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Georg Fleischhauer
Georg Fleischhauer (born 1988) is a German bobsleigh brakeman who won two-man and four-man gold with pilot Johannes Lochner at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
Georg Hackl
Georg Hackl, "Hackl Schorsch" (born 1966, Berchtesgaden), German luger; Olympic gold 1992, 1994, 1998 and silver 1988, 2002 in men's singles; first Olympian to medal in one individual event at five straight Games; later German and Austrian coach.
Georg Hettich
Georg Hettich, born 1978, German nordic combined skier, nicknamed Schorsch; 2006 Torino Olympic champion in the individual Gundersen with gold, silver, and bronze medals; also 2002 and 2006 team silver medalist.
Georg Hillmar
Georg Otto Hillmar (1876-1911), German artistic gymnast with TiB Berlin; a late substitute at Athens 1896, he won team gold on parallel bars and horizontal bar and was later banned by the German Gymnastics Association.
Georg Lammers
Georg Lammers (1905–1987), German sprinter nicknamed Schorse, won 100 m bronze and 4x100 m relay silver at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, set 13 world records, and later became a police superintendent.
Georg Naue
Georg Naue is a German sailor with the Berliner Yacht-Club who competed in three sailing events at the Paris 1900 Olympics, winning gold in the 1-2 ton class and silver in the Open class aboard Aschenbrödel.
Georg Peterson
Georg Peterson (John Georg Peterson, 1883–1964), Swedish distance runner for IFK Norrköping; competed in the 5 miles and 3-mile team race at the 1908 London Olympics and held the Swedish 10,000 m record, 31:30.0, from 1910 to 1918.
Georg Selenius
Georg Selenius (1884-1924), Norwegian gymnast from Fredrikstad Turnforening; won gold in the men's team free system event at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics; later an art turner, umbrella maker, and cigar dealer.
Georg Spohr
Georg Spohr (born 1951, Magdeburg) is an East German rowing coxswain, not the composer Louis Spohr; he won Olympic gold in the men's coxed pairs at Montréal 1976 and Moscow 1980 with Ulrich and Jährling.
Georg Thoma
Georg Thoma (born 20 August 1937, Hinterzarten) is a German Nordic combined skier, 1960 Squaw Valley Olympic champion, 1964 bronze medalist, 1966 world champion, three-time Holmenkollen winner, uncle of Dieter Thoma.
Georg von Braun
Known as Georg Gustaf Wilhelm von Braun, the Swedish equestrian rider won an Olympic gold medal in the team three-day event at Antwerp in 1920.
Georg Zacharias
Georg Zacharias (Georg Albert Zacharias, 1884–1953), German swimmer, 1904 Olympic gold medalist in 440 yd breaststroke (7:23.6) and bronze in 100 yd backstroke; breaststroke world record holder 1904–10; ISHOF inductee 2002.
George Abel
George Gordon Abel (1916-1996), Canadian ice hockey forward from Melville, Saskatchewan; won 1952 Oslo Olympic gold with the Edmonton Mercurys, Canada's last hockey gold until 2002; nicknamed Mr. Hockey.
George Ahlgren
George Lewis Ahlgren (1928-1951), American rower for California Golden Bears, won gold in the men's eight at the 1948 London Olympics (5:56.7) in the number five seat; he died in a plane crash in Arizona aged 23.
George Anderson
George Charles Anderson (1883-1975), English track cyclist for Great Britain; rode the sprint at the 1908 London Olympics and set a 33-second standing-start quarter-mile grass record; formerly misnamed Gerald Anderson.
George Armstrong (ice hockey)
George "Chief" Armstrong (1930-2021), Canadian NHL right wing, played 21 seasons entirely with the Toronto Maple Leafs, captained them longest and to four Stanley Cups (1962-64, 1967), Hall of Fame 1975.
George Baird
George Hetzel Baird (1907-2004), American quarter-miler for the University of Iowa; won 1928 Olympic 4x400m relay gold in world record 3:14.2 and set a 4x440y world record of 3:13.4 in London a week later.
George Baldock
George Baldock (9 March 1993 – 9 October 2024), Greek international right-back; MK Dons, Sheffield United (205 apps, promotions 2019 and 2023), Panathinaikos; died by accidental drowning in Athens.
George Best
George Best (1946-2005), Northern Irish winger for Manchester United and Northern Ireland; 1968 European Cup and Ballon d'Or winner; career cut short by alcoholism; died 2005.
George Blanda
George Blanda (1927-2010), American NFL/AFL quarterback and placekicker; 26 seasons with Bears, Colts, Oilers, Raiders; 2,002 points, 943 extra points; Hall of Fame 1981; oldest player at 48.
George Bonhag
George Valentine Bonhag (1882-1960), American distance runner of the Irish-American AC, first Olympic walking champion via the 1906 1,500 m walk gold, plus 1908 team silver and 1912 3,000 m team gold.
George Bovell
George Bovell (George Richard Lycott Bovell), Trinidad and Tobago swimmer born 1983, first T&T Olympic medalist: 2004 Athens 200m IM bronze, 2004 short-course 200m medley world record, five Olympics, 44 World Aquatics medals.
George Breen
George Breen (1935-2019), American distance freestyle swimmer; four Olympic medals (silver 4x200 relay, three bronze) at Melbourne 1956 and Rome 1960, six world records including first sub-18-minute 1500 m, later Penn coach.
George Brett
George Howard Brett, born 1953, is a former American baseball player who played 21 seasons for the Kansas City Royals, won the 1980 AL MVP, and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1999.
George Bretz
George Henry Bretz (1880-1956), Canadian lacrosse player from Blenheim, Ontario; won Olympic gold with the Winnipeg Shamrocks in men's lacrosse at the 1904 St. Louis Games, beating St. Louis AAA 8-2.
George Bryan (golfer)
George Bryan IV (born 1988) is an American professional golfer and co-founder of the Bryan Bros Golf YouTube channel with brother Wesley; a three-time South Carolina All-American, he debuted on the PGA Tour at the 2023 Bermuda Championship and reached 2026 Open Final Qualifying.
George Cattanach
George James Cattanach (1878-1954), Canadian lacrosse player with the Montreal and Winnipeg Shamrock clubs; won gold in men's lacrosse for the Winnipeg Shamrocks at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics.
George Chuvalo
George Chuvalo (1937-2026), Canadian heavyweight boxing champion, five-time national titleholder, fought Muhammad Ali twice and Joe Frazier and George Foreman, never knocked down in 93-97 pro fights.
George Cloutier
George Cloutier (1876-1946), Canadian lacrosse goalkeeper and Olympian, won gold with the Winnipeg Shamrocks at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics; later played for the Montreal Nationals, active until at least 1917.
George Cohen
George Reginald Cohen MBE (1939-2022), English right-back, one-club Fulham player (459 appearances, 1956-1969) and 37-cap England international who played every minute of the 1966 World Cup-winning campaign.