Sports, games, and recreation

Li Ho Jun

Li Ho Jun (이호준, also Ri Ho-Jun, born 1946) is a North Korean rifle shooter, Olympic gold medalist in small-bore rifle prone at Munich 1972, competitor at three Games 1972-80, later bodyguard to Kim Jong-Il. Not the South Korean taekwondo athlete Jin Ho-Jun.

Li Jingliang (李景亮)

Li Jingliang (李景亮), 'The Leech', Chinese UFC welterweight born 1988 in Tacheng, Xinjiang; first Chinese fighter to win a UFC fight on American soil (2014), record 19-9, Chinese-fighter records of 17 fights, 11 wins, 8 KOs, 7 bonuses.

Li Na (olympedia 90556)

Li Na (李娜, born 1984, Hefei, Anhui) is a Chinese platform diver, Olympedia athlete 90556, who won synchronized platform gold with Sang Xue and 10 m platform silver at Sydney 2000; distinct from the fencer and tennis Li Na.

Li Na (olympedia 90774)

Li Na (李娜), Olympedia ID 90774, Chinese épée fencer born 1981 in Dandong, Liaoning; four-time Olympian, 2000 team bronze, 2012 team gold, 2011 world individual champion; distinct from tennis and diver namesakes.

Li Na (李娜)

Li Na (李娜), born 1982 in Wuhan, Chinese tennis player, first Asian Grand Slam singles champion (2011 French Open, 2014 Australian Open), world No. 2, Hall of Fame 2019, retired 2014.

Li Qishi

Li Qishi (李奇时), Chinese long-track speed skater born 1993 in Jilin; 2014 and 2022 Olympian (1500 m, 1000 m, mass start, team pursuit) and former team sprint world record holder (1:24.65, 2015).

Li Shan

Li Shan (李珊), born 1980 in Tianjin, Chinese volleyball player, opposite setter for Tianjin and China; 5th at Sydney 2000, women's volleyball gold at Athens 2004, 2003 World Cup and World Grand Prix champion, Asian Games golds 2002 and 2006.

Li Shanshan

Li Shanshan (李珊珊), Chinese artistic gymnast born 1992 in Huangshi, Hubei; 2008 Beijing Olympic team gold medalist, 2007 Worlds balance beam silver medalist, retired 2009.

Li Tie (李铁)

Li Tie (李铁), born 1977, Chinese midfielder for Everton and Liaoning, 2002 World Cup player, China head coach 2019-2021; investigated in 2022, confessed to bribery and match-fixing, sentenced to 20 years in 2024 and banned for life in 2026.

Li Ting (olympedia 94200)

Li Ting (李婷), born 1980 in Hubei, Chinese tennis doubles specialist, Olympedia athlete 94200; won women's doubles gold at Athens 2004 with Sun Tiantian, China's first Olympic tennis gold; distinct from the 1987-born diver of the same name.

Li Wenwen

Li Wenwen (李雯雯), born 2000, Chinese super heavyweight weightlifter; double Olympic gold (Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024), world records 148/187/335 kg in +87 kg, nicknamed Big Baby.

Li Xiangning

Li Xiangning (李香凝), Chinese figure skater born 2000 in Qiqihar; 2016 Youth Olympic team gold medalist and 22nd in women's singles at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics.

Li Xiaopeng

Li Xiaopeng (李小鹏), Chinese artistic gymnast born 1981 in Changsha, won four Olympic golds (parallel bars and team, 2000 and 2008) and eight world titles, China's most decorated gymnast.

Li Xiaoshuang

Li Xiaoshuang (李小双), Chinese gymnast born 1973 in Xiantao, Hubei; 1992 Olympic floor gold, 1996 all-around gold, China's first; twin brother Li Dashuang; later businessman and company director.

Li Xiaoxia

Li Xiaoxia (李晓霞), Chinese table tennis player, born 1988 in Anshan, Liaoning; 2012 Olympic singles and team champion, 2013 world champion, career Grand Slam, retired after Rio 2016 team gold.

Li Xuerui

Li Xuerui (李雪芮), Chinese badminton player, born 1991 in Chongqing; 2012 London Olympic women's singles gold medalist, world No. 1 for 119 weeks, retired 2019 after Rio ACL injury.

Li Xueying

Li Xueying (李雪英, born 1990, Henan) is a Chinese weightlifter, 2012 London Olympic champion in the women's 58 kg with an Olympic-record 246 kg total, and 2009 world champion.

Li Yajun

Li Yajun (黎雅君), Chinese weightlifter born 1993 in Huizhou, Guangdong; 2013 world champion at 53 kg, 2018 55 kg snatch world record holder (102 kg, Ashgabat), and 2016 Rio Olympian who did not finish.

Li Yanjun

Li Yanjun (李延军), born 1963 in Liaoning, China, is a former volleyball player who won gold at the 1984 Olympics and later the 1985 World Cup and 1986 World Championship.

Li Yuehong

Li Yuehong (李越宏), born 1989 in Jinan, Chinese 25m rapid fire pistol shooter; 2024 Olympic champion, China's first gold in the event, plus bronze at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 and 2023 world title.

Li Yuwei

Li Yuwei (李玉伟), born 1965 in Shenyang, is a Chinese sport shooter who won gold in the men's 50 m running target at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics with 587 points, plus 1986 world and 1987 Asian titles.

Li Zhesi

Li Zhesi (李哲思), Chinese swimmer from Shenyang, 2009 world champion and former 4x100 medley relay world record holder (3:52.19), 2010 Asian Games 50m freestyle champion, banned two years for EPO in 2013.

Li Zhuhao

Li Zhuhao (李朱濠), born 1999 in Wenzhou, Chinese butterfly swimmer; 2014 Youth Olympic triple gold medalist, 100m fly national record holder 50.96 (2017–2026), now a coach.

Li'b al-'Aqil

Li'b al-'Aqil (Leab el-'Akil, "game of the wise") is an Egyptian two-row mancala game with a 2x6 board and 72 counters, described by Lane in 1836, won at sixty points.

Lia Block

Lia Block is an American racing driver, daughter of Ken Block, youngest-ever ARA champion (2023 O2WD), former Williams F1 Academy driver (2024-25), and in 2026 the first woman to win a U.S. national rally overall at Ojibwe.

Lia Maivia

Lia Maivia (Ofelia Maivia, née Fuataga, also Leah Maivia), Samoan wrestling promoter who ran Polynesian Pro Wrestling in Hawaii 1982–1988, promoted the 1985 A Hot Summer Night supercard, and joined the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2024.

Lia Manoliu

Lia Manoliu, Romanian discus thrower (1932-1998), first track and field athlete at six Olympics (1952-1972); 1968 Mexico City gold with 58.28 m Olympic record, bronzes 1960 and 1964; later President of the Romanian Olympic Committee 1990-1998.

Lia Thomas

Lia Thomas, American swimmer, first openly transgender NCAA Division I champion (500-yard freestyle, 2022, Penn). CAS dismissed her 2024 challenge to World Aquatics' transgender eligibility rules; Penn later modified her records.

Liam Brady

Liam Brady (William Brady, born 1956, Dublin), Irish attacking midfielder; Arsenal 1973-80 (307 apps, 59 goals), Juventus 1980-82 winning two Scudetti, later Sampdoria, Inter, Ascoli, West Ham; 71 Ireland caps; Arsenal academy head from 1996.