| KELLEHER | Controversy-dogged All Black halfback figured three World Cups 1999-2007 (8) |
| GIBBS | South African cricketer cruelly remembered for "dropping World Cup' 1999 semi-final v Australia (5) |
| LEONARD | Chiefs All Black halfback 2007-09 (7) |
| LIN | All Black halfback early 1970s, -- Colling (3) |
| OLIPHANT | Queensland halfback figured inaugural State of Origin match 1980 (8) |
| FLETCHER | Duncan, Zimbabwean cricket coach in charge of England 1999-2007 (8) |
| SOPRANOS | The -, 1999- 2007 US television drama series starring James Gandolfini and Edie Falco (8) |
| PEDERSEN | Nicki ........, Danish rider who has won three World Speedway Championships (8) |
| JOHNPART | Canadian winner of three world darts championships, who commentated on others for the BBC, 1995-2007 |
| DONNACHO | Ignacio Mexico Trelles at Campos, three World who Cups, was popularly called by this name. (3,5) |
| ROBINSON | Sugar Ray, 1951-3 world middleweight boxing champion (8) |
| ANNARBOR | Michigan city where Jesse Owens broke three world records and equalled a fourth in a 45-minute spell, at the 1935 Big Ten championship |
| GAL | Romanian centre Csaba - - - played in three World Cups, 2007-15 (3) |
| PELE | One of the world's most famous athletes, this football (soccer) player helped Brazil win three World Cups |
| COCKSEDGE | Player who retired in 2022 after 15 years with the Black Ferns, winning three World Cups (6,9) |
| KENDRA | Player who retired in 2022 after 15 years with the Black Ferns, winning three World Cups (6,9) |
| POCOCK | Wallabies backrower played in three World Cups 2011-19 (6) |
| ROFF | Wallaby winger at three World Cups, Joe ... (4) |
| LOE | Richard - - - , New Zealand prop who played in the first three World Cups (3) |
| MAAFU | Campese - - - , former Fiji prop who played in three World Cups (5) |
