page_title: List of Ukrainian Americans
section_title: Sports figures
hierarchical_section_title: List of Ukrainian Americans / Sports figures
caption_attribution_description: English: Igor Olshansky, American football player
context_page_description: There are many Ukrainian-Americans in the United States, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
  To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Ukrainian American or must have references showing they are Ukrainian American.
context_section_description: Orest Banach – German-born soccer goalkeeper
  Joel Bolomboy – NBA basketball player
  Ivan Borodiak – Argentine-born soccer player
  Wayne Chrebet – NFL football player
  Jakob Chychrun – NHL hockey player
  Nestor Chylak – Major League Baseball umpire; member of National Baseball Hall of Fame
  Gene Chyzowych – US National Soccer Team Coach and member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America's Hall of Fame
  Walt Chyzowych – US National Soccer Team Coach and member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America's Hall of Fame
  Sasha Cohen – Olympic silver medalist figure skater; Ukrainian Jewish on the maternal side
  Bill Cristall – Major League Baseball player
  Mike Ditka – NFL football player and coach; member of the Football Hall of Fame
  Jim Drucker (born 1952/1953), former Commissioner of the Continental Basketball Association, former Commissioner of the Arena Football League, and founder of NewKadia Comics
  Harry Fanok – Major League Baseball pitcher
  Ruslan Fedotenko – Ukrainian-born NHL ice hockey player, US citizen
  Jim Furyk – professional golfer
  Sam Gerson – Ukrainian-born Olympic wrestler
  Sloko Gill – NFL football player
  Charles Goldenberg (1911–1986) – All-Pro NFL player
  Alison Gregorka – Olympic water polo player
  Wayne Gretzky – NHL ice hockey player of Ukrainian descent; US-Canadian dual citizen
  Stephen Halaiko – professional boxer
  Arnold Horween – NFL football player, of Jewish descent
  Ralph Horween – NFL football player, of Jewish descent
  Kid Kaplan – boxer
  Paul Konerko – Major League Baseball player
  Steve Konowalchuk – NHL ice hockey player
  Mike Kostiuk – NFL football player
  Dima Kovalenko – Ukrainian-born American soccer player
  Lenny Krayzelburg – Ukrainian-born Olympic swimmer
  Matt Kuchar – professional golfer
  Bob Kudelski – NHL ice hockey player
  Denis Kudla – Ukrainian-born professional tennis player
  Kyle Kuzma – NBA basketball player
  Varvara Lepchenko – professional tennis player
  Terry Liskevych – US Olympics Volleyball coach
  Evan Longoria – Major League Baseball third baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays; of Ukrainian descent on maternal side
  Daphne Martschenko – professional rower; Ukrainian father
  Steve Melnyk – professional golfer
  Charlie Metro – Major League Baseball player
  Bronko Nagurski – NFL football player and professional wrestler; member of Football Hall of Fame
  Bronko Nagurski Jr. – Canadian football player
  Igor Olshansky – NFL football defensive end for the Miami Dolphins; born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
  Greg Pateryn – NHL ice hockey player
  Oleg Prudius – WWE professional wrestler known as "Vladimir Kozlov"
  Steve Romanik – NFL football player
  Dmitry Salita – Ukrainian-born American boxer; also called "Star of David"
  Richard Sandrak – child bodybuilder
  Flip Saunders – head coach for Detroit Pistons and coaches in the NBA
  Richie Scheinblum – Major League Baseball All Star outfielder, of Jewish descent
  Andy Seminick – Major League Baseball player
  Art Shamsky (born 1941) – Major League Baseball outfielder and Israel Baseball League manager, of Jewish descent
  Mike Souchak – professional golfer
  Eugene Starikov – Ukrainian-born American soccer player
  Wally Szczerbiak – basketball player in the NBA, currently plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers
  Brady Tkachuk – NHL player, son of Keith Tkachuk; Ukrainian descent on both sides
  Keith Tkachuk – NHL ice hockey player of Ukrainian descent; US-born citizen
  Matthew Tkachuk – NHL player, son of Keith Tkachuk; Ukrainian descent on both sides
  Phil Weintraub (1907–1987) – Major League Baseball first baseman & outfielder
  Chuck Wepner – professional boxer
  George Varoff – pole vaulter and former World Record holder
  Ed Vargo – Major League Baseball umpire
  Nikolai Volkoff – WWF professional wrestler
caption: Igor Olshansky
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