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Eugen Ekman

Eugen Ekman (Eugen Georg Oskar Ekman), Finnish gymnast born 1937 in Vaasa; pommel horse specialist who shared 1960 Rome Olympic gold with Boris Shakhlin and carried Finland's flag at Tokyo 1964.

Eugen Eldracher

Eugen Eldracher (born 8 May 1907 in Hirschhorn) was a German sprinter who equaled the 100-meter world record of 10.4 seconds in Mannheim on 30 June 1929.

Eugen Freiherr von Lotzbeck

Eugen Freiherr von Lotzbeck (1882-1942), German baron, army major, and dressage rider; won team dressage gold for Germany on Caracalla at Amsterdam 1928 and placed 11th individually.

Eugen Lunde

Eugen Peder Lunde (1887–1963), Norwegian sailor and wholesale merchant from Oslo, Olympic gold medalist in the 6 metre class at Paris 1924 helming Elisabeth V; founder of a four-generation Olympic sailing dynasty; KNS chairman 1940–45.

Eugen Mack

Eugen Mack (1907-1978), Swiss artistic gymnast from Arbon; two Olympic golds (1928 team, vault), eight Olympic medals total, equal to Georges Miez, and 1934 World All-Around Champion with 11 Worlds medals.

Eugen Schmidt

Eugen Schmidt (Eugen Stahl Schmidt, 1862-1931), Danish sports pioneer and engineer; won 1900 Olympic tug-of-war gold on a mixed Swedish/Danish team, competed at Athens 1896, and co-founded the Danish Sports Federation (DIF).

Eugen Sigg

Eugen Sigg (1898–1994) was a Swiss rower who won two medals at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris: gold in the coxed four and bronze in the coxless four.

Eugene (wrestler)

Eugene (Nick Dinsmore, "U-gene") was a WWE character, 2004-2007: a kayfabe nephew of Eric Bischoff with an intellectual disability who was a wrestling savant, winning tag team gold but later widely criticized as an offensive portrayal.

Eugène Grisot

Eugène Grisot (Eugène François Grisot, 1866–1936), French tinsmith-archer of the Compagnie d'Ulysse; won 1908 Olympic Continental Style gold in London and three 1920 Antwerp team medals (two silver, one bronze).

Eugene Henry Gravelotte

Eugene Henry Gravelotte (Eugène-Henri Gravelotte), French fencer (1876–1939), won men's individual foil at Athens 1896, beating Henri Callot 3–2, becoming the first French Olympic champion.

Eugene Jarvis

Eugene Jarvis, also known as Eugene Peyton Jarvis, is an American arcade game designer known for Defender, Robotron: 2084, and the Cruis'n series, and co-founder of Raw Thrills.

Eugène Mougin

Eugène Mougin (1852–1923 or 1924) was a French archer who won the gold medal in the Au Chapelet 50 meters event at the 1900 Olympics in Paris.

Eugene Olivier

Eugene Olivier (Eugène Victor Olivier, 1881–1964), French épée fencer with PUC Paris; won team épée gold and individual épée bronze at the 1908 London Olympics, his only medal Games.

Eugene Omalla

Eugene Omalla, Dutch 400m sprinter and 2024 Paris Olympic champion in the mixed 4x400m relay (3:07.43 area record, lead-off leg); born 2000 in Zoetermeer, formerly represented Uganda, twin brother Jaimie, Kansas State University athlete.

Eugene van Roosbroeck

Eugène Van Roosbroeck (Eugeen Van Roosbroeck), Belgian road cyclist (1928–2018); 1948 London Olympic team road race gold medalist, 12th individually; received his gold medal 62 years late, in 2010, from Jacques Rogge.

Eugenie Bouchard

Eugenie Bouchard, Canadian tennis player (born 1994, Montreal), 2014 Wimbledon finalist and former world No. 5; won 2014 Nürnberg title and 2012 Wimbledon girls' title; retired 2025, now plays pickleball.

Eugenio Suárez

Eugenio Suárez (Bolibomba), Venezuelan MLB third baseman born 1991 in Puerto Ordaz; Tigers, Reds, Mariners, Diamondbacks; 49-HR 2019 and 2025 seasons, 351 career home runs, 2026 WBC champion with Venezuela.

Eulace Peacock

Eulace Peacock (1914-1996), American sprinter and long jumper, Temple University star; tied the 100 m world record of 10.3 in 1934 and beat Jesse Owens seven of ten times, but a 1936 hamstring injury cost him the Berlin Olympics.

Euler's Disk

Euler's Disk, invented by Joseph Bendik in the late 1980s, is a spinning steel-disk toy whose precession rate rises as Ω ∝ α^−1/2 until an abrupt, finite-time stop.

Eunice Sum

Eunice Sum (full name Eunice Jepkoech Sum, born 1988) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who won the 2013 World Championship 800 meters and the 2014 Commonwealth Games title.

Euphrasia Donnelly

Euphrasia Louise "Fraze" Donnelly (1905–1963), American freestyle swimmer of the Hoosier Athletic Club; won gold in the 4x100 m freestyle relay at Paris 1924 in world-record 4:58.8 with Ederle, Lackie, and Wehselau; later professional swimmer and Indiana instructor.

Euro step

The euro step is a basketball footwork move where a driving player steps one way, then the other, to evade a defender and finish at the rim.

Euro Truck Simulator 2

Euro Truck Simulator 2 (ETS2) is a 2012 truck driving simulation game by SCS Software, featuring 7 licensed truck brands, a 1:19-scale map spanning 37 European countries, company management, extensive modding, and ongoing DLC and updates.

EuroBasket

EuroBasket (FIBA European Basketball Championship), men's national-team tournament run by FIBA Europe since 1935 in Geneva; Latvia won the first title, Germany the 2025 edition unbeaten, next held 2029 in Madrid.

EuroBasket 2015

EuroBasket 2015, the 39th FIBA European basketball championship, held 5-20 September 2015 in Croatia, France, Germany and Latvia after relocation from Ukraine; Spain beat Lithuania 80-63 in Lille for its third title, with Pau Gasol MVP and record 711,131 attendance.

EuroBasket 2017

EuroBasket 2017, the FIBA Europe men's continental championship hosted by Finland, Israel, Romania, and Türkiye, ended with Slovenia's first title, beating Serbia 93-85 in Istanbul; Goran Dragić was MVP.

EuroBasket 2022

FIBA EuroBasket 2022, the 41st European men's basketball championship, held September 1-18, 2022 in Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany, and Italy; Spain beat France 88-76 in Berlin for its fourth title, with Willy Hernangomez as MVP.

EuroBasket 2025

FIBA EuroBasket 2025, the 42nd European basketball championship, held August 27 to September 14, 2025 in Cyprus, Finland, Latvia, and Poland; Germany beat Türkiye 88-83 in the Riga Final for its second title, with Dennis Schroder as MVP.

EuroBasket 2029

EuroBasket 2029: 43rd European men's basketball championship, co-hosted by Estonia, Greece, Spain, and Slovenia with the Final Phase in Madrid (Bernabéu opening game planned). Qualification via the 2025-2027 FIBA pre-qualifiers and qualifiers.

EuroBasket 2029 qualification

EuroBasket 2029 qualification is the FIBA process (pre-qualifiers, second/third rounds, qualifiers) feeding the 43rd EuroBasket in Estonia, Greece, Spain and Slovenia, with the Final Phase in Madrid.