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Sports and Games Work Group

The Sports and Games Work Group is a working group of members of the Biography WikiProject dedicated to ensuring quality and coverage of biography articles.

Biography (sports and games) articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA	6	22	46	149		1	224
FL		1	4	21			26
A	1			5			6
GA	12	55	306	2,207		24	2,604
B	24	165	766	3,740		484	5,179
C	16	165	1,779	14,788	3	10,013	26,764
Start	4	131	4,921	118,696	3	63,048	186,803
Stub	6	22	2,466	350,715	6	105,977	459,192
List			5	327		5	337
Category					131,463		131,463
Disambig					83		83
File					405		405
Project					2		2
Redirect			4	1,714	6,496		8,214
Template					8,897		8,897
NA				1	2		3
Other				296	149		445
Assessed	69	561	10,297	492,659	147,509	179,552	830,647
Unassessed			1	44		965	1,010
Total	69	561	10,298	492,703	147,509	180,517	831,657
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 3,813,087			Ω = 5.61

Related Projects

Since biographies are potentially under the purview of almost all WikiProjects, it is important that we work in tandem with these projects. Also, when seeking collaboration on articles, don't neglect to approach WikiProjects that are part of the geographical region your subject is/was in.

Related Portals

Increase the exposure of our work group by nominating our articles for their Portal FA and DYKs... Specific regional/country portals are listed in that section.

Navigation

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Tagging articles

Any article related to this work group should be marked by adding |sports-work-group=yes to the {{WPBiography}} project banner at the top of its talk page This will automatically place it into Category:Sports and games work group articles. Articles can be assessed for priority within this work group by using the |sports-priority= parameter. See Template:WikiProject Biography/doc for detailed instructions on how to use the banner.

Members

1. SMcCandlish (talk · contribs) — I'm the principal organizer of WikiProject Cue sports and of course do a lot of bio editing in that field.
2. Goran.Smith2 (talk · contribs) - I have and like contributing to biographies of tennis players (also member of WikiProject Tennis).
3. Skully Collins (talk · contribs) - I've promoted two important Motorsport bios, IMO (Damon Hill and Alain Prost) and I'm also a member of WikiProject Formula One
4. Nick_C (talk · contribs) - Member of WikiProject Formula One, WikiProject Football, WikiProject Tennis, WikiProject Snooker, WikiProject Olympics and WikiProject Badminton.
5. Jerrch (talk · contribs), Taiwanese sportspeople.
6. Camanda (talk · contribs) - Member of WikiProject Baseball (Players task force), WikiProject Boston Red Sox, WikiProject Ice Hockey (Boston Bruins task force), and WikiProject Boston Celtics.
7. Alistairjh (talk · contribs) Member of lots of projects, see my userpage for details.
8. Punkmorten (talk · contribs) - mostly athletics (track and field).
9. Halvorsen brian (talk · contribs) - Member of WP:BASEBALL (including multiple baseball task forces).
10. zoroark
11. Bill william compton (talk · contribs) - member of WP:Cricket.
12. Deansmith750 (talk · contribs) Member of WikiProject Sports Car Racing and know many Drivers so can do many races and bios.
13. NBA Fan44 (talk · contribs) - Mostly biographies on basketball players
14. EricEnfermero (talk · contribs) - Mostly within baseball, especially pre-1930 players, 1980s players, players who gained notability off the field, and umpires of all eras.
15. otr500 (talk · contribs): I suppose like all areas of history and articles concerning Louisiana.
16. Royalmate1 (talk · contribs)
17. Stvbastian (talk · contribs) Member of WikiProject Badminton
18. Izaiah.morris (talk · contribs) Member of WikiProject Sports- Mostly Football and Basketball based articles on players.
19. DENAMAX (talk · contribs) Maxim Stoyalov
20. Luisftd (talk · contribs) Member of WikiProject Tennis and WikiProject Athletics
21. Beasting123 (talk · contribs) Just looking to help with football articles, and general cleanup.
22. Phikia (talk · contribs) Member of WikiProject Water polo.
23. Yinglong999 (talk · contribs) Member of WP:MUSE, WP:WPMA, and WP:OLY

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• 15 Jul 2025 – Din Mohammad (wrestler) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by BeanieFan11 (t · c); see discussion
• 15 Jul 2025 – Juan Álvarez (footballer, born 1948) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by BeanieFan11 (t · c); see discussion
• 13 Jul 2025 – Laila Friis-Salling (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Arconning (t · c); see discussion
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• 15 Jul 2025 – Ernest Bacon (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by InvadingInvader (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
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• 16 Jul 2025 – Rene Fortaleza (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by LibStar (t · c): concern
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• 15 Jul 2025 – Gerardo Bernal (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by JTtheOG (t · c): concern
• 15 Jul 2025 – Sebastián Umegido (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by JTtheOG (t · c): concern

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• 12 Jul 2025 – Category:Cagua players (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
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• 03 Jul 2025 – Category:Uruguayan rugby union referees (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LibStar (t · c); see discussion
• 03 Jul 2025 – Category:Fijian rugby union referees (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LibStar (t · c); see discussion
• 03 Jul 2025 – Category:Reading Keys players (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Denniscabrams (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 03 Jul 2025 – Category:Portuguese rugby union referees (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by LibStar (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 02 Jul 2025 – Category:North Shore Albions coaches (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by LibStar (t · c) was closed; see discussion

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• 28 Jun 2025 – Brent Díaz (talk · edit · hist) →Milwaukee Brewers minor league players#Brent Díaz was RfDed by Buttons to Push Buttons (t · c); see discussion
• 23 Jun 2025 – Souad Takash (talk · edit · hist) →List of Lebanon women's international footballers was RfDed by Nehme1499 (t · c); see discussion
• 23 Jun 2025 – Assile Toufaily (talk · edit · hist) →List of Lebanon women's international footballers was RfDed by Nehme1499 (t · c); see discussion

Featured article candidates

• 14 May 2025 – Carl Zoll (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by BeanieFan11 (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

• 15 Jul 2025 – Edmond Weiskopf (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Luis7M (t · c); start discussion
• 14 Jul 2025 – Clay Rush (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by WikiOriginal-9 (t · c); start discussion
• 13 Jul 2025 – Valerie Pedro (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Arconning (t · c); start discussion
• 12 Jul 2025 – Jade Jones (taekwondo) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Canary757 (t · c); start discussion
• 10 Jul 2025 – Tonya Harding (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Hammelsmith (t · c); start discussion
• 10 Jul 2025 – Mike Black (kicker) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by WikiOriginal-9 (t · c); start discussion
• 10 Jul 2025 – Adam Hall (baseball) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by The ed17 (t · c); start discussion
• 10 Jul 2025 – Flint Fleming (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by WikiOriginal-9 (t · c); start discussion
• 09 Jul 2025 – William J. Fox (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by PizzaKing13 (t · c); start discussion
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Good article reassessments

• 07 Jul 2025 – Malcolm Grant (basketball) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion
• 03 Jul 2025 – Ramón Ramírez (Dominican pitcher) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion
• 24 Jun 2025 – Rob Key (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion
• 22 Jun 2025 – Jamaal Westerman (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion
• 16 Jun 2025 – Joey Barton (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion

Requested moves

• 16 Jul 2025 – James Butts (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to James Butts (athlete) by OrdinaryScarlett (t · c); see discussion
• 15 Jul 2025 – Mamadou Fall (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Mamadou Fall (footballer, born 1991) by Ortizesp (t · c); see discussion
• 14 Jul 2025 – Reece James (footballer, born 1999) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Reece James by Sahaib (t · c); see discussion
• 14 Jul 2025 – Ahmed Khalil (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Ahmed Khalil (footballer, born 1991) by Nehme1499 (t · c); see discussion
• 14 Jul 2025 – Bruce Matthews (American football) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Bruce Matthews by NotJamestack (t · c); see discussion
• 13 Jul 2025 – Devon Higgs (basketball) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Devon Higgs by Michaelwallace22 (t · c); see discussion
• 12 Jul 2025 – Matt Carpenter (baseball) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Matt Carpenter by Servite et contribuere (t · c); see discussion
• 11 Jul 2025 – Rob Henry (American football) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Rob Henry by Roman Spinner (t · c); see discussion
• 24 Jun 2025 – Karen Read (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Karen Read (cricketer) by Ahuman00 (t · c); see discussion
• 11 Jun 2025 – John Brodie (footballer, born 1862) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Jack Brodie by Servite et contribuere (t · c); see discussion

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Articles to be merged

• 02 Jun 2025 – Valentina Kim (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Elizaveta Dubrovina by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion

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• 16 Feb 2025 – Thomas Ian Griffith (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Bricks&Wood (t · c); see discussion
• 29 Dec 2024 – Tony Gwynn (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Left guide (t · c); see discussion
• 25 Jan 2023 – List of foreign footballers in top leagues of former Yugoslavia (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Joseph2302 (t · c); see discussion

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• 14 Jul 2025 – Draft:Lucky Ogbevoen (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Dogloverr16 (t · c)
• 09 Jul 2025 – Draft:Namsraijavyn Batsuuri (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Batkhishign55 (t · c)
• 10 Jul 2025 – Draft:Darielle O'Brien (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by 24Anonymous (t · c) was accepted to Darielle O'Brien (talk · edit · hist) by Thilsebatti (t · c) on 13 Jul 2025
• 09 Jul 2025 – Draft:Cayden Lee (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Butters.From.SouthPark (t · c) was declined by Gheus (t · c) on 13 Jul 2025

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General

• Related project: WikiProject Olympics
• Main article: Olympic Games
• Main category: Category:Olympic Games
• Main bio category: Category:Olympic competitors

Task Force

• Related project: Paralympics Task Force
• Main article: Paralympic Games
• Main category: Category:Paralympic Games
• Main bio category: Category:Paralympic competitors

American football

Related WikiProjects: College football, National Football League, American football, and Canadian football.

Archery

• Main article Archery

Association football

Also known as "soccer".

• Main Project: WikiProject on Football

Badminton

• Main article Badminton
• Related project Wikipedia:WikiProject Badminton

Baseball

Join the WikiProject Baseball Players task force to better organize information in biographical articles of players.

Basketball

• Main article Basketball
• Related project Wikipedia:WikiProject Basketball

Boxing

• Main article Boxing
• Related project Wikipedia:WikiProject Boxing

Bridge

• Main article Contract bridge
• Related project Wikipedia:WikiProject Contract bridge

Chess

• Main article Chess
• Related project Wikipedia:WikiProject Chess

Climbing

• Main article Mountaineering
• Related project Wikipedia:WikiProject Climbing

Cricket

• Main projectWikiProject Cricket

Cue sports (pool, billiards, snooker)

• Related projects: WikiProject Cue sports, (and WikiProject Snooker child project)
• Main article: Cue sports (and Snooker)
• Main category: Category:Cue sports (and Category:Snooker subcat)
• Main bio categories: Category:Cue sports players and Category:Cue sports non-player personalities, subdivided by game type and nationality (including snooker subcats with similar names)
• Needs:

• Most bio articles in this field are still stubs, and do not cite sources except in a very vague way; many are also WP:PEACOCK, {{Magazine}}, and or WP:WEASEL transgressors, among other such copyediting issues.
• Loads of important bio articles are missing; our current wanted list: WP:CUEBIOS
• Few articles are assessed at all
• Well-developed articles need serious assessment & ratings (e.g. Walter Lindrum, Willie Mosconi, Willie Hoppe, etc.), and a push to GA and FA status.

Curling

• Related projects: WikiProject Curling

Cycling

• Related projects: WikiProject Cycling

Darts

• Related project: WikiProject Darts
• Main article: Darts
• Main category: Category:Darts
  • Stub category: Category:Darts stubs
• Main bio category: Category:Darts players subdivided by nationality
  • Stub bio category: Category:Darts biography stubs

Field hockey

• Main article Field hockey
• Related project Wikipedia:WikiProject Field hockey

Golf

• Related project: WikiProject Golf

Gymnastics

• Main article Gymnastics
• Related project Wikipedia:WikiProject Gymnastics

Lacrosse

• Related project: WikiProject Lacrosse
• Main article: Lacrosse
• Main category: Category:Lacrosse
• Main bio category: Category:Lacrosse players subdivided by league and nationality
  • Stub bio category: Category:Lacrosse biography stubs

Martial arts

• Related project: WikiProject Martial arts

Motorsport

• Main project: WikiProject Motorsport

Child Projects

• WikiProject A1 Grand Prix
• WikiProject American Open Wheel Racing
• WikiProject Australian motorsport
• WikiProject Formula One
• WikiProject Grand Prix motorcycle racing
• WikiProject NASCAR
• WikiProject Sports Car Racing
• WikiProject World Rally

Rugby

• Related Projects:
  • WikiProject Rugby league
  • WikiProject Rugby union

Sport Wrestler

• Related project WikiProject Professional wrestling

Swimming

• Related project: WikiProject Swimming

Table tennis

• Related project: WikiProject Table tennis
• Main article: Table tennis
• Main category: Category:Table tennis
• Main biography category: Category:Table tennis players
  • Stub biography category: Category:Table tennis biography stubs

Tennis

• Related project: WikiProject Tennis
• Main article: Tennis
• Main category: Category:Tennis

Track and field

• Main article Track and field
• Related project Wikipedia:WikiProject Track and field

Triathlon

• Related project: WikiProject Triathlon
• Main article: Triathlon
• Main category: Category:Triathlon
• Main biography category: Category:Triathletes
  • Stub biography category: Category:Triathlon biography stubs
  • very few triathlon biography articles have been written to the standards in WP:BIOG; any help will be much appreciated!

Volleyball

• Related project: WikiProject Volleyball
• Main article: Volleyball
• Main category: Category:Volleyball
• Main biography category: Category:Volleyball players
  • Stub biography category: Category:Volleyball biography stubs

Water polo

• Related project: WikiProject Water polo
• Main article: Water polo
• Main category: Category:Water polo
  • Stub category: Category:Water polo stubs
• Main biography category: Category:Water polo people
  • Stub biography category: Category:Water polo biography stubs

Winter sports

• Related project: WikiProject Winter sports