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ISSF 10 meter air rifle

ISSF 10 meter air rifle, 10m AR, standing precision air rifle event at 10 m with .177 rifles, 60/40-shot qualifications, decimal 10.9 finals, Olympic since 1984, mixed team since 2018.

İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.

İstanbul Başakşehir FK (İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü), Turkish Süper Lig club founded 2014 from İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor; privately owned, won its first title in 2019-20, plays at the 17,067-seat Fatih Terim Stadium.

Istanbul Park

Istanbul Park (İstanbul Park, TOSFED Istanbul Park) is a 5.338 km counter-clockwise Hermann Tilke-designed F1 circuit in Tuzla, Istanbul, opened 2005, famed for the 640 m multi-apex Turn 8; hosted the Turkish GP 2005–2011 and 2020–2021, returning 2027–2031.

Isthmian League

Isthmian League, English football league founded 8 March 1905 for London-area amateur clubs; its Premier Division is Step 3 (tier 7) of the National League System, with North, South Central, and South East divisions at Step 4, run as one of the Trident Leagues.

Istvan Barany

Istvan Barany was a Hungarian swimmer who won 100 meter freestyle silver at the 1928 Olympics and became the first European to swim that distance in under one minute.

Istvan Barta

István Barta (Berger), Hungarian water polo goalkeeper (1895–1948), 1928 Olympic silver and 1932 Olympic gold medalist, three-time European champion, 50-cap international, breaststroke champion.

István Básti

István Básti is a Hungarian former footballer, born in 1944 in Salgótarján, who won a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics and made over 300 top-division appearances for Salgótarjáni BTC.

Istvan Enekes

Istvan Enekes (István Énekes) was a Hungarian amateur boxer born in Budapest, who won the flyweight gold at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics and won two European amateur championships.

Istvan Gergely

István Gergely (Štefan Gergely), born 1976 in Dunajská Streda, is a Hungarian water polo goalkeeper, two-time Olympic champion (2004, 2008) and 2003 world champion after switching from Slovakia, now executive president of Budapesti Honvéd.

Istvan Hasznos

István Hasznos (1924–1998), Hungarian water polo center from Szolnok; 1952 Helsinki Olympic gold medalist, five-time Hungarian champion with Szolnoki Dózsa, later coach and Damjanich pool director.

Istvan Hevesi

István Hevesi (1931–2018), Hungarian water polo defender; Olympic gold at Melbourne 1956 and bronze at Rome 1960, European champion 1954 and 1958, 73 caps, also a three-time national swimming relay champion.

Istvan Juhasz

Istvan Juhasz (Juhász István, 1945-2024) was a Hungarian midfielder for Ferencváros and Olympic football gold medalist at Mexico City 1968, playing six matches with a ruptured lung; 23 caps, four Hungarian titles, Fairs Cup 1965. Distinct from the 1931-born Olympic boxer of the same name.

Istvan Kausz

Istvan Kausz (Kausz István, 1932–2020), Hungarian épée fencer and physician; Olympic team épée gold at Tokyo 1964 and 1959 world team champion, later Olympic sports doctor.

Istvan Korosi

István Kőrösi (1915–2005) was a Hungarian freestyle swimmer who won bronze in the 100 meter at the 1938 European Championships in London and held a 4 × 100 meter relay world record.

Istvan Kovacs

Istvan Kovacs (Kovács István, born 1970, Budapest), nicknamed Ko-Ko, Hungarian boxer; flyweight bronze 1992 and bantamweight gold 1996 Olympics, WBO featherweight world champion 2001, later WBO Vice-President and IBA Secretary General.

Istvan Kozma

Istvan Kozma (1939–1970), nicknamed Pici, Hungarian Greco-Roman heavyweight wrestler, two-time Olympic champion (Tokyo 1964, Mexico City 1968), three-time world champion, only Hungarian wrestler with two Olympic golds; died in a traffic accident.

Istvan Majoros

Istvan Majoros (István Majoros, born 1974, Budapest) is a Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler, 2004 Athens Olympic champion at 55 kg, 2000 European champion, 2005 world bronze medalist, later a national coach.

Istvan Molnar

István Molnár (Štefan Fazekaš), 1913–1983, Hungarian water polo player from Galanta; 1936 Berlin Olympic gold medalist, 1938 European champion, Ferencváros and Vasas league winner, later Népstadion announcer.

Istvan Mona

Istvan Mona (1940–2010) was a Hungarian modern pentathlete and épée fencer who won Olympic team gold in 1968 and four world team titles alongside András Balczó and Ferenc Török.

István Osztrics

István Osztrics (Osztriga), Hungarian épée fencer born 1949 in Budapest; 1972 Munich Olympic team épée gold, 1978 world team champion, 1976 Montreal fourth in individual and team; later a dentist in Heidenheim, Germany as Dr. Stephan Ostritsch.

Istvan Pelle

Istvan Pelle (István Pelle), Hungarian artistic gymnast (1907-1986), double Olympic champion at Los Angeles 1932 in floor exercise and pommel horse, 1930 world horizontal bar champion, later emigrated to Argentina.

Istvan Peni

Istvan Peni (Péni István Márton, born 1997, Budapest) is a Hungarian rifle shooter for UTE, three-time Olympian, 2023 world champion in 300 m standard rifle, and three-time European champion in air rifle and 50 m three positions.

Istvan Rozsavolgyi

István Rózsavölgyi (1929-2012), Hungarian middle-distance runner of the Honvéd club and Iglói pupil; set seven world records (1000m, 1500m, 2000m, relays) and won 1500m bronze at the 1960 Rome Olympics.

Istvan Sarkozi

Istvan Sarkozi (Sárközi István, 1947-1992) was a Hungarian right winger who won football gold at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and starred for MTK Budapest; his 1992 train death remains unexplained.

Istvan Szivos, Jr.

Istvan Szivos, Jr. (István Szívós, Jr., Léc), Hungarian water polo center forward, 1948-2019; won Olympic gold 1976 plus silver and two bronzes, 308 caps, world and European champion, ISHOF 1996, son of Istvan Sr., father of Marton.

Istvan Szivos, Sr.

Istvan Szivos, Sr. (id. Szívós István, 1920–1992), Hungarian water polo center; Olympic gold 1952 and 1956, silver 1948, 1954 European champion; father of István Jr. and grandfather of Márton; ISHOF 1997.

Istvan Szondy

Istvan Szondy (1925–2017) was a Hungarian modern pentathlete who won team gold and individual bronze at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics and later coached the US and West German teams.

Istvan Vaskuti

István Vaskuti (born 1955, Debrecen) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist, 1980 Moscow Olympic champion in C2 500 m with László Foltán, nine-time world champion, and ICF Vice President 2008–2016.

ISU Challenger Series

The ISU Challenger Series is a circuit of up to ten international senior figure skating competitions run by the International Skating Union, introduced in the 2014/15 season to prepare skaters for the ISU Championships.

ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating

ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, formerly the ISU Champions Series, founded 1995: six senior events in six countries over six weeks, October to December, leading to the Grand Prix Final for the top six per discipline.