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Letzigrund

Letzigrund (Stadion Letzigrund) is Zurich's multifunctional stadium, opened 2007 on a 1925 site, home to FC Zürich and Grasshopper Club Zürich, venue of Weltklasse Zürich athletics and Switzerland's largest concert venue at over 50,000 capacity.

Leu Tropical Surf School

Leu Tropical Surf School (LTST) is the surf school of the Leu Tropical Surf Team club in Saint-Leu, Réunion, founded 1989, teaching on the Gauche de Saint-Leu inside a shark-risk ZONEX with its Water Patrol; security operations passed to RESSAC in 2025.

Leuris Pupo

Leuris Pupo (Leuris Pupo Requejo), Cuban sport shooter born 1977 in Holguin, specialist in men's 25m rapid fire pistol; Olympic gold London 2012 (first Cuban shooting gold), silver Tokyo 2020, seven Olympics 2000-2024.

Lev Balandin

Lev Nikolayevich Balandin (Лев Николаевич Баландин), 1934-1980, Soviet freestyle swimmer; two-time Olympian (1952, 1956), 1954 European silver medalist, and 4x100 m medley relay world record holder.

Lev Lazarev

Lev Lazarev (Лев Лазарев; born 2009) is a Russian junior figure skater competing as an Individual Neutral Athlete (AIN2); he won JGP Xi'an and Bangkok 2026 with 250.21 and 260.90 points and qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final.

Lev Voronin

Lev Voronin (Лев Геннадиевич Воронин), born 1971 in Astrakhan, Russian right wing handballer; 1996 European and 1997 World champion, 2000 Olympic gold medalist; later coach and general director of the Russian Handball Federation.

Lev Yam

Lev Yam, Hebrew for "heart of the sea," is a water-sports club at the Tel Aviv Marina next to Gordon Beach, teaching sailing, windsurfing, and paddling since the 1980s.

Lev Yashin (Лев Иванович Яшин)

Lev Yashin (Лев Иванович Яшин), the Black Spider, Soviet goalkeeper for Dynamo Moscow 1949–1971; only goalkeeper to win the Ballon d'Or (1963), 1956 Olympic and 1960 European champion, IFFHS Goalkeeper of the Century.

Leva Bates

Leva Bates (b. May 21, 1983, Madisonville, Kentucky), also Blue Pants and The Librarian, American cosplay wrestler; Team 3D Academy trainee, SHIMMER/SHINE tag champion, original AEW women's division signer (2019–2023) with backstage makeup, wardrobe, and PR roles.

Levan Saginashvili

Levan Saginashvili (ლევან საგინაშვილი), the Georgian Hulk, born 1988, is a Georgian superheavyweight armwrestler; multi-time world champion on both arms who beat Devon Larratt 6-0 in 2022 and 4-0 in 2024.

Levan Tediashvili

Levan Tediashvili (ლევან თედიაშვილი), Georgian freestyle wrestler for the USSR; two Olympic golds (1972, 1976), four freestyle world titles, 1973 sambo world champion; died 17 February 2024.

Levanger HK

Levanger HK (Levanger Håndballklubb) is a Norwegian handball club from Levanger, Trøndelag, founded 1990; its women's team plays in 1. divisjon at Trønderhallen after nine Eliteserien seasons (2005-2014).

Levante UD

Levante UD (Levante Unión Deportiva), granota club of Valencia, founded 1909 as Levante FC, merged with Gimnástico in 1939, renamed Levante UD 1941; plays at Estadi Ciutat de València in LaLiga.

Level of detail

Level of detail (LOD) is a 3D rendering technique that swaps in simpler versions of a model as it shrinks on screen, keeping frame rates steady in games and real-time 3D.

Level-5 (株式会社レベルファイブ) (company)

Level-5 (株式会社レベルファイブ, LEVEL5 Inc.) is a Fukuoka-based Japanese game developer founded October 28, 1998 by Akihiro Hino, known for Professor Layton, Inazuma Eleven, Yo-kai Watch, and Ni no Kuni, and as developer of Dragon Quest VIII and IX.

Levente Hegedus

Levente Hegedus (Hegedüs Levente, b. 2004) is a Hungarian ice hockey goaltender from Székesfehérvár; Youth Olympic 3-on-3 gold medalist 2020, USPHL champion, now with FEHA19/Fehérvár AV19 and Hungary's national team.

Levi Ashcroft

Levi Ashcroft (born 2006) is an Australian rules footballer, a father-son pick 5 in the 2024 AFL draft for the Brisbane Lions; son of Marcus, brother of Will; 2025 premiership player and Rising Star nominee.

Levi Colwill

Levi Lemar Samuels Colwill (born 2003, Southampton) is an English left-footed centre-back for Chelsea and England, a Chelsea academy graduate who won the 2023 U21 Euros, the 2025 Conference League and Club World Cup, and returned from an August 2025 ACL injury in May 2026.

Levi Drake Rodriguez

Levi Drake Rodriguez, Minnesota Vikings defensive lineman (#50), 2024 seventh-round pick (232nd) from Texas A&M-Commerce; 2025 NFC Special Teams Player of the Week after a sack and blocked field goal at Detroit.

Levi García

Levi Samuel García (born 1997, Santa Flora) is a Trinidadian forward for Panathinaikos, on loan from Spartak Moscow; former AEK Athens star, 2023 Greek double winner, Trinidad and Tobago international.

Levi's Stadium

Levi's Stadium, aka San Francisco Bay Area Stadium during FIFA events, is the 68,500-seat Santa Clara, California home of the San Francisco 49ers, opened 2014; twice LEED Gold certified, host of Super Bowl 50, Super Bowl LX, and six 2026 World Cup matches.

Levon Aronian (Լևոն Գրիգորի Արոնյան)

Levon Aronian (Լևոն Գրիգորի Արոնյան), born 1982 in Yerevan, is an Armenian-American chess grandmaster, two-time World Cup winner, former world No. 2, and peak 2830 rating, fourth-highest in history; US federation since 2021.

Levon Julfalakyan

Levon Julfalakyan (Լևոն Ջուլֆալաքյան), born 1964 in Gyumri, Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler; 1988 Seoul Olympic lightweight gold for the USSR, 1986 world and European champion, later Armenia's head coach and 2024 UWW Hall of Fame inductee.

Levy Rozman

Levy Rozman, aka GothamChess, American International Master (2018, peak FIDE 2420) and former scholastic coach; runs the most-subscribed chess YouTube channel and wrote the NYT bestseller How to Win at Chess.

Lew Beck

Lew Beck (Lewis William Beck Jr., 1922-1970) was an American basketball guard from Pendleton, Oregon, an Oregon State All-American and 1947 PCC champion who captained the 1948 U.S. Olympic team to basketball gold in London.

Lew Wilson

Lew Wilson, full name Lindsay Edward Wilson, is a New Zealand rower who won gold in the men's eight at the 1972 Munich Olympics and bronze in 1976.

Lewes Street Surf Beach

Lewes Street Surf Beach is a mapped surfing spot on Lewes Street in Fenwick Island, Sussex County, Delaware (OSM node 3373999536), a beginner-friendly beach break in Fenwick Island State Park with year-round waves, water 2–24 °C.

Lewie Coyle

Lewie Coyle, born 1995 in Hull, is an English right-back and Hull City captain. Leeds United youth, Fleetwood Town loans, joined Hull 2020; League One 2020/21 winner, captained 2025/26 play-off promotion to the Premier League.

Lewis Baker (footballer)

Lewis Renard Baker (born 1995, Luton), English midfielder; Chelsea academy player with two senior appearances, KNVB Cup with Vitesse, Stoke City 2022-26, now Bursaspor.

Lewis Bond

Lewis Bond (born 2003) is an NFL wide receiver for the Houston Texans, drafted 204th overall in 2026 out of Boston College, where he set school records with 213 career and 88 single-season receptions.