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Hack and slash
Hack and slash: video game genre of melee-combat-focused play, covering 3D character action games (Devil May Cry, God of War, Bayonetta) and point-and-click action RPGs (Diablo); term from tabletop RPGs.
Hack Simpson
Hack Simpson (Harold Alfred Simpson, 1910-1978), Canadian ice hockey player; won 1932 Olympic gold with the Winnipeg Winnipegs, scored 6 goals in 5 games, and was Canada's opening-ceremony flagbearer at Lake Placid.
Hack-a-Shaq
Hack-a-Shaq: basketball tactic of intentionally fouling a poor free throw shooter, named for Shaquille O'Neal; first used by Don Nelson against Dennis Rodman on December 29, 1997; curbed by NBA away-from-play foul rules in 2016-17.
Hackenbush
Hackenbush: Conway's 1970s combinatorial game on colored edge graphs, the running example of On Numbers and Games; blue-red stalks spell surreal numbers, green stalks are Nim heaps.
Hades (video game)
Hades (Supergiant Games, 2020) is a single-player rogue-like dungeon crawler starring Zagreus escaping the Greek Underworld; Early Access 2018, v1.0 September 17, 2020, 50+ Game of the Year awards, sequel Hades II (2025).
Hades II
Hades II (ハデス2) is Supergiant Games' first sequel, a rogue-like dungeon crawler starring Melinoë against Chronos, Titan of Time. Early Access May 6, 2024; v1.0 September 25, 2025; Metacritic 95, highest-rated game of 2025.
Hadi Choopan (هادی چوپان)
Hadi Choopan (هادی چوپان), "The Persian Wolf," Iranian IFBB Pro bodybuilder born 1987; 2022 Mr. Olympia champion, first Iranian winner, 2024 Arnold Classic champion, coached by Hany Rambod.
Hadi Saei
Hadi Saei (هادی ساعی), born 1976, is a retired Iranian taekwondo athlete and the most decorated Iranian Olympian, with two Olympic golds and a bronze.
Hadir Mekhimar
Hadir Mekhimar (هدير السيد محمد السيد مخيمر), Egyptian sport shooter born 1997 in Cairo; Youth Olympic gold medalist in 10m air rifle mixed team at Nanjing 2014 with István Péni, and 49th at Rio 2016 Olympics.
Hadouken (波動拳)
Hadouken (波動拳, "surge fist"), Street Fighter's signature ki projectile by Takashi Nishiyama (1987, inspired by Space Battleship Yamato), performed with ↓↘→ + punch; variants Shinku, Shakunetsu, Denjin; buffed repeatedly in Street Fighter 6 patches 2024–2025.
Hafız Suleymanoglu
Hafız Suleymanoglu (Hafiz Süleymanov), born 1967 in Sumqayıt, Azerbaijani weightlifter; 1989 world and European bantamweight champion for the USSR who defected to Turkey, set 1995 snatch world records, and DNF'd at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics.
Hafu (gamer)
Hafu (Rumay Wang, born 1991) is an American Twitch streamer and former pro World of Warcraft, Bloodline Champions, and Hearthstone player; MLG and DreamHack champion, 2013 Innkeeper's Invitational invitee, top beta Teamfight Tactics player, and PogChamps 2 chess winner.
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (born 1988) is an Icelandic strongman and actor who won the 2018 World's Strongest Man and holds the 510 kg deadlift world record.
Hagley Oval
Hagley Oval, Christchurch's premier cricket ground in South Hagley Park, redeveloped after the 2011 earthquake; hosted the 2015 World Cup opener and became New Zealand's eighth Test venue in 2014.
Hahnenkamm, Kitzbühel
Hahnenkamm Races (Hahnenkammrennen), annual January alpine ski World Cup weekend in Kitzbühel, Austria, first held 1931; downhill on the Streif, slalom on the Ganslern, Super-G on the Streifalm; organized by the Kitzbühel Ski Club.
Haiku Stairs
Haʻikū Stairs (Stairway to Heaven), a 3,922-step WWII-era Navy ladder on Oʻahu's Koʻolau Range, closed since 1987; dismantling began 2024 but is stalled by Friends of Haʻikū Stairs lawsuits.
Hail Mary pass
Hail Mary pass: long desperation forward pass in American football, named after the prayer. Named for Roger Staubach's 50-yard 1975 playoff touchdown to Drew Pearson; succeeds roughly once in 12 attempts.
Hail Maryland
Hail Maryland, also called the Madhouse in Maryland, is the nickname for Jayden Daniels' 52-yard Hail Mary touchdown to Noah Brown on October 27, 2024, giving the Commanders an 18-15 win over the Bears.
Haile Gebrselassie
Haile Gebrselassie (ኃይሌ•ገብረ ሥላሴ), Ethiopian distance runner born 1973; two Olympic 10,000m golds, four world titles, 27 world records, marathon best 2:03:59; retired 2015, now a businessman and federation president.
Hailey Baptiste
Hailey Baptiste, American tennis player from Washington, D.C. (born 2001), WTA pro, career-high No. 25; beat world No. 1 Sabalenka saving six match points at 2026 Madrid, first WTA 1000 semifinal, then ACL surgery.
Hailey Duff
Hailey Duff (born 1997, Auckland, New Zealand) is a Scottish curler for Great Britain; second on Eve Muirhead's rink that won women's curling gold at Beijing 2022, and 2021 European champion.
Hailey Van Lith
Hailey Van Lith (born 2001) is an American guard from Wenatchee, Washington; Louisville, LSU, TCU star, 2024 Olympic 3x3 bronze medalist, drafted 11th overall in 2025 by the Chicago Sky, later Connecticut Sun.
Hailie Deegan
Hailie Deegan (born 2001, Temecula, CA) is an American racing driver, daughter of Brian Deegan; first female K&N Pro Series winner, 2020 ARCA Rookie of the Year, Truck and Xfinity competitor, and 2025 HMD Motorsports INDY NXT driver.
Haiti national football team
Haiti national football team, Les Grenadiers, Haiti's men's FIFA team. Two World Cup appearances (1974, 2026), four defeats in four matches, coached by Frenchman Sébastien Migné, all-time scorer Duckens Nazon.
Haitzendorf
SV Haitzendorf (SV Klement Haitzendorf), Austrian football club founded 1946 in Haitzendorf, Lower Austria; plays as SG Haitzendorf/Grafenwörth in the 2. Landesliga West at Sportplatz Haitzendorf, with three 2. Landesliga West titles.
Hajduk kula
Hajduk Kula (FK Hajduk 1912), Serbian football club from Kula, Vojvodina; former Serbian first-division side that dissolved in 2013 over finances and was revived as Hajduk 1912, now in the Vojvođanska liga Sever.
Haji Wright
Haji Wright (Haji Amir Wright), American soccer forward born 1998 in Los Angeles; Coventry City and USMNT striker, number 19. Scored at the 2022 World Cup vs Netherlands, 2024 Nations League brace, led the 2025-26 Championship with 17 goals, and made the 2026 US World Cup roster.
Hakan Algotsson
Håkan Algotsson (born 1966), Swedish ice hockey goaltender for Västra Frölunda HC; first Swedish goalie to win both the 1992 World Championship and 1994 Olympic gold, leaving Lillehammer mid-tournament for his daughter's birth.
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
Hakan Çalhanoğlu (born 1994, Mannheim) is a Turkish midfielder and set-piece specialist who captains Türkiye (108 caps, 22 goals) and plays for Inter Milan, winning two Scudetti after moving from AC Milan as a free agent in 2021.
Håkan Loob
Håkan Loob, Swedish ice hockey right winger (born 1960, Gotland), Calgary Flames star, 1989 Stanley Cup winner, only Swede with 50 NHL goals in a season, Triple Gold Club member, later Färjestad GM.