List of Atheists (miscellaneous) - Sports

Sports

• Lance Armstrong, (1971–): Road racing cyclist.
• Brian Clough, (1935–2004): Association football manager, of Hartlepool United, Derby County, Brighton & Hove Albion, Leeds United and Nottingham Forest. Said in his 1994 autobiography that he didn't believe in an afterlife or a god.
• Fausto Coppi (1919–1960): Italian racing cyclist, nicknamed Il Campionissimo ("the greatest champion") one of the most successful and popular cyclists of all time.
• Jim Cornette (1961–): American professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter, and booker.
• Robin Dixon CBE (1935–): British Olympic gold medal bobsledder, army Major, businessman, British and Northern Irish politician, latterly a member of the House of Lords.
• Jan Hein Donner (1927–1988): Dutch chess grandmaster and writer.
• Jonathan Edwards (1966–): British triple jumper. Former Olympic, European and World champion. Holds the current world record in the event.
• Hugh Falkus (1917–1996): British writer, film maker, World War II pilot, but best known as an angler, with seminal books on salmon and sea trout fishing.
• David Feherty (1958–): Irish golfer, a former European Tour and PGA Tour professional who now works as a writer and broadcaster.
• Olga Galchenko (1990–): Juggler.
• Alex Honnold (1985–) American rock climber known for his incredibly long and difficult free solo climbs.
• Bruce Lee (1940–1973): American born Chinese martial artist and actor.
• Jason Miller (1980–): Popular American mixed martial arts fighter and host of MTV's Bully Beatdown. Is noted for stating "After my victory, I would like to thank science."
• Sarah Outen MBE FRGS (1985–): English adventurer, the first and only woman and the youngest person to row solo across the Indian Ocean.
• Nigel Short (1965–): English chess grandmaster.
• Joe Simpson (1972–): British mountaineer, author and motivational speaker, famous for his book Touching the Void, subsequently filmed.
• Robert Smith (1972–): former Minnesota Vikings running back and NFL Network football analyst.
• Matthew Syed (1970–): English table tennis international, three times the Men's Singles Champion at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships and competing for Great Britain in two Olympic Games, now a Times journalist.
• Savielly Tartakower (1887–1956): Polish and French chess Grandmaster, the king of chess journalism in the 1920s and 1930s.
• Pat Tillman (1976–2004): Former NFL strong safety for the Arizona Cardinals and United States Army Ranger, killed by friendly fire in the mountains of Afghanistan.
• Dana White (1969–) President of Ultimate Fighting Championship
• Bob Woolmer (1948–2007): English international cricketer, professional cricket coach and commentator, playing in 19 Test matches and 6 One Day Internationals for England and later coaching South Africa, Warwickshire and Pakistan.
• Fernando Alonso: Formula One racer and Two-time World Champion
• Aziz Shavershian (1989–2011): Australian bodybuilder and internet celebrity.
• Frank Mir (1979–): American mixed martial artist and broadcaster, former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion.