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  • Sports Info Solutions , , and . A company that was part of the growth of analytics in baseball in the early 2000s and now provides data to MLB, NFL, and NBA teams. They run The Fielding Bible Awards, which has been given out to the best defensive players in baseball annually since 2006. The stat Defensive Runs Saved has been used to evaluate players for 20+ years and a similar stat, Total Points is part of the football analytics vernacular.

American football

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Archery

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Association football (soccer)

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Women's football (soccer)

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Athletics

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  • Carlie Weiser -sources and and . She holds the national record for Shot Put and is a six time gold medalist - a perfect high school record. Heading to Texas A&M after high school.
  • Cheap Marathon, an annual road running event held in Derry, New Hampshire and and . This race is encyclopaedic because it is USATF certified and ranked as one of the best Boston Qualifiers available.
  • Ho Chi Minh City International Marathon, an annual road running event held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and . One of the largest road running events held in Vietnam.

Athletes who represented a country

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  • Colby Eddowes I am writing to disclose a conflict of interest, as I am Colby Eddowes. I am currently ranked 4th all-time in Australian history in the 110m hurdles and 5th all-time for the 60m hurdles and 2nd for the indoor heptathlon. I am also a 2-time NCAA All-American in the decathlon & heptathlon for Arkansas State Athletics, where I set multiple school and conference records and became one of the most decorated and dominant athletes in ASTATE track history. I have represented Australia at the 2019 Oceania Championships, selected for the 2021 Australian World U20 Championship team (wasn't sent due to COVID), the 2021 World University Games (held in 2023), and the 2025 World University Games, where in the most recent edition, I became the fastest and highest-placed men's sprint hurdler in the games’ history for Australia. I am also one of the only athletes in the Australian top 10 without a dedicated biographical article, and due to my conflict of interest, I can not create the page myself. However, if an independent editor is looking for a notable sports project, my career has been covered by many reliable sources. including: (World Athletics Profile, TFRRS Profile, Track Athletes AU Profile, Personal Instagram, ASTATE Athletics Profile)
  • Rosa Collins-Okah She won the women's triple jump at the 1995 All-Africa Games with a 13.80 m personal best,[1] and was a former African and Nigerian triple jump record holder.[2] She later served as Second Vice President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria.[3] She has a World Athletics profile and has received substantial coverage in independent Nigerian media, including The Guardian Nigeria.[4]
  • Armando Hart (athlete) - Also known as Jaime Barragan. Former international track and field sprinter for Mexico, author, and life/performance coach. 1996 Olympic Qualifier for Mexico in the 100m and 200m dashes. 2-time Mexican National Champion in the 100m (1994, 1995). Silver medalist at the Ibero-American Games (100m) and Bronze medalist at the Pan American Games (4x100m) in Mar del Plata. Performance trainer on Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist Misty May-Treanor's "Dream in Gold" team during her 2012 London Olympics campaign. Author of "The Hart Method" and "Life in Motion - The Art of Participation," establishing a holistic life philosophy based on the 8 conditions of optimum physical movement. Subject of mainstream national media attention (Newsweek) following a viral video detailing his parenting philosophy prioritizing literature over early childhood screen time. Sources: https://newsweek.com , https://lbpost.com , https://latimes.com Databases: https://worldathletics.org , https://athleticspodium.com

Australian rules football

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Auto racing

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See § Motor sports

Badminton

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Bandy

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Competitions and seasons

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People

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  • Sam Peebles , , and . This is encyclopaedic because Sam Peebles is emerging as a top contributor for MLB. He has already created the Braves Dugout podcast that has ranked as the #1 sports podcast on Goodpods, as well as a finalist for the Best of Bay award. He also has had hundreds of thousands of reads on his writing for SportsTalkATL and Tomahawk Take in just his first half year contributing for them. He is also a member of the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA), and makes regular appearances on ESPN Northwest Florida.
  • Natalie Armatage (rugby)-sources and and

Baseball

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Basketball

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Bodybuilding

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Boxing

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See § Martial arts and boxing

Canoe and kayak

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Canoe manufacturers

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Kayak manufacturers

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Canoeists and Kayakers

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Dragon Boat Racing

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Chess

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Climbing

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Climbers

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  • Sven DeRoch – Detroit Native, International Mountain Climber and Trekker. Is 1 in 8 people to complete the famous Hayduke trail, Is the Founder and Leader of the International trekking Group Intensity Trekker. Is attempting to be the first person to lead an expedition threw the whole 4500 km of the Great Himalayan Trail.Also on a record breaking Triple crown hiking trip in the States. ,
  • Ricky Munday-sourced and