The International Association of Sports Journalists selected the "25 Best Athletes of the 20th Century". Football: "Ball King" Pele Football: "Caesar the Great" Beckenbauer Football: "Football Gentleman" Bo

The International Association of Sports Journalists selected the "25 Best Athletes of the 20th Century".

Football: "Ball King" Pele

Football: "Julius Caesar" Beckenbauer

Football: "Football Gentleman" Bobby Charlton (England)

Football: "Flying Colonel" Puskas (Hungary)

gymnastics

USA: Boxing champion Ali Jessio Vince (Athletics Nobel"), Carl Lewis (9 Olympic gold medals)

USSR: Gymnastics - Latinina Wrestling - "Karelin (USSR);

Li Ning ("Prince of Gymnastics of the Century")

Sawao Kato and Komanec (Romania)

Racing - Fangio (Argentina)

Swimming - Spitz, Fraser (Australia);

Racing - Nikki Lauda (Austria);

Boxing - Rasrow Pap (Hungary);

Weightlifting - Sulaymanorgu (Bulgaria)

Athletics Locomotive - Zatropek (Czechoslovakia)

Kipchoć Keno (Kenya), Pavo Noumi (Finland);

Winter - Gili (France).

Bicycle - Eddie Mex (Belgium);

Ice Hockey - Gretzky (Canada);