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Lucky Agbonsevbafe (born 12 August 1969) is a former Nigerian footballer. He was a member of the Nigerian team that won the 1st edition of the 1985 Kodak/FIFA U-16 World Championship in China. He was part of the Nigerian U-20 team at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship in Chile and also was part of Nigeria's soccer team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Agbonsevbafe is a Latter-day Saint and was the first Latter-day Saint to represent Nigeria at the Olympics.
Augustine Azuka Okocha, commonly known as Jay-Jay Okocha, is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He won 73 caps for the Nigeria national team between 1993 and 2006, scoring 14 goals, and was a member of three FIFA World Cup squads. He is regarded as one of the greatest football players from Africa.
David Bruce Haight was an American religious leader and an elected official. Haight was the second oldest member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He also served as mayor of Palo Alto, California from 1959 to 1963.
James Esdras Faust was an American religious leader, lawyer, and politician. Faust was Second Counselor in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1995 until his death, an LDS Church apostle for 29 years, and a general authority of the church for 35 years.
Samson Siasia is a Nigerian former professional football striker and the former head coach of the Nigeria national team from 2010 to October 2011. He was reappointed in 2016.
Stephen Okechukwu Keshi was a Nigerian football player and manager.
Godwin Okpara is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was part of the Nigeria national team squads that participated in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, 2000 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Sara Caroline Seger is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder and club captain for FC Rosengård in the Damallsvenskan league. She is the current captain of the Swedish national football team.
The Nigeria national women's football team, nicknamed the Super Falcons, represents Nigeria in international women's football and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The team is by far Africa's most successful international women's football team winning a record eleven Women's Africa Cup of Nations titles, with their most recent title in 2018, after defeating South Africa in the final. The team is also the only women's national team from the Confederation of African Football to have reached the quarterfinals in both the FIFA Women's World Cup and Football at the Summer Olympics.
Raúl Erasto Gutiérrez Jacobo, also known as El Potro, is a Mexican professional football manager and former player. At the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, he coached the Mexico U-17 team to their second title.
Edwin Quayle "Ted" Cannon Jr. was a Utah politician and businessman and was a prominent leader and missionary in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Cannon was among the first missionaries of the LDS Church to preach to black people in West Africa and was part of the first group of missionaries sent to establish official congregations of the church in West Africa.
Janath Russell Cannon was a counselor to Barbara B. Smith in the general presidency of the Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Cannon was also a prominent missionary in the church and was among the first to preach to black people in Africa.
Erik Fisher is a World Cup alpine ski racer with the U.S. Ski Team. From Middleton, Idaho, he primarily competes in the speed events of Downhill and Super G.
Clarence Franklin Robison was a track athlete and coach at Brigham Young University (BYU). As a collegiate runner, Robison competed in the 880, one-mile, and two-mile, setting conference records in the latter two events. Robison put his track career on hold to enlist in the U.S. Navy during World War II and served for three years.
Walter Creed Haymond was an American track and field athlete. He is occasionally cited by leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as an example of the benefits that can result from abiding by the Word of Wisdom, a health code for Latter-day Saints.
Jay Lambert was an American amateur and professional boxer, medical doctor and general surgeon in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was the 1948 U.S Olympic Trials Champion and represented the United States as a heavy weight in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Lambert fought professionally from 1948-1950 before leaving the sport to pursue a career in medicine.
Jack S. Horsley is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic medalist. He represented the United States as a 17-year-old at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he won a bronze medal in the 200-meter backstroke, finishing behind East German Roland Matthes and fellow American Mitch Ivey.
John Hamilton Nunn is an American race walker. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing in 26th place in the men's 20 km event. On January 22, 2012, he qualified to represent the U.S. in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 50km racewalk. In the Olympics, Nunn finished in 42nd place in a personal best time of 4:03:28.
Kelechi Promise Iheanacho is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Leicester City and the Nigeria national team.
Jared Ward is an American long distance runner. He qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics when he placed third in the marathon at the 2016 US Olympic Trials. He finished sixth at the 2016 Olympics.
Marsha Mark-Baird is a track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago, specializing in the heptathlon. She represented her nation Trinidad and Tobago in two editions of the Olympic Games, finishing twenty-second in Sydney and twenty-fifth in Athens with a then national record and her personal best score of 5962 points. Leading up to her Olympic career, Mark-Baird also picked up a silver medal in heptathlon at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games in Maracaibo, Venezuela.