Male Athletes
Male athletes, both of the professional and amateur persuasion, including olympic athletes, baseball pros, football players, soccer players and more.
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Jake Shields (born January 9, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who is currently fighting in the welterweight division of the UFC. He is the last Rumble on the Rock 175 lb (79 kg) champion. He is the first and last Elite XC Welterweight Champion. He is also the former Shooto Middleweight Champion and is the former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion. He has trained extensively with Cesar Gracie, and is a member of the "scrap pack" which includes fellow Cesar Gracie students Dave Terrell, Nick Diaz, Nate Diaz and Gilbert Melendez. Since his last loss to Akira Kikuchi he has had 14 consecutive wins in 5 years. Shields is currently fighting at Welterweight for the Ulti…
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This is a topic, about the most recent MotoGP World Champion. A rising star, the spanish rider, Marc Marquez. You're very welcome to join if you'd like. To post things, ask questions, or say anything about him. Name: Marc Márquez Alentà Date of Birth: 17th of February of 1993 Place of Birth: Cervera, Spain Mother's name: Julia Marquez Father's name: Roser Marquez Brother's name: Alex Marquez (also a MotoGP rider, in the Moto3 class) Height: 1,68 Weight: 59kg -------------- Work: MotoGP rider Bike number: 93 Curent team: Repsol Honda Team Achivements: 2010 125cc World Champion 2012 Moto2 World Champion 2013 MotoGP World Champion Youngest ever t…
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Wally Szczerbiak (Click for full NBA.com profile) National Basketball Association (NBA) player Forward for the Minnesota Timberwolves DOB: 5 March 1977, Madrid Spain HT: 6'7" / 2.01m WT: 240 lbs / 110 kg Grew up in Long Island, NY Graduated from Miami University (Ohio, USA); 1999 A six-year NBA veteran, Wally has been a mainstay of the new-look Timberwolves, who made their first NBA Western Conference Finals in franchise history in Spring 2004. Whether as a starter or the first off the bench, Wally's contributions are always notable and vital to the team's success. Wally's work was rewarded in 2002, when he inked a 6-year extension to his contract, worth over $62 …
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Nelson Evora was born on 20/04/1984 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast but relocated to Portugal when he was five. He weights 70 kg and measures 1,85 m. Nelson Evora competed in the triple jump in the 2004 Athens Olympics, without progressing from his pool, then finished sixth at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He finished fourth in the triple jump final and sixth in the long jump final at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg, while setting a Portuguese triple jump record of 17.23 metres during the qualification. At the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships Nelson Evora finished in fifth place. Evora became the triple jump World champion at the 200…
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Arda Turan (born 30 January 1987) is a Turkish footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid in La Liga and the Turkish national team, as a left winger. At the age of 21, prior to the 2009–10 season, he was made the captain of Galatasaray. He is mostly known for his ball control, dribbling skills, and vision. Arda has 71 senior national caps and 14 goals for Turkey and following a successful UEFA Euro 2008 campaign, he was ranked eighth in a selection of the 100 Best Young Football Players in the World piece published by Spanish magazine Don Balón in July 2008.
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Evan Michael Longoria[1][2] (born October 7, 1985) is a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays. Formerly, Longoria was a star infielder for the Long Beach State University baseball team, the 2005 Cape Cod League MVP, and the 2006 Big West Co-Player of the Year. He made his major league debut for the Rays in 2008, and was named to the American League team for the 2008 MLB All Star Game. Longoria was also named the 2008 American League Rookie of the Year on November 10.[3] He was also an All-American Wrestling Champion at Long Beach State University. High-school baseball careerBorn in Downey, California, Longoria graduated from St. John Bosco High School…
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Júlio César Soares de Espíndola (born 3 September 1979), commonly known as simply Júlio César (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒuʎu ˈsezaɾ]), is aBrazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Queens Park Rangers in the Championship. He also represents the Brazilian national team, having won 75 international caps, and appeared at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He spent seven years at Italian club Internazionale, where he won five Scudetti, the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League and the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup. He was awarded the Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year title in both 2009 and 2010,and was nominated for the 2009 Ballon d'Or, where he was voted into 21st place.
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Diego Armando Maradona Franco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo maɾaˈðona], born 30 October 1960) is an Argentine football coach as well as a manager and former player. Many experts, football critics, former players, current players and football fans consider Maradona as the best football player of all time. He was joint FIFA Player of the 20th Century with Pelé. He is the only footballer to set world-record contract fees twice, firstly when transferring to Barcelona for a then world record £5m, and secondly, when transferred to Napoli for another record fee £6.9m. During his professional club career Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona,Napoli, …
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Harold "Harry" Kewell /ˈkjuː.əl/ (born 22 September 1978) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Melbourne Heart in the A-League. Internationally he has received 58 caps, and scored 17 goals, while playing for the Australian national team. A winger, also capable of playing as an attacking midfielder and as a second striker, he is often regarded within the media as "Australia's finest football export", despite his career being blighted with injury. Kewell scored a goal against Croatia which took Australia through to the knockout stages of the 2006 World Cup, the Australian national team's secondWorld Cup. He is a member of the Executive Committee of…
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Height: 6' 0" (183cm) Waist: 32" (81cm) Shoes: 10.5 Hair: Blonde Eyes: Blue Suit: 42" Shirt: 16" Inseam: 32"
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From Wikipedia: Tomáš Verner (help·info) (born June 3, 1986 in Písek) is a Czech figure skater. He is a five-time Czech national champion and 2007 European silver medalist.
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Actually I noticed him the first time this Handball EM and I think he's absolutely sweet. If somebody finds other pictures of him, I would love him to post them here! Bo Spellerberg Date of birth: 24/07/1979 Place of birth: Copenhagen Nationality: Denmark Height: 192 cm Role: normaly middle-back or middle-left Team: KIF Kolding Number: 8 while playing for Kolding and 13 while playing for the national team of Denmark
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Roberto Durán Samaniego (born June 16, 1951) is a retired professional boxer from Panama of Mexican and Panamanian descent, widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time. A versatile brawler in the ring, he was nicknamed "Manos de Piedra" (or "Hands of Stone") during his career. In 2002, he was chosen by The Ring to be the 5th greatest fighter of the last 80 years. , Bert Sugar rates him as the 8th greatest fighter of all-time and many consider him the greatest lightweight of all time. He held world titles at four different weights - lightweight (1972–79), welterweight (1980), junior middleweight (1983–84) and middleweight (1989). He was the second boxer to ha…
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Urijah Christopher Faber (born May 14, 1979) is a mixed martial arts fighter currently fighting as a featherweight in the World Extreme Cagefighting organization. Faber won the WEC featherweight championship at WEC 19 on March 17, 2006 and held the title for over two years until his loss to Mike Brown at WEC 36 on November 5, 2008. Currently Faber is ranked the #4 featherweight in the world by Sherdog. Faber is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu purple belt under Fabio "Pateta" Prado, who is a 3rd degree black belt under Moises Muradi. Early life Born in Isla Vista, California (near the University of California, Santa Barbara), Faber was raised in Sacramento. Faber attended Lincol…
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Tony Gonzalez Birthdate: February 27, 1976 Height: 6-4 or 6-5 in some bios Weight: 251 Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA Years Pro: 7 College: California Ethnic Background: Hispanic, African American, Indian, Jamaican, and Cape Verdian TIGHT END - 6-4 - 248 CALIFORNIA DRAFT (No. 1 - 1997) GP/GS: (79/63) PLAYOFFS: (1/0) His Older Brother - Chris Gonzalez (appeared on the Oxygen channel for Mr. Romance) Height: 6-3 He's an aspiring fire fighter
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Vitor Vieira Belfort (born April 1, 1977) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Belfort was born in Rio de Janeiro and studied jiu-jitsu with the Gracie family, namely Carlson Gracie. He received a black belt under Carlson. He currently trains out of Xtreme Couture and is now fighting in the middleweight division. Belfort is considered to be one of the top-ten middleweights in the world according to multiple MMA publications. MMA career At the age of 19, Belfort came to the United States to compete. In his first sanctioned mixed martial arts match, an event called Superbrawl in Hawaii, his opponent was Jon Hess, who the young Brazi…
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Jens Johnnie Pulver (born December 6, 1974) is an American retired mixed martial artist (MMA). He was the first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight champion and was a coach on the The Ultimate Fighter 5 reality show, which aired on Spike TV. He was formerly signed as a featherweight with World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), which is owned by Zuffa (the parent company of the UFC). Pulver holds notable wins over BJ Penn, Caol Uno, Rob Emerson and Joe Stevenson. He is one of two men to defeat BJ Penn at lightweight, the other being current #1 LW in the world Frank Edgar Early life The son of a licensed horse jockey, Jens Pulver grew up in Maple Valley, Washingt…
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Derrick Rose Basketball player Derrick Martell Rose is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association. Born: October 4, 1988 (age 26), Chicago, Illinois, United States Height: 1.91 m Weight: 86 kg Current team: Chicago Bulls (#1 / Point guard) Parents: Brenda Rose Salary: 18.86 million USD (2015)
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Namn: Carl Linus Thörnblad (people just call him Linus) Born 1985-03-06 Family: Mom Susanne, Dad Claes, Girlfriend Isabella. Currently Lives: Limhamn Born & raised: Eastern part of Lund Height: 180cm Shoe size: 44 Sport: High jump Club: MAI Trainer: Stanislaw Szczyrba Manager: Daniel Wessfeldt and Stina Funke Mental trainer: Mats E Persson Massuese: Torbjörn Mortensson
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Another fighter I want! Mauricio Milani Rua (born November 25, 1981) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Nicknamed Shogun, Rua was the winner of the PRIDE Fighting Championship's 2005 Middleweight (205 lb) Grand Prix. He holds notable wins over Lyoto Machida, Chuck Liddell, Mark Coleman, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Alistair Overeem (on two occasions), Ricardo Arona and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. He received a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Nino Schembri. He is currently ranked as the #1 Light Heavyweight fighter in the world by Sherdog.com. He became famous for …
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Ricardo Arona (born July 17, 1978 in Niteroi, Brazil) is a Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter and PRIDE FC Middleweight Grand Prix finalist. He has competed in PRIDE Fighting Championships and RINGS in his mixed martial arts career. He is a member of Brazilian Top Team. Abu Dhabi and RINGS Ricardo Arona's popularity came from competing in the Abu Dhabi Combat Club submission wrestling competitions, where he won an open weight tournament as well as the 92 kg (202 pound) tournament. Arona is the only competitor in Abu Dhabi to have won a championship and to be undefeated so far. ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship. Soon after Abu Dhabi Combat Club, Arona joine…
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Timothy Deane Sylvia (born March 5, 1976) is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and former Ultimate Fighting Championship Heavyweight Champion. He trains as a member of the Miletich Fighting Systems (MFS) camp and is part of their MFSE (Miletich Fighting System Elite) group. He presently fights for Adrenaline MMA (previously known as M-1 Global). Martial arts background Sylvia joined a karate school as a child, and began wrestling in high school. After graduation, he worked construction, community gardening, hanging sheet rock, a bouncer for Shane Reids bar, and painting houses. He was playing semi-pro football when he became interested in MMA, a…
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