Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a Swedish soccer player who plays as a striker for Serie A club A.C. Milan. He is known for being one of the greatest strikers of his generation and has won 31 trophies so far in his career. Zlatan was born in Malmo, Sweden, and began playing football at the age of six after earning his first... read full bio
Zion Williamson is an American professional basketball player who has played small forward and power forward positions for the New Orleans Pelicans of the NBA. Williamson was born in Salisbury, North Carolina and while growing up he played basketball as well as soccer and football. By the time he was 9, he started waking up at 5 a.m. every day... read full bio
Zinedine Zidane is a French former professional football player who has played as attacking midfielder. Zidane is currently the manager of the La Liga club Real Madrid and he is known for being one of the greatest players of all time. Zidane was born in Marseille, France, and he began his career playing for youth clubs such as AS Foresta,... read full bio
Zdeno Chara is a Slovakian professional ice hockey defenseman and current captain for the Boston Bruins of the NHL. Chara was born in Trencin, Czechoslovakia, and he began his career playing for teams in Czechoslovakia which include Dukla Trencin, and HC Sparta Praha before being drafted in the NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders and then playing with... read full bio
Zaza Pachulia is a professional basketball player, who was selected by the Orlando Magic in the NBA Draft. He has since played with the Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks. When he joined the Milwaukee Bucks once again, he recorded 22 points and 21 rebounds in a game against the Nets, and his 21 rebounds included 18 offensive rebounds, which marked... read full bio
15-time world champion and two-time Ultimate Waterman Zane Schweitzer enjoys a busy and meaningful life. He's had the good fortune to compete and tour all around the world. Schweitzer began competing internationally at the young age of 11 and hasn't stopped since. By this point, he has traveled extensively over the world. His journals follow him around wherever he goes. Schweitzer... read full bio
Zack Wheeler is an American baseball right-handed pitcher that was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in 2009. He was the first round pick, being sixth overall in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. He committed to the major league foregoing his commitment to play for Chipola College. In 2010, he played for the Augusta Greenjackets, the Single-A affiliate to... read full bio
Zack Greinke is a professional starting pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of MLB. He was drafted by the Royals in after being named the Gatorade National Player of the Year his senior year of high school. He appeared in the MLB All-Star Game, led the major leagues in earned run average, and won the American League Cy Young Award, while... read full bio
Zachary Randolph is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball at Michigan State University and was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers. Randolph was selected for his first NBA All Star Game in . Randolph was named to the All-NBA Third Team for the first time in his career.... read full bio
Zach Lund is an American skeleton racer. He won two bronze medals at the FIBT World Championships. He finished #1 in World Cup standings. Lund qualified for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He finished in fifth place overall in the Skeleton race. In many circles, Lund is given credit as the man who popularized the sport and made many children... read full bio
Zach Johnson is an American professional golfer who has 11 victories on the PGA Tour, including one major championship, the 2007 Masters. At the 2014 U.S. Open, Johnson had a hole in one on the 172 yard par-3 9th hole. It was the 44th hole in one in U.S. Open history, and just the second at Pinehurst No. 2. Johnson... read full bio
Zach Ertz is an American football tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. Ertz was born in Orange, California, and he began his career playing high school football and basketball at Monte Vista High School where he was named to the All-East Bay Athletic League first team. Ertz went on to play college football at Stanford University where... read full bio
Yvan Cournoyer is a former Canadien ice hockey player who played in the NHL for 16 years. He played as a right winger professionally with the Montreal Canadiends. He was nicknamed "The Roadrunner" due to his small size and blazing speed which he says is due to having longer blades on his ice skates. He became captain of the Canadiens... read full bio
Yu Darvish is a Japanese starting pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball. Darvish pitched in the Beijing Olympics as well as the World Baseball Classic as a member of the Japanese national team. He was considered by many to be the best pitcher in Japanese professional baseball prior to his arrival in Major League Baseball. Darvish finished... read full bio
Yolanda Griffith is an American professional basketball hall of fame player. A Former WNBA MVP, she is considered one of the greatest rebounders and defensive players in the history of Women's Basketball. Griffith has been involved in coaching at the Division I collegiate level. Griffith was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame's class on her first year of... read full bio
The Jamaicans rise has seen his name continually in the headlines. Blake claimed gold as a key member of the Jamaica relay squad which, for the second straight time at a global showpiece, broke the world record. Blake is the second fastest man ever at both the 100m and 200m having clocked three of the fastest 11 runs ever over... read full bio
Yoenis Cspedesis a professional baseball outfielder of Major League Baseball. Cespedes for the A's at his usual position of center field, but was later moved to left field upon the return of veteran center fielder Coco Crisp. Cespedes had hit his first walk-off home run on June 21 against the Los Angeles Dodgers with the final score of 41,... read full bio
Yasiel Puig is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder. Puig played for the Cuban national baseball team. He was selected by Baseball America to their annual All-Rookie team". Puig enjoyed a breakout season in the Cuban National Series, with a .330 batting average, 17 home runs, 47 runs batted in and 78 runs scored in 327 at-bats. Puig had 27 hits... read full bio
Yanic Perreault is a former professional hockey player who played in the NHL for thirteen seasons. He played as a Center for the Phoenix Coyotes, the Montreal Canadiens, the Nashville Predators, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Chicago Blackhawks. He is considered one of the best face-off men in NHL history and has earned many awards including 5 QMJHL awards,... read full bio
Yana Klochkova is a swimmer, who has won five Olympic medals in her career, with four of them being gold. She is Master of Sports, World Class and the only multi gold medal holder. Her gold medals came in the 200 meter individual medley and the 400 meter individual medley at the Summer Olympics; her silver medal came in the... read full bio
