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Korbin Albert

Korbin Albert, now Korbin Shrader, American midfielder born 2003 in Grayslake, Illinois; Notre Dame star, PSG from 2023, OL Lyonnes from 2025; USWNT Olympic gold medalist at Paris 2024, assisting the final's winning goal.

Kordell Stewart

Kordell Stewart, nicknamed "Slash," is a former NFL quarterback (Steelers 1995-2002, Bears, Ravens) known for the Miracle at Michigan and a 1997 season with 21 passing and 11 rushing touchdowns.

Korea e-Sports Association

Korea e-Sports Association (KeSPA, 한국e스포츠협회), South Korea's esports governing body founded 2000 under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; regulates player contracts, runs the KeSPA Cup, and fields Asian Games national teams.

Korean martial arts

Korean martial arts (한국 무술): taekwondo, hapkido, taekkyeon, tangsoodo, gumdo. Taekwondo, defined by kicking techniques, is Korea's national martial art, an Olympic medal sport since Sydney 2000, certified by the Kukkiwon and governed internationally by World Taekwondo.

Koren Jelala

Koren Jelala, also listed as Koren Jelila Yal, is an Ethiopian marathon runner born in 1987 who won the 2011 Toronto Waterfront Marathon in a course-record 2:22:43.

Korfball

Korfball (korfbal) is a Dutch mixed-gender ball sport invented in 1902 by Nico Broekhuysen, inspired by a Swedish ringball game; teams of four men and four women shoot into a 3.5 m korf, governed by the IKF since 1933.

Korfball at the World Games

Korfball at the World Games is the korfball competition of The World Games, a mixed-gender Dutch-origin ball sport featured at every edition since 1985, with the Netherlands winning 11 golds.

Korn Ferry Tour

The Korn Ferry Tour, formerly the Ben Hogan, Nike, and Nationwide Tours, is the PGA Tour's developmental circuit; its top 20 players earn PGA Tour cards.

Kornel Pajor

Kornél Pajor (1923–2016), Hungarian speed skater, first and only Hungarian world champion in the sport, 1949 allround world title, 5000 m world record 8:13.5 at Davos, later defected to Sweden.

Kornelia Ender

Kornelia Ender, East German swimmer (born 1958, Plauen), won 8 Olympic medals including 4 golds at Montreal 1976, all in world-record time, and set 23 individual world records; later admitted state doping.

Kornelia Gressler

Kornelia Gressler (Greßler), born 1970, East German butterfly swimmer; 1986 World champion 100m butterfly (59.51) and medley relay gold, 1985 European 100m butterfly champion; not Kornelia Ender.

Koro

Koro is a two-row mancala-style board game of the Dogon people of Mali, with a 2x6 board, four counters per hole, and a reserve hole called the hogon; distinct from the Nigerian Koro people, the Malian town, and the Dogon aduno koro vessel.

Kōrogi Sports Park

Korogi (Kōrogi) Sports Park, Nisshin City, Aichi Prefecture near Nagoya, is a converted baseball facility housing Japan's second international-standard natural-grass cricket ground, built for the 2026 Asian Games and first used at the 2026 T20 World Cup EAP Qualifier.

Korona Kielce

Korona Kielce (Korona S.A.), Polish Ekstraklasa football club from Kielce founded 10 July 1973 by the Iskra–SHL merger; metallic crown emblem, Exbud Arena stadium, 2008 match-fixing demotion, city and Korona 4ever ownership.

KOS-MOS

KOS-MOS (コスモス) is the female battle android mascot of Monolith Soft's Xenosaga RPG series, built by Vector Industries to fight the Gnosis; Episode III reveals her as a vessel of Mary Magdalene's soul.

Kosei Inoue

Kosei Inoue (井上康生), born 1978 in Miyakonojo, Japan, is a judoka who won Olympic gold at Sydney 2000 and three world titles, later Japan head coach and IJF Sport Director.

Koševo City Stadium

Koševo City Stadium (Olimpijski stadion Asim Ferhatović Hase), Sarajevo's largest stadium, built 1947, rebuilt 1981, hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics opening ceremony; home of FK Sarajevo, now awaiting UEFA category 4 reconstruction.

Koshien Stadium (阪神甲子園球場)

Hanshin Koshien Stadium (阪神甲子園球場), opened 1924 in Nishinomiya, Hyogo, is Japan's historic ballpark: home of the Hanshin Tigers and venue of the spring and summer national high school baseball tournaments, capacity 47,359.

Kosovare Asllani

Kosovare Asllani, born 1989 in Kristianstad, Swedish attacking midfielder and captain of London City Lionesses and Sweden; over 200 caps, two World Cup bronzes, two Olympic silvers, ACL injury March 2026.

Kosovo national football team

Kosovo national football team (FFK), UEFA member since 3 May 2016 and FIFA since 13 May 2016; first official match 2014 vs Haiti; record-high 78th FIFA ranking; coached by Franco Foda; lost 2026 World Cup play-off final to Turkey.

Kosta Koufos

Kosta Koufos (Konstantine Demetrios Koufos), born 1989 in Canton, Ohio, is a 7-foot American center; Ohio State one season, 2008 first-round pick (23rd, Utah Jazz), 11 NBA seasons, 686 games, 5.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg, later CSKA Moscow, Olympiacos, and G League Ignite.

Kostas Antetokounmpo

Kostas Antetokounmpo (Κώστας Αντετοκούνμπο), born 1997 in Athens, Greek forward, 2018 draft's 60th pick, 2020 NBA champion with the Lakers, first Greek-born NBA title winner, now with Aris Betsson until 2029.

Kostas Manolas

Kostas Manolas (Κωνσταντίνος Μανωλάς) is a Greek center-back born in 1991, best known for leading AS Roma's defense and scoring the 2018 goal that eliminated Barcelona.

Kostas Tsimikas

Kostas Tsimikas (Κώστας Τσιμίκας), born 1996 in Thessaloniki, Greek left-back; Liverpool FC No.21 since 2020 from Olympiacos; 2022 FA Cup-winning penalty, 2024-25 Premier League, 2025-26 Roma loan.

Kostya Tszyu

Kostya Tszyu (Konstantin Borisovich Tszyu, Константин Борисович Цзю), born 1969 in Serov, Soviet-born Australian boxer; undisputed junior welterweight champion 2001-2005, IBHOF Class of 2011, father of Tim and Nikita Tszyu.

Kosuke Hagino

Kosuke Hagino (萩野 公介) is a retired Japanese swimmer who won four Olympic medals, including 2016 400 m individual medley gold in an Asian record 4:06.05.

Kosuke Kitajima

Kosuke Kitajima (北島 康介) is a Japanese former breaststroke swimmer who won both the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, a consecutive-Games sweep no one else has matched.

Kota Ibushi (飯伏幸太)

Kota Ibushi (飯伏幸太), born 1982, is a Japanese professional wrestler nicknamed The Golden Star; DDT and NJPW star, first IWGP World Heavyweight Champion (2021), now with AEW, recovering from a 2025 broken femur.

Kotaku

Kotaku is an American video game news and opinion website founded in 2004 under Nick Denton's Gawker Media, later G/O Media, and sold to Keleops in July 2025; known for scoops, scoreless reviews, and post-release coverage.

Kotaro Kiyooka

Kotaro Kiyooka (清岡 幸大郎) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler who secured a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics by defeating Iran's Rahman Amouzad in the final.