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Ivan Pedroso

Iván Pedroso (Iván Lázaro Pedroso Soler), Cuban long jumper born 1972; 2000 Olympic champion, four outdoor and five indoor world titles, personal best 8.71 m; later coach of Yulimar Rojas and other elite jumpers in Spain.

Ivan Perišić

Ivan Perišić, Croatian footballer born 1989 in Split; winger and wing-back for Sochaux, Club Brugge, Dortmund, Wolfsburg, Inter, Bayern, Tottenham, PSV; 162 caps, 40 goals for Croatia, 2018 World Cup finalist.

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Ivan Piddubny

Ivan Piddubny (Іван Піддубний, 1871–1949) was a Ukrainian professional wrestler and circus strongman, six-time world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling, billed as the "Champion of champions".

Ivan Putski

Ivan Putski (Józef Bednarski, born 1941, Kraków) is a Polish-American professional wrestler, "Polish Power," WWF World Tag Team Champion with Tito Santana in 1979, 1978 World's Strongest Man competitor, and 1995 WWE Hall of Fame inductee.

Ivan Rakitić

Ivan Rakitić, Croatian central midfielder born 1988 in Möhlin, Switzerland; starred for Sevilla and Barcelona (2015 Champions League, four La Liga titles), reached the 2018 World Cup final with Croatia (106 caps), retired July 2025, now Hajduk Split technical director.

Iván Rodríguez

Iván "Pudge" Rodríguez (born 1971) is a Puerto Rican Hall of Fame catcher (Class of 2017, first ballot, 76.0%). Record 2,427 games caught, 13 Gold Gloves, 14 All-Star selections, 1999 AL MVP, 2003 World Series champion with the Marlins.

Ivan Šaponjić (Иван Шапоњић)

Ivan Šaponjić (Иван Шапоњић), born 1997 in Nova Varoš, Serbian striker; Partizan and Benfica B graduate signed by Atlético Madrid in 2019, later Cádiz, Slovan Bratislava, Turkish clubs, and Diósgyőri VTK.

Ivan Telegin

Ivan Telegin (Иван Телегин), Russian forward born 1992 in Novokuznetsk; 2010 Thrashers draft pick, KHL CSKA/Avangard, 2018 Olympic gold, Gagarin Cup winner, three world bronzes; retired 2024, later Yugra sledge hockey sport director.

Ivan Toney

Ivan Toney (born 1996, Northampton) is an English centre-forward for Al-Ahli and England. Record 31-goal Championship season with Brentford, 2024 betting ban, Euro 2024 and 2026 World Cup squads, famed no-look penalties.

Ivan Tregubov

Ivan Sergeyevich Tregubov (Иван Сергеевич Трегубов), Soviet ice hockey defenseman (1930-1992), CSKA Moscow, 1956 Olympic and world champion, best defenseman at 1958 and 1961 Worlds, partner of Nikolai Sologubov.

Ivan Udodov

Ivan Udodov (Иван Васильевич Удодов, 1924–1981), Soviet bantamweight weightlifter; Buchenwald survivor who won the 1952 Helsinki Olympic 56 kg gold with a 315.0 kg total, the USSR's first Olympic weightlifting title.

Ivan Yarygin

Ivan Yarygin (Иван Ярыгин), Soviet heavyweight freestyle wrestler, two-time Olympic champion (1972, 1976), 1973 world champion, later USSR head coach and Russian federation president; namesake of the Krasnoyarsk Yarygin Grand Prix.

Ivan Yedeshko

Ivan Yedeshko (Иван Иванович Едешко, 1945–2026), Soviet basketball point guard from Belarus; threw the "golden pass" to Aleksandr Belov in the 1972 Munich Olympic final won 51:50, ending the US streak of seven basketball golds; eight-time USSR champion with CSKA and 1982 world champion coach.

Iván Zamorano

Iván Zamorano (Iván Luis Zamorano Zamora, 'Bam Bam'), Chilean centre-forward born 1967; starred for Real Madrid (101 goals, 1994-95 Pichichi) and Inter, where he wore the famous 1+8 shirt after ceding No. 9 to Ronaldo.

Ivanie Blondin

Ivanie Blondin (born 1990, Ottawa) is a Canadian long track speed skater, four-time Olympic medallist with team pursuit gold and mass start silver at Beijing 2022 and Milano Cortina 2026, and a 17-time World Single Distances medallist.

Ivanka Hristova

Ivanka Hristova (Ivanka Marinova Hristova, Bulgarian: Иванка Христова), Bulgarian shot putter (1941-2022). Olympic gold Montreal 1976 (21.16 m), bronze Munich 1972; set world records 21.87 and 21.89 m in July 1976.

Ivano Brugnetti

Ivano Brugnetti, born 1976 in Milan, is an Italian race walker who won Olympic gold in the 20 km walk at the 2004 Athens Games.

Ivans Bugajenkovs

Ivans Bugajenkovs (Иван Васильевич Бугаенков, born 1938) is a Latvian volleyball player who won Olympic gold with the USSR at Tokyo 1964 and Mexico City 1968, plus world and European titles, later coaching Iran and entering the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2009.

Ivans Klementjevs

Ivans Klementjevs (Ivan Ilyich Klementyev), born 1960, Latvian sprint canoeist; Olympic C1 1000 m champion 1988 for USSR, silver 1992 and 1996 for Latvia; seven-time world champion; later Saeima deputy.

Ivar Ballangrud

Ivar Ballangrud (Ivar Eugen Ballangrud, born Eriksen, 1904–1969), Norwegian speed skater; four Olympic golds and seven medals, world champion 1926, 1932, 1936, 1938, five world records at 3,000–10,000 m.

Ivar Eriksen

Ivar Eriksen (Alf Ivar Eriksen), Norwegian speed skater born 1942 in Hamar; 1968 Olympic 1,500 m silver shared with Ard Schenk, four-time 1,000 m world record holder and first under 1:20.0.

Ivar Formo

Ivar Formo (1951–2006), Norwegian cross-country skier and orienteer for Lyn, Oslo. Won 50 km gold at Innsbruck 1976, 15 km bronze at Sapporo 1972, two relay silvers, first unofficial World Cup 1973/74, FIS cross-country committee chairman 1983–86; drowned in Nordmarka 2006.

Ivar Johansson

Ivar Valentin Johansson (1903-1979), Swedish wrestler, IK Björnen Norrköping. Won three Olympic wrestling golds (1932 freestyle middleweight, 1932 Greco-Roman welterweight, 1936 Greco-Roman middleweight) and nine European titles; never wrestled at Worlds.