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Leo Klein Gebbink
Leo Klein Gebbink, Dutch field hockey player (born 1968, Zelhem), SV Kampong; 34 caps, 6 goals; fourth at Barcelona 1992 and Olympic gold medalist with the Netherlands men's team at Atlanta 1996; husband of Jeannette Lewin.
Leo Komarov
Leo Komarov (Leonid Aleksandrovitš Komarov), Finnish ice hockey forward born 1987 in Narva, Estonia; NHL 491 games with Toronto and Islanders, Olympic gold 2022 and bronze 2014, two KHL Gagarin Cups; unsigned as of October 2026.
Leo Linkovesi
Leo Linkovesi (Leo Ensio Linkovesi, Leksa), Finnish speed skater, 1947–2006. First official World Sprint champion (Eskilstuna 1972) and 500 m world record holder (38.0, Davos, 8 January 1972); sixth in the 500 m at Sapporo 1972.
Leo Margets
Leo Margets (Leonor Margets), Spanish poker pro from Barcelona and Winamax Team Pro member; 2021 WSOP bracelet winner ($1,500 The Closer) and 2025 WSOP Main Event 7th-place finisher, the first woman at that final table since 1995.
Leo Nielsen
Leo Nielsen (Carl Leo Holger Nielsen, 1909-1968), Danish road cyclist, Hillerod CK; Olympic team road race gold 1928 and silver 1932; distinct from footballer Leo Thorvald Nielsen and swimmer Benny Leo Nielsen.
Leo Pinto
Leo Pinto (Leo Hillary Knowles Pinto, 1914-2010), Indian field hockey goalkeeper born in Nairobi; won 1948 London Olympic gold, missed 1936 through concussion, later a 1972 selector.
Leo Randolph
Leo Randolph (Leonard Randolph, born 1958) is an American boxer, 1976 Olympic flyweight gold medalist and WBA super bantamweight champion from May to August 1980, retired at 17-2.
Leo Saca
Leo Saca (Leonard Saca, born 2007, Ialoveni, Moldova) is a Moldovan left-footed centre-back formed at La Masia, UEFA Youth League winner 2024/25 with Barcelona, now at CFR Cluj and a Moldova senior international.
Léo Santa Cruz
Léo Santa Cruz (Leodegario Santa Cruz, "El Terremoto", born 1988) is a Mexican-American boxer from Los Angeles who won world titles at bantamweight, super bantamweight, featherweight, and super featherweight; record 38-2-1, 19 KOs.
Leo Sexton
Leo Sexton (1909–1968), American shot putter, won 1932 Los Angeles Olympic gold at 16.005 m and set a 16.16 m world record on 27 August 1932 before František Douda broke it.
Leo Shahar (ליאו אורן שחר)
Leo Shahar (ליאו אורן שחר), born 2007, English right-back from the Wolves academy, Newcastle United since 2023, one senior appearance (2026 Champions League vs Qarabağ), on loan at FC Arouca for 2026/27.
Leo Visser
Leo Visser (Leendert Visser), Dutch long-track speed skater born 1966 in Haastrecht; four Olympic medals at Calgary 1988 and Albertville 1992, 1989 European and World allround champion, 3000 m and 5000 m world record holder in 1987, later KLM pilot.
Leobendorf
Leobendorf: name of two football clubs, the German Sportverein Leobendorf (founded 1971, Laufen, Bavaria, multi-sport, 1,097 members) and the Austrian SV Leobendorf (founded 1933, Lower Austria, Regionalliga Ost).
Leon Avdullahu
Leon Avdullahu, born 2004 in Solothurn, is a Swiss-born defensive midfielder who came through FC Basel, won the 2024/25 Swiss double, joined TSG Hoffenheim in 2025, and plays internationally for Kosovo after 22 Swiss youth caps.
Leon Bailey
Leon Patrick Bailey Butler, Jamaican right winger born 1997 in Kingston; played for Genk, Bayer Leverkusen, Aston Villa (Europa League 2025-26 winner), Roma loan, then Olympiacos; 41 Jamaica caps.
Leon Balogun
Leon Balogun, German-Nigerian centre-back (born 1988), not the US striker Folarin Balogun; played for Mainz, Brighton, two Rangers spells (2021 title, 2022 Scottish Cup, Europa League final), QPR, Aris Limassol; 36 Nigeria caps, 2018 World Cup.
Leon De Lathouwer
Leon De Lathouwer (1929-2008), Belgian road cyclist, fourth in the 1948 Olympic road race and team gold medalist at London; professional 1952-1959, twice winner of Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen; never received his Olympic gold medal.
Leon Draisaitl
Leon Draisaitl, German NHL center born 1995 in Cologne, Edmonton Oilers, drafted 3rd overall 2014; first German Art Ross, Hart, and Ted Lindsay winner (2020), highest-scoring German in NHL history.
Leon Edwards
Leon Edwards, Jamaican-born British MMA fighter nicknamed "Rocky", UFC welterweight champion 2022-2024, won the title by head-kick KO of Kamaru Usman at UFC 278, defended twice, lost the belt to Belal Muhammad at UFC 304, trains in Birmingham.
Leon Flameng
Leon Flameng (Marie Léon Flameng, 1877–1917), French track cyclist; won 1896 Olympic 100 km gold, 10,000 m silver, sprint bronze; later WWI sergeant-pilot killed when his parachute failed.
Leon Goretzka
Leon Goretzka (Leon Christoph Goretzka) is a German midfielder who won seven Bundesliga titles and the 2020 Champions League with Bayern Munich before joining Aston Villa in 2026.
Léon Huybrechts
Léon Huybrechts (1876–1956), Belgian Olympic sailor, four-time Olympian 1908–1928; silvers in the 6-metre class 1908 and 1920, gold in the 1924 Olympic monotype; first sailor medaled at two Games.
Leon Jakirović
Leon Jakirović, Croatian centre-back born 2008 in Požega, son of Sergej Jakirović; Dinamo Zagreb to Inter Milan U23 in January 2026 for €2.5 million plus bonuses; left-footed, 1.91 m, Croatia youth international also eligible for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Léon Marchand
Léon Marchand (born 2002, Toulouse) is a French swimmer, quadruple 2024 Olympic champion, world-record holder in the 400 m and 200 m individual medley, coached by Bob Bowman at ASU and Texas.
Leon Meredith
Leon Meredith (Lewis Leon Meredith, 1882-1930), British track and road cyclist; seven-time amateur motor-paced world champion (1904-1913), 1908 Olympic team pursuit gold medalist, 1912 team road time trial silver medalist, and British roller skating champion 1911-1912.
Leon Osman
Leon Osman (born 1981, Billinge), English midfielder and Everton academy product, 1998 FA Youth Cup winner, 388 Everton appearances and 54 goals, two England caps 2012-13.
Leon Pyrgos
Leon Pyrgos (Λεωνίδας Πύργος, born 1874 or 1871, Mantinea) was a Greek fencer who won the masters foil at the 1896 Athens Olympics, beating France's Joanni Perronet 3–1, the first Greek modern Olympic champion.
Leon Quaglia
Léon Quaglia (Léonhard Giotti Quaglia, 1896–1961), French speed skater and ice hockey player from Chamonix; 19-time French skating champion, three-time Olympian, 1924 European hockey gold medalist, and 1928 one-hour world record holder.
Leon Rose
Leon Rose, American basketball executive and former CAA superagent for LeBron James and Allen Iverson, has been New York Knicks president since March 2, 2020, rebuilding the franchise through the Brunson signing and Anunoby, Bridges, and Towns trades to the 2026 NBA title.
Leon Rotman
Leon Rotman (born 22 July 1934, Bucharest) is a Romanian sprint canoeist, first Romanian to win two Olympic golds at one Games: C-1 1000 m and 10,000 m at Melbourne 1956, plus C-1 1000 m bronze at Rome 1960.