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Linda Gustavson
Linda Gustavson (Linda Lee Gustavson, later McGuire), American swimmer born 1949 in Santa Cruz, California; won gold, silver, and bronze at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and set world records in the 200 m freestyle and 4x100 m freestyle relay.
Linda Jezek
Linda Jezek (Linda Louise Jezek-Witwer), American backstroke swimmer born 1960 in Palo Alto; 1976 Olympic medley relay silver, 1978 world champion and 200 m backstroke world record holder (2:11.93), 1980 U.S. Olympic team member.
Linda Johnson Blair
Linda Johnson Blair (Linda Marie Johnson-Blair), born 1971 in Fort St. John, British Columbia, is a Canadian long track speed skater who competed at the 1994 Lillehammer (500 m, 26th) and 1998 Nagano Olympics (500 m 13th, 1,000 m 21st). Not the American speed skater Bonnie Blair.
Linda Mackenzie
Linda June MacKenzie, Australian freestyle swimmer born 1983 in Mackay, Queensland; won 4x200m freestyle relay gold at Beijing 2008 in world record 7:44.31; also competed at Athens 2004.
Linda Nosková career statistics
Career statistics of Linda Nosková (born 2004), Czech tennis player, 2026 Wimbledon champion and former junior Roland Garros winner; career-high No. 7, three WTA titles (Monterrey 2025, Berlin 2026, Wimbledon 2026), 2026 record 33-14.
Linda Thom
Linda Thom, Canadian sport shooter born 1943, won the first women's Olympic shooting gold medal, 25m sport pistol at Los Angeles 1984, beating Ruby Fox in a shoot-off; Canada's first Olympic champion since 1968.
Linda Watson
Linda Watson (Linda Margaret Watson, born 1955), Zimbabwean field hockey player, Harare Sports Club; won gold in the first Olympic women's hockey tournament at Moscow 1980, Zimbabwe's first Olympic gold.
Linda Zingerle
Linda Zingerle (born 2002, San Candido, Italy) is an Italian biathlete, daughter of Andreas Zingerle; 2020 Youth Olympic mixed relay gold and pairs relay silver, 2022 junior world relay gold, 2025 European bronze medals.
Lindsay Benko
Lindsay Benko, later Lindsay Benko Mintenko, is an American former swimmer who won Olympic gold in the 4 × 200-meter freestyle relay at Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004.
Lindsay Davenport
Lindsay Davenport, American tennis champion (born 1976, Palos Verdes, CA): three Grand Slam singles titles, 1996 Olympic gold, 55 WTA singles titles, 98 weeks as world No. 1, Hall of Fame 2014, now Tennis Channel analyst and U.S. Billie Jean King Cup captain.
Lindsay Shoop
Lindsay Dare Shoop (born 1981) is an American rower, Olympic gold medalist in the 2008 women's eight, three-time world champion, rowing coach at Virginia and Miami, and NBC rowing analyst.
Lindsay Whalen
Lindsay Whalen (Lindsay Marie Whalen, born 1982, Hutchinson, Minnesota) is a Hall of Fame point guard who won four WNBA titles with the Minnesota Lynx, two Olympic golds, then coached the Gophers 2018-23.
Lindsey Jacobellis
Lindsey Jacobellis (born 1985) is an American snowboard cross racer, five-time Olympian, six-time world champion, and two-time Beijing 2022 gold medalist, famous for her 2006 Torino celebratory-grab fall and 16-year redemption.
Lindsey Vonn
Lindsey Vonn (born 1984) is an American alpine skier, Olympic downhill gold medalist (Vancouver 2010), and record-setting 82-time World Cup winner who retired in 2019, returned in 2024 as the oldest World Cup winner, and crashed at the 2026 Olympics.
Lindy Remigino
Lindy Remigino (1931–2018) was an American sprinter who won the 1952 Helsinki Olympic 100 meters in the closest Olympic sprint finish to that time, edging Jamaica's Herb McKenley, plus relay gold.
Lindy Ruff
Lindy Ruff (born 1960, Warburg, Alberta) is an NHL head coach, fourth all-time in wins (952), coaching Buffalo, Dallas, and New Jersey; Jack Adams winner 2006, 1999 Cup Final with Buffalo.
Line of scrimmage
The line of scrimmage, also called the scrimmage line, is the plane through the ball in gridiron football from which the offense advances and the defense may not cross before the snap.
Lineage II (리니지 II)
Lineage II (리니지 II), also called Lineage 2, is NCSoft's fantasy MMORPG set in Aden, launched in Korea October 2003 and North America April 2004, known for open-world PvP, karma penalties, clans, and castle sieges.
Lineal championship
Lineal championship: boxing's "man who beat the man" title, a notional world championship passed only by in-ring defeat, tracing to 1880s Sullivan; distinct from WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO and Ring belts.
Linebacker
Linebacker (LB), American football defensive position behind the line of scrimmage; roles Mike, Sam, Will in 4-3 and inside/outside in 3-4; defined by Bill George in 1954, transformed by Lawrence Taylor; now split into edge rushers and off-ball linebackers in the nickel era.
Lineman (gridiron football)
Lineman (gridiron football): a player on the forward line, offensive (center, guards, tackles) or defensive (down linemen, ends, tackles). Five-man offensive line, ineligible receivers, zone vs man blocking, ~315 lb NFL average.
Lines of Action
Lines of Action (LOA), Claude Soucie's 1960s connection game published in Sid Sackson's A Gamut of Games: 8×8 board, 12 pieces a side, moves exactly as many squares as pieces on the line, win by connecting all pieces.
Linetta Wilson
Linetta Annice Wilson (born 1967, Pasadena, California) is an American sprinter-hurdler, 1987 NCAA 400m hurdles champion for Nebraska, and 1996 Atlanta Olympic gold medalist in the 4x400 m relay as a heat runner.
Lineup Test Center
Lineup Test Center, Corralejo, Fuerteventura: water sports test center, school, and shop by Line Up Watersports S.L. (founded 2010) offering kite, surf, SUP, wing, and foil rentals with unlimited gear swaps, Naish/F-One/Firewire distribution, and test-and-buy discounts.
Linfield F.C.
Linfield F.C., Belfast football club founded 1886, plays at Windsor Park in the NIFL Premiership. World-record 57 league titles, record 44 Irish Cups, Big Two rivalry with Glentoran, manager David Healy.
Linford Christie
Linford Christie (born 1960, Jamaica) is a British sprinter, Olympic 100m champion at Barcelona 1992 (9.96) and 1993 world champion (9.87), the first European under 10 seconds, later a coach and TV presenter.
Linie 1
Linie 1 (Line 1), also known as Streetcar, is a Stefan Dorra tile-laying board game first published by Goldsieber in 1995, for 2-5 players who build a shared tram network and race trolleys; Spiel des Jahres 1995 recommended list, Deutscher Spiele Preis 2nd place.
Link (The Legend of Zelda)
Link is the recurring hero and player character of Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series, bearer of the Triforce of Courage; most games feature a different incarnation of the character.
Links (golf)
Links (golf): the oldest golf course style, on sandy Scottish coastal linksland from Old English hlinc (ridge); only 92 of Scotland's courses (17%) are true links, and The Open has been played on links since 1860.
Linn Jørum Sulland
Linn Jørum Sulland, Norwegian handball right back (born 1984, Oslo), Olympic champion 2012, world champion 2011 and 2015, European champion 2008 and 2010; 193 caps, 579 goals; Champions League winner with Larvik 2011 and Vipers 2021.