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Athlete

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An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed or endurance. [1]

55 relations: Amateur sports, American football, Association football, Athlete of the Year, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Ballroom dance, Baseball, Basketball, Bo Jackson, Canadian Football League, Damon Allen, Danny Ainge, Decathlon, Deion Sanders, Discus throw, Endurance, Gridiron football, Gustaf V of Sweden, Heptathlon, High jump, Javelin throw, Jim Thorpe, Jock (stereotype), Kazushi Sakuraba, Kazuyuki Fujita, Lacrosse, Lionel Conacher, Long jump, Major League Baseball, Masakatsu Funaki, Massage, Mixed martial arts, Naoya Ogawa, National Football League, Olympic Games, Outdoor enthusiast, Physical strength, Pole vault, Professional sports, Professional wrestling, Ricky Williams, Romanization, Shot put, Sport, Sportswear (activewear), Suresh Joachim, Track and field, Women's sports, 100 metres, 100 metres hurdles, ..., 110 metres hurdles, 1500 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres. Expand index (5 more) »

Amateur sports

Amateur sports are sports in which participants engage largely or entirely without remuneration.

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American football

American football, referred to as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end.

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Association football

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball.

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Athlete of the Year

Athlete of the Year is an award given by various sports organizations for the athlete whom they have determined to be deserving of such recognition.

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Babe Didrikson Zaharias

Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias (June 26, 1911 – September 27, 1956) was an American athlete who achieved a great deal of success in golf, basketball, baseball and track and field.

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Ballroom dance

Ballroom dance is a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world.

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Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two opposing teams who take turns batting and fielding.

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Basketball

Basketball is a team sport played on a rectangular court.

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Bo Jackson

Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson (born November 30, 1962) is a former baseball and American football player.

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Canadian Football League

The Canadian Football League (CFL; Ligue canadienne de football, LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada.

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Damon Allen

Damon Allen (born July 29, 1963) is a former professional quarterback who played in the Canadian Football League.

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Danny Ainge

Daniel Ray Ainge (born March 17, 1959) is an American basketball executive and former professional basketball and baseball player.

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Decathlon

The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events.

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Deion Sanders

Deion Luywnn Sanders Sr. (born August 9, 1967), nicknamed "Primetime", is a former American football and baseball player who works as an analyst for CBS Sports and the NFL Network.

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Discus throw

The discus throw is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors.

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Endurance

Endurance (also related to sufferance, resilience, constitution, fortitude, and hardiness) is the ability of an organism to exert itself and remain active for a long period of time, as well as its ability to resist, withstand, recover from, and have immunity to trauma, wounds, or fatigue.

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Gridiron football

Gridiron football,.

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Gustaf V of Sweden

Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf 16 June 1858 – 29 October 1950) was King of Sweden from 1907 until his death in 1950.

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Heptathlon

A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events.

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High jump

The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it.

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Javelin throw

The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown.

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Jim Thorpe

James Francis Thorpe (Sac and Fox (Sauk): Wa-Tho-Huk, translated as "Bright Path"; May 22 or 28, 1887March 28, 1953) was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist.

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Jock (stereotype)

In the United States and Canada, a jock is a stereotype of an athlete, or someone who is primarily interested in sports and sports culture, and does not take much interest in intellectual culture.

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Kazushi Sakuraba

is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, currently signed to Rizin Fighting Federation.

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Kazuyuki Fujita

is a Japanese professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and a former amateur wrestler.

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Lacrosse

Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball.

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Lionel Conacher

Lionel Pretoria Conacher, MP (May 24, 1900 – May 26, 1954), nicknamed "The Big Train", was a Canadian athlete and politician.

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Long jump

The long jump (historically called the broad jump in the USA) is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point.

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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization, the oldest of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.

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Masakatsu Funaki

is a Japanese actor, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, who has previously wrestled in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi (PWFG), Newborn UWF (UWF), and Wrestle-1 (W-1).

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Massage

Massage is to work and act on the body with pressure.

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Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport that allows striking and grappling, both standing and on the ground, using techniques from other combat sports and martial arts.

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Naoya Ogawa

Naoya Ogawa (小川 直也 Ogawa Naoya; born 31 March 1968) is a Japanese Olympic and world champion judoka, retired professional wrestler, and mixed martial artist.

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National Football League

The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC).

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Olympic Games

The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (Jeux olympiques) are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.

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Outdoor enthusiast

An outdoor enthusiast is a person who enjoys activities in natural and wilderness areas.

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Physical strength

Physical strength is the measure of an animal's exertion of force on physical objects.

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Pole vault

Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long flexible pole (which today is usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to jump over a bar.

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Professional sports

Professional sports, as opposed to amateur sports, are sports in which athletes receive payment for their performance.

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Professional wrestling

Professional wrestling (often shortened to pro wrestling or simply wrestling) is a form of sports entertainment which combines athletics with theatrical performance.

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Ricky Williams

Errick Lynne Williams Jr. (born May 21, 1977) is a former American football running back who played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and one season in the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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Romanization

Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of writing from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so.

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Shot put

The shot put (pronounced) is a track and field event involving "throwing"/"putting" (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy spherical object—the shot—as far as possible.

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Sport

Sport (British English) or sports (American English) includes all forms of competitive physical activity or games which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants, and in some cases, entertainment for spectators.

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Sportswear (activewear)

Sportswear or activewear is clothing, including footwear, worn for sport or physical exercise.

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Suresh Joachim

Suresh Joachim Arulanantham is a Tamil Canadian film actor, producer, and multiple-Guinness World Record holder who has broken more than 60 world records set in several countries in attempts to benefit underprivileged children around the world.

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Track and field

Track and field is a sport which includes athletic contests established on the skills of running, jumping, and throwing.

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Women's sports

Women's sports includes amateur as well as women's professional sports, in all varieties of sports.

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100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions.

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100 metres hurdles

The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles).

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110 metres hurdles

The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-meter hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men.

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1500 metres

The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics.

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200 metres

The 200 metres (also spelled 200 meters) is a sprint running event.

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400 metres

The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a sprinting event in track and field competitions.

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800 metres

The 800 metres, or 800 meters (US spelling), is a common track running event.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athlete

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