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2 Best known outside of polo. Toggle Best known outside of polo subsection. 2.1 Aristocracy, Heirs. 2.2 Royalty. 3 References. Toggle the table of contents. List of ...
Aleksandr Kabanov; Hrvoje Kačić; Anatoly Kartashov; Tamás Kásás; Giorgos Katsaounis; Gábor Kis; Gergely Kiss; Ben Kniest; Bronwen Knox; Emma Knox; Koos Köhler
Ignacio "Nacho" Figueras Bermejo (Spanish: [iɣˈnasjo fiˈɣeɾas βeɾˈmexo], born March 4, 1977) is an Argentine polo player and model with a 6-goal handicap. [1] Dubbed the "David Beckham of polo", [2] Figueras is considered to be the most famous polo player in the world. He currently co-owns and plays for Black Watch Polo Team.
The list of the most famous athletes in the world is dominated by footballers, and no athlete is more famous than one particular Real Madrid player.
After analyzing 600 of the biggest sportsmen and women in the world, ESPN determined the most famous of them all.
Eleven male athletes won four or more Olympic medals in water polo. Among them, seven were members of the Hungary men's national water polo team . Dezső Gyarmati is the first and only athlete (man or woman) to win five Olympic medals in water polo (three gold, one silver and one bronze).
Polo is among those contested at the Summer Olympic Games, and was held five times between 1900 and 1936. Equine events began at the Olympics in 1900, when competitions in polo and other equestrian events (considered by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to be separate sports) were held. [1] [2]
Below we take a closer look at the 20 most famous athletes, which includes eight soccer players, four tennis players, three basketball stars, and three golfers. You can see the entire list in ESPN ...