In Sports
- Marcel Cerdan (1916–1949), French pied noir world boxing champion
- Marcel Desailly (b. 1968), former French footballer and star of the France national football team squad
- Marcel Dost (b. 1969), retired decathlete from the Netherlands
- Marcel Goc (b. 1983), German professional ice hockey player
- Marcel Hossa (b. 1981), Slovak professional ice hockey player
- Marcell Jansen (b. 1985), German footballer
- Marcel Nguyen (b. 1987), Vietnamese-German gymnast
- Marcel Schmelzer (b. 1988), German footballer
- Marcel Wouda (b. 1972), former world champion Dutch swimmer
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Famous quotes containing the word sports:
“Even from their infancy we frame them to the sports of love: their instruction, behaviour, attire, grace, learning and all their words aimeth only at love, respects only affection. Their nurses and their keepers imprint no other thing in them.”
—Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)
“Falling in love is the right adventure for those who dislike sports and travel.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)