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Hillary Step
Hillary Step: near-vertical ~12 m rock face at about 8,790 m on Everest's Southeast Ridge between South Summit and summit; first climbed by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953; the route's only technical crux, altered by the 2015 earthquake.
Hillbilly Jim
Hillbilly Jim (James Morris, born 1952, Scottsville, Kentucky) is a 6'7" American wrestler, WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018, billed from Mudlick, Kentucky, famed for his overalls gimmick, Hulk Hogan alliance, and SiriusXM's Moonshine Matinee.
Hilliard Lyle
Hilliard Lyle (1879-1931), Canadian lacrosse player with the Winnipeg Shamrocks; won gold at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, served as a colonel in France in World War I, later ran a store in Beaverlodge, Alberta.
Hillsborough disaster
Hillsborough disaster: fatal human crush on 15 April 1989 at the FA Cup semi-final Liverpool v Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield; 97 died, 2016 inquests found unlawful killing, led to all-seater stadiums and the Hillsborough Law.
Hillsborough Stadium
Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield home of Sheffield Wednesday since 1899; 1966 World Cup venue; site of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster (97 deaths) that led to the Taylor Report and all-seater stadiums.
Hilltop Park
Hilltop Park, officially American League Park, was the all-wood 1903-1912 Manhattan ballpark of the New York Highlanders, the Yankees' first home, leased from the New York Institute for the Blind and demolished in 1914.
Hima Das
Hima Das (born 2000), the Dhing Express, is an Indian sprinter from Assam; 2018 World U20 400m champion (51.46 s), Indian 400m national record holder at 50.79 s, and 2018 Asian Games relay gold medallist.
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium
The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, also called the HPCA or Dharamshala Cricket Stadium, is a cricket ground in Dharamshala, India, set at 1,457 meters against the Himalayas.
Himalaya
Himalaya (Marchands d'Empire) is a 2004 Tilsit board game by Régis Bonnessée, nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2005. Three to four players secretly program six yak-caravan actions per round, collect five goods, and win via religious, political, and economic influence.
Himari Suzuki
Himari Suzuki (鈴木日毬, born 2004) is a Japanese ice hockey defenseman for Kawasemi Daishin Ladies who won gold with Japan in girls' ice hockey at the 2020 Lausanne Winter Youth Olympics; distinct from a same-named 800m runner born 2010.
Himitsu no AiPri
Himitsu no AiPri (ひみつのアイプリ) is a 2024 Takara Tomy Arts arcade card rhythm game in the Pretty Series, paired with Aipri Verse, with a TV anime from April 2024 and successor Onegai Aipri.
Hina Shimomukai
Hina Shimomukai (下向 雛), Japanese ice hockey forward born 2004; won gold at Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympics with a semi-final hat trick, later committed to the University of Vermont.
Hinari Asanuma
Hinari Asanuma (浅沼妃莉), Japanese snowboarder born 2002 in Iwate; won girls' big air gold at the 2020 Lausanne Winter Youth Olympics with 172.50 points and placed 7th in big air at the 2023 Bakuriani Worlds.
Hindolo Mustapha
Hindolo Mustapha (Hindolo Thomas Eric Mustapha, born 2006, Lambeth) is a Sierra Leonean attacking midfielder at Notts County on loan from Crystal Palace; 3 caps, 1 goal for Sierra Leone, first scoring in a 2024 AFCON qualifier.
Hines Ward
Hines Ward, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver 1998-2011, franchise-record 1,000 catches, 12,083 yards, 85 touchdowns, Super Bowl XL MVP, two-time champion, later coach.
Hinkelien Schreuder
Hinkelien Schreuder, Dutch swimmer born 1984 in Goor, Olympic 4x100 m freestyle relay gold (Beijing 2008) and silver (London 2012), short course 100 m medley world record holder 57.74, later chair of the Dutch Dopingautoriteit.
Hinrich Romeike
Hinrich Romeike (born 1963, Hamburg), German eventing rider and dentist, won individual and team eventing gold at the 2008 Hong Kong Olympics on the Holsteiner Marius; also 2006 world team champion.
Hippie trail
Hippie trail: overland route from London or Amsterdam via Istanbul, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan to India and Nepal, used by hundreds of thousands of young Western travellers from the mid-1960s until 1979, when the Iranian Revolution and Soviet invasion of Afghanistan closed it.
Hippodrome
Hippodrome (Greek hippodromos, horse + course): ancient Greek and Roman oval track for horse and chariot races with tiered seating; Roman counterpart the circus; modern sense covers equestrian arenas and theaters, e.g. Hippodrome of Constantinople.
Hippodrome of Constantinople
Hippodrome of Constantinople: Byzantine chariot-racing circus begun under Septimius Severus and completed by Constantine I by 330 AD, modeled on Rome's Circus Maximus, home of the Blues and Greens factions and the Nika Revolt of 532.
Hippology
Hippology is the study of the horse (Greek hippo + ology), best known as a 4-H youth contest with four phases: written and slide exam, identification stations, horse judging, and team problem solving.
Hippolyt Kempf
Hippolyt Marcel Kempf, Swiss Nordic combined skier born 1965 in Lucerne; Olympic individual gold and team silver at Calgary 1988, team bronze 1994; first Swiss Olympic champion in Nordic combined; later Swiss-Ski Nordic sports head.
Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Hiram Bithorn Stadium (Estadio Hiram Bithorn), opened 1962 in Hato Rey, San Juan, Puerto Rico, is the island's largest ballpark, named for the first Puerto Rican MLB player, host to the Expos, four World Baseball Classics, and 49 MLB games.
Hiram Mier
Hiram Mier (Hiram Ricardo Mier Alanís, born 1989, Monterrey) is a Mexican retired centre-back, Olympic gold medalist at London 2012, formerly of Monterrey, Querétaro, and Chivas.
Hiro Matsuda
Hiro Matsuda (ヒロ・マツダ), ring name of Yasuhiro Kojima (1937–1999), Japanese pro wrestler and trainer; first Japanese NWA singles champion (Junior Heavyweight, 1964), trained Hulk Hogan, Lex Luger, and Ron Simmons; WWE Hall of Fame 2018.
Hirohama Surfing School
Hirohama Surfing School is a beginner-rated beach break surf spot at Hirohama Beach, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan (35.3035, 139.5526). A-frame waves; best January, February, and October; summer waves 0.5–1.2 m; hazards include rip currents and crowds.
Hiroki Kikuta (菊田裕樹)
Hiroki Kikuta (菊田裕樹), born 1962 in Aichi, is a Japanese composer and game designer who scored Secret of Mana (1993) and Seiken Densetsu 3 for Square, founded Sacnoth, and produced Koudelka; distinct from other Kikuta namesakes.
Hiroki Sakai (酒井宏樹)
Hiroki Sakai (酒井宏樹), born 1990, is a Japanese right back for Auckland FC whose career spans Kashiwa Reysol, Hannover 96, Marseille (184 matches), Urawa Red Diamonds, and 74 Japan caps.
Hiroko Sakai
Hiroko Sakai (坂井寛子), born 1978 in Fukui, is a Japanese softball pitcher who won bronze at Athens 2004 and gold at Beijing 2008, plus 2002 Busan Asian Games gold.
Hiromi Itoh
Hiromi Itoh (伊藤大海), born 1997 in Hokkaido, is a left-batting, right-throwing pitcher for the NPB's Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and Japan's national team, winning baseball gold at Tokyo 2020 and pitching in the 2023 and 2026 World Baseball Classics.