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Ivo Ferriani

Ivo Ferriani (born 1960) is an Italian sports administrator, former Olympic bobsledder (1988 Calgary), IBSF president 2010-2026, IOC member and Executive Board member 2016-2026, and AIOWF/WOF president 2020-2026.

Ivo Karlović

Ivo Karlović is a retired Croatian tennis player, born in Zagreb in 1979, whose record 13,728 career aces and 6'11" frame made him the tallest player on the ATP Tour.

Ivo Stefanoni

Ivo Stefanoni (born 5 June 1936, Mandello del Lario) is an Italian rowing coxswain of Canottieri Moto Guzzi; Olympic gold in the coxed four at Melbourne 1956, bronze at Rome 1960, sixth in the eights at Tokyo 1964.

Ivor Sharpe

Ivor Sharpe (Ivan Gordon Sharpe, 1889-1968), English amateur footballer and journalist; won gold with Great Britain in football at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, later edited the Athletic News and commentated FA Cup Finals for BBC radio.

Ivory (wrestler)

Ivory (Lisa Mary Moretti, born 1961), also Tina Ferrari in GLOW, American retired professional wrestler; three-time WWE Women's Champion 1999-2005, Right to Censor member, 2018 WWE Hall of Fame inductee.

Ivory Coast national football team

Ivory Coast national football team, Les Éléphants, CIV, men's team of Côte d'Ivoire run by the FIF. Three-time AFCON champions (1992, 2015, 2023); World Cup appearances 2006, 2010, 2014, 2026, all ending in group-stage or round-of-32 exits.

Ivory Crockett

Ivory Crockett (born 1948), American sprinter from Hall, Tennessee; Southern Illinois University star and AAU 100-yard champion 1969 and 1970; set the still-standing 100-yard dash world record of 9.0 seconds on May 11, 1974 in Knoxville.

Ivy Lowman

Ivy Lowman, British track and field athlete of the early 1920s, high jumper and 440-yard sprinter; third at the 1922 Women's World Games high jump (1.42 m), winner at Monte Carlo 1923 (1.4732 m), bronze at the 1924 Women's Olympiad.

Ivy Nile

Ivy Nile (Emily Andzulis, born 1992, Knoxville, Tennessee) is an American WWE Raw wrestler nicknamed The Pitbull, first female Titan Games champion, Diamond Mine and American Made member, known for the Diamond Chain Lock dragon sleeper.

IW (game engine)

IW engine (Infinity Ward engine), proprietary game engine behind the Call of Duty series; based on id Tech 3, first used in Call of Duty 2 (2005), now a unified 'Call of Duty Engine' (IW 9.0) shared by Infinity Ward, Treyarch, and Sledgehammer Games.

Iwan Morgan

Iwan Thomas Morgan (born 2006) is a Welsh striker for Grimsby Town, formerly Swansea academy and Brentford B (25 goals in 42 games in 2024/25), loaned to Shrewsbury in 2026.

Iwan Thomas

Iwan Thomas (born 1974) is a British former 400m sprinter, Olympic 4x400m relay silver medallist at Atlanta 1996, retrospective 1997 world champion, 1998 European and Commonwealth champion, and British record holder at 44.36.

IWAS World Games

The IWAS World Games are a multisport competition for athletes with physical impairments, organized by IWAS from 2004 and continued under World Abilitysport since 2023.

IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship (IWGPグローバルヘビー級王座)

IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship (IWGPグローバルヘビー級王座), NJPW secondary men's heavyweight title created December 11, 2023 to replace the IWGP US Championship; David Finlay inaugural champion, Gabe Kidd current two-time champion.

IWGP Heavyweight Championship (IWGPヘビー級王座)

IWGP Heavyweight Championship (IWGPヘビー級王座), NJPW's men's world heavyweight title, established June 12, 1987 with Antonio Inoki as first champion, unified into the IWGP World title in 2021 and reactivated in 2026; current champion Yota Tsuji.

IWGP Intercontinental Championship

IWGP Intercontinental Championship (IWGPインターコンチネンタル王座), NJPW secondary men's singles title 2011-2026. Inaugural champion MVP; unified into IWGP World Heavyweight 2021; retired January 6, 2026 by final champion Yota Tsuji.

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship

The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling title owned by New Japan Pro-Wrestling, contested among junior heavyweights under 100 kg (220 lb) since 1986.

IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship

IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship (IWGP USヘビー級王座), a secondary NJPW men's heavyweight wrestling title established May 12, 2017; Kenny Omega first champion, Will Ospreay final champion, succeeded by the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship.

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship (IWGP世界ヘビー級王座), NJPW's top title 2021-2026, created by unifying the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championships; Kota Ibushi inaugural champion, 15 champions, deactivated January 2026 when Yota Tsuji revived the IWGP Heavyweight title as its 87th champion.

Iwo Baraniewski

Iwo "Rudy" Baraniewski, Polish UFC light heavyweight born 1998 in Warsaw, judo black belt, Contender Series graduate. 9-1 pro record with 7 KO/TKO wins; first loss a split decision to Alonzo Menifield at UFC 331, September 2026.

Iyana Martín

Iyana Martín Carrión (born 2006, Oviedo) is a Spanish point guard for Spar Girona, 2026 WNBA draft No. 7 pick of the Portland Fire, 2023 U19 World Cup MVP, EuroBasket 2025 silver medalist, and 2026 World Cup bronze medalist.

Iyengar Yoga

Iyengar Yoga, a Hatha-derived style created by B.K.S. Iyengar, emphasizes precise postural alignment, longer pose holds, and props like blocks and straps; it is among the most-studied yoga styles in randomized trials.

Iyo Sky

Iyo Sky (Masami Odate), formerly Io Shirai, Japanese WWE wrestler, The Genius of the Sky. Stardom's first holder of all five titles; WWE Women's Champion 2023, two-time Women's World Champion, 2026 Queen of the Ring.

Izabela Dragneva

Izabela Dragneva (Изабела Драгнева), Bulgarian weightlifter born 1971 in Varna; seven-time European champion. Won the first Olympic women's weightlifting gold at Sydney 2000 (190.0 kg) but was disqualified for furosemide; placed 5th at Athens 2004.

Iztok Cop

Iztok Čop, born 1972 in Kranj, is a Slovenian rower who competed at six Olympics, winning gold in the 2000 double sculls with Luka Špik, Slovenia's first Olympic gold, plus silver and two bronzes.

Iztok Puc

Iztok Puc (Iztok Puc), Slovenian handball left back (1966–2011); only handball player at three Olympics for three teams, winning bronze 1988 for Yugoslavia, gold 1996 for Croatia, eighth 2000 for Slovenia.

Izumi Maki

Izumi Maki (真木 和, later Yamaoka) was a Japanese long-distance runner who finished 12th in the marathon at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and set an Asian record at 20,000 m.

Izzi Dame

Izzi Dame (Franki Strefling, born 1999) is an American WWE NXT wrestler, former Eastern Michigan volleyball player, member of The Culling, and former NXT Women's North American Champion (January to March 2026).

Izzy Brown

Izzy Brown (Isaiah Jay Brown, born 1997) is an English former footballer, attacking midfielder; second-youngest Premier League debutant (West Brom, 2013), Chelsea academy UEFA Youth League captain, Huddersfield promotion winner, retired 2023 aged 26 through injury.

Iþrotta og olympiusamband islands

Íþrótta- og Ólympíusamband Íslands (ÍSÍ), the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland, founded 1912, IOC-recognized 1935; umbrella body of 33 federations and Iceland's NOC.