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Hakan Malmrot

Håkan Malmrot (1900–1987), Swedish breaststroke swimmer for Örebro SS; won 200 m (3:04.4) and 400 m (6:31.8) gold at Antwerp 1920, first Swedish Olympic swimming champion; 400 m breaststroke discontinued after 1920.

Hakan Şükür

Hakan Şükür (born 1971, Sakarya) is a Turkish former forward, Galatasaray legend, Turkey's record scorer (51 goals in 112 caps), and holder of the fastest World Cup goal, 10.8 seconds in 2002; exiled in the US since 2016.

Hakan Westesson

Håkan Westesson, Swedish freestyle swimmer of SK Poseidon Lund in the 1950s; 11th in the 100 m freestyle and fourth in the 4×200 m relay at the 1954 European Championships; brother of Olympian Margareta Westesson; distinct from the theater producer and HORSCH manager of the same name.

Hakeem Dawodu

Hakeem Dawodu, "Mean" Hakeem, Canadian featherweight MMA fighter from Calgary, former WMC Intercontinental Muay Thai champion; UFC veteran 2018-2025, pro record 14-4-1, now with Unified MMA.

Hakeem Nicks

Hakeem Nicks (Hakeem Amir Nicks), born 1988, is a former NFL wide receiver drafted 29th overall in 2009 by the New York Giants out of North Carolina; he won Super Bowl XLVI, with 444 postseason receiving yards, second-most in NFL history.

Hakeem Olajuwon

Hakeem Olajuwon, born 1963 in Lagos, Nigeria, is a Hall of Fame NBA center, 1984 first pick, two-time champion and Finals MVP with the Houston Rockets (1994, 1995), 1994 MVP, and NBA all-time leader in blocked shots (3,830).

Hakim Danish

Hakim Danish (Muhammad Hakim Danish Ramli), Malaysian Moto3 rider born 2007 in Terengganu, races for AEON Credit-MT Helmets-MSI on KTM; first Malaysian Asia Talent Cup champion (2022), first Malaysian Moto3 podium and win in a decade in 2026.

Hakim Ziyech (حكيم زياش)

Hakim Ziyech (حكيم زياش), Moroccan left-footed right winger born 1993 in Dronten, Netherlands; Ajax star and 2021 Champions League winner with Chelsea, later Galatasaray, Al-Duhail, Wydad, and Botafogo; Morocco international nicknamed "the Wizard".

Hakon Barfod

Håkon Barfod (1926–2013), Norwegian sailor, won Olympic gold in the Dragon class aboard Pan with Thor Thorvaldsen and Sigve Lie at London 1948 and Helsinki 1952, plus Dragon Gold Cups 1948 and 1950.

Håkon Brusveen

Håkon Brusveen (1927–2021), Norwegian cross-country skier, won surprise 15 km gold at the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics and relay silver, then became NRK's beloved on-track radio reporter 1963–97.

Haku (wrestler)

Haku, ring name of Tonga 'Uli'uli Fifita (also Meng, King Tonga), a Tongan former sumo wrestler turned pro wrestler; WWF World Tag Team Champion with Andre the Giant, WCW Hardcore Champion, and famed as wrestling's toughest man.

Hakuba (白馬村)

Hakuba (白馬村, Hakuba-mura) is a village in Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, a major ski destination in the Northern Alps. Hakuba Valley has 10 resorts, 200+ runs, ~11 m annual snowfall, and hosted 1998 Nagano Olympic alpine and ski jump events.

Hakuhō Shō

Hakuhō Shō (白鵬翔), 69th yokozuna, Mongolian-born sumo grand champion born 1985; record 45 top-division titles and 1,187 career wins; retired 2021, left the Japan Sumo Association in 2025.

Hal Brown

Hal Brown refers to several athletes: Horace Hallock Brown (1898–1983), 1920 Olympic 3,000 m team gold medalist; Hector Harold "Skinny" Brown (1924–2015), MLB pitcher, 85–92, 3.81 ERA; and a University of Toronto track athlete and coach.

Hal Connolly

Hal Connolly (Harold Vincent Connolly, 1931-2010), American hammer thrower, 1956 Melbourne Olympic gold medalist with 63.19 m, seven-time hammer world record holder, husband of Olga Fikotová; not the umpire Tom Connolly.

Hal Haenel

Hal Haenel (Harold H. Haenel), American Star class sailor, three-time Olympian crewing for Mark Reynolds: silver at Seoul 1988, gold at Barcelona 1992, Star world champion 1995, later US Sailing Team leader at Sydney 2000.

Hal Hershfelt

Hal Hershfelt (Katherine Hailey Hershfelt, born 2001) is an American midfielder for Washington Spirit (NWSL) and the USWNT; Clemson product, 2024 NWSL Draft fifth pick, Olympic alternate, first cap October 2024.

HAL Laboratory

HAL Laboratory (株式会社ハル研究所) is a Tokyo video game developer founded February 21, 1980, creator of Kirby and Super Smash Bros., early employer of Satoru Iwata, and an independent Nintendo-exclusive partner with 270 employees.

Hal Robson-Kanu

Hal Robson-Kanu (Thomas Robson-Kanu, born 1989, Acton) is a Welsh former forward for Reading and West Bromwich Albion, famed for his Cruyff turn goal against Belgium at Euro 2016.

Hal Steinbrenner

Hal Steinbrenner (Harold Zieg Steinbrenner), youngest son of George Steinbrenner, is the New York Yankees' managing general partner and chairperson since November 2008; Yankees won the 2009 World Series under him, none since.

Hal Sutton

Hal Sutton, American PGA Tour golfer from Shreveport, Louisiana; 1983 PGA Championship and Players winner, 1983 money leader, 14 Tour wins, 2004 U.S. Ryder Cup captain, Hall of Fame 2007.

Halancola

Halancola (Halankola, Hilancula) is a seventeenth-century South American race game resembling backgammon, played with the pichqa die; known only from Bertonio's 1612 Aymara dictionary and Waman Puma, rules lost, pending reconstruction.

Hale Irwin

Hale Irwin is an American golfer from Joplin, Missouri, who won three U.S. Opens and 45 PGA Tour Champions events, the record until Bernhard Langer passed it.

Haleigh Washington

Haleigh Washington, American middle blocker (born 1995, Denver), Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medalist and Best Middle Blocker, Paris 2024 silver, Penn State 2014 NCAA champion, U.S. national team since 2018, LOVB Salt Lake founding athlete.

Haley Cope

Haley Cope (Haley Cope (-Clark)), born 1979, American backstroke swimmer; 2004 Olympic 4x100 medley relay silver, 2001 world 50m backstroke champion, short course 50m back world record 27.25, Cal Hall of Fame 2012.

Haley Irwin

Haley Lyn Irwin, Canadian ice hockey forward from Thunder Bay, Ontario; two Olympic golds (2010, 2014) and 2018 silver with Canada; 2012 world champion; later coach with TMU and PWHL Ottawa Charge.

Haley J

Haley J (Haley James, "HollyHood" Haley J, Holly Swag), American second-generation pro wrestler born 1999, daughter of Amazing Maria; multi-time indie women's champion (IWA Mid-South, OVW, WOW, JCW, ROW) and star of Netflix's Wrestlers.

Haley Skarupa

Haley Skarupa, American ice hockey forward born 1994 from Rockville, Maryland; 2018 Olympic gold medalist and 2015-2017 world champion with Team USA; Boston College star, later USA Hockey head scout.

Haley Winn

Haley Winn (Haley Maris Winn), American ice hockey defender born 2003 in Rochester, NY. 2026 Olympic gold medalist, Clarkson University star, second overall 2025 PWHL Draft pick, Boston Fleet PWHL Rookie of the Year.

Half marathon

Half marathon: road race over 21.0975 km (13.1094 miles), half the marathon. Not Olympic; headlined by World Athletics Road Running Championships. Men's record 56:51 (Kejelcha, 2026).