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Ghada Shouaa

Ghada Shouaa (غادة شعاع), Syrian heptathlete born 1973 in Maharda; 1996 Atlanta Olympic champion, Syria's only Olympic gold, 1995 world champion, Asian record 6942 points from Götzis 1996; retired 2001.

Ghana national football team

Ghana national football team, the Black Stars, Ghana's men's team run by the Ghana FA; four-time AFCON champions (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) and five-time World Cup participant, quarter-finalists in 2010.

Ghana Premier League

The Ghana Premier League is Ghana's top professional football division, organized by the Ghana Football Association since 1956 and dominated by Asante Kotoko and Accra Hearts of Oak.

Gharat

Gharat (Ghârat) is an Iranian single-pile fishing card game for two to four players, name meaning "loot"; players capture the top card of the central pile or steal from opponents' capture piles, scoring 5/10/20 points to a 500 or 1000 target.

Ghasem Rezaei

Ghasem Rezaei (قاسم رضایی), born 1985 in Amol, Iran, is a Greco-Roman wrestler, 2012 Olympic 96 kg gold medalist who beat Rustam Totrov, 2016 Olympic bronze at 98 kg, and three-time World medalist.

Ghazi Ghori

Ghazi Ghori (Muhammad Ghazi Ghori), born 2003 in Karachi, is a Pakistani right-handed wicketkeeper-batter who debuted in ODIs in March 2026 and Tests in September 2026.

GHC 200 Championship

GHC 200 Championship (GHC200王座), a Pro Wrestling NOAH men's title created in 2026 and contested only in 200-second matches with a five-count countout. HAYATA beat Tetsuya Endo in an eight-man tournament final on August 10, 2026, to become the first champion.

Gheorghe Berceanu

Gheorghe Berceanu, Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler (1949-2022), 48 kg light-flyweight, nicknamed 'Hercule de buzunar'; Olympic gold 1972, silver 1976, world champion 1969 and 1970, UWW Hall of Fame.

Gheorghe Hagi

Gheorghe Hagi (Gică Hagi), born 1965, Romanian attacking midfielder, "Maradona of the Carpathians"; starred for Steaua, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Galatasaray; 125 caps, 35 goals; later coach of Viitorul/Farul and Romania's national team from 2026.

Gheorghe Mureșan

Gheorghe Mureșan (Gheorghe Dumitru Mureșan, "Big Ghiță"), born 1971, Romanian 7'7" (2.31 m) center, tallest NBA player ever; Washington Bullets 1993-99, New Jersey Nets, 1996 Most Improved Player.

Gholam Reza Takhti

Gholamreza Takhti (غلامرضا تختی), Jahan Pahlavan, Iranian freestyle wrestler born 1930; Olympic gold Melbourne 1956, silvers 1952 and 1960, world champion 1959 and 1961; died Tehran 1968, officially suicide.

Gholdengo (サーフゴー)

Gholdengo (サーフゴー, Surfugo) is National Pokédex #1000, a Steel/Ghost Coin Entity Pokémon from Scarlet/Violet, evolved from Gimmighoul with 999 Gimmighoul Coins; sole holder of Good as Gold and Make It Rain, with 550 base stats.

Ghost (game)

Ghost, also called ghosts, is a spoken word game where players add letters to a fragment, losing by completing a word or failing a challenge; variants include Superghost and superduperghost.

Ghost of Tsushima

Ghost of Tsushima is a 2020 Sucker Punch open-world action-adventure for PS4, set in the 1274 Mongol invasion of Tsushima; protagonist Jin Sakai, Metacritic 83, 13 million copies sold, Legends co-op mode, Director's Cut and PC ports, anime in 2028.

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (ゴーストトリック) is Capcom's 2010 Nintendo DS puzzle-adventure by Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi, starring the ghost Sissel, who possesses objects and rewinds time four minutes to save lives; remastered in 2023 for Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and Steam.

Ghostbusters: The Video Game

Ghostbusters: The Video Game is a 2009 third-person action-adventure game by Terminal Reality, with Aykroyd and Ramis consulted and the original cast voicing their characters; remastered in 2019.

Ghosts 'n Goblins

Ghosts 'n Goblins (魔界村, Makaimura) is Capcom's 1985 arcade side-scrolling platformer starring knight Arthur, famed for brutal difficulty, the armor-to-underwear damage system, a required second playthrough, and sequels through 2021's Resurrection.

Ghosts (Pac-Man)

Ghosts (Pac-Man): Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde (Akabei, Aosuke, Guzuta in Japan), the four AI enemies of Namco's 1980 Pac-Man, each with distinct chase targeting and chase, scatter, and frightened modes.

Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Ghosts of Saltmarsh is a 2019 Wizards of the Coast anthology and sourcebook for D&D 5e, updating the 1981-83 Saltmarsh trilogy and four Dungeon magazine adventures with ship rules, set in the port town of Saltmarsh.

Ghostwire: Tokyo

Ghostwire: Tokyo is Tango Gameworks' 2022 first-person action-adventure (Bethesda) set in a haunted Shibuya where 99% of people vanished; Akito and spirit KK fight yokai with Ethereal Weaving hand signs. Metacritic 75; Xbox and Spider's Thread update in 2023.

Ghulam Rasool

Ghulam Rasool (غلام رسول), Pakistani field hockey player and coach (1931-1991); won 1956 Olympic silver and 1960 Olympic gold with Pakistan, coached the 1972 silver team; father of Akhtar Rasool; distinct from swimmer Ghulam Rasul.

Gi Bo Bae

Gi Bo Bae (기보배, also Ki Bo Bae), born 1988, South Korean recurve archer: three Olympic golds and a bronze (London 2012, Rio 2016), 2015 world champion, three World Cup Final titles, retired February 2024.

Gia Miller

Gia Miller (Georgia Lee Ann Milton, GLAM, "Mean" Gia), born 1998, is TNA's backstage interviewer and color commentator, also an independent wrestler at Pro Wrestling Revolver and Ace Austin's partner.

Giaan Rooney

Giaan Rooney (Giaan Leigh Rooney), Australian swimmer and TV presenter born 1982 in Brisbane; Olympic 4x100 medley relay gold and world record 3:57.32 at Athens 2004, 2001 world 200 m freestyle champion, retired 2006, now a commentator and macadamia farmer.

Giacomo Agostini

Giacomo Agostini, "Ago", Italian motorcycle road racer born 1942 in Brescia; record 15 world titles (8x500cc, 7x350cc), 122 GP wins with MV Agusta and Yamaha, 10 Isle of Man TT wins, led the 1972 TT boycott.

Giacomo Bonaventura

Giacomo "Jack" Bonaventura, born 1989 in San Severino Marche, is a retired Italian attacking midfielder: Atalanta, AC Milan (184 games, 35 goals), Fiorentina, Al-Shabab; 18 Italy caps, retired March 2026.

Giacomo Conti

Giacomo Conti (1918–1992) was an Italian Air Force officer and bobsledder who won gold in the two-man bob at the 1956 Winter Olympics, racing with pilot Lamberto Dalla Costa.

Giacomo De Pieri

Giacomo De Pieri (born 2006) is an Italian right winger, Inter academy product, Champions League debutant January 2025, now on loan at Ascoli.

Giacomo Fornoni

Giacomo Fornoni (1939–2016), nicknamed Il Maestro, Italian cyclist; gold medalist in the 100 km team time trial at the 1960 Rome Olympics with Bailetti, Cogliati, and Trapè; nine seasons with Molteni, 1964 Trofeo Baracchi winner.

Giacomo Gaioni

Giacomo Gaioni (1905-1988), Italian track cyclist, Olympic gold medalist in the 4,000 m team pursuit at Amsterdam 1928 with Tasselli, Facciani, and Lusiani; also set Italian hour and world 50 km records in 1929.