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{{short description|Notability guideline}}

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{{Nutshell|An athlete is likely to have received [[WP:SIGCOV|significant coverage]] in multiple secondary sources, and thus be [[WP:N|notable]], if they have been successful in a major competition or won a significant honor, as listed on this page.}}

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{{Notability guide}}

This guideline is used to help evaluate whether or not a [[sportsperson|sports person]] or [[sports league]]/[[professional sports league organization|organization]] (amateur or professional) is likely to meet the [[WP:GNG|general notability guideline]], and thus merit an article in Wikipedia. '''The article should provide reliable sources showing that the subject meets the general notability guideline.'''

If the article meets the criteria set forth below, then it is likely that sufficient sources exist to satisfy [[Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline|the inclusion criteria]] for a stand-alone article. Failing to meet the criteria in this guideline means that notability will need to be established in other ways (for example, the general notability guideline, or [[:Category:Wikipedia notability guidelines|other, topic-specific, notability guidelines]]).

Please note that the failure to meet these criteria does not mean an article ''must'' be deleted; conversely, meeting any of these criteria does not mean that an article ''must'' be kept. These are merely rules of thumb which some editors choose to keep in mind when deciding whether or not to keep an article that is on [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion|articles for deletion]], along with relevant [[WP:Policies and guidelines|policies and guidelines]] such as [[Wikipedia:Verifiability]] and [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources]].

==Applicable policies and guidelines==

All information included in Wikipedia, including articles about sports, must be [[WP:V|verifiable]]. In addition, the subjects of standalone articles should meet the [[WP:GNG|general notability guideline]]. The guideline on this page provides bright-line guidance to enable editors to determine quickly if a subject is likely to meet the general notability guideline. Information about living persons must meet the [[WP:BLP|more stringent requirements]] for those types of articles.

Subjects who do ''not'' meet the sport-specific criteria outlined in this guideline may still be notable if they meet the general notability guideline or another [[WP:SNG|subject specific notability guideline]].

Any athletic entertainment event at which the results are at least partially predetermined or scripted is ''not'' covered by this page. For participants in such events (for example, [[professional wrestling]]), see [[WP:ENTERTAINER]]. At this time there is no consensus that [[esports]] participants are covered by the criteria of this guideline.<ref>"[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Notability_(sports)&oldid=461851999#Statement_to_exclude_Esports_from_this_guideline Statement to exclude Esports from this guideline]" discussion, October–November 2011</ref>

{{anchor|Obsolete criteria}}

Sports which are not listed on this page should defer to the {{section link||Basic criteria}} for guidance. This includes both those which were never listed, and those which were but have since been removed, most recently following an [[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Sports notability|RfC from January–March 2022]].

==Basic criteria==

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A person is presumed to be '''notable''' if they have been the subject of significant coverage, that is, multiple published<ref name="note2">What constitutes a "published work" is deliberately broad.</ref> non-trivial<ref name="note5">Non-triviality is a measure of the depth of content of a published work, and how far removed that content is from a simple directory entry or a mention in passing that does not discuss the subject in detail. A credible 200-page independent biography of a person that covers that person's life in detail is non-trivial, whereas a birth certificate or a 1-line listing on an election ballot form is not. Database sources such as [[Notable Names Database]], [[Internet Movie Database]], and [[Internet Adult Film Database]] are not considered credible since they are, like [[wiki]]s, mass-edited with little oversight. Additionally, these databases have low, wide-sweeping generic standards of inclusion.</ref> [[Wikipedia:No original research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources|secondary sources]] which are [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable]], intellectually independent,<ref name="note3">Sources that are pure derivatives of an original source can be used as references, but do not contribute toward establishing the notability of a subject. "Intellectual independence" requires not only that the content of sources be non-identical, but also that the entirety of content in a published work not derived from (or based in) another work (partial derivations are acceptable). For example, a speech by a politician about a particular person contributes toward establishing the notability of that person, but multiple reproductions of the transcript of that speech by different news outlets do not. A biography written about a person contributes toward establishing their notability, but a summary of that biography lacking an original intellectual contribution does not.</ref> and independent of the subject.<ref name="note4">Autobiography and self-promotion are not routes to having an encyclopaedia article. The barometer of notability is whether people ''independent'' of the subject itself have actually considered the subject notable enough that they have written and published non-trivial works that focus upon it. Thus, entries in biographical dictionaries that accept self-nominations (such as the ''[[Marquis Who's Who]]'') do not prove notability.</ref> The guidelines on this page are intended to reflect the fact that sports figures are likely to meet [[WP:BASIC|Wikipedia's basic standards of inclusion]] if they have achieved success in a major international competition at the highest level.

* Trivial coverage of a subject by [[secondary source]]s may be used to support content in an article, but it is not sufficient to establish notability. This includes listings in database sources with low, wide-sweeping generic standards of inclusion, such as [[Sports Reference]]'s college football and basketball databases.

* Fan sites and blogs are generally not regarded as [[Wikipedia:Reliable source|reliable source]]s. Team sites and governing sports bodies are not considered independent of their players. Although statistics sites may be reliable sources, they are not sufficient by themselves to establish notability.<ref>Articles that are not sourced to published material providing significant coverage of the subject (beyond just statistics sites) may be nominated for deletion.</ref>

* [[Primary source]]s may be used to support content in an article, but they do not contribute toward proving the notability of a subject.

* Some sources must be used with particular care when establishing notability, and should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Local sources must be [[WP:INDEPENDENT|independent]] of the subject, and must provide reports beyond [[WP:ROUTINE|routine game coverage]]. Listings of statistics must clearly satisfy the requirement for significant coverage.

* Sports biographies must include at least one reference to a source providing significant coverage of the subject, excluding database sources. Meeting this requirement alone does not indicate notability, but it does indicate that there are likely sufficient sources to merit a stand-alone article.

==Professional sports people==

===Athletics/track and field and long-distance running===

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'''Significant coverage is likely to exist for athletes who compete in the field of [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]] if they meet any of the criteria below:'''

# Finished top 8 in a competition at the highest level outside of the Olympic Games and world championships. Individual events in these championships must contain either several heats or extended fields (e.g., [[European Athletics Championships]], [[Athletics at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]], or any of the 6 [[World_Marathon_Majors|World Major Marathons]]).

# Finished top 3 in any other major senior-level international competition (this includes prestigious small field meets, e.g., [[IAAF Diamond League]]/[[IAAF Golden League]] meets, less-prestigious large-scale meets, e.g., [[Athletics at the Asian Games|Asian Games]], and any [[IAAF Gold Label Road Races|IAAF Gold Label Road Race]] that is not explicitly mentioned above)

# Have won an individual [[gold medal]] at the [[IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics|IAAF World Junior Championships]], or [[IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics|Youth World Championships]].

# Have won their country's senior national championship, with the exception of those who have never been ranked in the top 60 on the [[International Association of Athletics Federations|IAAF]] world leading list at the end of a given calendar year

# Have won the elite division of multiple notable* road races (including the same race multiple times), or have established a history of highly competitive, non-winning performances in many notable races (at least 10 top-threes)

# Have at any time held a world or continental record (including world junior records, world youth bests, and masters age-group world records) ratified or noted by the relevant official body

# Owns a mark that placed the athlete in the top 12 in the world for that calendar year in a non-relay event contested or admitted to the senior [[IAAF World Championships]] or [[Olympics]], or an equivalent performance over a closely matching [[Imperial units|imperial distance]]

# Have a non-relay mark listed on the [[International Association of Athletics Federations|IAAF]] senior all-time list or equivalent list

# Have been inducted into the [[National Track and Field Hall of Fame]] or the [[Road Runners Club of America]] Hall of Fame.

'''To non-athletes associated with the sport (or athletes whose main claim to notability is non-athletic activity), significant coverage is likely to exist if they meet the following criteria:'''

# Coaches who have coached many notable athletes, including at least one non-relay [[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|Olympic medalist]], [[World Athletics Championships|World champion]], or senior World Record holder during the time of the athletes' notable accomplishments.

# Coaches who have been the official head coach of an Olympic track and field team for a country with multiple medalists.

# Coaches who introduced a notable technique or training method, and are widely credited as the originator.

# Clubs that have received major international coverage for their successes and have a résumé composed of many successful Olympians over a long period of time (for example, [[Irish American Athletic Club]]). If a club's success is mainly due to one coach, then only the coach is notable.

'''Significant coverage is likely to exist for a road race if it meets any one of the following criteria:'''

# It has an international elite (as defined by the IAAF standards for that year) field of at least 5 different nationalities.

# It receives broadcast or cable television coverage beyond the local market (if coverage is through the internet, the site must be independent of the sport, for example [[Universal Sports]]).

# It is a directly competitive meeting between several notable performers (at least 5).

'''The following criteria may also be used to satisfy road race notability, but does not count towards the notability of athletes who compete in these races:'''

# It has been the site of exceptional performances or records (bests).

# It regularly has more than 5,000 competitors.

# It has been held over a unique course or distance consistently over a period of 25 years.

'''Significant coverage is likely to exist for athletes in [[badminton]] if they meet the following criterion:'''

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'''Significant coverage is likely to exist for basketball figures if they:'''

#Were selected in the first two rounds of the [[NBA draft]].

#Have won an award or led the league in a major statistical category of the [[Continental Basketball Association]] or [[NBA G League]].

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'''Significant coverage is likely to exist for a boxer if they:'''

#Have been ranked in the world top ten of any weight class by the [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]], [[World Boxing Association|WBA]], [[World Boxing Council|WBC]], [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]], or ''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]'' magazine.

'''Significant coverage is likely to exist for a cricket figure if they:'''

*Have played at the international level for a [[Test cricket#Teams with Test status|Test-playing nation]]

*(for umpires) Have been a member of the [[Elite Panel of ICC Umpires]]

Additionally, cricketers who have played at the highest domestic level or in the lower levels of international cricket may have sufficient coverage about them to justify an article, but it should not be assumed to exist without further proof. For both of these, a detailed listing of which leagues or competitions are more likely (or not) to have such coverage is maintained by the cricket wikiproject: see [[WP:OFFICIALCRICKET]].

'''Significant coverage is likely to exist for a curler if they:'''

# Have won a [[World Curling Tour]] event or participated in a [[Grand Slam of Curling]] event.

# Have won the [[Canadian Mixed Curling Championship]], [[Canadian Senior Curling Championship]], or [[Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials]].

# Are a member of the [[Canadian Curling Hall of Fame]] or the [[WCF Hall of Fame]].

'''Significant coverage is likely to exist for a male cyclist if he:'''

# Won a [[UCI World Tour]];

# Won gold at an [[:Category:Cycling at multi-sport events|international multi-sport event (games)]] (also includes races like the [[World University Cycling Championship]]);

'''Significant coverage is likely to exist for a female cyclist if she:'''

# Won the UCI World Championships or UCI World Cup;

# Won a UCI category race (including Continental and National Championships);

# Won gold at an international multi-sport event (games) (also includes races like the World University Cycling Championship).

'''Significant coverage is likely to exist for a team if it:'''

'''Significant coverage is likely to exist for a race if it:'''

# Is [[UCI race classifications|ranked]] with the UCI (WT, 1.Pro, 1.1, 1.2, 2.Pro, 2.1, 2.2, CDM, JO, CM, GT, CC, CN, .HC);

# Is part of an [[:Category:Cycling at multi-sport events|international multi-sport event (games)]] (also includes races like the World University Cycling Championship);

# Has received significant recognition (for example, [[Parel van de Veluwe]] and the [[People's Choice Classic]]).

'''Significant coverage is likely to exist for individual people and horses who are involved in [[equestrianism|equestrian sport]] if they:'''

# Have medaled individually or were on a team that won gold, silver, or bronze at the [[Eventing World Championship]], [[Show Jumping World Championships]], or [[Dressage World Championship]], [[Combined_driving#World_Champions|Combined Driving World Championships]], [[Endurance_riding#Domestic_and_international_competition|Endurance World Championships]] or [[Equestrian_vaulting#Competitive_vaulting|World Vaulting Championships]]

# Have won an [[Fédération_Equestre_Internationale#World_Cup|FEI World Cup]] competition.

'''Significant coverage is also likely to exist for persons or horses associated with equestrian competition who do not meet the criteria outlined above if they are or have been:'''

# A coach or [[horse trainer]] who worked with many competitors (human or animal) considered notable by the criteria above, including at least one individual Olympic medalist or World Equestrian Games champion.

# Individual inductees into a major equestrian-oriented national hall of fame dedicated to sports with international-level competition, such as the [[United States Show Jumping Hall of Fame]].

# Heads of national and international federations, for example, [[United States Equestrian Federation]], [[Fédération Equestre Internationale]].

# A [[horse breeding|horse breeder]] who was the breeder of record for many notable horses including the mounts of at least one Olympic medal or World Equestrian Games championship competitor.

# A horse notable for being a parent or ancestor of a major competitor.

# Some but not all winners of national-level championships, particularly those considered the highest honor within a particular discipline or [[horse breed]] competition (especially where there is no significant international championship level).

# Individuals who made major contributions to the equestrian industry such as veterinarians, researchers, artists, and inventors.

'''Significant coverage is likely to exist for figure skating figures if they:'''

# As coach or choreographer, have worked with many notable skaters, including at least one Olympic medalist or senior World Champion (for example, [[Pam Gregory]] and [[David Wilson (figure skater)|David Wilson]])

# Have been the head of a national and international federation.

# Are a member of the [[World Figure Skating Hall of Fame]], or a major national figure skating hall of fame, such as the [[U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame]].

'''Significant coverage is likely to exist for golf figures if:'''

#They have competed in the [[Ryder Cup]], [[Presidents Cup]], [[Solheim Cup]], or similar international competition

#They are enshrined in one of golf's recognized Halls of Fame (example: [[World Golf Hall of Fame]])

#They have won at least one professional golf tournament (examples: [[PGA Tour]], [[LPGA Tour]], [[European Tour]], [[PGA Tour Champions]])

#They have won at least one recognized amateur golf tournament at the national or international level (examples: [[U.S. Amateur]], [[The Amateur Championship|British Amateur]])

#They have made the cut in one of the four [[Men's major golf championships]], one of the [[Women's major golf championships]] (past or present), or one of the [[Senior major golf championships]] (past or present)

#They have competed as a professional on the PGA, LPGA, European, or Champions Tour for at least one full year

'''Significant coverage is likely to exist for [[Artistic gymnastics|artistic gymnasts]] if they meet any of the criteria below:'''

# Won a senior individual medal at an elite international competition

# Have been inducted into the [[International Gymnastics Hall of Fame]]

;Significant coverage is likely to exist for coaches if they:

# Have coached many notable athletes, including at least one individual Olympic medalist or world champion

# Have been the official head coach of an Olympic or World Championship team

An elite international competition is any competition with considerable international WP:GNG coverage between at least eight notable athletes. Examples include:

* [[Gymnastics at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]

* [[Gymnastics at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]

* [[Gymnastics at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]

* [[European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]]

* [[Pacific Rim Championships]].

''Notability for people involved in [[sport horse]] disciplines other than horse racing are covered at [[WP:NEQUESTRIAN]] or [[WP:NRODEO]]''

'''Significant coverage is likely to exist for [[horse racing]] figures, including horses<!--this was agreed upon at talk before posting--> and/or their human "connections" ([[horse trainer]]s, [[jockey]]s, or horse owners and [[horse breeding|horse breeders]]) if they have accomplished any of the following:'''

#Individuals who win a US Grade I/Group I [[graded stakes race]] or the equivalent level in their respective nations. (Horses, due to their relatively short careers, at least once; humans best to have done so more than once)

#Individuals who have won multiple significant US Grade/Group 2 or 3 graded stakes races or the equivalent level in their respective nations.

#Individuals who have won year-end championship titles, such as the [[Eclipse Award]].

#Members of a national racing hall of fame.

'''Significant coverage is also likely to exist for horses or persons associated with horse racing who were not competitors or do not meet the criteria above, if they meet any of the following:'''

#Individual humans who were significant for new advancements or trailblazing achievements (examples: [[Andrew Beyer]], [[Florence Nagle]], [[Diane Crump]]).

#Horses that may not have raced to any significant degree (usually due to injury), but had multiple significant progeny, such as [[Tapit]].

#Horses who are ranked the leading sire or broodmare for a given year in their respective nations (again, see [[Tapit]])

#[[stud farm|Breeding farms]] or farm owners that do not race many horses themselves, but have produced or currently stand horses who became notable winners. (''i.e.'', [[Adena Springs]])

#Agents, race track announcers (e.g., [[Larry Collmus]]), racing journalists (e.g., [[Steve Haskin]]), venue owners (e.g., [[Frank Stronach]]) and other business professionals with a significant connection to horse racing.

#Horses and individuals involved in highly publicized thefts or other crimes, e.g., [[Shergar]], scandals, or other nefarious activities, such as substitution scams, e.g., [[Fine Cotton]].

#An individual person with a connection to a notable horse is not presumed notable for that reason only, see [[WP:BIO1E]], though if the individual's role is a large one, a significant connection to a single notable horse might justify a spinoff article (e.g., [[Eddie Sweat]], groom of [[Secretariat (horse)|Secretariat]]). Conversely, a horse is not presumed notable just because the owner is famous – of [[Jim Rome]]'s racehorses, [[Shared Belief]] is notable, [[Gallatin's Run]] is probably not.

'''Significant coverage is likely to exist for ice hockey players if they:'''

# Were a first-round draft pick of the [[NHL entry draft]].

For '''coaches''' or '''managers''' of ice hockey teams, substitute "coached" or "managed" for "played" in the player guidelines.{{Specify |reason=The word "played" does not appear in the player guidelines. |date=August 2024}}

For participants in defunct leagues who satisfy any of these achievement standards, please see [[WP:NHOCKEY/LA|the ice hockey league assessment]], maintained by the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Ice Hockey|Ice Hockey WikiProject]]. ''For leagues still in existence, only those listed above satisfy the specified criteria.''

'''Significant coverage is likely to exist for a kickboxer if they:'''

*Have been ranked in the world top-10 by one, preferably two, major independent publications that meet the definition of a reliable source, or

*Have been a [[Lumpinee]] or [[Rajadamnern]] champion.

Kickboxers who have an amateur background exclusively are not notable under this guideline unless they have been the subject examined in detail (more than a single paragraph) in several reliable third-party sources (at least four), excluding local publications.

'''Significant coverage is likely to exist for a motorsport figure if they are:'''

#A driver or rider who has qualified for any of the following events:

#*A [[Formula One]] World Championship Grand Prix or a 500cc/[[MotoGP]] World Championship motorcycle Grand Prix.

#*The [[Indianapolis 500]].

#A driver or rider who has competed for at least one full season in any of the following series:

#*Any primarily-professional single-class series of significant international importance, such as the [[Superbike World Championship]], [[Formula E]], or the [[World Touring Car Championship]].

#*Any category of a multi-class series of significant international importance in which there is not a requirement to run "amateur" or [[pay driver|"gentleman" drivers]], such as the ''[[LMP1]]'' and ''[[LM GTE|GTE Pro]]'' classes of the [[FIA World Endurance Championship]], or as a manufacturer entry in the [[World Rally Championship]].

#*A top-level feeder series to Formula One or MotoGP, such as the [[GP2 Series]] or the [[Moto2]] World Championship.

#*The modern-era (1972 or later) [[NASCAR Cup Series]].

#A driver or rider who has finished on the {{em|overall}} podium of any of the following events:

#*Any round of a series in the previous category, if the driver or rider in question did not complete a full season.

#*The [[Le Mans 24 Hours]], the [[Bathurst 1000]] Kilometres, or a pre-World Championship [[Grande Épreuve]].

#A driver, rider, or co-driver who has won any of the following events {{em|overall}}:

#*A round of any primarily-professional series of significant national importance, such as the [[British Touring Car Championship]], [[Stock Car Brasil]], or [[Super GT]].

#*A high-profile international rally as a driver (such as the [[Dakar Rally]], [[Coupe des Alpes]], or non-world championship editions of the [[Monte Carlo Rally|Monte Carlo]] or [[RAC Rally|RAC]] rallies), or a round of the [[World Rally Championship]] as a co-driver.

#*A non-championship national Grand Prix (including the [[Macau Grand Prix]] and the [[Gordon Bennett Cup (auto racing)|Gordon Bennett Cup]]) for cars or motorcycles.

#*Various major road races, such as one of the high-profile inter-city races of the 1890s and 1900s, an [[Isle of Man TT]] event, the [[Targa Florio]], or the [[Mille Miglia]].

#A driver or rider who has won any of the following championship titles:

#*The overall championship title of any series in the previous category without winning a race (a relatively common occurrence in series whose points-scoring systems favour consistent finishes over inconsistent victories).

#*A {{em|major}} championship in which a large number of the competitors are amateur "gentleman" drivers or privateers, such as the [[European Le Mans Series]], [[Intercontinental GT Challenge]], or [[European Rally Championship]].

#Any driver who does not meet the previous criteria who has received an [[FIA Drivers' Categorisation (Platinum)|FIA platinum driver categorisation]]. Significant coverage is likely to exist for Drivers who have received an [[FIA Drivers' Categorisation (Gold)|FIA gold driver categorisation]], although a minority of drivers in this group may not meet the [[WP:GNG|general notability guideline]].

#A current or former owner or team principal for a team in a major racing series (Formula One, the World Rally Championship, MotoGP, Formula E, [[IndyCar Series|Indycar]], [[German Touring Car Championship|DTM]], Super GT, the NASCAR Cup Series, [[V8 Supercars]], [[Championship Auto Racing Teams|CART]], or top-level [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]]) for a full season or more. This includes Cup Series [[Pit stop#NASCAR pit crew roles|crew chief]]s.

#Enshrined in any notable motorsports hall of fame.

#A current or former holder of significant motorsports record, such as a [[land speed record]].

'''Significant coverage is likely to exist for an athlete who competes in the field of [[orienteering]] if they meet any of the criteria below:'''

'''Significant coverage is likely to exist for an orienteering club if it meets any of the criteria below:'''

'''Significant coverage is likely to exist for an event apart from the championships mentioned above if it meets all the following criteria:'''

# It has an international elite field.

# It regularly has more than 5,000 competitors.

# It has been held over a period of 25 years.

Presently that means [[O-Ringen]], [[Tiomila]], and the [[Jukola relay]]. In addition, an event is also likely to receive significant coverage if it is a competition for developing elite athletes; this includes the [[Junior World Orienteering Championships]], the [[World University Orienteering Championships]] and the [[European Youth Orienteering Championships]].

'''Significant coverage is likely to exist for individuals who participate in the sport of [[rodeo]] if they:'''

#Have been inducted into a national or international rodeo hall of fame such as the [[ProRodeo Hall of Fame]], [[Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame]], [[National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum|National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Rodeo Hall of Fame]], [[National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame]], or [[Bull Riding Hall of Fame]].

#College rodeo athletes in [[National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association|NIRA]] competition will follow [[Wikipedia:NCOLLATH|NCOLLATH]] and younger rodeo competitors will follow [[Wikipedia:NHSPHSATH|NHSPHSATH]].

#Significant coverage is likely to exist for named animals participating in rodeo, such as bucking horses and bucking bulls, if they have been named to a rodeo hall of fame such as those noted above.

Significant coverage is likely to exist for sumo wrestlers if they have been ranked in either the top ({{lang|ja-Latn|[[makuuchi]]}}) division or second-highest ({{lang|ja-Latn|[[juryo]]}}) division. Significant coverage is not likely to exist for wrestlers who have only appeared in lower divisions, as they have not reached fully professional status.

'''Significant coverage is likely to exist for a tennis player if they:'''

#Are a member of the [[International Tennis Hall of Fame]], either in the ''contributor'' or ''player'' category

#Have competed in the main draw in one of the highest-level professional tournaments:

#:*[[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tournaments (the [[Australian Open]], the [[French Open]], [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]], or the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]).

#:*Men: [[ATP Tour]] tournaments (the [[ATP Finals]], [[ATP Tour Masters 1000]], [[ATP Tour 500]], or [[ATP Tour 250]]).

#:*Women: [[WTA Tour]] tournaments (the [[WTA 1000]], the [[WTA 500]], the [[WTA 250]], or the [[WTA Finals]]).

#Have won at least one title in any of the [[ATP Challenger Tour|ATP Challenger]] tournaments.

#Have won at least one title in any of the [[ITF Women's World Tennis Tour|ITF Women's $40,000–$100,000+]] tournaments, or any of the [[WTA 125]] tournaments. (From 1978–2007 it was a $25,000 tournament, and 2008–2022 it was a $50,000 tournament, roughly based on the lowest payout for a men's challenger tournament in the same year).

#Hold a tennis record recognized by the [[International Tennis Federation]], [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]], or [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]].

'''Significant coverage is likely to exist for a triathlete if they:'''

# Have won an event that has a starting pro/elite field of at least 15 male or 10 female competitors.

==Amateur sports persons==

===College athletes and coaches===

A college athlete or coach is likely to have been the subject of non-trivial media coverage beyond merely a repeating of their statistics, mentions in game summaries, or other [[WP:ROUTINE]] coverage if they:

#Have won a national award (such as those listed in [[:Template:College football award navbox]] or the equivalent in another sport), or established a major [[NCAA Division I]] record.

#Were inducted into the hall of fame in their sport (for example, the [[College Football Hall of Fame]]).

#Gained national media attention as an individual, not just as a player for a notable team. Very rarely, a player may gain national media attention despite not being on a notable team, such as [[Lauren Hill (basketball)|Lauren Hill]].

#Have won multiple [[NCAA Division I]] national championships as an individual in an [[individual sport]].

#Served as a full-time (as opposed to interim) head coach for NCAA Division I/University Division football (since the establishment of divisions in 1957), men’s basketball (since 1957) or women’s basketball (since 1982). Other college coaches in other divisions and/or other sports may also meet notability guidelines via [[WP:NBASIC]].

Significant coverage is likely to exist for a [[Gaelic Athletic Association|GAA]] figure if they are or have been a:

===High school and pre-high school athletes===

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High school and pre-high school athletes are notable only if they have received, as individuals, substantial and prolonged coverage that is: (1) independent of the subject; and (2) clearly goes beyond [[WP:ROUTINE]] coverage. The first clause excludes all school papers and school websites that cover their sports teams and other teams they compete against. The second clause excludes the majority of local coverage in both news sources and sports specific publications. It especially excludes using game play summaries, statistical results, or routine interviews as sources to establish notability.

==Organizations, venues and games notability==

===Teams and clubs===

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===Olympic and Paralympic Games===

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*Significant coverage is likely to exist for an athlete in any sport if they have won a medal at the modern [[Olympic Games]], including the [[Summer Olympic Games|Summer Olympics]] (since 1896) or the [[Winter Olympic Games|Winter Olympics]] (since 1924), e.g., [[Ian Thorpe]], or have won a medal at the [[Paralympic Games]], e.g. [[Laurentia Tan]], unless the athlete competed in an event with fewer than four competitors or teams (''i.e.'', when all participants received a medal). Other exceptions may be listed at sport-specific guidelines.

*Significant coverage is likely to exist for nations participating at an individual Summer or Winter Olympic or Paralympic Games, e.g., [[United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics]] or [[Great Britain at the 2002 Winter Paralympics]]

*Significant coverage is likely to exist for sports at individual Summer or Winter Olympic or Paralympic Games, e.g., [[Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] or [[Wheelchair curling at the 2006 Winter Paralympics]]

*Significant coverage is likely to exist for events at individual Summer or Winter Olympic or Paralympic Games, e.g., [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race]] or [[Skeleton at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's]]

For details on suggested content for the above article types see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Olympics/Manual of Style]].

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