Athletes who everyone should know

He is a world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay.

American swimmer and the most successful Olympian of all time.

Ran the first sub-4-minute mile.

"King of football". Won the World Cup with Brazil three times.

Scored "the Hand of God" and "Goal of the Century" against England in 1986.

First baseball player to score over 50 homeruns in one season.

The most successful rider in the history of competitive cycling.

Won the Tour de France seven consecutive times before being stripped of all his titles.

Widely regarded as the greatest squash player of all time.

"Balck Spider" regarded by many as the greatest goalkeeper in the history of football.

7 time Super Bowl champion.

Six NBA Finals MVP awards

The greates boxer of all time

Has won 20 Grand Slam men´s singles titles. Shares the record with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

Tied for first in PGA Tour wins and ranks second in men's major championships.

The leading goal scorer, assist producer and point scorer in NHL history

He is the only player to score 100 points in a single NBA game or average more than 40 and 50 points in a season

Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, won two Olympic gold medals in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and played American football, professional baseball, and basketball.

Won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Held the world records in all sprint distances and long jump at the same time.

She has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most by any player in the Open Era.

She holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals by a gymnast, male or female, with 9.

Fastest woman of all time

Won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1988, 1990 and 1991.

Won a total of 29 medals in the Olympics and World Championships between 1991 and 1999, making him the most successful male cross-country skier in history.

He was the dominant technical skier (slalom and giant slalom) in the late 1980s and 1990s.

She is the first woman in history to win ten Winter Olympic medals.

"King of Biathlon"