Answer the following question: Chris Hesketh MBE (birth registered OctoberDecember 1944 (age 6970)) birth registered in Wigan is an English professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1960s and '70s playing at representative level for Great Britain England and Lancashire representative Centre and at club level for Wigan and Salford as a Centre or Stand-off/Five-eighth i.e. number 3 or 4 or 6. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Athlete