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Eli Raridon

Eli Raridon (born 2004) is an American football tight end from West Des Moines, Iowa; Notre Dame 2022-2025, overcame two ACL tears, drafted 95th overall in round three of the 2026 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots.

Eli Tomac

Eli Tomac (ET3), American motocross and supercross racer from Cortez, Colorado, born 1992; 2012 250SX West and 2013 250MX champion, four 450MX titles (2017-2019, 2022), two 450SX titles (2020, 2022), 2023 450SMX champion; retired after the 2026 SMX playoffs.

Eli Willits

Eli Willits is an American baseball shortstop drafted first overall by the Washington Nationals in 2025 at 17, the youngest top pick since 1987.

Elia Canales

Elia Canales (Elia Canales Martín), Spanish recurve archer born 2001 in Tarragona; 2025 world mixed team champion with Andrés Temiño, 2018 Youth Olympic silver, 2024 Olympian, and 2026 Madrid World Cup mixed team gold medallist.

Elia Viviani

Elia Viviani is an Italian former road and track cyclist who won Olympic omnium gold at Rio 2016 and retired in 2025 with a final world title.

Eliah Drinkwitz

Eliah Drinkwitz (born 1983) is an American college football coach, Missouri Tigers head coach since 2020 and 2023 SEC Coach of the Year; previously led Appalachian State to a 12-1 Sun Belt title in 2019, with a 58-30 career record through 2025.

Eliane Jacq

Éliane Jacq (1948–2011) was a French sprinter specializing in the 400 meters who won relay silver at the 1969 European Championships in a world-record time.

Eliaquim Mangala

Eliaquim Mangala (Eliaquim Hans Mangala), born 1991, is a French former centre-back: 8 France caps, Euro 2016 finalist; Porto and Manchester City (record 2014 fee), later Valencia, Everton, Saint-Étienne, Estoril, Oriente Petrolero; retired 2026, now Saint-Étienne assistant.

Elias (wrestler)

Elias (Jeffrey Sciullo), also Elias Samson, Ezekiel, and Elijah, American wrestler and musician; WWE 2014-2023, NXT 'Drifter' character, two albums, multiple 24/7 Championship runs.

Elias Benkara

Elias Benkara (إلياس بن قارة), born 2007 in Frankfurt, is a German-Algerian centre-back. Dortmund academy product, U17 Bundesliga winner, first Algeria call-up November 2025, loaned to Greuther Fürth August 2026 with mandatory purchase.

Elias Katz

Elias Katz (1901-1947), Finnish Jewish steeplechaser, won 1924 Paris Olympic gold in the 3,000 m team race and steeplechase silver, set 4x1,500 m relay world records, then coached Palestine's 1948 Olympic team before being shot near Gaza.

Elías Legendre

Elías Legendre Quiñónez (Elías Alexander Legendre Quiñónez), Franco-Ecuadorian right winger born 2008 in La Concordia; Rennes academy product, first pro contract December 2025 to 2029, Ecuador U-17 and senior call-up March 2026.

Elias Pettersson

Elias Pettersson (born 1998, Sundsvall) is the Swedish center, not the defenseman namesake, for the Vancouver Canucks; drafted fifth overall in 2017, Calder winner 2019, $92.8M extension 2024.

Elias Theodorou

Elias Theodorou, "The Spartan" (1988-2022), Canadian middleweight MMA fighter, TUF Nations winner and UFC veteran 2014-2019; first professional athlete granted a medical cannabis TUE; died of colon cancer at 34.

Elie Blanchard

Elie Blanchard (Joseph Élie Blanchard, 1881–1941) was a Canadian lacrosse player from Montréal who won gold with the Winnipeg Shamrocks at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics and later became Montréal's Chief Engineer for Public Works.

Eliecer Montes

Eliecer Montes (Eliécer Montes de Oca Fleites/Fleitas), Cuban right-handed starting pitcher from Villa Clara, born 1971; won baseball gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and the 1995 Pan American Games, and starred for Villa Clara in the Serie Nacional.

Elif Nur Turhan

Elif Nur Turhan, "Golden Turkish Warrior," is an undefeated Turkish boxer (14-0, 8 KOs), IBF female lightweight world champion since December 2025 and WBA interim super-featherweight champion, facing Alycia Baumgardner in November 2026.

Eligibility for the NBA draft

NBA draft eligibility: rules requiring US players to be 19 and one year out of high school, international players 22 or early entry, NCAA withdrawal deadlines, and the 2005 CBA one-and-done age limit.

Eligible receiver

An eligible receiver in American football is a player allowed by rules to legally touch or catch a forward pass, determined by jersey number, position, and reporting.

Elijah Arroyo

Elijah Arroyo, born 2003, is a Seattle Seahawks tight end from Independence, Texas, of Mexican heritage. Miami Hurricanes star (35 catches, 590 yards, 7 TDs in 2024, second-team All-ACC), drafted 50th overall in 2025 after a 2022 ACL tear.

Elijah Brown (American football)

Elijah Brown is an American college football quarterback from Huntington Beach, California, a Mater Dei High star who passed for 1,103 yards at Stanford (2024-2025) before transferring to Washington for 2026.

Elijah Burke

Elijah Burke (Elijah Samuel Burke, born 1978), also D'Angelo Dinero or Da Pope, American wrestler and former amateur boxer; WWE ECW New Breed leader, TNA Pope, NWA World Television Champion.

Elijah Chatman

Elijah Chatman is an American NFL defensive tackle from Shreveport, Louisiana, who played five seasons at SMU, signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2024, started a season opener as an undrafted rookie, and was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns in May 2026.

Elijah Harkless

Elijah Harkless (EJ), born 2000, is an American undrafted NBA guard (6'3", 195 lb) from UNLV; played for the Utah Jazz on a two-way deal, then signed a two-way contract with the Detroit Pistons in July 2026.

Elijah Haven

Elijah Haven, Dunham School (Baton Rouge, LA) quarterback, class of 2027 five-star recruit committed to Alabama on April 25, 2026; MaxPreps National Sophomore of the Year 2024, Gatorade Louisiana Player of the Year, and EA Sports' first high school football signing.

Elijah Ponder

Elijah Ponder (born 2002) is an NFL edge linebacker, #91 for the New England Patriots; undrafted 2025 rookie free agent from Cal Poly who became a 2026 starter with 8.5 career sacks.

Elijah Robinson

Elijah Robinson (born c. 1984) is an American college football coach from Camden, New Jersey, now co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Texas A&M.

Elijah Williams (defensive lineman)

Elijah Williams (born 2002) is a defensive lineman for the Minnesota Vikings, signed as a 2025 undrafted free agent from Morgan State, where he set program records with 31 career sacks and was 2024 MEAC Defensive Player of the Year.

Elimination Chamber

Elimination Chamber: WWE's six-person steel-and-chain cage match, debuted at Survivor Series 2002, with four wrestlers starting in pods released at five-minute intervals; also the annual WWE event since 2010.

Elimination Chamber (2010)

Elimination Chamber (2010) was WWE's inaugural Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, held February 21, 2010, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. Cena won then lost the WWE Title to Batista; Jericho won the World Heavyweight Title after Michaels attacked Undertaker.