a T20I century (104 off 57 vs Ireland, 2022); IPL teams Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Lucknow Super Giants, Chennai Super Kings.
Deepika Kumari (दीपिका कुमारी)
Deepika Kumari (दीपिका कुमारी), Indian recurve archer from Jharkhand, world number one and four-time Olympian; 2009 Youth World champion, 2011 and 2015 Worlds team silver, Shanghai 2026 World Cup team gold.
Deepti Sharma
Deepti Sharma, fully Deepti Bhagwan Sharma, is an Indian all-rounder, a left-handed batter and right-arm off-spinner who plays for India and the UP Warriorz in the Women's Premier League.
Deer Valley
Deer Valley Resort, Park City, Utah: skiers-only luxury ski resort opened 1981 by Edgar and Polly Stern, Ikon Pass, 4,300 acres expanding to 5,726, 2002 Olympic freestyle venue and 2034 Games host.