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Gerard de Kruijff
Gerard Pieter de Kruijff (1890–1968), Dutch hussar colonel and Olympic eventing rider; two team golds (Paris 1924, Amsterdam 1928) and individual silver on Va-t-en; promoted the Italian 'enlightened seat'.
Gerard Deulofeu
Gerard Deulofeu Lázaro (born 1994, Riudarenes), Spanish winger, La Masia product; Barcelona, Everton, Milan, Watford, Udinese; 4 Spain caps; career ended by knee injury, retired January 2025.
Gerard Gallant
Gerard Gallant (Spud), born 1963 in Summerside, PEI, Canadian NHL left winger (615 games, 480 points) and head coach of Columbus, Florida, Vegas, and the Rangers; won the 2018 Jack Adams Award.
Gerard Gordeau
Gerard Gordeau, Dutch savate and karate champion from The Hague, won the first UFC bout by knocking out Teila Tuli at UFC 1 (Nov 12, 1993), then lost the final to Royce Gracie; pro MMA record 2-2.
Gerard Gropaiz
Gerard Gropaiz (Gérard André Gropaiz, 1943–2012), French freestyle swimmer for Racing Club de France; 1960 and 1964 Olympian, 1962 European 4×100 m relay champion, world record 3:42.5 in that relay.
Gérard Houllier
Gérard Houllier (1947-2020), French football manager; Liverpool manager 1998-2004 winning the 2000-01 League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup treble; former France coach, PSG and Lyon title winner, later Aston Villa and Red Bull football director.
Gerard Kemkers
Gerard Kemkers (Geert Gerrit Kemkers, born 1967, Groningen) is a Dutch speed skater who won 5000 m bronze at the 1988 Calgary Olympics and later coached Sven Kramer and Ireen Wüst, infamously causing Kramer's 2010 Vancouver disqualification.
Gerard Martín (footballer)
Gerard Martín, Spanish defender born 2002 in Esplugues de Llobregat, plays left back and left centre back for FC Barcelona. Signed from Cornellà to Barça Atlètic in 2023, broke out under Hansi Flick, reached 100 games, and holds a €100M release clause to 2028.
Gerard Piqué
Gerard Piqué Bernabeu (born 1987, Barcelona) is a Spanish retired centre-back; Barcelona and Manchester United defender, 102 Spain caps, 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012 winner, later Kosmos and Kings League entrepreneur.
Gerard van Velde
Gerard van Velde (Gerard Pieter Hendrik van Velde), Dutch long-track speed skater born 1971 in Wapenveld; 2002 Olympic 1000 m champion in world-record 1:07.18 after a 1998 clap-skate retirement and comeback; later coach of Michel Mulder and Femke Kok.
Gerard Vervoort
Gérard Vervoort (born 6 May 1936) is a retired French middle-distance runner, lead-off leg (3:41.8) of France's 4x1500m relay world record 14:49.0 at Saint Maur in 1965 with Nicolas, Jazy, and Wadoux; also 1964 indoor 4x800m record and 1958 French 800m champion.
Gerardo Martino
Gerardo Daniel "Tata" Martino, born 1962 in Rosario, is an Argentine football manager and former Newell's Old Boys midfielder. He coached Paraguay (2010 World Cup quarter-finals), FC Barcelona, Argentina, Atlanta United (2018 MLS Cup), and Mexico.
Gerben Karstens
Gerben Karstens, Dutch road cyclist (1942-2022), Olympic 100 km team time trial gold medalist at Tokyo 1964; won stages in all three Grand Tours (6 Tour, 14 Vuelta, 1 Giro) and Paris-Tours 1965; two classic wins stripped over doping-control issues.
Gerber convention
Gerber convention (bridge): a jump to 4 clubs asking for aces over a natural 1NT or 2NT opening, with responses 4D 0/4, 4H 1, 4S 2, 4NT 3; devised by John Gerber's team in 1937, first published 1936 in Europe.
Gerd Cintl
Gerd Cintl (1938-2017), German rower of RC Germania Düsseldorf, Olympic gold medalist in the men's coxed four at the 1960 Rome Games with Effertz, Riekemann, Litz, and cox Obst; also 1958 and 1959 German and European champion.
Gerd Kanter
Gerd Kanter, Estonian discus thrower born 1979 in Tallinn; 2008 Olympic champion and 2007 world champion; personal best 73.38 m, third all-time; later coach of Kristjan Čeh and Estonian Olympic Committee vice president.
Gerd Kische
Gerd Kische (born 1951, Teterow) is a German former right-back, Hansa Rostock record international with 63 East German caps, 1976 Olympic football gold medalist and 1974 World Cup player, later Hansa president and manager.
Gerd Müller
Gerd Müller (Gerhard Müller), "Der Bomber" (1945–2021), German centre-forward for Bayern Munich and West Germany; 365 Bundesliga goals, 68 in 62 caps, 1974 World Cup winner, 1970 Ballon d'Or.
Gerd Weber
Gerd Weber (born 1956, Dresden) is a German former footballer, Dynamo Dresden forward and 1976 Montréal Olympic gold medallist with East Germany, whose career ended in 1981 after a Stasi-uncovered escape attempt.
Gerd Wessig
Gerd Wessig, born 1959 in Lübz, East German high jumper; 1980 Moscow Olympic champion with a 2.36 m world record, the first high jump world record set at an Olympics; later linked to GDR doping documents.
Gerd Wiltfang
Gerd Wiltfang (1946–1997) was a West German show jumper who won Olympic team gold at Munich in 1972 and became individual world champion in 1978 at Aachen.
Gerda Gottlieb
Gerda Gottlieb (1916-1992), Austrian Jewish track and field athlete of Wiener AC and Hakoah Wien; set the last FSFI world records in the standing high jump (1.32 m, 1934) and two relay events, then placed second in the 1940 US high jump nationals. Not the Danish painter of the same name.
Gerda Laue
Gerda Laue was a German sprinter who ran for SC Brandenburg Berlin and held FSFI world records in the 10 × 100 m and 3 × 800 m relays.
Gerda Pirch
Gerda Pirch (later Pinski), born 6 December 1910, German sprint hurdler for SC Charlottenburg; German 80 m hurdles champion 1930 and 1931, silver at the 1930 Women's World Games in Prague, German record 12.3 s.
Gerda van der Kade Koudijs
Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs (1923-2015), Dutch sprinter and long jumper, 1948 Olympic 4x100 m relay gold medalist and 1946 European long jump champion, teammate of Fanny Blankers-Koen.
Gerda Weissensteiner
Gerda Weissensteiner, Italian luger and bobsleigh pilot born 1969 in Bolzano; Olympic luge gold at Lillehammer 1994 and bobsleigh bronze at Turin 2006, the only Italian with Olympic medals in two winter disciplines.
Geremi
Geremi (Geremi Sorele Njitap Fotso), Cameroonian footballer born 1978 in Bafoussam; right-back and midfielder for Real Madrid, Chelsea, Newcastle; 118 Cameroon caps, AFCON 2000 and 2002, Olympic gold 2000; later SYNAFOC and FIFPRO Africa president.
Gergo Kiss
Gergo Kiss (Gergely "Gergő" Kiss), Hungarian water polo player born 1977 in Budapest; won Olympic gold at Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, one of six players with all three titles; also a lawyer.
Gerhard Auer
Gerhard Auer (1943–2019), German rower for West Germany, Ulmer RC Donau; member of the Bullenvierer coxed four, Olympic gold at Munich 1972 in 6:31.85, European champion 1969 and 1971, world champion 1970.
Gerhard Berger
Gerhard Berger, Austrian F1 driver 1984-1997, 210 GPs, 10 wins, 12 poles; Senna's McLaren teammate 1990-92; survived 1989 Imola fire; later BMW motorsport director, Toro Rosso co-owner, DTM head.