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Athletes Born in the 1980s

The 1980s generation: 154 athletes across world sport.

Bradley Wiggins, Cycling

Bradley Wiggins

8 Olympic Medals

Dave Chisnall, Darts

26 PDC Pro Tour Titles

Ronaldinho, Football

299 Total Career Goals

Steven Gerrard, Football

190 Total Club Goals

Xavi, Football

Randy Orton, Wrestling

14 World Championship Reigns

Venus Williams, Tennis

49 Career Singles Titles

Martin Truex Jr, NASCAR

Martin Truex Jr

34 NASCAR Cup Series Wins

Yao Ming, Basketball

9,247 Points

Denny Hamlin, NASCAR

64 NASCAR Cup Series Wins

Iker Casillas, Football

Multiple Major trophies won

Georges St-Pierre, UFC

Georges St-Pierre

8 Wins by Knockout

MS Dhoni, Cricket

Fernando Alonso, F1

Fernando Alonso

32 Formula 1 Wins

Roger Federer, Tennis

103 Career Singles Titles

Serena Williams, Tennis

Serena Williams

23 Grand Slam Singles Titles

Zlatan Ibrahimović, Football

Zlatan Ibrahimović

573 Total Career Goals

Holly Holm, UFC

15 wins, 7 losses Professional MMA record

Alberto Contador, Cycling

Alberto Contador

3 Vuelta a España Wins

Kenenisa Bekele, Marathon

Kenenisa Bekele

5 Gold, 1 Bronze World Championships

Levon Aronian, Chess

2724 (June 2026) FIDE Rating

Shaun Murphy, Snooker

13 Ranking Titles

Dwyane Wade, Basketball

23,165 Points

Danica Patrick, NASCAR

Kaká, Football

237 Total Career Goals

Tony Parker, Basketball

19,473 Points

Cain Velasquez, UFC

12 Wins by Knockout

Ian Thorpe, Swimming

5 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze Olympic Medals

LA Knight, Wrestling

Multiple Total Championships

Dani Alves, Football

Frank Ribery, Football

177 Total Goals

James Wade, Darts

11 Major Titles

Johnathan Thurston, AFL/NRL

Johnathan Thurston

923 Total Goals

Mark Selby, Snooker

4 titles World Championships

Mo Farah, Athletics

4 Olympic Gold Medals

Yaya Toure, Football

125 Total goals

Nick Diaz, UFC

Kenny Omega, Wrestling

Over 10 Total Championships

Aaron Rodgers, Football (US)

66,274 Passing Yards

Bastian Schweinsteiger, Football

Bastian Schweinsteiger

104 Total Goals

Brad Keselowski, NASCAR

Brad Keselowski

36 NASCAR Cup Series Wins

Tony Ferguson, UFC

AB de Villiers, Cricket

114 Test Matches

Kevin Owens, Wrestling

9 Championships won

Carmelo Anthony, Basketball

Carmelo Anthony

28,289 Points

Dustin Johnson, Golf

30 Professional wins

Sami Zayn, Wrestling

8 WWE Championships

Lindsey Vonn, Winter Sports

84 World Cup Wins

Eliud Kipchoge, Marathon

15 Marathon Wins

LeBron James, Basketball

40,000+ Points

Adrian Lewis, Darts

Chris Froome, Cycling

4 Tour de France wins

Cristiano Ronaldo, Football

Cristiano Ronaldo

976 Career goals

Gerwyn Price, Darts

Mark Cavendish, Cycling

35 Tour de France Stage Wins

Stan Wawrinka, Tennis

3 Grand Slam Singles Titles

Stephen Bunting, Darts

Stephen Bunting

10 Major Titles Won

Wayne Rooney, Football

366 Total Goals

Lewis Hamilton, F1

7 World Championships

Nate Diaz, UFC

5 Wins by knockout

Kyle Busch, NASCAR

63 NASCAR Cup Series Wins

Chris Paul, Basketball

23,058 Points

Roman Reigns, Wrestling

4 WWE Championships

Drew McIntyre, Wrestling

3 WWE Championships

Cody Rhodes, Wrestling

19 Total Championships

Michael Phelps, Swimming

28 Olympic Medals

Jey Uso, Wrestling

8 Total Tag Team Championships

Luka Modrić, Football

135 Total goals

Alex Ovechkin, Hockey

929 Career goals

Allyson Felix, Athletics

11 Olympic Medals

Jon Moxley, Wrestling

17 Total Championships

David Warner, Cricket

8,000+ runs Test Matches

Gaël Monfils, Tennis

13 Career Singles Titles

Geraint Thomas, Cycling

1 Tour de France Wins

Mark Allen, Snooker

704 Century breaks

Northern Ireland

Manuel Neuer, Football

13 Bundesliga Titles

Sergio Ramos, Football

127 Total Club Goals

Charlotte Flair, Wrestling

Charlotte Flair

14 World Championships

Michael Chandler, UFC

Michael Chandler

Galen Rupp, Marathon

3 World Championships

Seth Rollins, Wrestling

6 World Championships

Rafael Nadal, Tennis

92 Career Singles Titles

Demetrious Johnson, UFC

Demetrious Johnson

5 Wins by Knockout

Usain Bolt, Athletics

8 Olympic Gold Medals

Shaun White, Winter Sports

3 Olympic Gold Medals

Francis Ngannou, UFC

Francis Ngannou

19 wins, 3 losses MMA Record

Ravichandran Ashwin, Cricket

Ravichandran Ashwin

106 Test Matches

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Athletics

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

8 Olympic Medals

Andy Murray, Tennis

46 Career Singles Titles

Cesar Cielo, Swimming

3 Olympic Medals

Damon Heta, Darts

Lance Franklin, AFL/NRL

1066 Total Goals

Nico Hülkenberg, F1

Nico Hülkenberg

622 Formula 1 Points

Rohit Sharma, Cricket

11,720 ODI Runs

Oleksandr Usyk, Boxing

Luis Suárez, Football

606 Career goals

Becky Lynch, Wrestling

11 Total Championships

Ronda Rousey, UFC

Gerard Piqué, Football

Maria Sharapova, Tennis

Maria Sharapova

36 Career titles

Kamaru Usman, UFC

Novak Djokovic, Tennis

24 Grand Slam Singles Titles

Lionel Messi, Football

930 Career goals

Alex Pereira, UFC

13 wins, 4 losses MMA Record

Jon Jones, UFC

Sidney Crosby, Hockey

654 Career Goals

Terence Crawford, Boxing

Terence Crawford

Hikaru Nakamura, Chess

Hikaru Nakamura

2792 (June 2026) FIDE Rating

Karim Benzema, Football

538 Career goals

Alexander Volkanovski, UFC

Alexander Volkanovski

13 Wins by Knockout

Federica Pellegrini, Swimming

Federica Pellegrini

2 Olympic Medals

Glenn Maxwell, Cricket

William Buick, Horse Racing

133 Winners Ridden

Colby Covington, UFC

Colby Covington

4 Wins by Knockout

Valentina Shevchenko, UFC

Valentina Shevchenko

26 wins, 4 losses, 1 draw MMA Record

Stephen Curry, Basketball

4 NBA Championships

Brad Marchand, Hockey

451 Career Goals

Amanda Nunes, UFC

Jacob deGrom, Baseball

101-69 Win-loss record

Belal Muhammad, UFC

5 Wins by Knockout

Conor McGregor, UFC

19 Wins by knockout

Tyson Fury, Boxing

Robert Lewandowski, Football

Robert Lewandowski

751 Career Goals

Khabib Nurmagomedov, UFC

Khabib Nurmagomedov

Kevin Durant, Basketball

30,000+ Points

Mesut Özil, Football

121 Total goals

Virat Kohli, Cricket

123 Test Matches

Russell Westbrook, Basketball

Russell Westbrook

25,000+ Career Points

Justin Gaethje, UFC

28 wins, 5 losses MMA Record

Ravindra Jadeja, Cricket

Ravindra Jadeja

89 Test Matches

Nathan Adrian, Swimming

8 Olympic Medals

Daly Cherry-Evans, AFL/NRL

Daly Cherry-Evans

205 Total Goals

Judd Trump, Snooker

31 Ranking Titles

Marcel Hirscher, Winter Sports

Marcel Hirscher

67 World Cup Wins

Michael van Gerwen, Darts

Michael van Gerwen

48 Major Titles

Primoz Roglic, Cycling

5 Grand Tour wins

Ross Smith, Darts

Multiple World Championship Appearances

Trent Boult, Cricket

78 Test Matches

Valtteri Bottas, F1

Valtteri Bottas

10 Grand Prix Wins

Kohei Uchimura, Gymnastics

7 Olympic Medals

Dustin Poirier, UFC

Blake Griffin, Basketball

14,513 Points

Bianca Belair, Wrestling

5 Total Championships

Rory McIlroy, Golf

45 Professional wins

Northern Ireland

Steve Smith, Cricket

10,763 Test Runs

Gareth Bale, Football

226 Total career goals

Israel Adesanya, UFC

Israel Adesanya

24 wins, 6 losses MMA record

James Harden, Basketball

over 25,000 Career Points

Freddie Freeman, Baseball

Freddie Freeman

.299 Batting Average

Thomas Müller, Football

325 Total Career Goals

Jimmy Butler, Basketball

Over 15,000 Points

Travis Kelce, Football (US)

1,080 Receptions

Anthony Joshua, Boxing

Charles Oliveira, UFC

Charles Oliveira