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Leonid Shcherbakov
Leonid Shcherbakov (Леонид Михайлович Щербаков, 1927–2004), Soviet triple jumper: Olympic silver 1952, European champion 1950 and 1954, world record 16.23 m in 1953, personal best 16.46 m, later coach of Pedro Pérez.
Leonid Spirin
Leonid Spirin (Леонид Васильевич Спирин, 1932–1982), Soviet race walker for Metalurg Moskva; first Olympic 20 km walk champion (Melbourne 1956, 1:31:27.4) in the only walking medal sweep, with 15 and 20 km world records.
Leonid Taranenko
Leonid Taranenko, born 1956 in Belarus, is a weightlifter who won Olympic gold for the Soviet Union in 1980 and silver for the Unified Team in 1992.
Leonid Volkov
Leonid Ivanovich Volkov (Леонид Иванович Волков), Soviet ice hockey forward (1934–1995), 1964 Innsbruck Olympic gold medalist, World and European champion 1964–1965, seven-time USSR champion with CSKA Moskva; distinct from the politician Leonid Volkov born 1980.
Leonid Voloshin
Leonid Voloshin (Леонид Анатольевич Волошин), born 1966, Russian long and triple jumper; 1988 and 1992 Olympian, world silver medalist 1991 and 1993, 1990 European champion, 17.77 m world indoor record (1994).
Leonid Zhabotinsky
Leonid Ivanovych Zhabotinsky (Леонід Іванович Жаботинський), Soviet heavyweight weightlifter born in Ukraine, two-time Olympic champion (Tokyo 1964, Mexico City 1968, +90 kg, 572.5 kg each), who dethroned Yury Vlasov and set 19 world records between 1963 and 1974.
Leônidas (footballer, born 1913)
Leônidas da Silva, the Diamante Negro (Black Diamond), Brazilian centre forward born 6 September 1913, died 24 January 2004; 1938 World Cup top scorer with 7 goals, São Paulo FC star 1942-1950, credited with the bicycle kick.
Leonidas Sampanis
Leonidas Sampanis, also spelled Sabanis, is a Greek weightlifter born in Albania in 1971 who won Olympic silver at Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000 and world titles in 1995 and 1998.
Leonie Bottcher
Leonie Böttcher (born 2004) is a German ice hockey defenseman, ECC Preussen Berlin, who won the first German gold of Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympics in women's Mixed NOC 3-on-3 with Team Yellow; a same-name SCC Berlin sprinter was born 2005.
Leonie Felk
Leonie Felk (born 2004), German barebow archer for SV Kadeltshofen; holds the European barebow women's team 50 m record (1612 points, 2023, with Stephanie Felk and Diana Wiesner) and won German barebow youth titles.
Leonie Taylor
Leonie Taylor (Lenora Josephine Taylor, 1870-1936), American archer of the Cincinnati Archers; won gold in the women's team round at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, sister of Olympian Mabel Taylor.
Leontien Zijlaard van Moorsel
Leontien Zijlaard van Moorsel, also Leontien van Moorsel, Dutch cyclist born 1970 in Boekel; four Olympic golds including three at Sydney 2000, multiple road and track world titles, 46.065 km hour record, comeback from anorexia.
Leotar
FK Leotar, also known as Fudbalski klub "Leotar" Trebinje, is a Bosnian football club founded in 1925 in Trebinje, first champion of the unified Premijer Liga BiH in 2002/03.
LeQuint Allen
LeQuint Allen Jr. (born 2004) is an NFL running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars, drafted 236th overall in 2025. Syracuse record-holder for receptions by a running back (119) with 2,359 career rushing yards.
Leri Khabelovi
Leri Khabelovi (ლერი•ხაბელოვი), Georgian freestyle heavyweight wrestler born 1964 in Tbilisi; 1992 Olympic gold for the Unified Team, 1988 silver, five-time world champion, Georgian NOC president since 2012.
Lerida
Lerida (Catalan Lleida): Spanish football identity of UE Lleida, founded 1939, two La Liga seasons (1950-51, 1993-94), Segunda champion 1993, dissolved 2011, continued as Lleida Esportiu and Lleida CF.
Leroy Burrell
Leroy Burrell (born 1967), American sprinter and coach; twice 100m world record holder (9.90 in 1991, 9.85 in 1994), 1992 Olympic 4x100m relay gold medalist, later University of Houston head coach.
Leroy Fer
Leroy Johan Fer, born 1990 in Zoetermeer, Netherlands, is a Dutch defensive midfielder who played for Feyenoord, FC Twente, and English clubs, and scored the Netherlands' opening goal against Chile at the 2014 World Cup.
Leroy Lita
Leroy Lita (Leroy Halirou Bohari Lita), born 1984 in Kinshasa, English striker for Bristol City, Reading, Middlesbrough, Swansea; England U21; now Sunderland U21 assistant manager.
Leroy Sané
Leroy Aziz Sané, German winger born 1996 in Essen; played for Schalke 04, Manchester City (PFA Young Player 2017/18), and Bayern Munich, now at Galatasaray under a 2025–2028 contract; 80 Germany caps.
Les batisseurs
Les Bâtisseurs (The Builders) is Frédéric Henry's Bombyx card game series (Moyen-Âge 2013, Antiquité 2015): 2-4 players, 30 minutes, worker placement and building construction for victory points; distinct from Jim Deacove's cooperative children's game of the same name.
Les Boardman
Les Boardman (Leslie Boardman, 1889-1975), Australian swimmer of the Sydney Swimming Club; won 1912 Stockholm Olympic gold in the 4x200 m freestyle relay for Australasia with world-record times, replacing Bill Longworth on the third leg.
Les Ferdinand
Les Ferdinand (born 1966), known as Sir Les, English centre-forward for QPR, Newcastle, and Tottenham; 149 Premier League goals in 351 games, PFA Player of the Year 1995-96, 17 England caps, later QPR director of football.
Les Laing
Les Laing (Leslie Alphonso Laing, 1925-2021), Jamaican sprinter; Olympic gold in 4x400 m relay at Helsinki 1952 in world record 3:03.9; also 1948 Olympian and CAC Games medalist.
Les Lane
Les Lane (Lester Everett Lane, 1932-1973), American basketball player, 1960 Olympic gold medalist with the USA, later coach of Mexico's fifth-place 1968 Olympic team; distinct from swimmer Fred Lane.
Les Miles
Les Miles, nicknamed "The Mad Hatter," is an American college football coach who led LSU to a 2007 BCS National Championship and later coached at Oklahoma State and Kansas.
Les Pendus
Les Pendus is a traditional French alignment board game in which two players place three pieces each on a 3x3 grid, then move them to form a row.
Les poilus
Les poilus (The Grizzled) is a 2015 cooperative card game by Fabien Riffaud, Juan Rodriguez and illustrator Tignous, in which 2-5 French WWI soldiers survive trench hardships together through limited communication and mutual support.
Les Trois Vallées
Les Trois Vallées, also known as Les 3 Vallées, is a lift-linked ski area in Savoie, France, described as the world's largest connected ski area.
LeSean McCoy
LeSean McCoy, "Shady", former NFL running back (Eagles, Bills, Chiefs, Buccaneers, 2009-2020); 11,102 rushing yards, 6 Pro Bowls, 2 first-team All-Pro, 2013 rushing leader, 2 Super Bowl titles, retired as Eagles career rushing leader.