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Ferdinando Altimani
Fernando "Nando" Altimani (1893–1963), Italian race walker, won bronze in the 10 km walk at Stockholm 1912, Italy's first walking medal, and set unratified hour-walk world bests of 13,403 m in 1913.
Ferdinando Gandolfi
Ferdinando Gandolfi, Italian water polo player born 1967 in Genoa; 1992 Barcelona Olympic gold medalist who scored the winning goal in the final against Spain, later 1993 European and FINA Cup and 1994 World Championship winner.
Ferdinando Mandrini
Ferdinando Mandrini (1897-1980), Italian artistic gymnast from Milan; two Olympic team all-around golds at Antwerp 1920 and Paris 1924, 4th individually in 1924, also a pole vaulter and later Olympic judge.
Ferdinando Meglio
Ferdinando Meglio (Dino), born 1959 in Napoli, Italian sabre fencer; three Olympic team sabre medals (gold 1984, silver 1980, bronze 1988) across four Games, 1980–1992.
Ferdinando Terruzzi
Ferdinando "Nando" Terruzzi (1924–2014), Italian track cyclist, 1948 London Olympic tandem gold with Perona; won 25 of 149 six-day races, nicknamed King of the Six Days.
Ferenc Bene
Ferenc Bene (1944–2006), Hungarian footballer and Olympic champion with Hungary at Tokyo 1964, where his 12 goals remain an Olympic record; Újpest striker with 303 league goals.
Ferenc Csik
Ferenc Csik (Csík Ferenc, 1913-1945), Hungarian swimmer and physician; surprise 1936 Berlin Olympic 100 m freestyle champion (57.6) and 4x200 m relay bronze medalist; killed in an air raid as an Army doctor.
Ferenc Csipes
Ferenc Csipes (born 1965, Budapest), Hungarian sprint kayaker, Olympic K4 1000 m champion at Seoul 1988 with two further silvers, 8-time world champion, later master coach of Hungary's Olympic-gold women's kayak four.
Ferenc Kemény (sports manager)
Ferenc Kemény was a Hungarian educator and sports organizer, a founding member of the International Olympic Committee in 1894 and founder of the Hungarian Olympic movement.
Ferenc Keseru
Ferenc Keserű (Keserű I, 1903–1968), Hungarian water polo player: Olympic gold 1932, silver 1928, fifth 1924; three-time European champion; brother of Alajos Keserű; distinct from the 1946-born Olympic cyclist of the same name.
Ferenc Kocsis
Ferenc Kocsis, Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler born 1953 in Budapest, nicknamed Csikó; 1980 Moscow Olympic gold at 74 kg, 1979 world champion, four-time European champion; later coached Olympic champions Farkas and Majoros.
Ferenc Mikes
Ferenc Mikes, Hungarian middle-distance runner of the 1950s with Honvéd Budapest under coach Mihály Iglói; ran on the 4×1500 m relay world record teams of 1954 (15:21.2) and 1955 (15:14.8) with Tábori, Rózsavölgyi, and Iharos.
Ferenc Nogradi
Ferenc Nógrádi (Neuwirth), Hungarian footballer, 1940–2009, left midfielder for Budapest Honvéd 1959–1966; won gold with Hungary in men's football at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, playing four matches including the 2–1 final win over Czechoslovakia.
Ferenc Paragi
Ferenc Paragi (1953-2016), Hungarian javelin thrower, set a world record of 96.72 m at Tata on 23 April 1980; five-time Hungarian champion who finished 10th at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
Ferenc Pataki
Ferenc Pataki (1917–1988), Hungarian artistic gymnast, 1948 London Olympic floor exercise champion with 38.70 points, also vault and team bronze; 36-time Hungarian champion, later acrobatic performer and State Artist Training Institute teacher.
Ferenc Puskás
Ferenc Puskás (Puskás Ferenc), Hungarian forward, captain of the Aranycsapat Golden Team and Real Madrid star; 84 goals in 85 Hungary caps, three European Cups, 1960 final four-goal game, namesake of FIFA's Puskás Award.
Ferenc Rajz
Ferenc Rajz (Rajz Ferenc, 1894–1972), Hungarian middle-distance runner and actor; set the 500 m world record of 1:07.6 in Budapest on 6 July 1913, the first authenticated athletics world record by a Hungarian.
Ferencvárosi TC
Ferencvárosi TC, also known as Fradi, is a Hungarian multi-sport club founded in Budapest in 1899; its football team is the country's most successful, with a record 36 league titles and 25 cups.
Fergus Suter
Fergus (Fergie) Suter, born Glasgow 1857, Scottish full back for Partick, Darwen, and Blackburn Rovers; with Jimmy Love among the first paid professional footballers, three FA Cups 1884-1886, died 1916.
Ferguson Jenkins
Ferguson "Fergie" Jenkins (born 1942, Chatham, Ontario) is a Canadian Hall of Fame pitcher, 284-226 with 3,192 strikeouts and 997 walks; 1971 NL Cy Young winner and first Canadian in Cooperstown (1991).
Ferland Mendy
Ferland Mendy (Ferland Sinna Mendy), French left-back born 1995, Real Madrid since 2019 with 13 titles including two Champions Leagues, 10 France caps, known for defensive solidity after rising from Le Havre and Lyon.
Fermana
Fermana is an Italian association football club based in Fermo, in the Marche region, founded in 1920; it played in Serie C until 2024 and now competes in Eccellenza Marche.
Fermin Cacho
Fermin Cacho Ruiz (born 1969, Agreda, Soria) is a Spanish 1,500 m runner, Olympic gold medallist at Barcelona 1992 (3:40.12) and silver medallist at Atlanta 1996, European champion 1994, and European 1,500 m record holder (3:28.95) from 1997 to 2013.
Fermín López
Fermín López (Fermín López Marín), Spanish attacking midfielder born 2003 in El Campillo, plays for FC Barcelona and Spain; La Masia graduate, 2024 Olympic top scorer and gold medalist, Barcelona contract to 2031, missed the 2026 World Cup with a foot fracture.
Fernand Canteloube
Fernand Canteloube (1900–1976), French road cyclist, won team gold and individual bronze in the road race at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, then rode professionally for Thomann-Dunlop, winning the 1922 Polymultipliée and a 1923 Madrid-Santander stage.
Fernand Decanali
Fernand Decanali (Fernand Julien Decanali), French track cyclist born 7 July 1925 in Marseille, died 9 January 2017. Won 1948 London Olympic gold in men's team pursuit with Coste, Blusson, Adam; later professional with La Perle-Hutchison until 1953.
Fernand Jourdant
Fernand Louis Jourdant (1903-1956), French épée fencer from Flers; Olympic team épée gold at Los Angeles 1932 with France; silver at 1927 Vichy and 1931 Vienna; also 1932 Olympic fencing jury member.
Fernand Nisot
Fernand Marie Nisot (1895-1973), Belgian forward for Léopold FC Brussels; youngest-ever Belgium debutant at 16 years 19 days (30 April 1911 vs France); 14 caps, 10 goals; 1920 Antwerp Olympic football gold medalist.
Fernandinha
Fernandinha (Fernanda Cristina Ferreira), born 1980, Brazilian volleyball setter and 2012 London Olympic gold medalist; late call-up by Zé Roberto over Fabíola, after five years playing in Italy and Azerbaijan.
Fernandinho (footballer, born 1985)
Fernandinho (Fernando Luiz Rosa, born 1985, Londrina, Brazil), Brazilian defensive midfielder; Shakhtar Donetsk 2005-2013, Manchester City 2013-2022 (383 games, captain, five Premier League titles), later Athletico Paranaense; retired 2025.